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Successful Ager

Author: Linda Sinden   Date Posted: 28 July 2018  

Stress doesn't just make a person feel older. In a very real sense, it can speed up aging.

• The Washington post conducted a study in 2004 in which scientists identified the first direct link between stress and aging.  Chronic stress appears to hasten the shriveling of the tips of the bundles of genes inside cells, which shortens their life span and speeds the body's deterioration (according to a study involving mothers caring for chronically ill children).

• Also a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that stress can add years to the age of individual immune system cells. Researchers che...
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Intelligent Food

Author: Linda Sinden   Date Posted: 23 July 2018  

Recently, when talking with a colleague I found myself thinking how lucky we are to have access to the simple and profound knowledge of Ayurveda to guide our food choices.  

Ayurveda explains that the fresher and closest to nature the food is, the more intelligence it contains. Plants, like humans, need to protect themselves against disease creating pathogens. They produce special chemicals for that purpose. When consumed in the form of a whole food, we digest the intelligence, thus absorbing the plant’s ability to fight off ill-health.

• An organic orange has 30% more vitamin C than the average supermarket variety.
• Fresh, organic spinach has 1,50...
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Already Know What You Need?

Author: Linda Sinden   Date Posted: 5 February 2018  

Clients regularly share with us their delight in finding a natural product  that is side effect free. The ingredients are backed by the weight of traditional use  for many years… often hundreds of years. One might say our Ayurvedic herbals are well tested and have stood the test of time.

Maharishi Ayurveda herbal formulations are not random mixtures based on the latest health craze. These formulas are derived from a health science as old as human history. Each formulation is made from whole herbs, because Ayurveda understands Nature's health wisdom is a delica...

Summer Tonic

Author: Linda Sinden   Date Posted: 22 January 2018  

As the longer days of summer offer options for more play and longer days, are you feeling the need for a summer tonic to help support energy and remove fatigue?

Summer is the time where heat increases both outside and within us. To maintain balance we naturally lean towards foods that help to cool us down like sweet fruits and fresh crisp salads. I am particularly enjoying lettuce leaves straight from our garden with fresh parsley or basil. I’m also enjoying crisp sweet apples and pears and juicy nectarines.  I’m in heaven!  What foods are you naturally drawn to at the moment?

As food is considered to be a medicine in Ayurveda the first way to increase energy...

How Ayurveda Helps

Author: Linda Sinden   Date Posted: 11 December 2017  

Partnering with people as they restore balance is so inspiring.. Today I’d like to share a recent clients journey with you.

Anita came to me in quite some discomfort. For 18 months she had been experiencing acid reflux where the junction between the stomach and the esophagus does not close properly. This allows the stomach contents to come back up into the oesophagus causing a burning chest pain or heartburn that was with her most of the time.

Nothing seemed to work to stem the tide of the discomfort so her brother suggested she see if Ayurveda could help.  Ayurveda has a very complete understandi...

What About You?

Author: Maharishi Ayurveda   Date Posted: 7 November 2017  

When did you last take a holiday to a place where relaxation and enjoying nature in all her beauty, be it  sun, rain or wind  is the norm; when after only a few hours of arriving it seems like you have been there for a day or so…

For me, it has been too long… What about you?

As I sit in the shade of a tall coconut tree  I am grateful that my twin sister Louise wished to celebrate our birthday this way.  On reflection I would not have prioritised to come here otherwise and would have missed a beautiful and rejuvenative expereinced in Fiji at Paradise Cove in the Naukacuvu Islands. Does this sound familiar for you too?

Ayurveda is ...

How To Stay Strong & Never Get Tired

Author: Maharishi Ayurveda   Date Posted: 2 October 2017  

There is an unlimited fountain of energy within you that supports your every breath!  We see it in action as a child grows within a mother’s womb and in the amazing growth a child goes through in the first years of life. Yes, that amazing  power helped you grow just like that too!

This incredible fountain of energy is also seen within the brillant minds of those who are preparing to take us to the stars like we currently take a plane. Look at the advances in technology, wellbeing understanding and political activism to protect the unprotected and support what is evolutionary and life supporting. The world today is very different to how it was in the 90’s and will be ve...

Foods to combat stress

Author: Maharishi Ayurveda   Date Posted: 7 August 2017  

When ‘stressed’ ill or feeling in need of a boost your body and mind will greatly appreciate eating superfoods. Superfoods are nutrient and mineral rich foods that often have antioxidant properties.

They are considered a superfood because they contain significant amounts of antioxidants, anthocyanins, vitamin C, manganese, and dietary fibre.
 

Antioxidant

There is increasing evidence indicating that antioxidants improve long-term health by deferring or mitigating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Exercise-related research indicates that an...