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Ginger is well known for its spicy bite in Asian cooking, but not everyone knows it’s also an effective remedy for a number of ailments, including colds and flu. Ginger is a stimulant that helps increase agni, the internal fire that regulates the digestive and circulatory systems. Low agni causes blockage and constipation, allowing toxins […]

Flying now, during the worst flu season in years, is a sure-fire way to get sick, especially if you’re run down and stressed out. Often just getting ready for a trip is stressful, making you more susceptible to catching a virus. Once on the plane, sharing the same recirculated air as coughing and sneezing passengers

Imagine that you are sitting by a quiet lake, surrounded by fragrant pine trees; the air is fresh and cool. The grass spreads beneath your feet like a soft green blanket as the sun gently warms your face. Now close your eyes for a moment and take this image within. As you open your eyes

Have you ever noticed how sometimes an insignificant mishap can feel monumental? You spill a drink or miss an exit, and suddenly you are swept up into a flood of emotion? Feeling overwhelmed is never fun. Physically, it is depleting. Mentally, it is consuming. When it comes to relationships, it can wreak havoc. It can

Yogis know that it is important to eat just the right amount to keep the body healthy—neither too much nor too little. Eating too much makes your organs of digestion and elimination work overtime; this is a waste of energy that makes you feel tired and lethargic. Not only that, if you overeat consistently, you

The first thing a yogi does in the morning is take a cold shower—not just to get clean on the outside, but to energize the inner body as well. A cold shower lasting one or two minutes will jolt you out of your lethargic, sleepy state and leave you feeling alive, refreshed, and wide awake.

Do you drag yourself out of bed in the morning and shuffle to the kitchen half asleep to put the coffee on, knowing that you’ll be useless until after your first few gulps? There’s no question that coffee wakes you up. It’s a stimulant. But have you also noticed how it lets you down after

If you’re having a baby, nature has arranged the perfect food for your child—breast milk. I breastfed my three strong and healthy children, much to the dismay of my family and friends. Even my mother, who breastfed me, was influenced by the times to believe that breastfeeding was old-fashioned. But I’m glad I followed my

For thousands of years, spices have been revered for both their culinary and healing properties. Ancient cultures around the world benefited from the use of spices and today, modern science has corroborated their medicinal effects. Here are some of the most notable benefits of common spices along with easy ways to incorporate them into your

Sometimes it’s hard to eat healthfully when there is so much confusion around what is the healthiest way to eat. One of the most confusing and hotly debated nutritional topics is carbohydrates. Every so often a new diet book makes the media rounds touting the claim that eliminating or greatly reducing carbohydrates is the solution