The Dosha Balancing Act Ayurveda identifies six major tastes we need in our daily diet: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Each of these tastes has specific health-giving effects. If we include all of them we will feel nourished and satisfied. When we consistently eat only...
Meditation With the effects of stress having far-reaching effects on both body and mind, meditation could prove to be a much-needed ally in stopping them in their tracks. Forbes recently reported that Brown University had found a convincing link between mindfulness and improved cardiovascular health. Meditation’s wider...
India “Turbans, tinsel, cow horns lyre shaped, painted blue, the fangs of a monkey, a corner of something carved in stone, hands clutching a red veil, a dacoit playing an Arabian scale on his flute, his yards of moustache coiled in concentric circles on his cheeks....
Healthy lunch We all know that weekday lunches can be really difficult. We often do not have access to a full kitchen and unhealthy options are tempting. Luckily, you can still eat a healthy lunch and save money with a little planning. Here are some delicious...
Spicy butterbean burgers I just love these veggie burgers, so tasty!! Method: Burger Over a medium heat; sauté the red pepper, onion, chilli and garlic in olive oil for 10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Meanwhile in a blender crumb the oatcakes and add the butterbeans. Pulse...
Ayurvedic Solutions for Stressed Skin "Our complexion is the physical manifestation of all that we think and do". We therefore have a considerable amount of influence over how our largest organ will look and function in the long run. If we lead a life filled with...
Inner Peace & serenity of mind… “The greatest part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.” Martha Washington Peace of mind is an inner state of a human being and is independent of outer conditions. True peace of mind is...
Why Cleanse? Our body is designed to eliminate toxins so why cleanse? In an ideal world, our liver and kidneys would be perfectly able to get rid of unwanted and toxic matter. However, with our environment contaminated beyond precedence, our bodies can become quickly overburdened by modern lifestyles. The body struggles...
Liver Detox Most of us are feeling sluggish and flat after weeks of eating rich, sugar-packed food and alcohol over the holiday. With this in mind, I have decided to give you an easy and FREE Elimination 7 Day Liver Detox to put a spring back...
New Year Resolutions If you are you choosing January especially, i.e, just when all of your accumulated toxins in mind and body have reached fever pitch, after weeks of partying, boozing and excess, to start analysing your own life, I suspect that you maybe struggling already...