Pulling oil enhances oral hygiene
Oil pulling or oil swishing, as the name suggests, involves vigorous swishing of oil in the mouth that can have positive impact on teeth, gums, and even your sinuses.
Body
In a world that obsesses so much about beauty, weight, and strength, it is funny that we have so little true connection with our bodies. Most of us would never treat another person with the disrespect we give our bodies. We walk around absorbed thinking we’re our minds with no idea what’s going on in our gut, our lungs, our hearts, or any part of our physicality.
Maybe if you, like me, have done some spiritual practice, you’ve been beaten up even more with the idea that you’re not your body and you should spend all your time trying to “be spirit” and so the poor physical creature gets even more neglected and abused. Of course, we’re not our body only, but we’ve been fortunate enough to get this amazing vehicle to carry around our brains and to become the focus of our Spirit. We’re going to have a lot more fun being human if we treat the body well.
Keep reading to find out how to give your beautiful body more of what it needs to thrive.
How to preserve avocados
I can't believe it's taken me 81 years to learn this avocado trick! You can preserve avocados by putting them in cold water!
Lemon water is GOOD—but be wise
Drinking warm water with lemon first thing in the morning jump-starts your system.
Optimize your breathing with a neti pot
Neti pots aren’t a new idea. You fill a small ceramic or stainless spouted pot with warm salt water and pour it through your nostrils. This can really help you breathe easy.
Scrape the gunk off your tongue
In Ayurveda, that coating on your tongue in the morning is important for evaluating your state of wellness. The coating is called ama, which essentially means toxins, and you don’t want to leave it on the tongue.
Warm up your water
Stop stressing your digestion with iced drinks—choose room temp or even better, warm your water up.