Ayurvedic Herbs for Bile Sludge & Gallbladder Health
In the 1960s, when cholesterol was mistakenly deemed the cause of heart disease, saturated fats were replaced with polyunsaturated fats. Polyunsaturated fats were derived from seed oils, and because these seed oils were so volatile, they had to be highly processed and refined to become stable. Today, clear-yellow plastic vegetable oil-filled bottles line the brightly-lit […]
HIRING: Junior Full Stack Developer with WordPress & IT Skills – Natural Focus
LifeSpa is looking for an outstanding Junior Full Stack Developer with WordPress & It Skills who will manage the design and development of both back-end and front-end development in collaboration with our off-site Web Master, including working with WordPress themes and plugins for LifeSpa’s collection of websites (with over 400k in traffic per month). Another […]
Stealthy Dangers of High Uric Acid
Lurking below the radar of the average annual blood test are the insidious health concerns of high uric acid levels – which now affects 21 percent of all Americans. (1) Most doctor’s only check uric acid levels when a patient comes in complaining of swollen, painful joints most commonly in the area of the big […]
Gut Health by Body Type (Vata, Pitta, Kapha)
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 48 seconds There is strong evidence to suggest that psychological stress has marked impact on gastrointestinal health and digestion. Stress is processed through the intestinal tract where 95 percent of the body’s serotonin and other neurotransmitters are manufactured and stored –leaving only 5 percent of the body’s serotonin in […]
Safe Alternatives to Energy Drinks
There are more than 500 types of energy drinks on the market. They are aggressively marketed particularly towards adolescents and young adults, athletes, music festival-attendees and military personnel. They are promoted as affordable products to improve physical and mental performance, and energy drink companies often sponsor extreme athletes to boost their reputation. They are wide […]
Episode 49: Exploring Blue Zones with Dan Buettner
Blue Zones are areas around the world where there are inordinate concentrations of centenarians – people living healthily beyond the age of 100. Don’t miss this exciting interview with the author of the best-selling book The Blue Zones of Happiness and National Geographic fellow, Dan Buettner. We will dive deep into the most effective take-home strategies […]
Blue Zones Meet Ayurvedic Wisdom
In the best-selling book, The Blue Zones of Happiness, Dan Buettner discovered 9 commonalities shared by centenarian cultures around the world. In places like Loma Linda, California, Costa Rica, the islands of Okinawa, Sardinia and Greece’s Ikaria, people are living healthier, happier and longer than anywhere else in the world. Dan Buettner and his team […]
How to Increase REM Sleep for a Sharper Mind
A new study has linked dreaming during Rapid Eye Movement sleep (REM) to long-term cognitive health as we age. REM sleep is one of five phases that the mammalian brain experiences during sleep. The other four phases are referred to as non-REM (NREM) sleep. The five phases occur in intervals throughout the night. During REM, […]
Banish Mucus & Phlegm Naturally with Ayurvedic Herbs
Mucus can be a double-edged sword, as it provides both natural protection to the epithelial lining of the respiratory and intestinal tract but, in excess, it can congest them. The lining of the intestines and respiratory tract is surprisingly LARGE. It could easily cover a tennis court if completely flattened out! Lined with mucus-making cells, […]
Episode 50: Food-Based Solutions For Your Thyroid
Register here to receive an email reminder at the time of the airing! Twenty million Americans suffer from thyroid conditions, and a shocking 60% of Americans who have a thyroid condition are not even aware that they have one. Join me as I interview Lisa Markley, MS, RDN and Jill Grunewald, HNC, authors of The […]
