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The nutrients in food play an important role for immune health. It’s not just the vitamins, minerals, fats, carbs and protein that matter. It’s the many beneficial phytochemicals that are found in an abundance in many foods. They help signal the immune system so it can regulate...
Stress. It’s one of the biggest factors linked to an immune system that’s out of balance.
If you’re experiencing a lot of stress, you may be experiencing a lot of physical symptoms like muscle aches, joint pain, headaches and mind-numbing fatigue.
All of these...
Last week I talked about the Immune System – since many people seem to be suffering right now from a nasty cold and flu bug making the rounds! – and how important it is to understand and support both the body’s natural Inflammatory process as well as Gut Health.
And of course...
Did you miss me last week? In early February I took a ski trip out to British Columbia–and we had a great time with beautiful snow and lovely views of the mountains–one of my happiest places. But living more closely to a number of people than I’m used to, I came down...
Would it surprise you to know that you have more bacteria in your body than human cells?
Estimates give the number as between 1.3 to 10 times more bacteria. Having a range like that may seem confusing, but that is just the way it is. We are in the frontier days when it comes to knowledge...
This brings the Ayurveda series to a close (and blogs for 2022, as I’m taking next week off) with my Top 3 Ayurvedic Self Care Tips for the Holidays. They will help you reduce the stress of modern life, and especially the holiday season upon us. These likely won’t be...
Continuing the Ayurveda series, for the next couple of weeks I’m going to share with you ayurvedic practices that will help you reduce the stress of modern life, and especially the holiday season upon us. These likely won’t be completely new to you, you may already be a...
Continuing the Ayurveda series, for the next couple of weeks I’m going to share with you ayurvedic practices that will help you reduce the stress of modern life, and especially the holiday season upon us. These likely won’t be completely new to you, you may already be a...
Last week I introduced you to your Dinacharya, a.k.a. your optimal daily routine. The idea is to align your habits and practices to the Rhythms of Nature, as this will promote health and help reduce what may be harmful.
And as I said last week, most lists of daily habits start with the...
HINT - it’s your Optimal Daily Routine!
As a followup to “The Rhythms of Nature” (click to read last week's blog) let’s look at what this means for our daily routines. How can we design them with purpose, to promote health and reduce anything that may be...
Whether we pay attention to it or not, every cell and organ system in our body is synchronized with the universal rhythms of nature. All layers of our being! Although our senses lead us to perceive that we are separate from the world around us, we are constantly exchanging energy and...
If you missed the beginning of the series, I’ve been writing about Ayurveda, the 5000-year-old, time-tested system of health and healing.
Last week I talked about Eating to Balance your Doshas: https://www.pegmcphedran.com/blog/eating-to-balance-your-dosha
Or click on the Ayurveda tag to...