Benefits of Ginger Turmeric Tea + Recipe
There are many benefits of drinking ginger turmeric tea. Ginger & turmeric root are powerful herbs with antiviral properties, used to bolster a strong immune system. Here's a powerful tea recipe for you....
Author: Kerry Harling
You Are What You Eat: How Your Diet Turns Genes On And Off
I think we’ve all heard the saying, “You Are What You Eat.” It’s an age-old saying, yet recent research has proven that this turn of phrase is more accurate than we ever realized. I’m talking about the study of epigenetics. What is epigenetics? It’s the study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself. In other words, what you eat, where you live, who you interact with, when you sleep, how you exercise, even aging – all of these can eventually cause chemical modifications around the genes that will turn those genes on or off over time. The Components of Food Many components of food have the potential to cause epigenetic changes in humans. For example, broccoli and other...
The Easiest Ayurveda Spring Cleanse Ever
Finally, spring is here, and we may find ourselves in the midst of spring fever, clearing out our winter clothes, dressing a little lighter, revisiting our exercise programs, and lightening up our diets. This time of year it’s natural to want to lighten up both physically and emotionally and cleanse to shake off those extra winter pounds and brighten up for the rest of the year. There is a reason we want to clean everything out including ourselves - it's natural! Did you know that even though spring cleanses seem new - they are well known in our grandmothers time. Spring bitters and tonics were all the rage to “get the blood moving.” Even in traditional eastern medicine like Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, spring is the...