Give Thanks for Your Digestion!
by Dr. John Peterson
The holiday season brings feasts, parties, merry-making and heavy foods. Big meals complete with turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy leave us sleepy and ready for an afternoon nap on the sofa in front of the fireplace. If you’re concerned about increasing your immunity during the flu season you’ll want to avoid overeating this Thanksgiving.
Instead, take time to savor each bite and stop eating when you are satisfied. Before each meal, pause for a moment and be thankful for your digestive system, the food, the cooks and the Creator. Digestion is the process of taking in and assimilating Intelligence from the universe to feed and nourish our own Inner Intelligence.
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Why Happiness Starts in the Stomach
In the 2004 documentary Super Size Me, a filmmaker decided to eat a steady diet of fast food for 30 days to see how it would affect his health. Although he and his doctors expected some changes, they were shocked by how quickly his skin turned sallow, his cholesterol levels and blood pressure skyrocketed and his weight shot up 27 pounds. Worse, his mood changed from one of vibrancy to depression.
According to Maharishi Ayurveda, there is not only a direct connection between the food you eat and your health, but food affects your happiness as well. You could even say that health and happiness have a common source in a single product of digestion—called ojas.
Ojas is the physical equivalent of both bliss and immunity. It is what causes the eyes to sparkle, the skin to look radiant and the immunity to be strong. And it’s directly related to digestion.
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My Vedic Kitchen™
An Ayurvedic Thanksgiving Dinner
Are you looking for a light but traditional Thanksgiving meal? Mosarene Scalzer, the head chef at Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center Lancaster for the past two and a half years, has conjured up an ayurvedic vegetarian feast that celebrates the spirit of Thanksgiving without that overstuffed feeling. Mosarene, who hails from Brazil, says she chose the ingredients for her Thanksgiving meal for their fresh, festive qualities. “I like food to be elegant yet simple and easy to digest,” she says. Here are five dishes to warm us inside and out as the holiday season begins.
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Maharishi Aromatherapy for Boosting Immunity
Maharishi Aromatherapy
Essential oils are ideal for boosting immunity during the cold winter months when the physiology is more susceptible to getting the cold or flu. Flu viruses and colds can be spread by infected people coughing and sneezing, spreading their germs in the air. Sometimes flu viruses can be picked up by touching something with germs and flu viruses on it and then touching the mouth or nose. A person can be infectious even before they experience any symptoms and up to seven days after becoming sick, so protection is essential. Virtually all pure essential oils have bactericidal and anti-microbial properties, which offer support to the immune system.
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New Holiday Catalog
by Ted Wallace & Ernie Sica
Dear Customer and Friend,
As we approach this holiday season, the employees at Maharishi Ayurveda wish to thank you for being our customer. Your desire for health and well-being is the basis of our existence as a company, and our desire is to support you fully in attaining your health and wellness goals.
Health is our most valuable possession. We are very fortunate when we have it, and it is a “gift” that should be treasured. That is why, this holiday season, we are encouraging everyone to “Give the Gift of Health”.
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 Maharishi Ayurveda Tip of the Day
MAPI's Tip-Of-The-Day is a brief daily Maharishi Ayurveda health and lifestyle tip emailed directly to you. The tips are practical, brief, user-friendly and easy-to-digest. These are kernels of knowledge to support your health and happiness, naturally. To sign up, visit www.mapi.com and click on the button in the middle right of the page that says: "Receive the tip of the day".
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