Last week I wrote about my experience doing a strict Ketogenic diet for six weeks. All in all, I found the experience to be a positive one with the exception of how restrictive it felt.
The most important takeaways for me were two:
Keto (when in balance) contains the cornerstones of an anti-inflammatory diet
I generally prefer lifestyle changes that feel loving and supportive…
If you were around a few weeks ago, you might remember I started a 6-week fitness challenge on August 1st. I am happy to report that my 6 weeks are FINALLY over and I’m very happy with the experience.
But let me tell you what I REALLY learned…
Here we go again. A Harvard teacher said "coconut is poison" and lit up the internet. It's a replay of last summer's hoopla, when USA Today published an article saying coconut oil has never been healthy.
Just like in politics, proclamations about the goodness or evilness of foods are also becoming increasingly polarized. "It's a super food!" "No! It's poison!"
He said it again and again, over the course of the weekend:
This was Bruce Lipton facilitating his workshop at Kripalu, titled "The Grand Convergence of Science and Ancient Religions."
What if loving yourself first and foremost is NOT selfish?
What if the ONLY way in which you can truly love others is by loving yourself first?
I know this sounds counter to what many of us were taught. We've learned that it's selfish to put ourselves first, especially when you're a parent.
Many of us in the western world were raised hearing this Christian maxim: