Deep, Blissful Sleep in 3..2…
Note: This blog post is an excerpt from Inner Scientist’s monthly newsletter. If you would like to be subscribed to health and wellness tips, recipes and other info please sign up here. Lack of sleep makes us groggy. And forgetful. And crabby. It affects our productivity at work. And our capacity to love at home. But worst of all, its exhausting to be in a state of sleep deprivation! Lack of good quantity and quality of sleep is a pre-cursor to a host of physical and psychological ailments. Ensuring you get...
Read MoreYummy Yellow Squash Sauté
Yesterday the good people from the local co op, Homegrown delivered a bamboo box filled with fresh, crunchy, radiating-light (almost) vegetables, fruits and dairy! Now here’s the thing: I like to experiment by ordering the local, sometimes-unknown vegetables but when they arrive, I’m often at a loss at how to prepare them. Aarrgghhh! I find yellow squashes so attractive! They’re yellow, which is my favorite color. They’re slender and delicate, very un-intimidating! So I bought them...
Read MoreRelating With Food
Note: This article was originally published in Osho News Online Magazine. You can check it out here. Our relationship with food is probably the most intimate one of all. We interact with it at least three times a day and think about it even more. When we consume it, it either nourishes or depletes us. Our food affects not just our energy and immunity but also our mood and temperament. The food choices we make on a daily basis, decide how we feel, think, work and live. Yet, like all things and people that are...
Read MoreQuick And Creamy Zucchini Soup
I’ve sautéed them. Fried them. Baked them. Steamed them. I have NEVER EVER blended zucchinis! It just didn’t feel right. But you know what else didn’t feel right? Not experimenting! So I decided to make a creamy soup out of the two juicy zucchinis that were sitting in the refrigerator, patiently waiting their turn. Don’t you love your vegetables – so eager to nourish our souls! This recipes doesn’t require much actual work, but it does need you to be around to check in on...
Read MoreThe Story Of The Whole Grain
Once upon a time, there lived a whole grain called Grin. Grin was a thing of beauty and was deeply revered by most cultures. Grin and her fraternity were a staple food, enjoyed with gratitude and celebration by people everywhere. Grin belonged to a very large family of whole grains. Her relatives included the Marleys, Fryes, Moats, Fillets, Queenias, Tuffs and the Borghums, amongst others. Her relatives had traveled far and wide and now each culture knew one family more than the other, although Grin’s...
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