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5 Steps to build your immune system with Ayurveda
Ayurveda an ancient science and approach, works to help us increase our bodies defences and build a body that responds in the best way it can. Freezing conditions and lack of good quality food reduces our immune systems and results in illness.
10 Ways To Boost Your Mood In The New Year
There are a great many types of foods that will help you when you are feeling down. Now, you may want to eat sugary and sweet foods, and where it will give you a temporary "sugar rush" it will not satiate your needs. There are many other healthy alternatives, that will have you feeling better, for a longer period of time. Our mood is so connected to what we eat!!! Thanks to science of Microbiome we have understood the that there is a healthy connection of the gut and the brain. So lets explore some health foods that will also improve our mood
Great Winter Foods
What are great winter foods, and what would you find in them? In the winter since you are usually more inactive and don't get as many supplements like vitamins, minerals, and other benefits that are necessary for you to be healthy. You want foods like porridge or oatmeal. You can choose to eat fruits and vegetables that are a good source of vitamin C and B 12 and look for sources of zinc and iron . Eating these types of foods are going to boost immunity, keep up healthy starches in your body and be satisfied for all of the season.
What is a Keto Diet?
A ketogenic diet (or as it is usually called) keto diet, is a healthy eating meal plan that involves fresh produce to improve your health. It is proven through many studies that doing a keto diet can help reduce your weight and have benefits decreasing the chances of having popular diseases rising among us today.
Longing for Radiant Skin? 10 tips to Keep your Pitta in balance
Ayurveda describes about three dosha’s Vata, Pitta and Kapha whose equilibrium is the cause of healthy state of body and mind. Among these, Pitta governs our metabolism as well emotional and mental wellness.
Protein-Rich Natural Veggies
Some may wonder, “What’s the difference between different vegetables or fruits? They are all healthy.” I don’t blame them because that’s precisely what I used to think. Now I understand that different types of vegetables have different levels of protein that make it healthy in a diet. Protein helps all parts of your body function in your everyday lives. Of course, no one enjoys raw vegetables, but when incorporated into your daily meals, they can taste great and add that much-needed protein.
Top 10 Antioxidant Rich Foods
Antioxidants are very important substances that are found are required by your body that perform very important tasks. An antioxidant is a substance that inhibits oxidation, especially one used to counteract the deterioration of stored food products within your body. Free radicals are compounds that are able to cause harm if their levels become too high in your body. These compounds are directly linked to different illnesses including diabetes, diabetes, poor skin condition, and cancer. These free radicals are highly reactive compounds thus allowing them to bind with healthy cells, and can lead to an oxidative stress that can damage your cells.
Latest Trends in Superfoods
The book definition of a super food is a “nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being.” But these foods are so much more than that. The purpose of learning about the latest superfoods is to be able to better your own personal health and to be able to understand the health benefits resulting from an exceptional nutrient density.
Why Should You Choose Greek Yogurt?
Even though greek yogurt may not seem all that different from plain old regular yogurt, it is actually created much differently (definitely in a good way). For example, the process is done differently to ensure a more healthy is sugar-free kind of yogurt. This process is called straining where the “whey” of the yogurt is removed along with the natural sugars. With greek yogurt, you also get a rich and creamy consistency from the straining process.
Cacao or Cocoa for healthy skin
We often wonder what is the difference between the words on labels of various “health foods” at the shopping isles. Picking up something that contains cocoa vs cacao. Yes there is a significant difference between the two. Both cacao and cocoa come from the cacao bean of the Theobroma cacao tree. The key difference between the two lies in how the cacao bean is processed after harvesting and how the health benefits are altered as a result of this processing.
Ghee preparation
How to prepare Ghee at home? Ghee has so many health benefits, in this blog we will discuss to basic ways to prepare ghee at home.
“Ghee” -an Ayurvedic Perspective
In the Ayurvedic wisdom, ancient scriptures like Rig Veda, Bhagavad Gita, Ghee is a celebrated sacred symbol of purity, auspiciousness and potency. Read more about its significance through an Ayurvedic perspective.
Your skin loves Kiwi!
Kiwi is an exotic fruit with ancient holistic medicinal properties. Becoming a popular item in fruit salads, its vibrant green slices and speckled appearance has worked wonders for salad dressings and flavoring things with the natural tangy kick. In ancient Chinese holistic medicine it has been knows as the Chinese gooseberry. However grown abundantly in New Zealand, it is known as the national fruit their called as the “Kiwi”.
Root Veg Soup Recipe for Autumn
The most important general principle for everyone regarding diet during Vata season is to have warm, cooked foods. Since Vata is cold, dry and rough, warm, cooked foods made with a little olive oil or ghee have a wonderful soothing effect that immediately calms down restless Vata.
Coconut Chutney
Here is a tasty Ayurvedic recipe to have as a garnish, or a sauce dip made with fresh coconuts. A heathy Gut is a healthy mind-body &skin !
Ayurvedic Herb “Triphala” for Gut Health
At BE Mind Body Skin, we take gut health seriously, and believe that the ‘Harmony in the Skin-Gut-Brain connections helps the body and its organs function optimally. Triphala is beneficial for digestion and elimination. It acts as a laxative and Triphala is a blend of three herbs. It's famous for its anti-aging effects since ages. In the ancient texts of Ayurveda, It is included under the category 'Rasayana' which means Rejuvenation.