This Design section features the functions and mechanisms of the human systems, such as the digestive, immune and nervous systems; major organs and what they need to operate optimally; movement and exercise.
Detox and weight loss are common thoughts as the new year approaches. If you’ve got weight loss on the mind, we’d like to challenge you to upgrade your mind and think about a change to a healthy lifestyle instead of a one-time diet with the article It’s About Health, Not Weight. Once you’re on board for a lifestyle change, read Detoxing: A Long Term Plan to get the fundamentals of cleansing your body with good nutritional habits. Read More…
We recently ran across a CNN article titled “Secrets of Women Who Don’t Get Sick” that listed the usual not-so-secret suspects to ward off colds and flus: don’t stress, breathe fresh air, wash your hands, get enough sleep. While these are great basic practices regardless of season, we decided to take it to the next level and share with you some real and proven Silvie+Maryl “secrets” that have kept us breezing through any season and will have you saying, “cold? what cold?”: Read More…
Have you ever seen those Russian dolls that you keep opening and another one is inside, and then another, and so on, and on? Probably fascinating because it is actually not too far from reality. When I look in the mirror, I know that, although I’m in the bedroom of my “house”, my true and ultimate home is my body.
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You’ve probably heard the word “enzymes” in healthy lifestyle circles. What are these guys and why do you need to make sure you have them?
Simply put, when it comes to nutrition, enzymes are the workers that make digestion happen. Enzymes are proteins secreted by cells – they act as catalysts to induce chemical changes in other substances without undergoing change themselves. With food, this change is the breaking down into a form that your body can absorb. Read More…
We may have all been created equal, but we’re definitely not built the same. Ayurveda takes this into account when it comes to designing a healthy lifestyle. The word “ayurveda” means “science of life” in Sanskrit, and this holistic healing system takes its healthy living cues from the Vedic texts, making it the oldest form of medicine in India.
In Ayurveda, there are three basic “doshas” or body/mind constitutions: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Each of us falls under one of these elemental categories or a combination of two. Once you know your type, you will know what possible ailments to watch out for, what you should eat, and what emotions may be prominent in your personality. All of this will help you make more customized choices for your health. Read More…
In the East, physical fitness has a lot to do with the body-mind connection. Legend has it that the origins of martial arts were rooted in Zen Buddhism via the prince-turned-monk Bodhidharma, who traveled from India to China and introduced a form of Buddhism for developing mind and body. The idea was that enlightenment was not a purely spiritual experience – it was a way of life, to be lived in mind and body, “while carrying water and chopping wood.” Train like a monk and incorporate this principle into your own exercise routine, reaping the benefits of an integrated mind, body, and spirit all year long.
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To blend or to juice? That is always the question we get from our readers – and we answer it in full detail for you right here.
The negative chatter in your head causes emotional ups and downs. Learn to take control of it now.
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It’s not just your body that needs maintenance – your energy needs a check-up too.
Stress is at the root of most chronic disease. Learn how to cope with these simple steps.
