Posts tagged Summer
Sea Turtle Resilience: It’s Their Gut and Brain

Sea turtles have survived environmental challenges and natural predators for over 100 million years. While they do not experience anxiety in the same way humans do, they do exhibit stress responses influenced by their environment, health, and even their gut microbiome. The connection between the gut-brain axis and resilience offers fascinating insights into how these ancient mariners navigate their world. They are quite inspiring.

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Working with Pitta: Harnessing the Fire Within

Pitta-dominant individuals often exhibit heightened HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis activity, leading to increased levels of cortisol and norepinephrine, hormones the research and supplement community harp on as responsible for stress response and alertness. It is true to an extent. But there are innumerable other molecules and pathways responsible for our biggest wellness concerns. 

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The Summer of Pitta: Embrace the Neutrino of Transformation

This Summer, every ray is a statement piece. As the sun lingers into sultry evenings, nature whispers secrets of transformation- inviting you to radiate with luminous skin and an enlightened inner glow. Ruled by Pitta- the dosha of heat, metabolism, and digestive fire- this season beckons you to embrace a metamorphosis that effortlessly marries cutting-edge science with time-honored tradition.

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What’s Your Dosha? The Dating Signs That Actually Matter

Forget astrological compatibility.  The future of love and friendship isn’t written in the stars- it’s rooted in something far more grounded.  Doshas, the Ayurvedic blueprint of personal energy, dictate everything from how we sleep to how we eat.  And when it comes to relationships, that kind of insight may prove more valuable than knowing someone’s rising sign.

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The Elemental Power of Heat: A Modern Ayurvedic Perspective

Heat, in its most elemental form, is transformation. It is the catalyst that governs digestion, vision, circulation, and even the delicate balance of neurotransmitters. Ayurveda has long identified Pitta as the ruling force of fire within the body, dictating everything from metabolism to mood. It is both a gift and a force to be reckoned with- capable of energizing ambition or, left uncontrolled, igniting imbalance.

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