Strength training is a type of physical exercise specializing in the use of resistance to induce muscular contraction which builds the strength, anaerobic endurance, and size of skeletal muscles. When properly performed, strength training can provide significant...
HIIT training HIIT, or high-intensity interval training, is a training technique in which you give all-out, one hundred percent effort through quick, intense bursts of exercise, followed by short, sometimes active, recovery periods, repeated through out one short...
Exercise is one of three pillars of life. Food and sleep are the other two. When used correctly, all three are the deepest forms of medicine. Our world is blessed with so much medicine: healing, meditation, touch therapy, essential oils, medicinal herbs, acupuncture,...
The unparalleled importance of a personalized DIETDiet is a pillar of overall health. What you eat affects every system, organ, tissue, and cell in the body. When you eat a diet that is right for you, and you digest it efficiently, you build strong blood that goes on...
The ketogenic diet – who is it good for?As with any single phenomena, there is no such thing as an absolutely good or bad diet. This article will briefly outline what is the katogenic diet. However, its central goal is to diagnose who may substantially benefit from...
The AutumnAutumn is a season of transition between the hot and expanded summer and the cold and contracted winter. During autumn movement is in-convergence. Nature changes bywithering and shedding. For us humans, too, autumn is a time for self-examination, an...
Carbs – friend or foe? Carbs are an essential part of the human physiology. Your body naturally uses carbohydrates for energy, and they’re important for cellular function — but there’s a big difference between complex carbohydrates from whole foods versus simple...
While occasional anxiety is normal, some people frequently experience intense anxiety or worry excessively about everyday situations. This kind of anxiety can interfere with one’s daily routine and feel very hard to control. Healthy fear includes all anxiety that...
Diarrhea is a condition of frequent, loose or watery stools. Loose, liquid, or watery stools occur when the transit time of food through the bowels happens too quickly, before water can be properly absorbed. Acute diarrhea, usually due to either an infection such as a...
Constipation caused by excess Fire This type of constipation corresponds with the diagnosis of either Ayurveda Tikshna Agni or Chinese medicine Stomach Fire In excess fire constipation, the stools are smelly and sticky. It may come out in pieces and be difficult to...
Constipation caused by excess heat and dryness This type of constipation corresponds with Chinese medicine Yin deficiency and Ayurveda excess Vata-Pitta. In excess heat and dryness constipation, when the Yin is deficient,the stools are small and dry, possibly...
Cold and Dry Constipation Treatment This type of constipation corresponds with the Ayurveda description of Vishama Agni and with the Chinese medicine description of Blood deficiency and Liver dry Stagnation. In Cold and dry constipation, the stools are dry and hard. A...
