Why Fall Calls for New Rituals
Every season has its rhythm, and fall invites us to slow down, ground, and prepare for the stillness of winter. According to both Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is a time to support digestion, strengthen immunity, and nourish the body with warming f...
Yeast 101: A Normal (But Tricky) Part of the Gut
Yeast, particularly Candida albicans, is a natural part of the gut microbiome. In small amounts, it coexists peacefully with your bacteria. But when it’s overfed — usually by sugar, refined carbs, alcohol, and stress — it can grow out of balance an...
Rest vs. Stress: The Two Modes of Your Nervous System
Your body runs on two main settings:
Sympathetic (“Fight or Flight”): Great for emergencies, terrible for digestion. Blood is diverted away from your stomach toward muscles, stress hormones rise, and your gut essentially goes on pause.
Para...
Why Seasonal Cleansing Works
Our bodies are deeply connected to the rhythms of nature. Just as the seasons shift, so do our energy, metabolism, and digestive needs. Ancient healing systems like Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine have always emphasized seasonal resets as a way to realign wi...
We often think of food in terms of calories, carbs, and protein — but food is so much more than numbers on a label. Every ingredient you eat is information for your body: it shapes your mood, fuels your brain, regulates your hormones, and supports your gut.
Here’s how it works:
Food and Mood
Up t...
Ah, thyme—this unassuming kitchen staple has been calming coughs and fighting pathogens since ancient times. Slim sprigs but mighty in flavor, thyme is full of phytonutrients that support digestion, immunity, and healing from the inside out.
1. Antimicrobial & Gut Health Ally
Thyme contains t...
Rosemary, with its fragrant evergreen needles, isn’t just pleasing to the nose—it’s been used throughout history for memory, mood, and digestion. This herb brings both heartiness and clarity, nourishing body and mind.
1. A Brain-Boosting Botanical
Rosemary’s cineole-rich aroma has been shown to e...
Why Your Kitchen Should Be Your Cornerstone for Health
In a world filled with wellness fads, convenience meals, and TikTok cooking hacks, it’s easy to forget that the most enduring path to health lies in simple rituals: chopping, simmering, tasting, and nourishing your own body.
Here’s why cookin...
A few years back, I was deep in the Minnesota wilderness on a canoe trip - no cell service, just trees, sky, and the cleanest, living waters - when I managed to break my ankle. My first ever bone break... and it was a doozy. Imagine being out in the wild, miles from help, suddenly unable to move....
At OWL Venice, we believe food is medicine — but in today’s world, even choosing your medicine can feel overwhelming. Words like organic, cage-free, and grass-fed are everywhere, yet so few people actually understand what they mean. Let’s break it down.
What Does “Organic” Actually Mean?
The USDA...
For decades, we’ve been taught that restriction equals results. Cut the calories. Cut the carbs. Push through hunger. Ignore your cravings. Suppress, control, eliminate. Repeat. While restriction might deliver short-term weight loss, it almost never leads to long-term health.In fact, it can damag...
In a world full of quick-fix cleanses, the word detox has become one of the most overused and misunderstood terms in wellness. From charcoal lemonade to 3-day juice fasts, many popular detoxes rely on extreme restriction and promise miraculous results. But the truth is, your body doesn’t need gim...
