Clarified butter (ghee) is sent from the heavens.  In Ayurveda, ghee has been used for thousands of years as a cooking medium and as a vehicle for intaking herbal medicine.  The herbs can be sent to the deeper layers of tissue as fat is an excellent carrier.  It is one of the best forms of fat which is much needed for proper brain functioning, joint lubrication, nerve tissue, and strong immunity.  

When you make ghee, you separate the solids from the butter, getting rid of lactose and casein.

Use 4 sticks of organic unsalted butter available in most supermarkets.

Place the sticks in a small saucepan and begin to cook at medium high, then reduce to low heat.  After a few minutes you will notice white froth forming on its surface.  Get a large spoon and begin to remove this froth.

When the solids on the bottom of the pan begin to turn golden brown (10 to 15 min) remove from heat.  Cool and strain into a glass container.  You can store inside refrigerator or outside in pantry.

Ghee can replace your spread on toast, cooking oils, and it can be stirred into grains like oatmeal.  

Malabsorption is the root cause of many physical and mental deficiencies.  As an Ayurvedic practitioner, this is a common occurrence that I see in my practice with a good majority of my clients.
Malabsorption takes place in the vital area of the small intestine, where most of the food and nutrients are absorbed.  Hair like protuberances called villi absorb the nutrients from the liquifed food.  When the transaction in this area is compromised, then vital nutrients will not be distributed to feed our tissue system (dhatus). This results in a plethora of tissue deficiencies and system imbalances.   This phenomenon is the root cause of many diseases.

​In Ayurveda, there is a unique way that post digestive nutrition is described.  This is called dhatu (tissue) nutrition.  There are seven dhatus in Ayurveda.  They include in order of refinement (lymph, blood, muscle, fat, bones, nervous tissue, reproductive tissue).  The reproductive tissue is the most refined tissue and it is where ojas is produced.  Ojas is that substance that gives immunity, luster, intelligence, and vitality.  Good digestion leads to quality ojas.
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​Once the liquid substance (rasa) goes into circulation, it goes through a fixed sequence of increasingly refined metabolic processes.   The first dhatu to get nourished is the lymph and the last one is the reproductive tissue.  This whole process takes around thirty five days.  In other words what we eat today turns into the seven tissues in a period of a month.  We literally are what we eat.  When there is malabsorption, the tissues do not get proper nourishment and they will start developing weaknesses.  A plethora of diseases can manifest.  ​

Causes of malabsorption:

Finding out the cause is complex as there are many players involved.  The liver, spleen, pancreas, and stomach can all affect assimilation.  If any of these organs are weak, then Agni can weaken.  Agni is fire .  When there is a lack of fire (digestive enzymes), nutrients will not get absorbed.  ​