Thomas Ayurveda

Protein for vegan, vegetarian and mixed eaters

For 45 years I have taught what food does in the body, including the importance of protein for people who eat vegan, vegetarian or mixed diets. The question is never just how much; it is which protein foods your body handles well.

My free 5-page guide, Protein for Your Body Type, gives the daily protein reference by age and the Ayurvedic view of which foods to favor, and which to go easy on, for each constitution.

Free guide: https://pages.drhelenthomasdc.com/protein-guide?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=protein_bowls&utm_content=pm_eaters

The book that follows, Seven Easy Protein Bowls ($6.99), has vegan, vegetarian, poultry and fish options for every bowl: https://healing-airwaves-broadcasting.kit.com/products/seven-easy-protein-bowls?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=protein_bowls&utm_content=pm_eaters

With warmth,
Helen Thomas Cuneo

Educational content only; not medical advice.

Lead Magnet — Protein for Your Body Type A free 5-page guide that puts the modern daily protein figures for your age next to the Ayurvedic view of Vata, Pitta and Kapha constitutions, so you know how much to eat and which protein foods your body handles best.

Educational content only, not medical advice. This does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider.

What Is Vata Dosha?

Cold hands. Dry lips. A mind that keeps moving long after the body has gone to bed.

In Ayurvedic understanding, these are the qualities of Vata: dry, light, cold, rough and mobile. The word comes from the Sanskrit vayu, meaning wind. Vata is made of space and air, and it governs all movement in the body and mind, from breathing and blinking to the movement of thought itself.

The tradition teaches that Vata is closely connected to the mind, so it is the quickest of the three doshas to be disturbed. An irregular schedule, poor rest, cold food and drink, and exposure to cold and wind are all said to stir it up.

The Ayurvedic principle is simple: balance a quality with its opposite. For Vata, that means warm, moist and steady.

• Keep regular times for meals and sleep. Regularity is the key principle for Vata.
• Favor warm, cooked, nourishing foods, such as soups and root vegetables with a little ghee.
• Massage warm sesame oil into the skin before bathing, traditionally used to nourish and ground.
• Be in bed by 10 PM.

Try one of these for three days. Come back and tell me what your body did.

From ancient wells to modern airwaves: self-care is healthcare for all.
Dr. Helen Thomas, D.C.

Educational content only, not medical advice. This does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider.

You already knew.

The late night you'd regret. The meal eaten standing up. The feeling you talked yourself out of. Knowing was never the problem.

In Ayurvedic understanding, we fall out of balance in just four ways — by under-using the body, mind, or senses (Heena), over-using them (Ati), using them in the wrong way (Mithya), and overriding the quiet wisdom that already knows better (Prajnaparadha). That last one is considered the root of the rest.

The gentle part of this teaching: the path back isn't a grand overhaul. It's noticing one place where you've stopped listening to your body — and choosing, today, to listen again. 🌿

A reader once asked why her lunch "wasn't enough protein." It was. She was measuring one meal against a daily total.

Here's the rule I teach: your protein number is a day, from all foods. Spread it across meals. Then use the labels on your own ingredients to total what's actually in front of you — protein per labeled serving × servings used. No app, no guessing.

The book gives you measured quantities for every bowl so that math is easy. The free guide gives you the daily number for your age and body type.

Free guide: https://pages.drhelenthomasdc.com/protein-guide
Then Seven Easy Protein Bowls, $6.99: https://healing-airwaves-broadcasting.kit.com/products/seven-easy-protein-bowls

— Helen Thomas Cuneo
Educational content only, not medical advice.

Lead Magnet — Protein for Your Body Type A free 5-page guide that puts the modern daily protein figures for your age next to the Ayurvedic view of Vata, Pitta and Kapha constitutions, so you know how much to eat and which protein foods your body handles best.

Predictability is one of the strongest stress modifiers in Sapolsky's research. Knowing when the hard thing comes, and when it ends, makes the body's response smaller.

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Dr. Helen Thomas, D.C.
Educational content only; not medical advice. The Life Vessel does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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