by Jo Formosa | Oct 17, 2017 | Blog, Recipes
Benefits of Pumpkin and Spinach Curry The fenugreek and ginger in this recipe are the superfoods against heart disease! The ginger improves circulation, breaks down blood clots and prevents against heart attack, while the fenugreek works on lowering your cholesterol...
by Jo Formosa | Oct 13, 2017 | Blog, Health Tips
Want to know the secret to health, longevity and weight loss? It all comes down to taste. Just ask M.Tobin (melbourne) Once he started eating with the Six Ayurvedic Tastes, and giving his body the specific taste it needed, things quickly kicked into gear, and his body...
by Jo Formosa | Oct 6, 2017 | Health Tips
Every wondered why summertime is all about salad, watermelon, ice teas and fresh seafood on the barbeque? Come winter nothing is as attractive as curling up by the fire with a warm, nourishing soup or stew? While we naturally think of the seasons as summer, autumn,...
by Jo Formosa | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog, Recipes
Benefits of Moong Bean Soup Moong (or mung) bean is used in Ayurveda to balance all three doshas and eliminate toxins. Spices are used medicinally to create a delicious and nourishing soup. When eaten daily over a period of time, it will have a powerful detoxifying...
by Jo Formosa | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog
For some of us it might feel like hardly any time has passed – we can still remember our teenage years like they were yesterday, or maybe we have children there right now? At the same time, we look ahead at our mother’s and feel the wisdom of our years drawing...
by Jo Formosa | Sep 22, 2017 | Blog, Health Tips
Kapha are the most blessed of all the body types as you have a strong constitution and can carry a lot on your shoulders – you are the battery, that when in balance never runs out. If you’re not feeling full of power and stamina than you’re probably not eating...
by Jo Formosa | Sep 19, 2017 | Blog, Health Tips, Recipes
Benefits of Beetroot Curry Clear your pantry and make room for beetroot! This delicious beetroot curry doesn’t just taste good, but it’ll help relax your mind and give you a better sense of wellbeing. Imagine turning to this curry to help relax you instead of turning...
by Jo Formosa | Sep 15, 2017 | Blog, Health Tips
As a pitta body type, you’ll tend to be the natural born leaders. You love order and structure and taking charge is easy for you. Out of balance you might feel frustrated, and struggle with incompetence, or have angry outbursts. Maybe your hair is prematurely greying,...
by Jo Formosa | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog, Health Tips
You may be a vata body type, which means you are a normally lean, skinny minnies, often with long, thin frames and narrow shoulders and hips. You may be frustrated because you might be suffer bloating, constipation or IBS and put on weight around your stomach –...
by Jo Formosa | Sep 1, 2017 | Blog, Health Tips
Ayurveda is based on the principle that there are three different body types, or dosha, and these are the energies that make up every individual. We all fall into one main category – vata, pitta or kapha – and this largely defines our nature, physical...