↓ How do we remain healthy while successfully navigating a type-A lifestyle? I was on Park Avenue and 49th Street in Manhattan at around noon yesterday. Armies of well-dressed people crowded the sidewalks while getting lunch from food trucks and take-out establishments. As I admired their clothing,...
Read More↓ Natural ways to deal with anything this big holiday dishes up. Some people adore Thanksgiving, declaring it to be their favorite holiday. They find it a time of reflection, when familial bonds are strengthened, and cherished traditions get renewed. Others find it a forced slog at...
Read MoreIt seems like everyone is talking about (or writing about) inflammation. Facts are spreading, but so are misconceptions. I don’t know about you, but lately, every health chat I have seems to lead back to one thing: inflammation. People nod sagely when it gets brought up,...
Read More↓ There’s a simple thing you can do to control systemic inflammation: focus on nutrition, with delicious foods like berries. Here’s what to choose, and what to skip. Health is complicated these days. We are discovering we’re made up of interlocked systems that are all sharing the...
Read More↓ Try these easy, natural remedies for keeping fall and winter colds at bay. One week we’re wearing shorts, and the very next week, it seems like everyone has the sniffles and a cough. How did fall and winter cold season arrive so quickly? To keep your...
Read More↓ “While dietary change is a great first line of defense, calming inflammation calls for a multi-faceted approach that delves into all aspects of lifestyle.” When you’re looking to calm systemic inflammation—the kind of chronic, low-grade immune reaction that can wreak havoc on your health in all...
Read MoreAyurveda has many recipes that can help improve the look and feel of your skin. Here are three quick and easy steps to get you glowing. ↓ Try this routine, which takes you from exfoliation to a mask to moisturizing for a taste of Ayurvedic beauty. Step 1:...
Read More↓ “These three practices all have the key quality of inviting pleasure while reducing stress.” Happy couples don’t necessarily have sex, but they definitely have intimacy. There are plenty of reasons a couple may not want to have penetrative sex—grief, stress, injury, or specific physical concerns that...
Read More↓ Three unhelpful habits to watch out for when you’re taking care of a loved one, and three ways to overcome them with mindfulness. ↓ Lisa, whom I had just met at a conference, tearfully described to me her agony as sole caregiver for her disabled husband...
Read More↓ What should we do when we’re upset or depressed? Should we analyze our feelings to figure out what’s wrong, or should we just forget about them and move on? Opinions differ, but new research suggests a solution to these questions: taking a more Buddhist or...
Read MoreHere are 7 affirmations to not only affect your body but also your reality Chakras are the unseen force that influences our reality. A blocked chakra can present itself various forms, like physical pain and disease, and can also manifest in our financial stability, emotional body,...
Read MoreWe in the modern West assume that the normal mind is a healthy one. But a "healthy mind" is still subject to many types of distress, including depression, anxiety, frustration, restlessness, boredom, and resentment. Only when such imbalances are excessive are we advised to seek...
Read MoreNew research adds depth and complexity to our understanding of the major keys to living a happy and flourishing life. Last month, researchers from over 60 countries gathered at the International Positive Psychology Association’s 6th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, to share cutting-edge insights on the science of...
Read MoreIt's easy to get wrapped up in numbers, but the desire for the perfect score can become an addiction. Your imperfect self, meanwhile, is waiting for validation. I was obsessed with numbers, but not in a geeky mathematician sort of way. My first high came when...
Read More“Plant medicine showed me that all we have to do is be who we are, love and light.” I’ve come back to Costa Rica hoping to shatter my limitations. We are all seekers. To be human is to be curious and open up to our creative potential....
Read MoreSelf-compassion can make a person feel more energetic, alive, and optimistic. Right up there with being able to make spaghetti and wash your own socks, practicing self-compassion rates as a vital life skill. With self-compassion, we are able to accept that though we are imperfect...
Read MoreNew research adds depth and complexity to our understanding of the major keys to living a happy and flourishing life. Last month, researchers from over 60 countries gathered at the International Positive Psychology Association’s 6th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, to share cutting-edge insights on the...
Read MoreVitamin waters. Sports drinks. Fruit-flavored teas. "Naked" juices. And now, grocery stores nationwide are sporting entire refrigerator cases full of various brands of coconut waters. Is coconut water good for you? Coconut water (when pure and unflavored) is a clear liquid tapped from the center of...
Read MoreEating disorders almost never stop talking to us, whispering in our ear. Here are the lies they tell us. Eating disorders aren't our friends. They just want us to think they are. And they almost never shut up. Eating disorders hold the strange status of being us...
Read MoreAnxious? Approaching the problem with self-compassion and mindfulness may help. This article is intended for information purposes only and is not intended as a guide for any reader’s specific mental health situation. If you are struggling with mental or emotional symptoms, see your physician for a...
Read MoreWhat’s up with all the hype about ashwaganda , is it true, and are there times we shouldn’t use it? While classical Ayurveda uses a vast range of herbs and substances and substance, in the West, we are familiar with only a handful that have risen to...
Read MoreFive Ways to Embrace Nature in Overcoming Life Challenges “Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows in trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” -John Muir By Meryl Best...
Read MoreIn high-stakes scenarios, we tend to panic—and mess up things we usually do with ease. Here’s why that happens, and how to stop it. A star athlete misses a penalty shot in overtime. A famous singer bungles the national anthem. A great actor forgets their lines...
Read MoreA clear vegetable soup with the warmth of ginger and the brightness of lemon adds punch to fresh, purifying produce. It is June, yes, but it is not too late to enjoy the healing foods of spring—like this clear vegetable soup with the agni stirring warmth of ginger...
Read MoreThis week’s research dive found lasting effects from a spiritual encounter, reasons to try curcumin, and why having a happy spouse can help you live longer. Encountering the Divine Many of us have felt it—a deeply spiritual experience that moves us to our very core. Sometimes it...
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