Reading Time: 3 minutes Sleep is a vital indicator of overall health and wellbeing. But how highly do we prioritize our life around achieving a night of deep, high-quality rest? Wake up new and improved! In a world packed full of activities, work, responsibilities, families, and distractions, it is easy to fall into patterns that lead us to restless nights. According to Ayurveda, deep, …
Preventing Colds & Flu – An Ayurvedic Perspective
Reading Time: 4 minutes Everyone has respiratory infections. Statistics show that an average adult can expect to get two to three colds per year. When the body is invaded by disease, the immune system makes every effort to destroy both the germs and the infected cells. Because we are surrounded by bacteria and viruses constantly, even when we are healthy, these impurities can’t be …
3 Simple Strategies to Boost Your Immune System
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Immune system is the body’s first line of defense against the external environment. While there are several types of immunity, the basic tenet of Ayurveda states that immunity is based on inherited and acquired reserve. This is called ‘vyadhi-kshmatva’ or ‘self-avoidance of disease.’ According to the text in Chakrapannidatta: This force is ‘a strength within all of us that …
Is Your Gut Causing Skin Problems?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Cleanse, tone, moisturize. We’ve been taught this essential 3-step skincare routine all our lives. And it’s really the foundation of healthy skin. What if you’re doing everything right when it comes to what you put on your skin and you still wake up every morning only to see dull, worn-out skin with congestion? Is Your Gut Causing Skin Problems? If …
Why Are So Many People Going Gluten-Free?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Recently you may have noticed more people you know have gone gluten-free. You have a friend with celiac disease who avoids gluten because they get really, really sick when a crumb is near them. You also have a friend who avoids bread and pasta because, well, it just makes her feel better not eating them! Should you consider giving up …
How a Healthy Gut Can Save You from Candida Overgrowth
Reading Time: 3 minutes You may have heard that “you are what you eat” and “you are what you digest and absorb.” While both of these offer truth — like the food we eat is transformed into energy to function, to rebuild and regenerate cells and tissues, and to fuel the brain — it’s not the whole story. Our body comprises of more than …
Lift and Shift Your Mood with 5 Easy Steps
Reading Time: 4 minutes At the turn of the seasons, we may sometimes feel ‘off’. As the shift from winter to spring occurs, we can again witness the universe within us, as our own shifts begin to unfold. During these times of transition and change, it can be useful to practice rituals to nourish our state of being and our mood. Springtime naturally brings …
Journal of an Ayurvedic Newbie: Starting the Year The Right Way
Reading Time: 6 minutes One of my personal mottos is, “There is no such thing as too much butter.” I have never met a cookie I didn’t like. And although I truly think of myself as a church-going, exercising kind of woman, I have only seen the inside of a church or a gym a handful of times in the past year. But the …
Healthy Gut & Mind: 5 Simple Solutions For The Most Common Digestive Issues
Reading Time: 3 minutes Through centuries, man has relied on his gut to make decisions. How many times have you, for instance, had a gut-wrenching experience or felt butterflies in your stomach? This connection between mind and gut is borne out by cutting-edge neuroscience. The human gut – dubbed the second brain – is home to more than a 100 million nerve cells, more …