Can meditation prolong your life by protecting and rebuilding your telomeres? Telomeres, what are they? Before I talk about what telomeres are, what they do and what their connection is to meditation, let me ask you: Do you meditate? If yes, that's great. If not, [...]
Did you know that one in ten people will have a kidney stone over the course of a lifetime? I recently went through this agonizing painful experience, and believe me, you want to avoid it at all costs. Passing a kidney stone is often described [...]
Are ants, aphids and spiders uninvited guests in your home and garden? Do mosquitos dampen your family’s outdoor summer fun? Is your dog or cat hosting fleas? How would it feel to manage pests with easy, nontoxic plant based solutions? Finding natural solutions has been [...]
History of blueberries Blueberries were here when the first wave of settlers arrived in what was to become America. Early explorers noted wild blueberries on their expeditions. In 1615, Samuel de Champlain saw Indians along Lake Huron harvesting wild blueberries. These were dried, beaten into [...]
It goes back to when Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha, after a long meditation saw the light and announced that suffering is subjective, and can be reduced through self-awareness. Happiness is a state of mind, therefore the real source of happiness lies in the [...]
1) Breakfast: The word breakfast means to break a fast. When we do our regular weekly fast, we have dinner on Sunday, Monday we only have clear liquids (herbal tea or water; sometimes in the evening we may have a cup of clear vegetable broth) [...]
As a result of our research on fasting and discussions with visiting relatives who are medical professionals, we were quite excited about trying it out for ourselves. We had never really fasted before in any systematic way so this was definitely going to be a [...]
Fasting has been practiced for centuries, but can it help you to be healthier? Fasting is an ancient concept and people fast for many different reasons. It is an integral part of many religions from Christianity to Judaism to Islam, and sometimes it is used as [...]
Our brainwaves change according to what we’re doing and feeling. It’s no secret that our minds have the capability to change the way our bodies react, and research exists from scientists, physicians and physiologists to substantiate this claim. Transcendental Meditation has been shown to reduce [...]
The Good Fats: The trick is to replace the bad fats in your diet with the good ones for optimal health. The word “fats” has an inherently negative connotation, and when we hear it we tend to automatically think it’s something bad we should avoid. [...]
