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By keeping the physical brain nourished, we are able to better understand the mind and who we really are: a magnificent machine full of vigor, vitality, love, consciousness, and pure awareness. Your brain is a crazy boss of an organ. It weighs roughly 3 pounds, consists of a slight 2% of your weight, requires 20% of the body's energy, and looks like a ball of cooked oatmeal. Together, the brain and the spinal cord interconnect and direct a bewildering amount of information. Whether we view the brain as a switchboard for sensory input, an intricate computer system, or an utter...

There are powerful, ancient herbs and spices used in Ayurvedic medicine for ultimate health and overall well-being. Today's modern world doesn't exactly help us stay free of toxins. We may start off with the best of intentions to eat well, exercise, and detox. But life gets in the way. We don't always have time to prepare all the nutritious foods we need. The toxic, polluted world weave created places a burden on our systems that we were never designed to cope with. We have to get rid of all the preservative, pesticides, and genetically modified organisms in our bodies, before...

In daily life, we rarely ever stop to think of our organs, especially the liver. It's good to be reminded every now and again.    Your liver works extremely hard to keep you healthy. We live in a polluted world, with pesticides, chemicals, and artificial ingredients in our food, water, and air - just about everything we encounter in our modern lives. Your precious liver is one of the most important organs for detoxification. It cleans and filters blood, working hard to remove toxic matter such as dead cells, microorganisms, metabolic waste, chemicals, drugs, and debris from the blood, so these substances...

  Our modern lives can be stressful, no doubt, so it's nice to know we have nature's adaptogenic herbs on our side. Ashwagandha has been praised as a longevity and vitality tonic for millennia. It is revered in Ayurvedic medicine for its restorative, energizing, and strengthening properties. It is known to promote rejuvenation in the mind, body, and soul. In Sanskrit, ashwagandha means "the smell of a horse", indicating that the herb holds the strength of a stallion, and has traditionally been prescribed in ancient Ayurveda to help people strengthen their immune system after an illness. The herb, also known...

You may have heard of Bacopa monnieri, a.k.a. Brahmi (named after one of the highest states of consciousness / Brahman / God consciousness), a.k.a. water hyssop; but did you know this herb restores mind, body, and soul? Bacopa has been used in plant-based medicine since time immemorial, and it sure has made some central nervous systems happy along the way to present day. Recent research has focused primarily on Bacopa's cognitive-enhancing effects. This medicinal perennial is used to enhance memory development, learning, and concentration. This medicinal plant can help to upgrade your command center! A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled design was...