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Seven Ayurvedic Tips to Beat the Winter Blahs

Dear friends,Ayurveda, an integrative and preventative healing science dating back 3,000 to 5,000 years, teaches us that our bodies are composed of a combination of the elements: Ether, Air, Fire Water, and Earth. Any imbalance in these elements can cause disturbances in our health and well-being. Being in harmony with nature both within and without is at…

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Three Benefits of Neem Honey

Dear friends, There are many types of honey nature has provided and they are quite beneficial for your health but Ayurveda focuses on one in particular called neem honey”. Neem honey is revered in Ayurveda for it’s medicinal properties and healing value. These are three essential benefits: Neem honey is anti- inflammatory. Especially around the…

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Healing With The Senses

Dear friends, In an article written by John Immel– Joyful Belly, (a great resource for Ayurvedic recipes)- “Develop your Five Senses”  it states, https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/article/Develop-Your-Five-Senses/822 “Five Sense Medicine Ayurveda doesn’t require equipment or tests. The only equipment required to practice Ayurveda is the five senses. The mind is the 6th sense in Ayurveda. It ‘senses’ the sense organs, and…

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Essential Oils for Emotional Support

Dear friends, Essential oils can quickly enter the bloodstream through the skin and with aromatherapy- inhalation. Essential oils affect the ‘limbic’ part of the brain which connects to emotions and hormones. They are truly nature’s gifts. Simply taking a moment to “pause” can shift your awareness to being present and to the breath. Those moments…

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Five Tips for A Healthy Immune System

Dear friends, With the cool weather upon us, I thought I would reshare an article I wrote that was published in the Atl Jewish Times- Five Tips to a Healthy Immune System. Whether you opt for the flu shot or not these five tips are simple self-care practices that you can easily incorporate into your daily life. http://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/5-tips-for-a-healthy-immune-system/…

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Essential Tips for the Change of Season

Dear friends, Just as you change your clothes every season, so too we need to change our eating patterns each season according to Ayurvedic wisdom. Seasons have properties or qualities that define nature. As the leaves change color and fall from the trees there is dryness, wind and cool qualities of the earth. These qualities…

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Thoughts on Truth

Dear friends, The topic of “truth” has been playing out in our outer world.  I am certain each of us has a response. Ayurveda teaches that what takes place in the macrocosm goes on in the microcosm. While contemplating “truth” these words came up for me. I thought I’d share. Truth begins with the words you…

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Twelve Essential Breast Cancer Prevention Tips from Ayurveda

Dear friends, The goal of Ayurveda is to promote a balance of spiritual, psychological and physical health.  It is a myth to think of Ayurveda as a religion or religious practice of any kind. Ayurveda is the world’s oldest holistic science and is helpful to us today to understand the causes of high rates of…

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Eight Key Benefits of Using Sesame Oil

Dear friends, Sesame seeds and sesame oil have been used as a medicine for thousands of years. According to Ayurveda, there is no better or more therapeutic oil than sesame. It has been documented as a food and medicine in ancient Egypt, Babylon, Rome and India. Almost all Ayurvedic massage oils are a blend of…