Our Story: Healing Through Food

We are Raghav and Dhaksha Rai, founders of Gut Rituals, together with our son Khrishna. This is the story of how our family turned pain into purpose, and a Mission to Heal and Nourish others through Wholesome Foods.

My healing journey began with a terrifying and life-changing event. While shopping with my wife, I suddenly collapsed. It felt as if my brain had separated from my skull. My hands tingled, my tongue went numb, and I thought I was dying.

At the hospital, I could still speak a little and hear, but I could no longer walk. Doctors offered conflicting diagnoses — stroke, paralysis, even mental illness — but no clear answers. One after another, doctors prescribed medications that only led to new complications. Some even dismissed my illness as “all in my head.” To make matters worse, I had lost my job and with it my medical insurance. With no financial benefit to them, the institutions found little reason to continue helping me genuinely. My wife, confused but courageous, took me home when she realized no one knew what was wrong. That decision became the turning point of my life.

In the days that followed, test results revealed a long list of problems: thyroid and autoimmune issues, liver dysfunction, type 2 diabetes, dangerously low protein, and a vitamin D level of -6 — almost unheard of. I was in pain, exhausted, and miserable, trying to make sense of it all.

At first, I tried to fix each issue separately — liver medication here, thyroid support there, diabetes pills, endless supplements for vitamin D and protein. I spent a fortune chasing solutions, but nothing worked. My headaches, weakness, and pain continued. 

By then, I could no longer properly digest food. My body would reject almost everything, as if I was ready to leave this planet. My wife began cooking simple, wholesome meals in a crockpot, blending everything so that my stomach could tolerate it. She turned away from processed foods and chemicals, focusing only on organic, whole ingredients. Those early meals didn’t just keep me alive — they began the process of rebuilding me.

But real change began with my wife’s help. She shifted my attention to my gut. Only later did I learn the hardest lesson of all: all of it was connected to my gut. 

While we were fighting for my health, we were also fighting another silent battle — a ten-year struggle to conceive a child. During my natural healing process, something incredible happened: my hormones balanced, my testosterone was suddenly through the roof, my body strengthened, and four years into my healing journey, against all odds, our son Khrishna was born. I was 48, and to the doctors’ surprise, he was perfectly healthy and strong.

We knew then that this wasn’t just about me. It was about creating a lifestyle that would protect our son and future generations. We promised ourselves: no GMOs, no chemicals, no shortcuts — only the purest foods made the natural way, with love. However my battles still continued.

That promise was tested when our son began craving snacks. Looking at store shelves, my wife realized almost everything was made of sugar, seed oils, and preservatives. Guided by her intuition and inspired by the plantain chips her grandmother used to make, she reimagined the recipe — using only Premium Organic Plantains, Organic Grass-fed Ghee, and mineral-rich salts sourced from trusted farmers who share our values. 

From those plantain chips, our creativity expanded naturally into the soups we ate, the drinks we drank, and the daily foods we shared as a family. Each step brought me deeper into recovery and strengthened my health to almost 100% recovery.

Today, our journey continues — but we no longer keep it to ourselves. Through Gut Rituals, we share our plantain chips first, and in time, more fermented foods, meals, and drinks that support true healing. Our mission is to help humanity remember that all health begins in the gut, and that food — real food — can transform lives.

Today, medical science acknowledges the gut–brain connection, but rarely explains it simply. Back then, no one told me that by healing my gut, my brain and body would also recover. The very institutions meant to heal us had instead made me even sicker with misdiagnoses and endless prescriptions that destroyed my health.

When you choose our products, you’re not just buying food. You’re joining a movement born from struggle, healing, and love — A promise to build a healthier future, one meal at a time.

With gratitude,

Rai Family.