Ayurveda, Nutrition, and Cleansing Radio Show

Last week I had the honor of being interviewed about Ayurveda, nutrition, and cleansing on a yoga-oriented internet radio show called "Where is My Guru."  I love the name of the show because the answer to that question is the profound, empowering teaching "The guru is in you." These fun girls interview all kinds of guests in the yoga/wellness/sustainability world. We talk a lot about daily and seasonally cleansing, the proper mindset and intention to help you lose weight, and how to get our kids to make healthy food choices. Have a listen, make a comment, and check out their other shows as well!

Feed Yourself Real Nutrition With Superfoods

A challenge that comes up a lot with my patients is how to make time to prepare real, nutrient-dense meals.  Believe it or not, this crucial piece to your overall health does not have to be time-consuming.  Whether you're an athlete, a nursing mom, or just a busy person, you can easily incorporate highly nutritious superfoods into your meals.  Given the stresses of today's modern lifestyle, it's more important than ever to take advantage of super nutritious foods.  Number one, you get some serious bang for your buck.  And when you feed yourself real nutrition, your appetite and cravings naturally fall into balance.

What is a Superfood?

Superfood is a term used to describe foods that are extremely nutrient-dense.  Superfoods have been used throughout time by most cultures around the world to increase energy, vitality and endurance.  Thanks to online shopping, now we can order superfoods from all around the globe.  Some of these exotic superfoods you may have heard of: acai, goji berries, maca root, mangosteen, amalaki, hemp, blue-green algae.  Many common fruits and vegetables are also super nutritious: blueberries, kale, and pomegranate, to name a few.

The great thing about superfoods is that when you eat a meal composed of these nutrient-dense items, you supply high-quality, readily available nutrition to your cells.  So your body actually gets nourished and doesn't get as hungry as often.  Cravings for empty foods - processed foods - go away.  When you look at all the foods in your typical meal, how many of them are nutrient-dense, and how many are relatively, or totally, empty? 

If your food is empty, no wonder you get hungry just a short while later. Your body is still starving for nutrition.

This Week's Focus: Chia Seeds

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The Donut Story

I've told the Donut Story to dozens of my patients over the years. Sometimes I call it "Enlightenment in a Heapful of Glazed Donuts" because it wasn't until my teacher ordered me to admit and give in to this denied desire that I realized how blindly and foolishly principled I had become. It perfectly illustrates how feeling guilt and anxiety about eating certain things is far more unhealthy than actually just doing it with clear intention and pure joy...and then truly letting it go.

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