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A Tale of Two Broken Blenders Plastic and Climate Change
In this moment so many sentient beings are directly in the path of danger. At a time like this, tending to the mundane or long term feels just that, pretty small and/or remote. In one of those aching moments, I got an email from our good friend Ramona with a cheery inquiry “Hey! I keep thinking of…
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Soothing Creamy Milk – What Kind?
(Stay Warm and Gently Spiced) Facing the dairy section of your closest big grocery store, you may see a bewildering array of soothing creamy milk these days. There’s classic cow’s milk in a variety of fat to no-fat forms. There could be goat’s milk. Now some places there’s also plant-based almond milk, coconut–cashew, oat, rice,…
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7 Tips for Easy Healing Ayurveda Drinks Garden Fresh
FIND IMMUNE SUPPORT IN YOUR BACKYARD OR ON YOUR WINDOWSILL As gardeners and cooks as well as lovers of Ayurveda, Renee Lynn and I wanted to share this natural bounty with you when we created Easy Healing Drinks from the Wisdom of Ayurveda together. The book just turned two, and to celebrate, I wanted to highlight seven…
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COVID-19 Recovery Ayurveda: One Woman’s Story
Jennifer Laemmerhirt is no stranger to healthy nutrition and Ayurveda. As a holistic practitioner and former professional dancer, she has used Ayurvedic and other natural methods of healing for more than two decades. Yet when she contacted me after spending a week in the hospital with coronavirus in Frankfort, Germany, she was in the midst…
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In the face of COVID-19 Ayurveda responses weigh in on the side of health
The coronavirus has turned the world upside down, impacting all of us. Are there measures you can use from Ayurveda that positively strengthen yourself and your community? In the face of COVID-19 Ayurveda responses weigh in on the side of health. Ayurveda is a 5,000 year old East Indian complementary medical system utilizing healing methods…
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COVID-19 AYURVEDA NUTRITION: HOW ARE WE GOING TO FEED EVERYBODY?
Excellent nutrition is a big step toward having excellent immunity. In COVID-19 Ayurveda nutrition works to prevent, minimize, and heal infection. Over 80% of us on the planet who have developed an infection to the virus so far are experiencing mild symptoms. This could be cause for encouragement. In Ayurveda, healthy nourishing foods and fluids…
Read MoreHealing Ayurveda in COVID 19 Pandemic Times
The focus of Ayurveda, the ancient East Indian science of self-healing, is to support optimal health with fresh air, nature, healthy food, enjoyable movement, and a clear mind & heart. These are all the elements that also help us maintain a strong immune system with Ayurveda in COVID 19 pandemic times. This immune strength serves…
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Making Lemonade in the Summer of 2018
Do you struggle to get out of the house to work on time? This morning my husband Gord was wrangling with the empty glass jar of lemonade he used for sustenance yesterday. He’s a carpenter and yesterday he was tearing out walls in 90 degree Farenheit plus heat here in New Mexico, as his partner…
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It’s Make Over Time: A fresh look at carbohydrates and healthy blood sugar
As we slow down with the heat and dawdle from June toward July, People magazine (June 11) urges us to make ourselves anew. Check out the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle – even this independent North American is making concessions to palace decorum. Whether change is a matter of necessity or choice, it’s in the…
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Enjoy Liquid Refreshment Today with Lavender Rose Lemonade: a recipe
Liquid refreshment keeps all your tissues alive and energized, especially when you can work straight from your garden or a friend’s, with the beauty of organic flowers. Now is the time to be enjoying and harvesting roses and lavender. Where can you play? Who can you enjoy it with? LAVENDER ROSE LEMONADE A…
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