38. Ayurvedic Principles in Practice: With Gauri Junnarkar, MS, RD, LD, CDE, LMT, BAMS

January 30, 2024

With over 17 years of experience in integrative health, Gauri Junnarkar is a distinguished expert in the field of Ayurvedic nutrition. She blends ancient Ayurvedic knowledge with contemporary nutritional science, offering a unique perspective on wellness and dietetics.

Gauri’s expertise is broad, encompassing areas such as diabetes management, digestive health, weight management, metabolic disorders, and women’s health. She is the founder of ‘Ayurnutrition’, where she provides personalized nutrition and Ayurveda consultations.

This episode focuses on how nutrition professionals can apply Ayurvedic principles in their practice. We discuss the benefits of incorporating these ancient techniques into modern dietary frameworks and how this integration can help practitioners expand their services to reach a broader audience.

We’ll cover:

The basic nutrition principles of Ayurveda
Practical things that we can do before and after a physical assessment
How Gauri serves her clients with Ayurveda principles

In this Episode:

[06:29] In her practice, how does Gauri serve her clients and what types of clients does she serve?

[12:18] What are the basic nutrition principles of Ayurveda and how can we apply them in general dietetics practice?

[13:53] “Ayurveda is very individualized. So it becomes very personalized for every person because everything’s aligned for a person’s dosha type or the body type.” – Gauri

[14:23] What are the doshas? How do they fit into this overarching principle of Ayurvedic nutrition?

[24:22] How does Gauri do a physical assessment to support her patients?

[28:49] When it comes to exercise, what are Gauri’s recommendations?

[31:16] Gauri recommends practical things that we can do both before and after an Ayurvedic assessment.

[36:04] Food that Gauri recommends we eat in the wintertime.

[43:09] Your Content Cure for This Week

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About Gauri Junnarkar, MS, RD, LD, CDE, LMT, BAMS

Gauri Junnarkar is a highly accomplished Ayurveda Practitioner and Panchakarma Specialist. She has been practicing Ayurveda for the last 14 years. She is a dedicated Nutrition Professional with 9+ years experience as a Registered/Licensed Dietitian and 5+ years as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). Gauri holds a Masters degree in Nutrition from Texas Woman’s University. Gauri earned her (BAMS) Bachelor in Ayurveda degree from the University of Mumbai. She has completed a 500+ hour massage therapy course from a renowned massage academy and is currently licensed as a Massage Therapist (LMT) in the state of Texas.

Gauri’s expertise includes Ayurveda, Panchakarma, Diet, Nutrition, Weight Management and Diabetes education. Gauri teaches nutrition courses to undergraduate students at a local area County College. She works as a Certified Diabetes educator in a diabetes center in the Dallas Fort Worth area. She is a faculty member at the International University of Yoga and Ayurveda.

Gauri’s background in Ayurveda inspired her to do her master’s thesis research on “Dietary Curcumin (phytochemical in Turmeric) and its effect in Melanoma (skin cancer)”, which was selected at the National Conference on Experimental Biology under “Diet and Cancer” and also at the Texas Dietetic Association conference.

Gauri has given several presentations and currently provides workshops on Ayurveda & Nutrition. She is a motivational speaker. She also writes articles on Ayurveda and nutrition. Gauri is a committee member for AAPNA.

Combining her education and vast experience with her passion for helping people achieve their goals in life, Gauri started Ayurnutrition in 2009.