How To Beat Winter Blues

Today’s I have a guest article for you by Janet Gomez of Nutri-Jyoti. With the winter season upon us, I was thinking that it’s about time I write an article with some tips to keep the Vata dosha in balance (in Ayurveda, the late autumn into winter season is predominately Vata). Then I received Janet’s newsletter today with Vata-balancing tips so I figured, how perfect and now I’m sharing them with you. I love how Janet’s tips are simple and easy to implement into your... 

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Colours For Summer Health – Guest Article

Here’s some healthy summer eating advice from Janet Gomez, founder of Nutri-Jyoti. Enjoy! Gina _________________________________________________ Colours For Summer Health by Janet Gomez Recently I had the opportunity to hear clear scientific evidence about the health benefits for being a vegetarian from a vegetarian nutritional scientist, Dr Annika Waldmann from the University of Luebeck. The benefits include low rates of obesity, coronary heart disease, diabetes and many cancers. Dr Waldmann... 

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Ayurveda Tip: Cold or Warm Water?

This is another great tip by Janet Gomez. I’ve been drinking room temperature water for several years now but I just recently started to waiting to consume liquids at least 30 minutes prior to or after eating a meal because according to Ayurveda, it’s easier for your body to digest the food you just ate without consuming liquids with your meal. I have to tell you, I feel a lot better after I eat – less bloated and more energy. Janet’s tip was so timely, I’d thought... 

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How To Stay Cool with Ayurveda

As many of you may know, I believe in the ancient science of Ayurvedic principles and Janet Gomez has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to nutrition and using the principles of Ayurveda as they apply to food. Janet delivers some great tips in this article so I wanted to share it with you. Enjoy! Gina How To Stay Cool by Janet Gomez Being able to enjoy the sun in the summer is great. The light lifts our spirits, our body can make plenty of Vitamin D and we’re just generally more relaxed. In... 

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What’s Your Dosha? Part Three ~ Pitta

When we enter the summer season, we enter the season of Pitta. The two of the five elements that come together to form the Pitta force is water and fire. The qualities of this dosha are described as hot, light, sharp, fluid, soft and clear.  Pitta governs the quality of transformation.  If we have too much Pitta, this can cause hormonal imbalance, ulcers, anger, and irritated skin conditions. If we have too little Pitta, our metabolism can become sluggish, we can experience indigestion and a cluttered,... 

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What’s Your Dosha? Part Two ~ Kapha

When we enter the cold, cloudy, heavy season of Winter, we enter the Kapha dosha season. Qualities of this dosha are slow, heavy, cold, damp, soft, smooth and viscous, just like the qualities of winter. The two of the five elements that represent the Kapha dosha are water and earth. Those who have predominantly Kapha qualities have strong muscles and large, heavy bones. They have a hard time losing weight and can put weight on very easily. The digestion of a Kapha individual is slow and so is... 

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