Two of the many important lessons you learn along the way in your yoga journey are that everything is connected and nothing happens by chance. These lessons were brought full circle for me in the last couple months. To back things up, I’ve practiced yoga for 18 years now. I began at the age [...]
When it’s blazing hot the last thing you want to do is turn on the stove, grill or anything that produces more heat. Right now climbing into an ice box sounds lovely. With rising temps it’s important to stay cool by any means necessary, including eating cooling, hydrating foods. [...]
When temperatures are blazing we start looking for any possible way to cool down. Peppermint iced tea provides a double chilling effect. Not only is it cool in temperature, but our bodies translate peppermint to feel cold. Thus when you pair peppermint and ice you’ve got a tea that will [...]
Losing weight isn’t easy. There it’s out in the open. Weight loss is hard work and dedication that rewards you with a lifetime of health. Carrying around excess weight isn’t just hard on your self-esteem; it’s hard on your body, your relationships and the activities of day to day [...]
High temps can do a real number on your skin. Add in sunshine, pool time, beach vacations, long days and air conditioning and your skin is now a real hot mess. Dried out, irritated and broken out. Fortunately, hot weather also presents the perfect opportunities to soothe your skin and turn [...]
The term wellness refers to the active pursuit of a healthy life. That can be a big, lofty and ambiguous endeavor if you don’t know exactly what a healthy life is to you and why you want to go on a path towards wellness in the first place. Getting beyond all of that can be the first and [...]
” Last week I received the most exciting news!!! Wellwood Health is now officially working with the Food Matters Team, to help spread the message on quality and lifesaving [...]
was lucky enough to grow up in a family that valued good quality fresh food and were somewhat alternative when it came to medicine and health care. My parents distilled self care routines into us without even realising it by encouraging simple acts such a daily walk’s with the family dogs, [...]