If you think winter is all about Christmas and the joy of snow, think again. On the long, cold days ahead our body needs help to cope with the harsh conditions outside. And this brings us to key winter vitamins and minerals for cold season survival. The only vitamin our body can produce naturally is…
If you are trying to put on weight it could be that you do not have an appetite to eat or you are eating the wrong types of food. This may be, ayurvedically speaking, due to low agni or slow metabolism. This can cause indigestion, bloating, ama or toxins in the gastrointestinal tract, a coating…
Are all high Potassium foods good for you? Potassium-rich foods are indeed great for helping you to lose weight as they are low in calories and will keep you going for longer. If you don’t get enough potassium in your diet then try eating more bananas, white beans, spinach, yogurt and baked potatoes with the skins…
Feeling unwell, just stick out your tongue – it can give away more than you think about your health. The colour, texture, and moisture of your tongue can provide signs of what’s going on inside your body. Certain areas of the tongue correlate to specific organs of the body. The tongue of a healthy person…
Many of us have to confront problems that can affect life if left unsolved. We have started a new section where questions relating to health and beauty will be answered. So here we go: “I was away in Kenya until a few months back and since my return, I’ve noticed my hair becoming thinner. I…
With the recent news that Paracetamol can cause side effects are you wondering what else you can do to treat headaches? If Aspirin and Paracetamol ignore the causes of the headaches would it not make more sense to find the cause and deal with this? In all headaches stretching, deep breathing and relaxation is essential.…
This is the Ayurvedic approach to help the heart get stronger. There is a certain amount of optimum pressure to for blood to go around the veins and arteries. Problems arise when: A. There is an increase in thickness in blood B. Increase in speed of blood flowing or C. The blood vessels are reduced in size.…
A question people on the CoolSlim diet ask is can I eat bananas if they increase Kapha ( fat increasing) energy. The answer is yes – eat a small amount – perhaps up to half a banana a day and balancing it with Kapha reducing foods ( see Kapha reducing foods list.- if you would…
