In a previous post, Immune-Boosting Foods: Fermented Foods and Vitamin C, I described some food groups that help strengthen our immune system; specifically, I talked about fermented and vitamin C–rich foods. In it, I explained why these nutrients are necessary for our first line of defense to adequately perform its function and how inadequate intake […]
There are already voices beginning to echo the call for “progressive return to normality” in the coming weeks. Whatever that means, and regardless of the form it takes, the opening of the lockdown is going to demand from us that we strengthen—now more than ever—our immune system. The economic and political measures may loosen, but […]
Even though many of us have been spending a lot of time staring out the window and yearning for the moment we can step outdoors again, the situation that we’re in could also be seen as an extraordinary opportunity to turn our attention back to our bodies. “Extraordinary” to be understood as uncommon, and magnificent. […]
In the midst of this totum revolutum in which we are immersed, and despite the overflow of information we’re receiving (“Do this, stop doing that, avoid this, you must do that…”), I still feel called to share this information in case it’s useful to you—how to give our lungs “a break” and to nourish them […]
When the symptoms of stress and anxiety become present in our daily lives, it is widespread (and indeed, human) to get discouraged from our initial good intentions and return quickly to old patterns.
