Panchakarma is a highly restorative and detoxifying therapeutic treatment used in Ayurvedic medicine. Deriving from the Sanskrit language, pancha meaning “five” and karma meaning “actions,” Panchakarma is a healing treatment that uses a variety of procedures to cleanse the body, revitalize the immune system and re-establish mental and physical balance. It is a completely unique experience for each person and is individualized based on the individual’s particular needs.

Artificial LED lighting like the winter waning of natural light can have negative effects on health and well-being. Ayurveda can help re-balance the body deprived of enough natural light and overexposed to LED lighting.

Winter darkness and the blues are hardly new. Natural light deprivation disrupts balance between mind and body, especially for people who mostly stay indoors during daytime hours. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can make people feel more depressed, irritable, moody and tired with low energy.

In the first part of this series, I introduced my favorite vegan appetizers to make for your Thanksgiving meal, and now I’m including my favorite sides. The garlic mashed potatoes are extremely easy to make vegan.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. There’s nothing like good food, good wine and good people to remind me of the important things in life. That said, whenever I host Thanksgiving, I like to make sure everyone’s dietary needs are met. I want the appetites of my vegan guests to be as satisfied as those of their non-vegan counterparts. Unfortunately, most popular Thanksgiving recipes include copious amounts of butter, cream and cheese, which is why I like to start researching vegan recipes with plenty of time before the big day.

Remember your parents warning you about your eyesight? “Don’t sit too close to the television,” or “Eat your carrots, they’ll improve your eyes.” Sure, some of those things are myths, but if you’re tired of bumping around or wearing glasses, it’s time to look at the facts. Here are five ways to improve your eyesight.

Cookies are often associated with the holidays, when many of us participate in cooking rituals and gather to share food.  But in this age of fake food and fad diets, some holiday treats can leave us thinking less about pleasure and more about guilt and stress. It’s in the spirit of healthy holiday baking that I look to my spice rack during this time of year.

Throughout my travels, I have easily learned that flying across multiple time zones in a short period of time causes what we have termed "jet lag." It's not so hard to recognize whether you're having jet lag or not; there are quite a few well-known symptoms which include fatigue, anxiety, headache, irritability, and insomnia. For frequent fliers, these symptoms might as well be their buddies throughout the trip.

As the seasons change and the weather gets cooler, we start to crave more warming and nourishing foods. Unfortunately, the change in seasons also tends to bring more busyness to our lives - school functions, late hours, and holidays all colliding at the same time. It’s a double-edged sword -- craving the heaviness of winter foods while also unable to spend hours in the kitchen.

The leaves have begun to burst in bright colors of red, orange, and yellow, and the cool nights have set in. Fall has arrived. And that means, squash!

The winter squash that was planted in the spring is ready for harvest. Butternuts, acorn, spaghetti, and blue hubbard – the time has come to put them in storage for the winter ahead. With shelf lives ranging from a month to six, you can enjoy the bounty of fall preparing soups, stews, and roasted squash all winter long. Here are some tips on how to keep squash throughout the cold months to come.

A one-pot meal loaded with probiotics, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals. In minutes you will have a breakfast cereal to boost your mood, slim your waistline and give you tons of slow release energy throughout the day.

Eating healthy becomes easier and tastier when you know how to plan your meals for optimum nutrition, with ease of preparation and copious amounts of downtime.