Seasonal foods are the healthiest for us because they have the greatest amount of “life-source” or nutrients. Learn what apples are in season so you get the most nutrients out of your apples...
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Does an Apple-A-Day Still Keep the Doctor Away?
Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? Learn about the health benefits of apples and the history behind the why for 5,000 years it has been said that eating apples keeps you healthy...
Ayurveda’s View of Digestion (Part Two)
Ayurveda recognizes there are 6 stages in digestion. These 6 stages will break down the process your body takes to digest food...
Fall Fruits Available in Texas
Texas climate keeps us guessing. Well, guess no more! Here is a list of fall fruit that will still be ripe for the picking...
The Importance of Eating Locally and In Season
Learn the benefits, the impact, and the difference it makes to shop locally for your food. You will make a bigger difference then you realize...
Ayurveda’s View of Digestion
Ayurveda views digestion with a little different twist. Ayurveda is based on the five element theory, which means that all matter and energy is either one or a combination of ether, air, fire, water, and earth. Read more about what foods are what...
Understanding Digestion (Part Three)
The circulatory system delivers nutrients wherever they are needed by using the heart to pump the blood out to the cells. This is crucial to understand so you get the most out of your foods' nutrients...
Understanding Digestion (Part Two)
Curious how we get our nutrients? Take a look at how our body obtains it's nutrients and the 5 different organs that are required to breakdown food into nutrients...
The Ayurveda Clock
Vata, Pitta and Kapha are more apparent and less apparent during different stages of our lifetimes, during different seasons of the year, and even different times of the day.