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Strike A Pose

September 1, 2010
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Anjali Mudra (prayer hands) on the beach Sivananda Ashram, Paradise Island September is National Yoga Month and  anyone at any age in any body can benefit from yoga. Yoga has been researched extensively and is known to have a wide range of health benefits for body, mind, spirit. Derived from the Sanskrit word, “YOGA” means [...]

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SkiNutrition

August 19, 2010
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Your skin is the largest organ of the body. What you eat effects how your skin feels and looks. Here is a quick look at foods and vitamins that can help your skin: Vitamin A-Strengthens skin to repair tissues, helps prevent dry skin and acne. Foods rich in Vitamin A: Eggs,whole milk,carrots,mango and spinach. Vitamin [...]

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Happy New Year

August 8, 2010
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Each birthday is a new beginning, full of promise and opportunity; today is the first day of the last year celebrating my 30′s, I keep calling it the big one before the BIG ONE! I always look at my birthday as my “New Year” and this year will be about letting go and a re-birth. [...]

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Tea Time

June 23, 2010
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Tea Plucker in Munnar~ Photo by yours truly In India Tea is much more than a drink: it is an experience steeped in history, rich with tradition and filled with health benefits. “Tea Time” is serious business right from starting the day by making our own Masala Chai tea (infused with spices, fresh ginger, cardamom, [...]

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Masala Chai

June 23, 2010
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Masala Chai @ the Tea Pot, Ft Cochin, Kerala~Photo by yours truly I love a good cup of chai and this recipe taken from my friend Laura Silverman’s Blog Glutton for Life is yummy. In my recent travels to India, I had the pleasure of enjoying a masala chai daily -actually several times a day. [...]

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Keralan Fish Moilee

June 22, 2010
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Fresh catch of the day! Photo taken near the Chinese Fishing Nets-Ft. Cochin, Kerala The recipe I’m about to give you is from Kerala- and I love the food from this region. It is such a refined cuisine, in the best sense: the spices are used delicately to produce food that is aromatic rather than [...]

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Eat Pray Shop

June 18, 2010
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I had always dreamed that visiting India at some point in my life would be a pilgrimage and it turned out to be exactly that – my own version of “Eat, Pray, Love” and a pilgrimage of fun! When my friend Sabrina asked me to travel with her and her husband to India to attend [...]

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Aquamarine Jewel Full Of Hope & Tranquility

April 20, 2010
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This was my experience every day for one week at The Sivananda Ashram YogaRetreat. It was a true sanctuary of peace and natural beauty located on a paradise-like island with crystal clear water and pure white sand just across the bay from Nassau. My adventure began on a Saturday morning as I arrived on the [...]

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A Clean Slate

March 31, 2010
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Why a detoxification and cleanse program is an integral part of a healthy skin regimen: Last week, I conducted a new patient interview, and with palpable frustration my patient said “ I don’t understand, I eat so well, but still feel like crap. I am always tired, feel like I am dragging my feet, and [...]

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Spring Training

March 31, 2010
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This winter  was a difficult one that left many feeling exhausted, overwhelmed  and blue (common symptoms of  the “Winter Blues.”) Clearing your skin, mind and body with a cleansing  for the change of the season is a great way to regroup. One of the best ways to feel lighter and put a little spring in [...]

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