by Petra N. | Mar 8, 2024 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
It’s now a pretty well-known fact that your skin is your largest organ at about 16% of your body weight. What else is so special about your skin? We took a closer look at some little-known skin facts. Watch this 45-second video to learn fun facts about your skin that...
by Petra N. | Jan 20, 2024 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
Although the holidays are in the review mirror, there are spices from the festive season that serve us well during the entire year. One such spice is cinnamon. Before we dive into 11 cinnamon health benefits and the reasons for loving this aromatic kitchen herb every...
by Janis B. | Dec 8, 2023 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
“Give me a word, any word, and I’ll show you that the root of that word is Greek.” Sounds familiar? In this case, the famous line from My Big Fat Greek Wedding is actually true. The name, chamomile, comes from the Greek words Chemo and Melos, meaning “ground apple”...
by Janis B. | Aug 22, 2023 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
Centella Asiatica L. or gotu kola, also known as Indian pennywort and Asiatic pennywort, has been gaining a lot of attention lately, especially in skin care. What makes it so unique? Used traditionally in the foods and as traditional medicine of South East Asia, it is...
by Petra N. | Jun 17, 2023 | Featured blog post, Lifestyle
So, you’ve taken an online dosha test and it says that you’re a “vata”. Is that really so? What’s a dosha? Ayurvedic biology describes our physiological functioning using terms like vata, pitta and kapha. But on an even more fundamental level, ayurveda describes...
