If you’ve ever gone camping, you’ve likely experienced the synchronization of your inner clock with the rising and setting of the sun. How delicious to retire after sundown and awaken at first light – and how rested and energized you feel after a few days of following nature’s rhythms. Ayurveda considers sleep one of the […]
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Strategies to Boost Sinus Health and Minimize Allergies
Spring has sprung! As trees, grasses, and flowers emerge in all their glory after the long winter, many people experience seasonal allergies. Whether your symptoms are mild or more bothersome, Neti pot (or nasal wash) can provide much relief. The Neti pot has been used for thousands of years in the practice of Ayurveda to […]
Shed Those Extra Winter Pounds with Nature’s Detoxifying Foods
The days are getting longer. Memories of a brutal winter – for Midwesterners and Easterners, at least – have started to melt away. Less easy to shed, though, are those extra winter pounds. Ayurveda teaches that winter weight gain is part of a natural cycle. In the winter, we typically eat heavier, denser foods. Because […]
9 Lifelong Tips for Healthy and Happy Holidays
With 2014 a mere 6 weeks away, many of us are starting to feel the year-end crunch. This year, even the holidays are compressed, with Thanksgiving and the first night of Chanukah falling on the same day – an anomaly that won’t occur again for another 77,000 years or so. Exit (mostly) commercial-free Thanksgiving, enter […]
Get Relief from Wintertime Joint Pain
Listen to this post I remember how my Grandma Belle used to say, “The weatherman has nothin’ on my knuckles.” And it was true: She was rarely wrong predicting the weather. How can joint pain be a barometer? We know that pressure changes affect the synovial fluid that lubricates your joints. Yet they don’t affect […]