{"id":50382,"date":"2016-04-01T10:59:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T14:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=50382"},"modified":"2018-03-09T15:56:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T20:56:47","slug":"amanda-bacon-feasting-in-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/pt-pt\/journal\/amanda-bacon-feasting-in-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Bacon: Feasting in Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHealth is often thought of as a detox, a fast, a cleanse\u2014but that\u2019s not a sustainable approach. I have never seen anything successful long term when people attack it with fear.\u201d \u2013 Amanda Bacon<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Health is something we tend to under appreciate until it\u2019s gone. In this talk from Wanderlust\u2019s Speakeasy, Amanda Bacon, healthy lifestyle advocate and founder of the Los Angeles-based company Moon Juice, shares her story of triumph and failure on her journey to wellness.<\/p>\n

As a teen, Amanda was plagued with a series of health and breathing issues that baffled doctors. Putting her faith in Western medicine, she dutifully took the pills they prescribed, getting no better in the process. It was only after a fortuitous meeting with an Ayurvedic practitioner that she decided to explore other options. Using a combination of dietary change, herbal remedies, meditation, and yoga she was able to find a solution to her medical problems. She has now made it her passion to share this knowledge with the world.<\/p>\n

In this lecture she also covers her five building blocks for wellness:<\/p>\n