Victor Brier - Ayurveda awareness

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode, our guest is Victor Briere, the co-founder of the International Institute of Ayurveda.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">He serves as a NAMA-recognized Ayurvedic Doctor and Kundalini Yoga Teacher. He is a gifted pulse reader specializing in ayurvedic diagnostic techniques and health counseling.  He is the primary clinician and the Chief Academic Officer of the Academy. His in-depth, individualized approach to health offers clients and students a detailed and encompassing perspective on the underlying causes of imbalance. He offers the support often needed to successfully address the root cause of illness and restore the body to balance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[5:55]</span><strong>Why should we listen to you?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The first thing I’m going to tell you to do is to stop drinking that coffee. That usually piques people’s interest. You should listen because I spent a long time researching what kind of the basic fundamental brass tacks get down to the realities of the body are.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[6:34] I’m going for the deep down "What is it" because I know we’ve been there. We think one thing, and then we end up doing another.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[7:01] When I run my clinic, what I deal with all day is helping people sit down and create a protocol or a lifestyle that’s going to heal them and the fundamental root causes of their imbalances as opposed to just put a band-aid on top of something and call it okay.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:05]</span> <strong>What are the problems in the conversation of what’s Ayurveda?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When someone comes into my office, there are a few typical things I’ll see. One is digestive issues which is the foundation of a lot of other diseases. Digestive issues are enormous, and that includes weight, whether it’s underweight or overweight. Another is sk