Seasonal Wellness, Herbal Medicine + Nutrition
Seasonal Wellness, Herbal Medicine
+ Nutrition
Wellness Wednesday :: Remedies for Stress
Today’s video is about stress and some powerful herbal medicines called adaptogens that we can use to mitigate the effects of stress on the body and mind. Remedies for Stress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3djeQ4BFAqs Any discussion of health and healing is incomplete without a discussion about stress and the effects of stress. By ...
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3 Ideas to Spice Up Your Morning Oatmeal
Oatmeal can be a great way to start your day. It’s warm and filling. It’s cheap and quick. It’s healthy and whole. Sometimes our routines can become, well…routine. We need some new ideas to liven up an old staple. Whether its steel cut oats or rolled oats, oatmeal is a ...
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Wellness Wednesday :: unique remedies for common colds
In todays wellness Wednesday video I discuss the energetics of what we call the common cold. In Chinese Medicine illnesses can have thermal natures that are either cold or hot. This thermal nature determines which herbs and plants to use for treatment. Listen in to find out what thermal nature ...
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4 Healthy and Easy Soup Recipes
One of the easiest meals to make in the fall and winter is soup! This time of year it’s natural to crave more warming foods. Soups are a great way to eat more cooked food in the colder months, but still get lots of vegetables. Make things up as you ...
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Yummy Sweet Fries
Eating whole foods doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes it can be the simplest thing in the world! I like choosing just one vegetable and experimenting with a few spices and herbs. Following is a simple recipe for sweet potato fries. Feel free to switch up the spices and get ...
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What to Eat for Breakfast?
“Break – fast” is the first meal after fasting all night. Breakfast helps the body and mind to function for the rest of the day, and one of the easiest ways to boost the metabolism is to eat a healthy breakfast. Too many people skip breakfast! Plan your breakfast the ...
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What is your constitution in Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is a holistic system of medicine from India and is the sister science of yoga. The principal aim in Ayurveda is creating wellbeing through balance. Balance is accomplished through food and lifestyle guidance, and attention to a persons unique constitution. A persons constitution is determined though the presence of ...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about juicing
I LOVE juicing. To be clear, I’m not talking about conventional store-bought fruit juice, which is often full of processed sugar, colours, and preservatives. I’m talking about homemade, rich, green veggie juice. Juicing your veggies enlivens you and your cells and gives you an instant shot of nourishing energy and ...
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In Defense of Food :: Book Review
Thinking about food and nutrition seems to be such a central concern for many of us. There are endless questions, and just as many answers, floating around related to health and nutrition. Our ancestors didn’t give any thought to measuring and calculating vitamins and nutrients and yet many of them ...
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7 ways to be a no sugar ninja
It’s that time of year again! As we wind down from the holiday season, many of us begin to set those New Year’s resolutions. During this time of year (especially after a season full of sweet treats), we can look at our lives and habits and decide if we may ...
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