by Jo Formosa | Sep 14, 2018 | Blog, Health Tips
Ever wondered why little ones constantly have runny noses, why toddlers seem to pick up every passing cold and respiratory disorders are so common in young children? This is because they are in the kapha stage of life, where kapha related illnesses like congestion,...
by Jo Formosa | Sep 7, 2018 | Blog, Health Tips
When you get stressed do you get angry, snappy or teary? Or do you tend to ‘stress eat’, leaning on comfort foods to get through the rough patches. Study after study is showing that we are more stressed than ever. According to the American Psychological Association,...
by Jo Formosa | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog, Health Tips, Recipes
Serves 1-2 Ingredients: • 375g piece pumpkin (approx. ) • 1/4 small pumpkin or (¼ medium butternut squash) • Olive oil, sea salt + black pepper • 1 cup cooked millet, cooled • 1 small free-range egg • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped • 1/8 cup millet flakes (lupin or...
by Jo Formosa | Aug 31, 2018 | Blog, Health Tips
By Dr Madhavi Kathiria Endless to-do lists and growing stress levels are contributing to a modern busyness epidemic. The statistics continue to roll in with the same message: in Australia three in four people say stress affects their health, two-thirds of...
by Jo Formosa | Aug 24, 2018 | Blog, Health Tips, Home Remedies
Ayurvedic self-massage has been practised for thousands of years and the benefits are both numerous and immediate. Oryana Angel road tests the practice. With benefits ranging from decreasing aging, toning muscles and detoxing, to bettering vision, reducing...
by Jo Formosa | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog, Health Tips, Recipes
Serves 1-2 as a side dish Ingredients: • ¼ cup carrot cut into cubes • ¼ cup yellow squash cut into cubes • ¼ cup green beans cut into cubes For Pesto: • ¼ packed cup mint leaves • ¼ packed cup parsley leaves, without stalks • Finely grated zest of ½ lemon • 1 clove...