5 Wellness Tips To Avoid a Winter Cold
As the temperatures drop it becomes harder and harder to avoid those winter time colds. These tested tips for fighting colds can help you stay healthy all season long. 1. Meditate: In addition to the psychological benefits, meditation can be a great way to ward off colds during the winter. When you meditate, you reduce stress while enhancing your immune system. If you feel like a cold coming on, meditation can actually be an effective way to fully avoid it. 2. Exercise: Research has shown that moderate exercise — 30 to 90 minutes most days of the week — increases immune function and reduces your chances of catching a cold. It boosts blood flow so that the immune cells circulate throughout the body. However, if you are already feeling under the...
Vitality Juicing Recipes
The reasons for juicing are fairly simple. Research consistently shows that people who eat the greatest quantity of fruits and vegetables are the most likely to have a long and healthy life. That’s why the latest “food pyramid” from USDA now recommends nine servings of fruits and vegetables along with three servings of whole grains as part of a healthy, 2,000-calorie per day diet. Now, those nine servings are a tall order, even for the most disciplined eater, but Juicing using a Vitamix (or blender-like juicer) can make ‘eating’ those nine servings a lot easier. Even better, juicers like the Vitamix juicer makes the nutrients in the fruits and vegetables more “bioavailable.” Bioavailability refers to the amount of the substance that the body...
How Yoga Can Detox Your Body
Yoga is an ideal way to strengthen and stretch your muscles, but it has also been used to help detoxify the body. Detoxification is the process of eliminating toxins and waste from the blood, digestive system, and lymphatic system. Although the body is made to do this naturally every day, you can encourage the effectiveness of this process by doing certain twisting poses during your yoga practice. Here is one yoga position that will not only help in your detoxification process, but also reinvigorate your spirit. Seated Twist Step 1 Sit on your mat with your legs extended out in front of you and your spine elongated from your tailbone to the crown of your head. Step 2 Bend your right leg and bring your foot in towards you, placing it flat on the floor just in...
Travaasa Austin Earns Top Spot on TripAdvisor’s Annual List of America’s Top Hotel Spas
Here at Travaasa Austin, we are absolutely thrilled to announce that we were voted one of the top 10 Hotel Spas in America by TripAdvisor. With over 1,100 U.S. travelers participating in TripAdvisor’s wellness travel survey, we are delighted to have achieved this accomplishment and look forward to sharing the Travaasa spa experience with our future guests. This honor showcases how Travaasa Experiential Resorts continues to deliver high-quality service and provides guests with a one-of-a-kind spa experience. A huge thank you to all who voted, and who continue to provide outstanding reviews of the experience at The Spa at Travaasa...
5 Ways To Jumpstart A Healthy New Year
We are already into the second week of New Year, and there is no better time than now to commit to your New Year’s resolution. Here are 5 ways you can jumpstart a healthy New Year and create a solid plan for success. 1. Realize you will fail. The most important thing you need to realize before even starting on your resolution is that you will hit a few bumps on your journey. When confronted with these obstacles, most people give up on their resolution entirely. Don’t be that person. If you go off your path for a few days, don’t consider your resolution failed. Think of all the progress you’ve already made, regroup, and keep going until you reach your goal. 2. Plan ahead of time. A successful New Year’s resolution requires...
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