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Tag Archives: Foundations of Health
Natural Movement: Squat pose
While its true that a yoga practice does not provide all the movement a body needs, it does provide most of the natural human movements including the squat. What’s the big deal about squatting?
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Myth-busting: Yoga is the only kind of movement I need
Yoga is the only kind of movement one needs. Is that true? Let’s look at a standard, garden-variety yoga class: inside a room, on a mat, for about an hour, two or three times a week. The student moves forward, … Continue reading
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Heart Month: 7 Symptoms Women Ignore
Heart attack symptoms are not unisex. In an article published this month in Prevention Magazine, women may experience these seven symptoms that are warning signs that a heart attack may be on the horizon. 1. Fatigue –Weeks before a heart attack … Continue reading
#1 Factor to prevent heart disease
In class today we recapped the last of the foundation of health: stress. I discussed a book I had read many years ago from Dr. Dean Ornish. I believe the book is called “Dr Dean Ornish’s program for reversing heart … Continue reading
Calcium and Iron testing
These tests are easy and then if you are deficient you can check that your supplements have these 2 minerals. If you are not deficient in iron it is best to avoid supplements that do have iron. Don’t take iron … Continue reading
Taking care of your liver
The liver’s main function is to filter toxins and excessive or poor quality fatty acids. When we take in more chemicals or fats than the liver can handle, it stores them. One way of releasing these stored toxins and fats … Continue reading
Herxheimer effect
Sometimes the detoxing process can bring on the feeling that you are coming down with a cold. This means that it’s working. It’s called the herxheimer effect. It’s because toxins are coming from the tissues into the blood stream, … Continue reading
Detoxing
Have you ever noticed that sometimes when you have a cold or flu, or you have been fasting for a day you have a white or yellow coating on your tongue? English doesn’t have a name for this but Ayurvedic … Continue reading
Sleep and aging
Knowing what is normal as we age is helpful to avoid thinking something is wrong. Just like its helpful to know changes that happen in our children and their growth, its helpful to know what’s coming up for adult bodies. … Continue reading
Healthy Sleep
The second foundation focuses on getting a good nights sleep. When you consider that 84 million Americans suffer from some kind of sleep problem, understanding what it takes to restore our bodies deserves our attention. It is during sleep that our … Continue reading
