4 Reasons To Use Coconut Oil 1. A Flat Belly In one study, 40 women ages 20-40 were evaluated for the effect of coconut oil on belly fat. They ingested 2 tablespoons of coconut oil per day. They saw no negative changes in lipid profile and reported a significant reduction in belly fat. In the
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How to Eat Less and Thrive Without Hunger
Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 26 seconds Eating less food (within limits) is perhaps the most well-researched strategy for living a longer and healthier life. Why? Excess food intake puts undue stress on all the organs associated with digestion, not least the liver, which is responsible for a myriad of functions in the body.
Euro-Vedic Cheese-Making Part 2: Navigating Rennet (Eat, Pray, BUGS)
A Yummy Cheese-y Love Story (Eat, Pray, BUGS)
Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 10 seconds As we continue our Eat Pray BUGS tour, we set our GPS for the tiny Austrian town of Thomatal, located in Austria’s Biosphere Reserve region called Lungau. South of Salzburg, deep in the Austrian Alps, Lungau is one of the original sustainable living cultures and recognized as
Learn Stomach Pulling for Superior Digestion in 4 Minutes a Day
Average Reading Time: 7 minutes and 5 seconds The more I prescribe this technique and observe the results, the more convinced I am that everyone hoshould be doing it, as the causes of upward-moving vata are so ubiquitous in our culture today. In Ayurveda, there is a condition called upward-moving vata or udvarta. There are
Why Whey Cheese May Be The Way To Go (Eat, Pray, BUGS)
Skyr (pronounced “skeer”), an Icelandic cheese product now sold in the US, is one of Iceland’s most popular foods. On our 24-hour layover in Iceland we made a quick trip to Burid, Iceland’s premier cheese shop, where we spent time with owner Eirny. (If you visit Iceland, she offers some amazing cheese-making classes.) She was
Digestive Health
According to Ayurveda, the health and integrity of the digestive process is truly the fulcrum of one’s health. The ingestion of food marks the beginning of a process that lasts far beyond the excretory stage – extending 30 days through the production of all seven body tissues, from the first body tissue of the lymph
Turmeric: A Most Amazing Spice!
Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 26 seconds India has some of the strongest rates of prostate, breast, bone, and lung health in the world. (9) Some researchers attribute the low numbers to the regular consumption of turmeric, which has been shown to offer superb support for mental clarity, digestion, inner and outer skin health,
If It Won’t Go Bad, Don’t Eat It
Eat Red: Lymph-Cleansing Foods
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes, 18 seconds Plants that were historically used as dyes, such as berries, cherries, beets and turmeric, were commonly used as lymph movers, or what we now know as antioxidants. Blueberries, raspberries and strawberries are all traditional dyes and well-documented antioxidants. Pomegranates are the lymph movers for the fall and beets
Sneezy, Drippy? Don’t Be Dopey!
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes, and 22 seconds We commonly blame spring pollen for our allergies, but according to Ayurveda, the onset of your watery eyes and runny nose may have happened months or even a few seasons earlier. Spring Sneezes Begin in Winter We have all experienced the dryness of winter. We notice our
What’s Missing in Your “Healthy” Diet? Part I
Lately, I have been fascinated by the eating habits of the relatively disease-free ancient humans compared to the diet of today’s modern humans. And while the subject of how many proteins versus carbohydrates we should eat is highly debated, many experts believe that we eat about the same amounts of most food groups today as
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