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7 Ayurvedic Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain—Without Deprivation

7 Ayurvedic Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain—Without Deprivation

As the holiday season approaches, it’s common to be tempted by rich food and sweet treats, making it harder to maintain a healthy, balanced diet. Many people tell themselves, “It’s Christmas, so why not indulge?”—until the heaviness and discomfort set in. But with...

Turning 50 – How Ayurveda and Science have helped me defy aging

Turning 50 – How Ayurveda and Science have helped me defy aging

At 50, I feel more energised and youthful than I did in my 30s—here’s how Ayurveda and science have helped me defy aging Ayurveda, the 5,000-year-old science of life, takes a holistic view of aging. Rather than treating aging as a “disease” to be cured, it...

A Transformative Journey: Our Unforgettable Retreat in India

A Transformative Journey: Our Unforgettable Retreat in India

We recently concluded our Health Dynamics Retreat in India, and it was nothing short of extraordinary. Over seven days, our participants embarked on a deeply personal journey that would typically take weeks, if not months, to achieve. Set against the backdrop of...

5 ways to energise your morning – minus the coffee

5 ways to energise your morning – minus the coffee

It’s so easy to hit snooze on those cold, dark mornings when you can’t get out of bed, then trudge into the kitchen for a coffee, or two, before starting the day. Brits alone drink some 70 million cups of coffee everyday – Australians, Americans and Europeans all have...

7 Tips to travel well – and arrive feeling great

7 Tips to travel well – and arrive feeling great

Have you ever wondered why sometimes you arrive at a destination ready to sightsee or hit the boardroom, whereas others you suffer terrible jet lag and come down with a head cold the minute you step off the plane? The state you arrive in, is going to heavily depend on...

How to feed your family when life is just too busy

How to feed your family when life is just too busy

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 working...

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3am wake up again? Here’s what your body is trying to tell you

Time for a Restart You know that moment when your phone is slow, hot and burning through its battery? You can close the apps one at a time, clear the photos, turn down the brightness. Or you can switch it off and on again, and suddenly it runs like new. Your body is...

Why you ache when you haven’t done anything

Blocked Drains It’s storm season in Brisbane. You know what happens when the stormwater drains fill with leaves and nobody clears them: the first big downpour floods the street. Your body has its own drainage system, and it floods too. Your lymphatic system is...

Why your legs ache, your belly’s bloated and you’re tired all the time

(It’s one problem, not three) What if your aching legs, your bloated belly and that 3pm slump weren’t three separate problems, but one? You wake up tired, even after a full night’s sleep. Your feet hurt the moment they hit the floor. Your legs feel...

Your health cupboard is full. So why do you still feel like this?

Picture this. You’re out on a boat, and you notice water coming in. The boat is sinking, and you have a few minutes to grab what you can. Around you: a liferaft, water, food, oars, a blanket, sunglasses and a good book. You’d never grab the book first....

You Did Everything Right This Month. So Why Do You Still Feel Stuck?

Your body has been clearing all spring. Something else has been quietly holding on. You scraped your tongue. You lightened your dinners. You walked in the early morning when every part of you wanted the snooze button. And some mornings you still wake up with a weight...

You’re Not Lazy. Your Morning Just Has Bad Timing.

Why some mornings feel impossible, and it’s not about discipline. Here’s the window that actually decides it, and why it’s about to get harder to catch. You’re not lazy. You’re not undisciplined. You didn’t lose your motivation...

The Fire That Runs Everything (And Why Spring Puts It Out)

How to cook with the season so Kapha lightens instead of lingering. Picture a campfire. Feed it good, dry kindling, and it burns clean and steady, throwing off enough heat to cook the whole meal. Smother it with wet leaves, drown it, or starve it of air, and it...

The Health Problems Spring Causes (And How to Avoid Them)

Jacarandas are blooming. Your body is still stuck in winter. Here’s what’s actually going on, and the simple home remedies that help it move. You know the morning. The air’s already thick before you’ve boiled the kettle. It clings to your skin....

The Medicine Cabinet You Walk Past Every Day

What Ayurveda Says About 6 Everyday Spices and Why Digestion Comes First Long before “food as medicine” became a wellness headline, Ayurveda, the traditional medical system of India with roots stretching back thousands of years, was built almost entirely...

Medicine was Always in the Kitchen First

Your spice drawer is doing more than you think. Food is medicine, and it’s a truth we forget far too easily in a world of quick fixes and prescriptions. There’s an old Ayurvedic proverb that puts it simply: “When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use; when...

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Poached Eggs with Wilted Spinach

Prep 10 mins Cook 10 mins Servings 1 Ingredients 2 / Eggs, whole 200ml / Water Handful / Spinach, wilted 3 teaspoons / Fresh parsley, chopped Fresh ground pepper Pinch / Ground nutmeg (optional) Method Bring water to the boil in a small saucepan Crack an egg into a...

Ayurvedic medicated water

If you could drink a simple, but effective detox tea that clears your body of fake fat, which is really toxins in your lymphatic system, and literally strips centimetres and kilos from your body, would you be interested? Ayurvedic medicated water, or CCF tea, made...

Buckwheat Pancakes

Prep 15 mins Cook 10 mins Servings 1-2 Ingredients 1/4 cup / Buckwheat flour 1 tablespoon / Almond milk 1/2 cup / Water 1/4 teaspoon / Cinnamon powder 1/8 teaspoon / Cardamom powder Ghee or coconut oil for frying (optional) Maple syrup Method Mix all ingredients,...

Savoury Vegetable Crepe

Prep 10 mins Cook 10 mins Servings 1-2 Ingredients 1/2 cup / chickpea flour 1/2 / Carrot, grated 1/2 / Zucchini, grated Optional vegetables: 1/4 cup spinach leave or 1/4 cup beans, finely chopped) 1 pinch / Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon / Ajwain/cumin seeds 1/2 / Green...