Ayurveda tongue chart

We don’t spend much time thinking about our tongues, but they're so important. The tongue is the organ that helps us taste our food, move it around so we can chew it, and then swallow it. It helps keep our teeth clean and helps us to speak. Beyond those essential functions, the tongue acts as […]

5 top reasons you should use a tongue scraper to clean your tongue (every damn day).

In Ayurveda, one of the primary investigative tools of practitioners for determining the state of one’s health is tongue diagnosis or evaluation of the tongue. The tongue is the very beginning of the digestive tract, which lumbers on for another 30 feet or so. Since we cannot see much beyond the mouth without some invasive diagnostics, a quick look at the tongue can tell much about the health of your inner digestive skin. By Guest Writer Dr. John Douillard, DC, CAP

Tongue self-diagnosis can help you analyze possible underlying problems in your body. You can refer to our tongue diagnosis chart to recognize the problem if you notice any abnormality.

Learn the Ayurvedic art of reading the tongue as a form of daily health care and prevention!

Some of the most common questions I receive during an appointment are about the tongue: why we look at it, what do we see, and most importantly, what do we learn. It seems so strange, in this modern life, to look at tongues — but maybe not so strange, since they can tell us so much. […]

Areas of the tongue correspond to specific organ systems in the body according to Traditional Chinese medicine. Check out how to read your tongue and what it tells you about your health.

The tongue has many relationships & connections in the body, both to the meridians & the internal organs. It is useful & important during inspection for confirming TCM diagnosis.