When browsing health related forums, one question I see a lot is ‘what can I do about my anxiety?’. I was really surprised by the number of times I came across people asking this question. Sadly, we tend to focus much more on our physical health in our daily routine than on our mental and […]
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Holistic health coaching is a practice that focuses on addressing the whole person, including their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects, to achieve optimal health and well-being. Holistic health coaches work with individuals to identify their health goals and develop personalized plans that incorporate various lifestyle factors, such as nutrition, exercise, stress management, sleep, and
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Water is another of those things that is so basic, that we take it for granted. We don’t stop and think deeper about whether or not there is something more to it than we were taught. We all are told to drink water since we were kids, and that’s all, so we end up believing
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Ayurveda has this concept of Agni, which can be basically correlated with fire. It is usually used in the context of digestion, so Agni is often translated as digestive fire, but Agni is much more than just something responsible for digestion. A more accurate translation of Agni is ‘that which can transform something into potentially
There is a natural pulse, regardless of whether or not we like it and want to admit its existence, which life follows. This natural pulse is called ‘rtu’ in Ayurveda. TCM also recommends following this natural pulse. All life knows to follow it, except for humans sometimes, who want to make things happen in their
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Being Asian, ironically I only started studying some Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) after studying some Western Herbalism. Western Herbalism has very precious knowledge, and that led me to TCM because I went to a herb class in Taiwan and the teacher was using TCM concepts to explain the therapeutic actions of the plants. From there,
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From a holistic point of view, emotions and health are very closely linked because the body and mind are one. This does not need to be only theoretical. You can observe it in yourself how your emotions affect your well-being. Notice how it affects your breathing. When you are angry you tend to breathe in
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In Ayurveda, Pitta is one of the three doshas or biological energies that governs the body and mind. Pitta represents the fire and water elements and is responsible for transformation and metabolism in the body. Pitta is responsible for digestion, absorption, and assimilation of food, as well as maintaining body temperature and regulating hormones. Pitta
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Ayurveda is an ancient system of knowledge that has been around for over three thousand years to promote health, and from there it slowly expanded to also treat a wide variety of conditions. Ayurveda was not meant to be a medical system to treat diseases, it was meant to prevent diseases. Ayurvedic practitioners use a
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It is quite difficult to explain what Ayurveda is in a short sentence, partly because it is such a vast and rich body of knowledge (wisdom, actually) that includes everything that has to do with life and death, really, and even other dimensions beyond our physical body. Even if I could tell you in one