# Karviva

> At Karviva, we believe Food is Better Medicine
> Last updated: 2026-08-16

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- [The Nightcap Myth: Why a Glass of Wine Is Sedation, Not Sleep](https://karviva.com/the-nightcap-myth-why-a-glass-of-wine-is-sedation-not-sleep/): It’s the most reasonable-sounding habit in wellness. You don’t want to take a sleeping pill. You’d rather not lie awake for an hour. So you have a glass of wine, you feel yourself soften, and you go to bed. It works – you fall asleep. Then you wake at 3am, or you wake at seven […]
- [Why Resting More Is Making You More Tired](https://karviva.com/why-resting-more-is-making-you-more-tired/): You cancelled the dinner. You skipped the workout. You spent Sunday on the couch protecting your energy. And on Monday you woke up more exhausted than the week you were busy. If that sounds familiar, you are not doing rest wrong. You are running into something older than any wellness trend — a rhythm that […]
- [How Much Protein Do Women Need? What the Research Says (And What It's Missing)](https://karviva.com/how-much-protein-do-women-need-what-the-research-says-and-what-its-missing/): Women need more protein than most standard recommendations suggest — particularly active women, women over 40, and women working to maintain muscle through perimenopause. Research supports 1.2 to 2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight daily for active women, distributed across meals, paired with adequate carbohydrates. Without both components, neither protein nor carbohydrates […]
- [Plant-Based Green Goddess Salad-in-a-Jar](https://karviva.com/recipe/plant-based-green-goddess-salad-in-a-jar/)
- [The Sand Mandala: What a Ritual of Letting Go Teaches Us About Wellness](https://karviva.com/the-sand-mandala-what-a-ritual-of-letting-go-teaches-us-about-wellness/): Recently, I attended an event where Tibetan Buddhist monks created a sand mandala. For days, they bent over a platform, releasing millions of grains of colored sand through narrow metal funnels, building a design of breathtaking intricacy. I found myself returning again and again to watch the work take shape. Then, in a formal ceremony, […]

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