Tag: Wellbeing

Life Lately: Spring in Scotland

Spring has sprung here in Edinburgh. My garden is green with new life and the cold rain is interspersed with boughts of glorious warm sun. The days have become longer, the sun rising just before 6 a.m. and setting at almost 9 p.m. Everyone tells me the days will keep growing longer as summer sets

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Is Being Vegan the New Rebel?

Break out your vegan leather jacket and ditch the cigarettes.  We live in an age where “nothing matters” and everyone is blasé about pretty much everything. If somebody gets excited about something, it lasts about 20 minutes before they’re on to the next ‘big thing’ in this era of instant gratification. But the thing is,

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Supporting Your Heart Chakra

This is the fourth post in my Chakra Series. To find the other posts, click here. What Is the Heart Chakra? Mantra: I am love. I am joy. I am compassionate. I am open. Sanskrit name: Anahata; unstruck Element: Air Color: Green The fourth chakra, or Heart Chakra, is located in the center of the chest, just above heart.

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Why Switching to a Plant-Based Diet Will Enhance Your Health

A recent study by Harvard University suggests that one-third of early deaths could be prevented if people move to a vegetarian diet. This article was originally published on MotivateHealth.com. “Healthy diet is related to a lower risk of almost everything that we look at. Perhaps not too surprising because everything in the body is connected

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What I Eat In A Day: Raw Till 4

I’ve eaten pretty much every way there is to eat, including being fully raw vegan for two years. But on my journey I’ve found that I feel best when I eat Raw Till 4 p.m. What is Raw Till 4?  Well, it’s pretty much as simple as it sounds: Eat only raw fruits and veggies

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