Health and wellness news, stories, and tips that inspire healthy diets, relationships and lives, and encourage making positive behavior choices.
Tis’ the season of apples! Do you remember walking around, picking apples, or enjoying breakfast picnics in the orchards in the fall months as children, with your family? As you happily carried home the bushels, you knew it was the time of the year when apple sauces, pies, jams, crisps, and cobblers would dominate the …
Here’s how to have a healthy and nourishing Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrating togetherness and appreciating the blessings of the harvest and abundance in our lives. How can Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of health and wellness, support you to have a good holiday experience? Thanksgiving for Every Dosha What does this holiday mean …
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Ignite Your Digestive Fire Every Day with these 9 Yoga Poses for Better Digestion According to the American Nutrition Association, 70,000,000 people suffer from some form of digestive issue on a daily basis. Bloating, indigestion, flatulence, heaviness, and cramps bring a lot of discomfort and restlessness and never feel good, whether this discomfort is due …
Research indicates that more women than men suffer from mental health issues, but perhaps much of the difference scientists find when evaluating the prevalence of certain disorders has to do with societal expectations on gender and mental health. Men and women share the same neurotransmitters affecting mood, but hormonal differences result in displaying certain disorders …
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One of the defining characteristics of Ayurveda is the relationship that it has with the wisdom of nature. Ayurveda teaches us that our bodies don’t exist in exception to the natural world. They are instead, a part of it, integrated with it, and dependent on it for our health and well-being. Today, most of us …
Short and Sweet or Sublime and Sustainable? So often, we find ourselves wanting to take a vacation from our every day lives. Stress infiltrates work and home, burdening us with feelings of anger, anxiety, and depression, leaving us longing for the holiday we think will bring us more happiness. Wouldn’t it be better if we …
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They see too much. They feel too much. “It is like feeling with 50 fingers instead of 10,” comments Dr. Judith Orloff, a New York Times best-selling author, leading American psychiatrist, empath, and author of The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People. One of the greatest advantages of living in the 21st century …
If it’s one thing we are known for here in the West, it’s smoothies! Shops that sell smoothies dominate street corners and you can find smoothies on menus in a plethora of restaurants. Strolling down the street with a smoothie in hand is a favored celebrity past time. It’s also a top go-to meal replacement to have …
Just like adults, every child’s body is made up of the three doshas—vata, pitta, kapha. Vata-type kids are usually lean with an irregular appetite. Pitta children have a moderate physique and a sharp appetite. Kapha kids are solid, with mild appetites and slower digestion. No matter what constitution your child favors, it’s important to understand …
It won’t be long until yards are covered in a red and orange leaves, crunching under our feet, reminding us of the sudden drop in temperatures and the ubiquitous dryness that will soon begin to draw from your body- every ounce of moisture. While this colorful transition in nature turns our long drives along the …
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