Newsletter archives - Part 8
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….
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…
Produce Ranked by Pesticide Load: 10 Best; 10 Worst
The 10 BestYou can save money and select commercial produce when buying these. The money saved can then be spent on organic foods from the list of 10 Worst. Greatest Load (Buy Organic) Rating Least Load (Buy Regular) Rating Peaches 100 Onions 1 Apples 96 Avocadoes 1 Peppers 86 Corn, frozen 2 Celery 85 Pineapple…
Power Breakfasts for School and Work
Breakfasts to Sustain Mind and Body In recent years, when the proportion of adults who skip breakfast has essentially doubled, the rate of obesity has also doubled. Breakfast is truly the most important meal of the day. Remember that the brain cannot run on fat stores. It needs ready supplies of glucose. If we do…
Breakfast Ideas for Every Taste
Simple Stewed Fruits 4 long (4) cinnamon sticks 2 pounds dried organic prunes 1 pound dried organic apple slices In a large pot, place cinnamon sticks and fruits. Cover with water. Bring to a boil, simmer 5 minutes. Cover and let cool. Store in the refrigerator. Serve over granola, oatmeal, buckwheat cranberry almond bread or…
January2011: Rediscovering Breakfast
To read this newsletter in its .pdf form, click here to download the file:January 2011 Newsletter. Thank you. We all know to eat a good breakfast: Breakfast gives a good start to the day and honors the bodys natural bio-rhythms and bio-chemistry (see November and December 2010 newsletters). But, somehow life takes over and breakfast…
Strategies to Lower Stress
Sleep: Sleep is the best defense against stress. Sleep is also the best strategy against weight gain since sleep lowers cortisol and insulin (the fat storage hormone) and helps prevent insulin resistance. In addition, sleep boosts growth hormone (builds muscle mass) and leptin (curbs hunger and cravings for carbohydrates). Sleep is also important for immunity,…
Dietary and Lifestyle Ways to Manage Inflammation
Dietary Ways to Manage Inflammation Cut out inflammatory foods. These include processedrefined sugars, grains, and flours; high fructose corn syrup (HFCS); products from grain-fed animals; trans fats; and refined white vegetable oilsespecially those derived from corn, soybean, and cottonseed. These and other cheap, stripped oils are often found in commercial salad dressings and processed foods…
Sugar and the Holidays
As December approaches, we look forward to family traditions and baking familiar favorites passed down through the generations. As a child, Christmas was the one time each year when my mother pulled out yellowed cards from her recipe box and transformed butter, flour, and sugar into dozens of irresistible treats. Best were snowballs, better known…
Stress, Cortisol, and Belly Fat
Stress elevates cortisol, and staying up late throws off the bodys natural cortisol rhythm. Because cortisol is the fat storage hormone, chronic stress keeps cortisol elevated and encourages weight gain, particularly in the form of belly fat. The connection between stress and cortisol is one of the reasons that whatever aerobic exercise you choose should…