http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Helen+Thomas Wellness, Fitness and Diet Helen Thomas Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=912936&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet It has been over twenty-five years since the first time I took an ayurveda body type quiz, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in my late twenties, practicing chiropractic. My husband and I had our two young children and I was living life with my "pedal to the metal", as they say. I was k... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Helen Thomas Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=903693&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Tulsi tea is one of the most favorite teas used in my office. Every week I have to replace my supply of it in my complimentary tea bar. One reason is because it just tastes good. Another reason is that I have been teaching my patients about its benefits. You get a great "pick me up feeling" from it... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Helen Thomas Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=214397&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Feet are so precious until you have a problem, you take them for granted. What do feet and the normal fat of the body got in common? What do feet and the adrenal glands have in common? These are mysterious questions to the average western mind. In the science of ayurveda the connection is clear. In... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Helen Thomas Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=304191&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet For the next few weeks, I’m turning over my articles to my husband, Dr. Craig Thomas, D.C. so that he can post and share with you entries about his month-long journey to India for Ayurvedic treatment. After recently suffering from a stroke and seeking help from Western medicine, Dr. Craig decided th... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Helen Thomas Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=292284&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Last week, I wrote to you about the dangers of using Statin drugs to lower cholesterol in high-risk children (”The Answer to Childhood Obesity? Ayurveda! NOT Statin Drugs“), and because I’m devoted to helping our children achieve balance and health in their lives, this week, I’m continuing my three-... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Helen Thomas Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=292294&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet In my previous article I have started to give you the building blocks for using Ayurveda to manage and cure any weight or obesity disorders and issues plaguing the children in your life, but this is only the beginning.   JUST SAY “NO” TO (STATIN) DRUGS!   In the simplest terms, using chemicals and d... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Helen Thomas Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=292281&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read in the New York Times that the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines to “aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in children” and that they plan on administering cholesterol-lowering drugs - called statins - to kids as young as... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Helen Thomas Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=292318&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet You Think It's Healthy Ayurveda Says it One of the Worse Food Combinations? A Simple Solution: See how to enjoy the same foods, without the gastrointestinal warzone... Last week, in my article on food allergies, I gave everybody a quiz: What is the worst food combination that Westerners consume thes... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Helen Thomas Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=253439&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet That the thoughts in your mind have an enormous effect on your body has become well accepted. There’s even a tongue-twisting name for a new field of scientific investigation of the mind-body connection: psychoneuro–immunology or PNI. PNI studies the interaction between the mind, nervous system, immu... Education Helen Thomas Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=253438&ca=Education In order to fully appreciate the powerful role of Ayurveda in restoring health, you need to understand how it helps you handle stress, which is at the root of many ailments big and small. Dr. Hans Selye, the pioneering researcher who practically invented the concept of stress, defined it rather poet...