Is sugar toxic? Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on new research showing that beyond weight gain, sugar can take a serious toll on your health, worsening conditions ranging from heart disease to cancer.... read more
Dieting
IN THE BEGINNING…
The old Chinese proverb says that "Disease enters through the mouth." Intuitively, we can say the same for our health. Ancient civilizations revered food as the sacred... read more
Food is the foundation and the origin of life. Thanks to food, man was able to live and raise the offsprings, create and think. Nature gives birth to food of different origins and sources: plant... read more
Winter is the time of the year that brings with it peace and rest. During this time the energy is condensing, preserving and maintaining itself. The weather is cold, days are short and nights are... read more
Spring, usually associated with color green, is the time of energetic renewal, growth and coming out of the winter dream. As the Earth is changing its position, so is the energy surrounding it. In... read more
Summer is the season that respires with wealth and splendor, a time of growth and development. The days are longer. The sun rises early and it forces us as well to sleep less and get up earlier.... read more
Late summer represents the transition between spring and summer phase towards fall and winter. Late summer is peaceful and blossoming phase; it is time of harvest when the element of earth rules... read more
A long time ago, in the section on recommended reading in Michio Kushi's The Book of Macrobiotics, I found an intriguing title The Twelfth Planet by Zecharia Sitchin. “How does it relate to... read more