By now, you’ve probably read a ton of articles on getting 8 hours of sleep, home-based workouts, eating lots of fruits and vegetables, washing your hands properly and social...
7 mind-body ways to keep your immune system strong
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Diet & herbs
8 ancient health practices that modern research has proven right (part 1)
We may not be able to explain why things work but many ancient health practices have stood the test of time. And since they cannot be explained—or explained using allopathic...
Amalaki: the ayurvedic wonder
Amalaki is an ayurvedic herb also known as amla or Indian gooseberry. For me, it was love at first sight. And my love grew stronger the more I played with it. Why is it so...
3 things about your skin that will leave you speechless
Our largest organ. A sign of beauty. But is beauty really only skin deep? Here are 3 mind-blowing things about your skin that will forever change the way you think about...
Fasting is the zen mind diet
Maybe you’ve dieted before. You don’t like how tight your pants have become or how you look in your swimsuit. Fasting is different from dieting – it’s important to...
Ghee: why It’s the Windex of Ayurveda
If you’ve seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding, you can appreciate what I mean when I compare ghee to Windex. If you haven’t seen it, let me catch you up. Gus Portokalos, the...
How to fast when you’re always hungry
Fasting has become all the rage in the last couple of years. Whether it’s intermittent fasting, juice fasting or some other type of fast, everywhere you turn, someone is...
25 surprising signs that your body is out of whack
Ancient medicine teaches us that the absence of disease is not the same as having complete health. Complete health is about physical, mental, emotional, sensory and...
Decisions, decisions: how to deal with decision fatigue?
I was having lunch with friends the other day, and our conversation took us down the path of living better. For the past few years, I've been on a quest to simplify my life....