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Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 48 seconds For years, I have worked with folks battling mood-related conditions and I always got the sense that they felt like they did something wrong personally. Unlike more easily noticeable issues, mental health concerns carry a stigma. In fact, this stigma is the major reason why folks suffering […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 38 seconds Chronic pain is an affliction that haunts about one-third of the American adult population – which is well over 100 million people. (1) Chronic pain is a major consequence of a sedentary lifestyle and a lack of exercise. Many people find that they cannot find the right […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 56 seconds While we have learned to accept X-rays and CT scans as a necessary evil required to get a thorough medical exam, in some cases the risks may outweigh the benefits. Each year, a whopping 72 million CT scans are performed in the United States and, according to […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 46 seconds According to Ayurveda, November is the first month of winter, and the cause for a dramatic shift in diet and behavior. Winter and its dietary prescription of more proteins and fats to rebuild the body and mind while insulating us from the cold winter months will last […]
Average Reading Time: 7 minutes and 55 seconds Autumn is in full-swing and just around the corner are the holidays. And with the holidays and the cooler weather moving in, many of us find ourselves gaining some weight during the fall and winter months. This is, of course, nature’s plan to insulate both humans and […]
Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 56 seconds We are all designed to continuously and naturally remove toxins from the body. There are two kinds of toxins: water-soluble and fat-soluble. Water-soluble toxins are easily flushed out of the body via the blood and kidneys, but the fat-soluble toxins are a challenge for the body to […]
Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 52 seconds While most folks drink responsibly, there seems to be a fine line between being in or out of control of your alcohol use. For example, the numbers of Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) – which is when drinking causes distress or harm – in the United States are […]
Menstrual Cycle Strategies by Body Type Average Reading Time: 8 minutes and 3 seconds Menstruation falls under the general Ayurvedic heading of Yonivyad: health concerns of the female genital tract. It is usually associated with mood swings, nervous tension, and emotional disturbances, and it is often accompanied by a set of physical complaints. (1-5) The […]
Average Reading Time: 7 minutes and 55 seconds At LifeSpa we aim to bring the body into balance so it can take charge of the healing process. In this way, the herbs we use are intended to reset optimal function, and are never intended to be a life sentence. The goal is to create self-sufficiency […]
Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 8 seconds With modern science supporting the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, the phrase “going back to the future” has never been more accurate. This is reflected in every article I write here at LifeSpa. With the ancient teachings of Ayurveda, I get to predict where the new science is […]
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 39 seconds Circadian rhythms are the light and dark cycles that are as old as the very first life forms on Earth. (1) All life, so it seems, had to be intimately connected to the cycles of the sun to continue to evolve. One of the most important tenets […]
Average Reading Time: 1 minute and 25 seconds Perhaps one of the most exciting fields of research today is called the “gut-brain axis.” While it is not completely understood by any means, researchers have mapped out an intimate relationship that exists between the chemicals made in the gut, the microbes that reside in the gut, […]
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