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Omega-3/-6 Balance in Grass-Fed Animal Products.

Cows that are raised organically, free to roam on rotating pasture lands, and that eat nothing but grass are the gold standard of red meat: Meat from grass-fed beef has about one-half to one-third as much fat, almost twice as much anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats and beta-carotene, three times the vitamin E, four times the vitamin…

Ayurveda Body Clock

Ayurveda healers in India developed some 5,000 years ago a model of energy similar to the Chinese that has survived to this day. It is based on the concept of living in harmony with the seasons and cycles in nature in order to alleviate the stresses of life and minimize disease. The Ayurveda system breaks…

Ayurveda Energy: The Life Cycle

Ayurvedic healers view the life cycle in terms of a gradual transition of energy from Kappa to Pita to Vata. Kappa, through the age of 15, concerns growth and building skills; Pita marks the productive years from 15-55; and Vata, marked by wisdom and a gradual drying out of the body, concludes the life span….

The Chinese “Body Clock”

The Body-Energy Clock is built upon the concept of the cyclical ebb and flow of energy throughout the body. During a 24-hour period (see diagram that follows) Qi moves in two-hour intervals through the organ systems. During sleep, Qi draws inward to restore the body. This phase is completed between 1 and 3 a.m., when…

Expansive (Yin) and Contractive (Yang) Foods

Using Expansive and Contractive Foods to ModerateEnergy and Moods Foods and cooking strategies offer vast opportunities to alter our energy, our focus, and our moods. We can take corn, an expansive grain as illustrated below. Corn itself might make us a little on the spacey side. But, if we then grind it, add salt, and…