Essential Oils Facts And Myths

Essential oils are promoted to calm the mind and, stimulate weight loss, relieve aches and pains, and much more. Unlike essential nutrients, there is nothing essential about essential oils. Misused, they can cause more harm than good. This video shares some facts and myths about essential oils.

Prebiotics And Probiotics Facts And Myths

Prebiotics and probiotics are highly advertised dietary supplements. Are they as effective as a well balanced diet? This video shares what are prebiotic and probiotics and why your diet, not dietary supplements, may be the best source for both.

Constipation Facts And Myths

Constipation affects people of all ages during their life. It can be acute last a few days or chronic lasting weeks, months, or years. There are also many causes and ways to treat it. This video shares some of the facts and myths about constipation.

Asana Of The Month: Embryo In Womb

Embryo In Womb takes seated Lotus pose to the next level. If you have difficult sitting in Lotus pose, you should pass on Embryo In Womb. It combines the flexibility of Lotus with a Full Forward Bend. This is not a pose for a beginner or someone with limited flexibility. Embryo In Womb takes Lotus pose with a difficulty of 3 to a difficulty of 7. To obtain the full mental and physical benefits of Embryo In Womb, listen to your body, and do not exceed your physical limits.

English Name: Embryo In Womb

Sanskrit Name: Garbha Pindasana

Difficulty Level: 7

Start Position: Seated Lotus

Instructions:

Step 1.

While sitting in Lotus pose, thread your arms under your calves.

Step 2.

Lift your legs off the floor while balancing on your buttocks.

Step 3.

Lift your legs into your chest and place your hands over your ears.

Step 4.

Remain in the pose as long as it feels comfortable and then release returning to Lotus pose.

Physical Benefits:

  • Opens up the hips
  • Improves knee flexibility
  • Lubricates knee joint
  • Relieve or prevent arthritis
  • Tones abdominal muscles
  • Improves digestion
  • Tones back and shoulder muscles

Mental Benefits

  • Focuses the mind
  • Reduces stress
  • Reduces anxiety
  • Reduces mild depression

Contraindications:

  • Low back, hip, knee, or ankle injury

Food Allergies, Intolerance, & Sensitivities Video

Some high fat and protein fad diets justify avoiding or eliminating plant foods due to allergies, intolerances, and sensitives experienced by about 1% of the population.

This video looks at causes and symptoms of food allergies, intolerances, and sensitivity, and how some fad diets use them to justify omitting nutrient packed high carb low calorie foods for high calorie foods.

For most people needing to lose weight, the easiest way to cut calories and eat more foods is by replacing high calorie foods with low calorie foods.

30 Low Potassium Foods Video

Many people eat a high sodium low potassium diet. People eating high potassium diets can consume more sodium. Too much potassium can be as dangerous as too little potassium.

People with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) have trouble removing excess sodium and potassium. It is important, if instructed by their doctor, to eat a low potassium diet. Potassium is in all foods; animal and plant.

This video looks at 30 foods providing less potassium than most other foods.

PUFA Facts & Myths Video

PUFA is the acronym for polyunsaturated fatty acids. Most consumer PUFAs are RBD (refined, bleached, deodorized) vegetable oils like canola, soy, and corn oils. Fad diets condemning PUFAs usually fail to mention they are essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

This video looks at some of the facts and myths surrounding PUFAs including:

• What is PUFA?
• PUFA and omega fatty acids.
• PUFA health risks.
• PUFA and low grade inflammation.
• Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratios.

Asana Of The Month: Elephant’s Trunk

Elephant’s Trunk is a moderately difficult balance pose that helps improve focus, relieve anxiety, and strengthen wrist, arm, leg, and shoulder muscles.

English Name: Elephant’s Trunk

Sanskrit Name: Eka Hasta Bhujasana

Difficulty Level: 6

Pose Type: Balance

Start Position: Easy Sitting

Instructions:

Step 1.

Staring in Easy Sitting pose, hook your left shoulder under your left knee and extend your right leg straight out.

Step 2.

Place both hands on the floor near your thighs.

Step 3.

Press into your hands and lift your body off the floor as pictured. Keep your extended leg parallel to the floor and gaze forward.

Step 4.

Hold the pose for a few breaths. Then lower your body to the floor. Return to Easy Sitting and repeat on the other side.

Physical Benefits:

  • Maintains spinal straightness
  • Strengthens wrists, arms, and shoulders
  • Increases stamina
  • Strengthens legs and buttocks
  • May relieve backache

Mental Benefits

  • Reduces stress
  • Improves thinking
  • Increases focus
  • Relieves mild anxiety & depression

Contraindications:

  • Carpel tunnel syndrome
  • Wrist injury
  • Leg, arm, or shoulder injury

Honey, Maple Syrup, And Sugar

This video compares the nutrition values of honey (filtered and raw) and maple syrup to refined white sugar. Many diets claim honey and maple syrup are “natural” alternatives to refined sugars and provide essential vitamins and minerals absent from refined sugar. In this video:

• Refined Sugar vs honey & maple syrup.
• Raw vs. refined honey.
• Raw honey health risks.
• Nutrition Facts
• Vitamin & minerals

COVID-19 Facts & Myths

It did not take long for email and social media to distribute misleading and false information about the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19.

This video shares what is COVID-19 and looks at some of the myths making the social media and email circuit:

• What is a virus?
• What is coronavirus?
• What is COVID-19?
• Why is COVID-19 serious.
• Preventing infection.
• COVID-19 facts and myths.

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