Summer Foods to Relieve Bloating

Summer Foods to Relieve Bloating

The later summer season is actually called Varsha ritu or “rainy season" in Ayurvedic tradition and it is marked by a gradual transition from heat to coolness, from spring hardiness to a softer late summer harvest. We can leverage this time to help our bodies assimilate to the coming change in season and support our body's natural ability to detoxify. Bloating is a symptom of disharmony in the digestive system and we can help our body rebalance to support the mechanical and chemical processes underlying poor digestion.

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Top Foods to Get in the Mood

Top Foods to Get in the Mood

Many times our lives can feel so hectic and stress-filled that the idea of “passion” and “romance” are almost laughable. But fostering a healthy sex life has tremendous health benefits even beyond pleasure and intimacy with our partners that women shouldn’t ignore.

For one thing, sexual activity is a major stress reliever and confidence booster. And, regular sexual activity has been shown to boost immunity, foster healthy hearts, relieve pain and actually make women look and feel younger!

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Reset Your Mood with Fermented Foods

Reset Your Mood with Fermented Foods

Naturally fermented foods include vegetables like pickles, sauerkraut and the Korean staple, kimchi, as well as plain yogurt, miso, tempeh, kefir (a fermented milk drink like yogurt), and kombucha (a sweet fermented tea). Fermenting is a ritual that has literally been found in every culture around the world originating as one of the safest ways possible to preserve vegetables, dairy and other perishable foods.

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Top 5 Foods to Calm the Mind

Top 5 Foods to Calm the Mind

As one of the 40 million adults in the United States who suffer from anxiety, I am keenly aware of how disruptive the chronic worry and stress can be to your everyday life and how depleted and week anxious episodes leave you. To make it worse, during bouts of anxiety, we often turn to comfort foods high in refined carbohydrates to make us feel better but which often leave us with mood swings and low energy.

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