Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you take good care of your neck? Your neck, while often overlooked, plays a fundamentally important role in your overall health and wellness. It houses important blood vessels that supply blood to your brain, thyroid gland, and more! It is also the pathway through which food, water, and air reach vital organs. Continue reading to learn more about how …
Fighting Inflammation Holistically with Ayurveda
Reading Time: 5 minutes As I was diving into ancient knowledge of Ayurveda, I started to realize that these unrealistic lifestyle expectations that we put ourselves into have become something acceptable, undermining the fact that our bodies cannot adapt to the abnormal. The chronic imbalance has become a common situation affecting every cell and its roots caused by daily stress which we try to …
Tips for Staying Healthy with Summer Workouts
Reading Time: 4 minutes Summer has finally arrived! With states opening back up and the weather turning warm, now is a great time to get back into your fitness routine. We’ve rounded up some tips for staying healthy with summer workouts such as running, cycling and swimming; that you can use to support your Ayurvedic lifestyle and wellness routine. Tips for Running in the …
3 Ways to Keep Your Joints Healthy and Young
Reading Time: 4 minutes Two things most, if not all, indigenous civilizations have in common is a lifestyle that is rooted in movement, and a diet that is rich in anti-inflammatory super foods. Picture tribes of the Amazon, traveling the Amazon River, navigating the rain forests; ancient civilizations in the fertile crescent, squatting in the fields as they farmed and worked the land; Oriental …
The Many Benefits of Turmeric & Curcumin for the Body
Reading Time: 3 minutes Turmeric is a spice that has received much interest from both the medical and scientific worlds, as well as from the culinary world. It is a plant in the ginger family, native to Southeast Asia and primarily grown in India. Its rhizome (underground stem) is used as a culinary spice and traditional medicine around the world. Historically, turmeric was used …
How to Supplement Your Workout Routine
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s tough, grueling, and sometimes straight-up sucks. What are we talking about? It could be your commute, taking care of your kids, keeping the apartment in order… But today the Herculean topic is your exercise regimen! Do you know the ways to supplement your workout routine? Maybe you want to give up (that’d be easier) but of course, you don’t. …
Maintaining the health of your joints
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pops, crackles, clicks, creaks – the sounds of your joints bubbling as you move may be absolutely harmless! However, as we (inevitably) age, it is important to continue moving our joints in their full motion. You know the saying – if you don’t use it, you lose it! Understand how Maintaining the health of your joints is easier than you …
Health Benefits of Turmeric
Reading Time: 4 minutes Known as the “Queen of Spices,” turmeric wears its golden color as a signifier of all the good it can do for us. This ancient herb has been used in Ayurvedic practice for around 4,000 years and is now the subject of numerous modern-day research studies. Turmeric has many health benefits, used to treat everything from colds and joint pain …
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 …
Why is Turmeric So Good For You?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Turmeric is having its moment. From skincare to golden lattes (seriously, even Starbucks attempted their turmeric drink), turmeric is a hot commodity. This spice, once only found in Indian cooking, has emerged in the west as the latest health craze with a long list of benefits to back it up. Turmeric is right for you – In this article, We …