Can ancient knowledge still work in modern life? Writer and third generation Ayurvedic businessman Siddha Pandya says yes, and his new book Your body already knows There is a guide to do this.

In this episode booked, with Suyesh Sawant, Pandya breaks out how simple changes in daily routine can reset our intestine, improve sleep, balance the mood, and even help in emotional health. All in just 21 days!

Your body already knows

His book has a powerful idea in the heart: tuning back into the natural intellect of the body. But what does it mean to clarify Pandya to clarify. “Someone can be very well, my body wants to see Netflix till 1 o’clock and my body is craving this big bag of chips. And it’s not really that when I say, ‘your body already knows’.”

Instead, she explains how animals live easily in nature. “A deer wakes up in the morning in a certain hour without the alarm clock, and they go and possibly graze on the same exact patch of grass after the day. The tigers do not go away with the club of 5 pm. And nursing mammals will actually eat galactical plants and animals that will be injured, which will roll in well so that they can recover.”

“We have forgotten what every other species on the planet knows,” she says. “So this book gives you a framework to come back to the intelligence that is already within us.”

Cost of quick reforms

In a world filled with expensive treatment and health trends, many people find it difficult to commit to slow and natural remedies.

Pandya has warned that our fragmented, fast-related approach can backfire. “We prefer a fragmented quick fix,” she says, “but the truth is that, you and I, we are under the age of our parents, but we are feeling older.”

This is because she states, in an unnatural manner, continuous tampering of the body causes long -term damage. “Every time you touch the body at a deep level, which is unnatural, it changes the whole system. It is so complex that in a million years man will never understand what is actually going on.”

Ancient science, modern life

Pandya says that India has not fully tapped the actual depth of Ayurveda. “I will be very honest because I grew up in Mumbai. I lived here for 20-plas years. And we think Ayurveda is about ancient practices. We think it is, you know, when I was growing up, herbs and percoches were used. As my grandfather was used a little bit of herbs, panders and saved.

She explains, “Ayurveda is a complete, complete science. It has everything from social conduct to circadian rhythm to fertility.

So where should people start? Short change. “A part of my work is to start in the easiest place. I like to meet those where they are. And what this book really does. A very kind, gentle, loving approach.”

What is the 21-day reset?

Pandya’s book makes a step-by-step plan to reset your health in 21 days-by adding more tasks, but by survival. “I am barely asking you to add things in my day,” she says.

“I am asking you to re -configure the way you eat, the way you wake up and sleep, when you eat, how you exercise, how do you interact with others.”

It begins with a large lunch and a light dinner dinner, because, she says, “We are the mammals of the sun. You want to eat when the sun is at its peak.”

Other habits include proper use of spices, managing stress and sinking your sleep with natural cycles. “You just have to keep progressing,” she says. “If you are sleeping at 1 o’clock, go to 12:45, slowly, by little.”

How food and feelings are connected

Pandya also said how deep emotional health is associated with food habits. “Every thought produces a chemical in your body,” she says. “Imagine, just an idea can change your chemistry immediately. Over the period of time, the biochemical reality is going to change your entire biology.”

She shares an example of a customer who came to him for weight loss, but the real issue was an emotional crisis. “The customer was expecting cucumbers and tea, but I said, let’s say that it really gets intense? What is it that runs you for that packet of chips?”

Pandya’s solution? “We made a complete list of equipment – which you can learn to regulate? And it becomes a game changer.”

Working rituals

Pandya also recommended to include three simple so far powerful Ayurvedic practices in daily life: tongue scraping, new (puts hisbal oil drops into the nasal), and pulling the oil.

She says that the tongue scraping helps in removing the build-up overnight and stimulates digestion. “Think of it as a roof in your kitchen. If you were cooking every day, you are going to gun on your roof, what is our tongue.”

Nasya, which she calls “the lowest practice in the world”, can improve memory, protect from clear sinuses and environmental pollutants. On the other hand, oil drawing, filling the microbiom of the mouth and maintaining a strong jaw supports oral hygiene.

Looking forward, Pandya is expected to find more in future books. She says, “I definitely want to write about the body of women and how they are different from men and I also want to make a deep dive in sleep that we have ever done before.”