I have been practicing cold therapy for a few years now and continue to be amazed by the benefits. My friends and family can attest to the praises Im often singing of the cold. Its an extremely beneficial health practice this time of year especially when temperatures drop and the nights are longer. I often think about the native people …
Your New Favorite Health-Tea.
We know the struggle. Drinking tea is not something that appeals to everyone, no matter the health benefits. A creamy vanilla latte or a turmeric-pumpkin-spiced tonic seem much more appealing choices to start the day – even over healing morning lemon tonic sometimes – so we often find ourselves having to compromise maximum nutrition to satisfy our taste buds. But …
Why you should never eat when you’re stressed.
There can be two food related responses to stress and upset emotions – over eating, or not eating at all. Which is healthier? Should we avoid food at all costs when unhappy to avoid binging or should we be grounding ourselves with food at emotional times?
Detox Hack to Get the Most From Juicing: Gelatinous Fibers.
Ever wonder why we recommend smoothies as part of a juice cleansing detox program? Let’s think of detoxifying as a whole body process. Every ingredient you consume as part of cleanse expels toxins from a certain organ or body system. Many of us experience a flatter tummy within a day or two of the juice cleanse – but let’s go …
Summer Health Tips You Need to Know From Chinese Medicine
Nature teaches us about unity, working together, and flow. Natural healing systems from the east use nature as a tool for observation and assessment of the human body. When a natural energy is leading us one way, we want to follow it. To work with it, flow with it and not to obstruct it. This goes for every cycle …
Why You Should Be Oil Pulling
No-one likes morning breath. But there’s another reason we want to clean our teeth first thing in the morning. You know how your body detoxes and digests your day when you sleep? Imagine all those bi-products, all the waste, the bacteria…ending up on your tongue. That’s exactly what happens – so we’re going to want to disinfect our mouths before …
Boundaries That’ll Keep You Open
When is it necessary to push things away? It’s a biological truth: boundaries are necessary in order for insides to remain distinct and protected from the outside. Every microscopic cell in the body has a perfectly designed boundary; a membrane that welcomes needed substances while preventing entry of damaging ones. All this intricate physiologic complexity is then enclosed by one …
Don’t Be a Busy-Body: 3 Ways to Be More Productive.
Let’s face it – the busiest days are often the most depleting. Regardless of how much we have ‘completed’, we rarely go to bed filled with satisfaction. We drive ourselves through several tasks to the point of exhaustion, and then wait for a ‘chill day’ on the weekend to balance things out for us. We’re kidding ourselves if we think that …
Hey Summer! Let’s get flexible.
(This is not a post on how to improve your flexibility in yoga…) It’s going to be about flexibility though. I want us all to loosen up. Remember in mid January when we were all fantasizing about summer and how FUN it would be? How wild, free, and light everything was going to feel in about 6 months? Well, we’re here …
Creativity
“Creativity has something to do with the quality of your consciousness. Whatsoever you do can become creative. What matters is are you putting your very soul into what you are creating?” – Osho All we need to do is look at nature to see that our creator must have had a great imagination; creativity is everywhere around us. But it …
Ultimate Alkalizing (and delicious!) Green Smoothie Recipe
Spring is in the air! We have the most delicious, nourishing green smoothie recipe to give you that fresh start to your day! Packed with nutrients and goodness like alkalizing greens, detoxifying aloe vera, anti-inflammatory + metabolism-boosting ginger, nutrient dense + high fiber chia seeds, this smoothie will have you feeling vibrant, radiant and revitalized – literally sunlight in a bottle! Recipe: …
A Love Note From the Love Grace Founders (Plus a Healthy Fall Vegan Chai Smoothie Recipe!)
Hello Gorgeous spirits! We’re so excited to launch our healthy lifestyle blog! Love Grace IS a lifestyle. We are committed to people feeling inspired. Lit up and in love. The goal is to have humanity fully self-expressed and loving life. Who we are: Yogis. Dreamers. Leaders. Wanderers. Seekers. Creators. Families. Lovers. Athletes. We are you. You may have first …