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The Science Of How To Really Really Relax

Time to turn off the stress and turn up the chill! You’re clever.  (You’re here – that proves it!).  And now you can prove you’re a mindfulness genius! When was the last time to applied your genius to yourself?  You self-learn, you workout your body…

“Three dates a day keep the wrinkles away.”

Dried red dates fruit has a long tradition of use dating (!) back to the fourth millennium BC in Mesopotamia, and is prized because of its sweet taste, nutritive value, and long shelf life.  Ziziphus jujuba (from Greek ζίζυφον, zízyphon), commonly called jujube (sometimes jujuba),…

The Amazing Ashwagandha

Frustration, anxiety, irritability. When you look in the mirror do you see the effects of stress on your face and posture?  Do you carry extra weight that, no matter how hard you try you just can’t shift?  What you are experiencing is stress.  And it…

Triphala for Detox and Rejuvenation.

One of the most  popular and widely used Ayurvedic formulations Triphala remains relatively unknown in the West. Triphala is a traditional Ayurvedic herbal mix, consisting of 3 native to the Indian subcontinent dried fruit: Amalaki (Emblica officinalis), Bibhitaki (Terminalia belerica) and Haritaki (Terminalia chebula). In India…

Respect The Bedtime

Being short on sleep can really affect your weight and your wellbeing. When you should be sleeping but you’re not, two million years of evolution are telling your body to cook up the perfect recipe for weight gain. And here’s how it goes… Stage 1:  your…

Ginger, the SUPER Super Food

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is surprisingly the most widely used dietary condiment in the world today. It’s actually part of the plant family that includes turmeric and cardamom, which may explain why the health benefits of ginger are so extraordinary. The Chinese and Indians have used ginger…

Schizandra, Unknown Ultimate Superberry

Yes, Schisandra is a berry, but don’t think of it as another superfruit like goji or acai. Think strange, exotic, and only used for medicine. The berry of Schisandra chinensis owes its name Wu Wei Zi (five flavored berry) to the fact that it is…

Really? Orange Peel?

What do you do with your orange peels? Eat your orange and then break the peel up into quarter sized pieces. Fresh orange peels are delicious in herb waters, add them to soups and stews or slow cook them with chicken or duck. Grate fresh…

Tulsi – The Holy Basil

Tulsi tea is made from the Ayurvedic herb tulsi or also called “holy basil.”  It is native to India where it is valued as an energizing beverage and sacred plant.  Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) is a distant cousin to “culinary basil” but is an entirely unique…