Let Food Be Thy Medicine: Ayurveda and Natural Food Healing for Women’s Health with Gita Vellanki

Mar 17, 2026

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“Every time we visited my grandmother in India, she went to the kitchen first before the pharmacy. Nine out of ten times, she came back with something that made us feel better.” -Gita Vellanki

In this episode of DNA Talks, host Krista Kostroman sits down with Gita Vellanki, founder of Neeshi, a food-based wellness brand inspired by Ayurvedic traditions.

Gita shares her personal journey from working in high tech to creating products that support women through hormonal transitions—from teenage years to perimenopause—using nutrient-dense foods instead of conventional hormone therapies.

Together, Krista and Gita explore the intersection of Ayurvedic medicine, genetics, and functional nutrition, highlighting how food can act as medicine when used consistently and thoughtfully. They discuss the importance of empowered choice, the limitations of supplements, and how traditional wisdom aligns beautifully with modern genomic insights.

Here are the highlights of this episode:

01:59 Background Story
05:35 Ayurvedic Medicine
07:06 Innate or Born Constitution
09:55 Gita, Her Daughter, and the Kitchen
13:46 The Role of the Clinician
24:15 Leveraging Food as Medicine for People in Perimenopause and Menopause
29:34 Gaps in the Medical Market

If you wish to learn more from Gita Vellanki and her company, Neeshi, check out the following links:

Website: Use the code "DNACO20" for a discount at https://neeshi.com/
Instagram: @neeshiwellness, @shopneeshi

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