Korea’s tea culture is fascinating and rooted in tradition from local ingredients.
I’ve had so much fun trying out the different types and learning about their uses.
In today’s post, I share about a few of my favorite teas that are commonly drank across Korea and today, I’m showing you a breakdown of a few teas that are available at every major convenience store in Korea— from the Seven Eleven to the GS25 and the CU’s.
A day in the life of a nutritionist in Seoul.
I just wrapped up a month of doing Whole30 Diet while living in Seoul, Korea. Here is a walk-through of what some of the past 30 days have looked like while keeping my diet super clean and super simple in a limited kitchen.
Read MoreI decided to take on the Whole 30 Diet with some co-workers for a little dietary reset... because who doesn't need one sometimes?
The Whole30 Diet removes things like soy, grains, legumes, refined + natural sugars (like honey, maple syrup, etc), dairy, alcohol, carrageenan, MSG, sulfites, and other processed type foods. It embraces a very paleo style, whole-foods diet of veggies, fruit, nuts, seeds, eggs and animal proteins.
When I first got to Korea I started losing my hair at a quick rate, it was scary!
I quickly discovered that this is something that many fellow expats have gone through or are still going through.
This post walks you through some of the key steps I took to stop this quickly before much damage was done.
Let’s face it, acne sucks.
There is absolutely no doubt about it.
Acne is a sign from your body that something is off, that something needs some of your tender love and attention. When we stop looking at our skin with frustration and anger, we can start looking at it with patience, gratitude and love—which is probably what your body is really craving over the latter.
Read MoreGolden Milk is a trendy name for a traditional Ayurvedic drink called “Haldi Wala Doodh” which translates to Turmeric Milk. The name Golden Milk is a Western play off the golden colour from the turmeric in it this creamy and warming tea.
Though newly popular in the West (and kind of a fad item right now), this drink has been used as an Ayurvedic therapeutic beverage for centuries and is popular for combatting inflammation, reducing pain and easing digestion, but also because it’s really yummy and nice to sip on.
Read MoreFor many, estrogen dominance is generally understood as simply having too much of the sex hormone estrogen. For men, it’s feared because estrogen is often thought of as a ‘female hormone” and too much can effect sexual function and stamina.
For women, we might start feeling concerned about our breast health, the stubborn weight gain and the uncomfortable monthly symptoms that can be brought about when we have too much (or too little) of this hormone. It has a bad rep! In this post we will go over what it looks like if you have too much of this hormone, why this is common and what to do about it if you do!
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