by Petra N. | Nov 18, 2019 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
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 great? 1. Amalaki is longevity-promiting, rejuvenative and anti-aging We call it a “rasayana”...
by Heather G. | Apr 30, 2019 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
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 understand the difference between the two. The difference between fasting and dieting One can choose not...
by Petra N. | Mar 24, 2019 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
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 patriarch of the Greek family in the movie swears by using Windex to heal everything—from pimples to...
by Heather G. | Feb 17, 2019 | Diet & herbs, Featured blog post
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 trying it. However, it’s not an easy thing for a lot of people. I first started fasting in my...
by Petra N. | May 14, 2017 | Featured blog post, Yoga & exercise
Butterflies in my stomach, shaken to my core, gut feeling–ever thought about why we have so many expressions related to our core? And what they have to do with gut health? Our core is the essence of our existence. It rules our digestion. Gut health is the...