The six-taste ticket to good health You may know the three primary colors, the eight notes in a musical scale, and the nine planets circling our sun, but can you list the six fundamental tastes in food? According to Ayurveda, the healing tradition from ancient India, eating all six food tastes can balance your body, eliminate … Read more
The term “superfruits” might make you think of cape-clad produce ready to leap to your nutritional rescue. In fact, many marketers want you to believe that mysterious fruits like mangosteens and goji berries have magical health-boosting properties. However, most superfruits are more like Clark Kent than his alter ego: We walk past them—oranges, strawberries, blueberries, … Read more
Turmeric is a yellow-pigmented curry spice that is often used in Indian cuisine. But this spice is far more than a cooking staple. It also has a long history of medicinal use in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as well as Ayurvedic medicine. Traditional medicinal uses include the treatment of liver disease, skin problems, respiratory and … Read more
Magnesium. You probably have heard about it and may know a little bit about it, but do you know how beneficial it is to your health? Magnesium is important to nearly every organ, tissue and function in your body. From basic cellular health to heart health, magnesium is vital to your health. A magnesium deficiency … Read more
Strawberry lip balms, kiwi facemasks, peach hand lotions—small wonder your beauty products smell good enough to eat. The product names themselves announce the starring role real foods like fruit juice, oatmeal, avocado, and even chocolate increasingly play in skincare products these days. The reason? Some foods benefit you just as much rubbed on the skin … Read more
It’s an epidemic, and the media is calling it “Sedentary Death Syndrome.” There is an obvious solution to the condition, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal and non-governmental agencies; the prescription is physical activity- simply said walk! Being physically active should stand as a lifelong pillar of wellbeing, and … Read more
Hair can be quite changeable. For many these tips will help to wash your hair better. Sometimes it looks so nice while sometimes it can be extremely messy. Of course, everyone wants their hair to be soft when they run their fingers through the hair, but when they have dry hair or dandruff, this can … Read more
You’ve probably been told that salt is bad for you and that you need to watch your sodium levels. Salt is actually an essential nutrient that our bodies require for transporting nutrients into and out of our cells, regulating blood pressure, exchanging ions and much more. The problem isn’t necessarily salt, but what salt to … Read more
Keeping your blood sugar levels in check is an essential element of weight loss. Depending on the food you eat, blood sugar levels increase more or less after a meal. When your blood sugar levels are increased, your body releases more insulin, which transports glucose, to cells so it can be used for energy. It … Read more
Everything that you eat or drink impacts your liver in some way. Foods can have either a positive or a negative impact. Considering its value to your health in so many ways, what you consume is crucial for keeping your liver running in top form. It is the filter of your body- too much gunk … Read more