by Petra N. | Apr 14, 2025 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
Every year, I get a comprehensive blood test done that includes complete blood count (CBC), comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), iron, lactate dehydrogenase (LD), lipid panel, phosphorus, and uric acid with a complete thyroid...
by Petra N. | Mar 15, 2025 | Lifestyle, Featured blog post
You’ve probably heard about oil pulling and you may have even tried it. I typically hear people say that they hold coconut oil in their mouths for up to 5 minutes or just gargle with it a few times, then spit it out. Is this how oil pulling really works? Not according...
by Petra N. | Feb 14, 2025 | Lifestyle, Featured blog post
“A hug is like a boomerang–you get it back”, said Bil Keane, an American cartoonist. And the best part? The power of a hug can not only lift your mood, but it’s also good for your health. Wait, a hug as medicine? How so? A hug as medicine: it’s in your pulse When we...
by Petra N. | Nov 24, 2024 | Featured blog post, Yoga & exercise
Did you know that how you exercise can increase or decrease vata in your body and mind? This blog will share some yoga poses and exercises you can do to balance vata in this chapter of our all about vata blog series. But first, what is vata? It’s one of the 3 doshas,...
by Petra N. | Nov 1, 2024 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
When the weather turns cold, dry and windy; vata dosha, the lightest, airy element of the 3 doshas in ayurveda increases all around us—and inside us. In order to stay balanced, this ancient nature-based medicine advises us to follow a vata-pacifying approach to how we...
