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I like an answer from Swami Satchitananda (not 100% sure that it was him, but it doesn’t really matter):

When he was asked: “What is the difference between illness and wellness?” – He circled first letter in the first word and two first letters in the second:

illness vs. wellness

see? How neat!

I’m not sure if origin of [...]

Atkins diet - is it what you think it is?

Atkins diet. I’ve heard about it – but never bothered to learn. Here is why: until today my misunderstanding about it was that it is “all you can eat stake diet”. It is not correct, although I would say – this misconception is a source of problems with it for…

critics of the diet – but [...]

Switching to vegetarian diet without gaining weight

Any significant changes in life style should be made as a result of a proper education.

One of the main mistakes people make when switching to vegetarian diet is that they simply exclude meat and fish and continue to eat everything else they did before… only now – in greater amounts. Here is why this causes [...]

Weight loss, Yoga, Magic berries, and Illusions

One lady-friend of mine wanted to order some pills with berries (I will not put the names of the berries, links to companies selling pills, etc. – don’t want to advertise those guys). What are they promising? – Things along the lines of “do nothing, eat our pills and your body will lose weight, become [...]

Yoga morning tips: colon cleansing and more

It’s a useful discussion, so, let’s not be shy about it. Below is a simple tip for colon cleansing to help Yoga practice.

Everybody knows that morning Yoga practice is the best in many respects – we will discuss the reasons in a separate post. Most obvious reasons are the following:

mind is calmer in the morning [...]

The science of self healing. Metals in Ayurveda.

This is one of my personal investigations. This is the first post in the series.

Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing – is a book by Dr. Vasant Lad – quite a famous nowadays author of books on Ayurveda.

Here is what I found so far (I’m only starting – and will appreciate any useful comment/answer/suggestion you [...]

Dosha of Ayurveda

Ayurveda concentrates on Holistic healing and hence the Ayurvedic approach to healing is very different as compared to the usual approach towards healing followed by most prevalent methodologies. This is because Ayurveda doesn’t just try to cure the disease in an individual. It focuses on the health and the body as well as physical constitution [...]

Flying Yogis and microwave cooking

Let’s start with the second part, microwave cooking and nutrient value of food…

I had this question (or doubt) in my mind since the time I’ve heard from people in one Yoga center that microwave cooking/heating is bad. When I asked for details, explanations – I didn’t get any, just that look people who know “the [...]

What I learned about Common Cold. Plus ill-person bed-time lessons

There is not much use to talk about meditation, Raja Yoga, and other “high matters” if we are ill. I wish you not to get sick and if you do – to get well fast.

There are thousands of pages in the Internet about preventive measures and cures from common cold. The following is [...]

Importance of friends and community support

Atkins diet - is it what you think it is?

Switching to vegetarian diet without gaining weight

Weight loss, Yoga, Magic berries, and Illusions

Yoga morning tips: colon cleansing and more

The science of self healing. Metals in Ayurveda.

Dosha of Ayurveda

Flying Yogis and microwave cooking

What I learned about Common Cold. Plus ill-person bed-time lessons

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