Feb 12, 2018
I don’t know about you, but so many people around me are sick, and I find myself giving unsolicited advice all the time. I know you all who are fans of Yogahealer and are podcast listeners might want some more insight into the particular ways to care for your immune system in the winter.
If you listen and this is helpful, please send us an email to let us know how they impacted you.
Sleep
Nighty nite tea or ashwagandha with hot water
at night.
Decrease your stress so you can
sleep. Realize what you can get done in a day and let it be. Don’t
burn the candle at both ends in winter of you’ll set yourself up
for autoimmune issues. Seriously.
Wind
down early
Sleep more in winter or you will get sick.
We’re on an annual sleeping rhythm.
Eat
early to wind down early
ELD
Take
Hanah or Chavanprash
Live
Well Lubed - do self massage
Find
out your body type and get a good oil from Banyan -
www.yogahealer.com/quiz
Lubing helps your lymph filter germs. Dry skin
invites germs to take over.
Carry a thermos. Sip hot water every 20
minutes. Take hydration very very seriously.
Keep
your house cool and dress warm
Take cold showers. It works. I take 2-3 short
ones per day
Eat
soup. It’s easier to digest. Eat soup at night, maybe for lunch too
See tip #2.
Take ashwagandha. It’s a
winter herb - an adaptogen. Have it with dinner, with breakfast.
Add it to your beet smoothie.
Eat
beets. I use beets in smoothies. My favorite winter smoothie is
grapefruit, beets, celery, pear and ginger with a few beet greens
at room temperature. Thin your bile. Heavy food is everywhere
in winter. Beets help you poop
Never be constipated. When you'll constipated
your lymph shuts down. Then you become susceptible to
germs.
I rap about:
- Why it is so important to get enough sleep in the winter
- What staying well-oiled means for lymphatic health in the winter
- Simple daily steps that don’t seem intuitive until you clue in to the Ayurvedic reasoning behind them
What you’ll get out of tuning in:
- Understand how sleeping, de-stressing, skin care, and more help you thrive in winter
- Practical, simple steps for adjusting your daily routine to maximize the integrity of your immune system
Show Highlights:
- 2:34 – During winter we build up our sleep bank. If you change nothing else in winter, change your sleep. Tune in here for why and tips for how.
- 13:47 – Most people don’t realize how much drinking warm water in the winter is deeply hydrating until they’ve tried it.
- 20:21 – Struggle with constipation or overindulgence in winter comfort foods? Tune in here for a simple step to aid your digestion
Favorite Quotes:
- “Often in winter people don’t realize they’re dehydrated because they are drinking cold or room temperature water” – Cate Stillman
- “Some of your more neurotic emotional cravings start to fall away when you start to live more in tune with the weather” – Cate Stillman