Feb 8, 2018 | Daily Living, Lifestyle |
Want to reduce your footprint, find more peace and solace? Spring cleaning and decluttering may just be the answer. As any 4-year-old would remind you, “Try it, try it, you just might like it”.
Jan 25, 2018 | Lifestyle, Yoga |
Yoga appears to be particularly beneficial when it comes to mental health, with studies showing it helps improve psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizophrenia. Some of these studies suggest yoga can actually have an effect similar to that of antidepressants and psychotherapy.
Jan 10, 2018 | Daily Living, Lifestyle |
I have observed that the week of December 28 to January 3 is a particularly testing time for those who’re battling ‘questionable’ habits and behaviours. They make resolutions. Also, the ubiquity of social media impels them to announce to the whole, wide world that...
Dec 28, 2017 | Daily Living, Lifestyle |
If you’re like most people, you enjoy opening your dryer door and removing clothes, sheets and kitchen towels that have a fresh, clean scent. If you’re like most people, you may also find yourself reaching for the store-bought, chemically concocted fabric softeners,...
Dec 15, 2017 | Ayurveda, Daily Living, Lifestyle |
The focus of my clinical practice and work is on cardio-metabolic disorders (obesity, diabetes, cholesterol disorders, heart disease, insulin resistance, etc.), so why am I talking about acidity and digestion in this post? As I started seeing patients with...
Nov 30, 2017 | Ayurveda, Lifestyle |
I still can’t believe that the first time I bought fresh ginger and turmeric was well into my 50’s. My mother was Polish and well, ginger and turmeric weren’t high on her list of ingredients. In fact, I can’t ever remember seeing either of them in our kitchen. Ditto...
