Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Organic nutrition on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/halloween-sugar-free-treats.html
By Cait Johnson, Assistant Producer of Care2 Healthy Living Channels.
Anyone with young children has probably seen first-hand the effects of Halloween candy overload on sensitive systems. Yipes! But we don’t want to be killjoys: trick-or-treating is a magical part of the Halloween experience. So here are some great ideas for alternatives to the candy bars [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Balance, Holistic Health on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Every woman who heals herself helps heal all the women who came before her and all the women who came after her.” – Christiane Northrup.
By healing ourselves or simply taking genuine care of oursevles, we affect the people who we love, and even those that we casually come into contact with every day. Good health and positive emotion [...]
Posted in Holistic Health, tagged Organic nutrition on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So we’ve now learned that we need to calm our Vata in the fall. We’ve also learned that Vata responds well to warm foods, therefore I’m eager to try this recipe that sounds like the perfect meal for a chilly October night.
cauliflower and caramelized onion tart
Bon Appétit | March 2007
1 small head of cauliflower (about 1 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged organic beauty on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Following in the wake of sustainable fashion, less-toxic makeup is now available everywhere from the drugstore (Physician’s Formula’s new Organic Wear line) to makeup megastore Sephora.) But for a serious selection of the most toxin-free cosmetics, check out online retailers Kaia House and Futurenatural.” TheDailyGreen.com contributor Starr Vartan.
For all of us who don’t want to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I always have serious skin issues when the seasons are changing. I break out and have excess dryness all at the same time. So I try my best to stay hydrated all throughout the day, eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and Omega 3 rich fish and nuts, but even that isn’t enough. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Balance, doshas, Holistic Health, Vata on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It seems at the beginning of each new season I know at least three people who get sick. For those of us who can’t afford to take time off when our bodies start to drag, here’s some wisdom from Ayurvedic practitioner Dr. Robert Svoboda on ways to make the seasonal transition a bit smoother. Check [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Holistic Health, Organic nutrition on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Anyone who believes that anything can be suited to everyone is a great fool, because medicine is practised not on mankind in general, but on every individual in particular”. ~Henri de Mondeville
Posted in Holistic Health, tagged Balance, Meditation, stress relief on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In Ayurvedic tradition, meditation is seen as a necessary tool to bring balance and happiness to our lives. Being raised in a tradtionally Christian home, I have in the past been skeptical if I could ever really learn and embrace meditation. Working with Patty and learning primordial sound meditation, I actually have, on occasion, been able [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ayurveda, Deepak Chopra, Organic nutrition on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Excerpts from Nourishing Body and Soul by Deepak Chopra, David Simon and Leanne Baker.
1. Eat a wide variety of foods during the day.
Up until about 10,000 years ago, we spent most of our days hunting and gathering food. During the course of a day, we sampled dozens if not hundreds of food sources. [...]
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