Did you know your brain has its own house-cleaning process? It’s true! Up there, there are certain cells called microglia that remove and detoxify toxic proteins that interfere with your brain function. As you get older, however, these microglia cells fail to keep up which can result in toxin build-up within the brain. The newly […]
7 Easy Hacks to Curb Winter Weight Gain
As summer winds down, a common question I get from my patients is, “How do I avoid gaining weight during the fall and winter?” Each fall, our ancestors would greatly increase their fruit, grain, nut, and seed intake. This intake of excess calories would accomplish winter insulation and energy storage—as the famine of winter and […]
Lymphatic System Linked to Seventh Sense! Modern Science Proves Ancient Wisdom
The seventh sense, as proposed by Jonathan Kipnis, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Virginia, may be our most important sense—as it may be the one keeping us alive! (1) We all know about the five senses, taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight. The sixth sense is said to govern movement, position in […]
Hunter-Gatherers Baked Bread 16,000+ Years Ago
A new study out of the University of Copenhagen found that the making or baking of bread pre-dated agriculture by 4000 years! (1) By 14,400 BC, hunter-gatherers harvested wild cereals such as barley, einkorn wheat, and oats—ground, kneaded, and cooked or baked them into bread. (1) These findings suggest that the bread-making may have encouraged […]
Episode 60: Microbes: The Unseen World Around You – An Interview with Science and Food Writer Eugenia Bone
The complex, rich, and diverse ecological community of microbes within the human body requires special attention, as it has been directly linked to regulating 70 percent of the body’s immune system and most of its physiological functions. The microbiome is just as complicated as it is fascinating! Award-winning science and food writer, Eugenia Bone, went […]
The Giant Power of Tiny Microbes
The air we breathe is here thanks to an ocean-residing, oxygen-releasing bacteria called cyanobacteria. Today, there are more than a million metric tons of these green critters found in every body of water on the planet, and they are still pumping out oxygen for our pleasure. A couple of billion years before the arrival of […]
Amalaki and Chyawanprash for Vitality, Longevity, and Digestion
According to Ayurveda, amalaki, also known as Indian Gooseberry or amla, belongs to a group of herbs that promote longevity, induce nourishment, and prevent the deleterious effects of aging. The amalaki fruit is a small fall-harvested berry that is among only a handful of herbs that are labeled “rasayana” or rejuvenation- and longevity-promoting agents. The […]
10 Easy Ways to Lose Weight Ayurveda-Style
Relax and Eat The first and most surprising weight loss strategy is as simple as changing how you eat. While doing things like eating quickly, mindlessly, in the car, standing up, or distracted by the TV may seem benign, new research may make you think twice before you pull into your next drive-thru. The trillions […]
Chyawanprash Cookies
Re-printed with permission from the Himalayan Institute. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 cup butter (2 sticks) 2 cups dark brown sugar or coconut sugar 2 eggs 1 jar (1.1 pounds) of Chyawanprash 5 cups organic white flour 3 teaspoons aluminum-free baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon powdered ginger Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In […]
The Lion Diet: Benefits of Feasting and Fasting
Many years ago, I brought my family to a lion rescue preserved in Brighton, Colorado and we were able to watch them do their thing in a very respectable replica of their natural habitat—if that is even possible. These cats were mostly rescued from circuses, other smaller rescue centers, or from people who bought them […]
Shatavari: Ayurveda’s Sacred Reproductive Tonic for Women of All Ages (And Men, Too!)
My first real introduction to the female reproductive herb, shatavari, known as the “Women with a Hundred Husbands,” was in the back waters of Kerala—in the south of India—during the late 80s. I was visiting one of the last remaining Nampoothiri tribes still living in their traditional pre-colonial ways. The Ayurvedic clinic in the village […]
How & Why to Nose Breathe While Swimming
In the late nineties, when I first came back from India and was writing my nose breathing exercise book, Body, Mind, and Sport, I was fascinated by the benefits and feedback I was seeing when people learned how to nose breathe. As a triathlete, I was set on figuring out how to nose breathe while […]
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