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5 Different Types of Yoga – Which One Suits You the Best? – Daily Cup of Yoga. [Editor's note: This is a guest post by Chiara Fucarino who blogs at Yoga-Paws] Ah, yoga. What’s not to like about stretching your muscles, sprawling out on a comfortable mat, and losing yourself in tranquility? Not only does practicing yoga tone your body and refresh your mind, it also improves your immune system, helps lower your stress level, and provides so many more health benefits. Yoga has been around for more than 5,000 years, and we’re still fine-tuning the practice. Today, aside from having a yoga studio around every corner, we have many different styles of yoga. Even though they’re all based on the same poses, each style has a particular focus. For example, one style has a purpose to improve flexibility, while another style primarily strengthens your core.

With many different types of yoga being practiced today, it may be difficult for you to figure out which style benefits your mind and body the most. Hatha Hatha originated in India in the 15th century. Vinyasa Ashtanga Iyengar. Honey Recipes and Baking with Honey (a How-to) Welcome! If you wish you could eat more whole foods without breaking your budget, you're in the right place. Start here for my top 10 baby steps to better Kitchen Stewardship. You might also be interested in family-friendly, delicious and nutritious recipes or one of my popular eBooks to help you on your journey.

Honey never, ever spoils. Now THAT’s the kind of product I want in my pantry that I know will never go to waste. Of course, if you’re going to buy honey by the gallon, you need to know how to use it liberally, in new recipes and old baking favorites. Baking with Honey You can substitute honey for sugar in most baking recipes, but be sure to take the following steps: Use 1/2 – 3/4 cup of honey for each one cup of sugar in the recipe.Reduce the liquid by 1/4 cup for each cup of sugar replaced.Reduce cooking temp by 25 degrees (honey will make your baked goods brown more easily).If the recipe doesn’t already include baking soda, add 1/4 tsp for each cup of sugar replaced.

Is Sugar Toxic? More Reasons to Give Up Sugar {Break the Sugar Habit Challenge} | Food Your Way. 21 Things You Should Know About Using Essential Oils. Lord help me, people. I’ve spent the last two days trying to write a concise, easy guide to essential oils and their safety, and it ended up being just an enormous dump of information that no would want to ingest in a single blog post. Therefore, you’re getting the quickest, easiest 21 facts you need to keep in mind. These things include safety measures, essential oil facts, therapeutic uses, and more.

You’ll like this better. I promise. However, at the end of this post, I am going to give extensive references to those of you who would like to learn more about the fascinating world of essential oils, as well as a list of my top 7 recommended essential oils for any household to have. Essential oils are not really oils. Most essential oils should never be used undiluted on the skin. Not all essential oils are created equally, nor does more expensive necessarily mean “better.” “What essential oils do you recommend I buy?” Where should you buy them? So have at it. Any questions? Related Posts: 101 Lifestyle Choices That Make You Crave Bad Food (part 4)

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