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Onions and Garlic: Health Tonics or Subtle Toxins? Plants of the Allium Genus and Their Role in Medicine, Ritual, and Spirituality

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Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 5:00pm with Sebastian Urrea

Onion and garlic are poorly regarded in the worlds of yoga and Ayurveda. So often you hear things like “Ayurveda says not to eat onions or garlic.” But is this actually true? This seminar takes a thorough look at Allium plants, especially onion and garlic. It covers their phytochemistry, modern research on their health effects, and their role in traditional diets and medicine and in folklore, ritual, and spirituality. The goal is to provide a more nuanced perspective on onion and garlic and their appropriate use as food and medicine.


Sebastian Urrea is a graduate of Alandi Ayurveda Gurukula’s four-year Master Ayurvedic Practitioner program in Boulder, Colorado, and a certified Ayurvedic Doctor with NAMA. He is a second-generation immigrant of Colombian descent and works with both English and Spanish speakers. He is also a certified yoga teacher and a practicing Vedic astrologer. He is currently an instructor and clinician at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


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  • 5:00 P.M. PACIFIC | 6:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN | 7:00 P.M. CENTRAL | 8:00 P.M. EASTERN

  • ID: 822 9564 1474

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