Posts Tagged ‘yoga’
Food Habits: Are You A Restrictor or a Permitter?
A Restrictor and a Permitter Share a Pot of Tea: 2 Girlfriends, 2 Kitchen Bookshelves, 5 Lessons Learned Dr. Jo Ilfeld is a favorite friend who came over to practice yoga with me last weekend. We’ve known each other since we met at a mom’s group about a decade ago. Jo was hanging out in my…
Read MoreMake Exercise Your Meditation Too!
Meditate or exercise, why choose? Movement as a vehicle for deeper self-awareness has been a long-standing practice in many traditions such as Yoga, T’ai Chi, and Chi Gong. You can take the same principles of mindful movement into any workout. Exercise can become the way you deepen your sense of self, relieve anxiety and give your…
Read MoreHow to Manage PMS: The Key to Your Feminine Power
What can you do to help relieve PMS symptoms? The swollen breasts and bellies. Tears. Raging words erupting from tight throats—the ones we wish we could take back, but can’t. Ugh, PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome)! In today’s article, Sara Avant Stover shares a fresh perspective and approach to managing your “cycle.” The good girl, the thin…
Read MoreThe Earth Beneath Your Feet (Part 2, The Science): Why Going Barefoot May Boost Your Health and Beauty
What are the health and beauty benefits of Grounding or Earthing? How does being barefoot impact oxidation and the science of it? Is grounding ready for prime time? Short version: I’m still waiting to be fully convinced but so far, the evidence is promising. In this article, I want to review the data on the…
Read MoreHow to Prevent and Cure Seasonal Allergies
From the sniffling and sneezing to the red eyes and itchy nose, allergies rank high on the health misery scale. Whether you flare up from time to time or live with them chronically, allergies can make you feel rundown, foggy brained and irritable. To make matters worse, most conventional allergy treatments will induce either drowsiness…
Read MoreToo Much of a Good Thing – Why Cortisol Can Make You Crazy (And How To Turn It Around)
Let’s be honest: It’s entirely possible to have too much of a good thing. Whether it’s dark chocolate, wine, sunshine, or shoe shopping, a little takes the edge off – but a lot can create a big old mess. The same is true when it comes to cortisol – a stress hormone that needs to…
Read More5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Boost Your Vitality
People are all over the place trying to scrounge up some extra energy to get through their days. From fad diets to personal trainers to those weird “quantum” bracelets people are putting on their wrists, its all about trying to eek out some advantage over time. Time? Yeah, think about it. The quantity of time…
Read More7 Ways to Reverse Cellular Aging and Get the Body and Life You Most Want – Part 1
My soul brother, colleague, and Oriental Medical Doctor, Pedram Shojai, and I recently took on the topic of cellular aging and how to slow it down when life is too fast. Watch right here: Short version: New research from UCSF and Dean Ornish proves that mindfulness, diet and exercise is linked to better telomeres,…
Read More3 Ways to Live Longer, Love Better and Laugh Louder
We all want to live longer, love better, and laugh louder. This may seem easier said than done, but there are each of those goals without injecting more stress into your life. The 3 simple practices I’ve outlined below only take 30 minutes to an hour in total, but their impact on your health and…
Read MoreOrganically Fit: Togs for The Dailey Method & Yoga
I was imagining the rolled eyes at The Dailey Method, which is the exercise I favor and find better than working out with a trainer. But if you aren’t sporting the latest Lululemon during your workout, you’re a bit of a freak. Whatever. I think they know by now I’m a bit of a…
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