Meals that Heal – Coconut Energy Balls
Sweets are an essential part of any celebration or gathering.
These coconut sweets are very easy to make and only require simple ingredients that can be found in most grocery stores. It tastes delicious when made with freshly grated coconut, but if its hard to find, use desiccated coconut instead.
Be warned – when you may make these, they may not last till the guests arrive!
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Meals that Heal – Spicy Sweet Potatoes with Spinach
New potatoes and baby leaf spinach are wonderful ingredients, whose flavors compliment each other in this delicious dish.
Combined with anti-inflammatory spices such as turmeric, Garam masala and ginger; its a healing spring dish that is as tasty as it is healing.
I like to serve this simple home style preparation with Chapatis or Naan bread for a home cooked meal.
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Worried About Spring Allergies? – Tips For Your Body Type
It’s Spring! Plants and flowers will start to bloom and the dreaded allergy season starts! If you are worried because this time of year your allergies start – take a look at the tips for your body type.
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Meals that Heal – Coconut Kefir Breakfast
Kefir is a unique cultured dairy product that is one of the most healing foods on the planet. Containing healthy strains of friendly bacteria, such as lactobacilli. It has incredible medicinal benefits for healing issues like leaky gut, IBS and Crohn’s disease.
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Ayurveda for Your Pets! Does Fido Need Ayurveda Too?
Did you know that Ayurveda is not only a system of medicine that is great for you, but your pets can benefit from Ayurveda too. Fido can benefit just as much from the nutrition, lifestyle and herbal support as you can. But, first- What’s Your Pet’s Metabolic Type?
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Why You May Be Feeling Out Of Sorts – It’s Seasonal!
When we observe nature, we see how life harmonizes with the seasons. Isn’t it interesting how a squirrel knows what foods to store for winter, and your dog knows how to keep cool in summer. What we have done – for the most part is ignored the change of seasons. Just changing our clothes from one season to the next is not enough. Its is also important to look at what happens as we transition in between the seasons. If you are feeling out of sorts, a little more fatigued, have a cold, or allergies, its due to the change of seasons. Illness is much more likely to occur at the junctions of the seasons, when Vata is aggravated. Take a look at why you may be feeling out of sorts – it’s the transition between seasons.
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Meals that Heal – Spiced Guacamole and Flax Seed Crackers
This is definitely not your traditional guacamole, but even fans of the traditional version are surprised at how much they like this version.
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Meals that Heal – Green Papaya Salad
This is a classic Thai salad adapted from Eat, Taste Heal – An Ayurvedic Cookbook. It makes a tangy dish that stimulates the digestive fire (metabolism) which for most of us is a little sluggish this time of year!
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