Yoga is a holistic practice that incorporates physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama) and meditation to promote mental and physical well-being. Studies have shown that yoga is beneficial in cases such as anxiety, depression, low back pain and sleep disorders during pregnancy, and that it positively affects mother-baby bonding, birth and postpartum period. Nevertheless, there are a limited number…
Zen Buddhism is a unique mix of philosophies and idiosyncrasies from three different cultures. It is a typically Japanese way of life, and yet reflects the mysticism of India, naturalness and spontaneity of Taoism and the deep pragmatism of the Confucianist mind. However, despite its special character, Zen Buddhism is purely Buddhist in its essence because its objective is nothing different that of Buddha: Achieving enlightenment,…
Surely at some point you have heard the term ketogenic diet. That diet that everyone is currently talking about incessantly and that you also want to be part of. Surely you are totally fed up with the typical and boring diets of nutritionists, who isn’t? These diets that our doctors put us on that do nothing but cause us economic problems due to the high cost of the food proposed in it. People who are used to eating whatever they …
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than two billion people worldwide are considered overweight. That’s nearly one-third of the world’s population. One in ten people on earth is classified as obese to very obese. Even more frightening than the numbers, is the time span in which the number of overweight people has doubled: It’s only been 50 years! Never before has mankind gained as much weight as now. Looking …
