Ayurveda

Ayurveda
Author: Maya Tiwari
Publisher:
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2005
Genre: Cooking
ISBN:

Forced by cancer to reexamine and redirect her life Maya Tiwari left a highly successful New York design career and returned to her native India to study Ayurvedic medicine. Her book a profound but practical testament to the healing power of balanced living shows how Ayurveda`s ancient principles of health can help you achieve the highest levels of physical emotional and spiritual well being. The traditional form of medicine in India for more than five thousand years Ayurveda relies primarily on the proper use of foods and herbs to maintain or restore the body`s natural state of balance. While Ayurvedic healing has in recent years become increasingly well known in the west Maya Tiwari is the first author to provide us with a comprehensive working guide to ayurveda as a way of life.

The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies

The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies
Author: Vasant Lad, M.A.Sc.
Publisher: Harmony
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012-02-22
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0307815919

Based on the ancient healing tradition from India that dates back thousands of years, The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies offers natural alternatives to conventional medicines and treatments with practical advice and easy-to-follow instructions. Dr. Vasant Lad, a leading authority in this field, has created an invaluable guide to treating common ailments and chronic problems with strategies tailored to your personal needs based on your dosha. Dr. Lad first explains the principles behind the science of Ayurveda, exploring the physical and psychological characteristics of each of the three doshas, or mind-body types--vata, pitta, and kapha. Once you have determined which type or combination of types you are, Dr. Lad helps you to begin your journey to the ultimate "state of balance" and well-being. Dr. Lad explains why certain imbalances often result in illness and shows you how to restore your body to natural order. You'll learn which traditional Ayurvedic remedies--herbal teas and formulas, essential oils, meditation, yoga--offer relief from a variety of conditions, such as cold and flu symptoms, headaches, toothaches, sore throats, high cholesterol, vision problems, anxiety, and depression. Dr. Lad also shows you how to use diet and specific Ayurvedic techniques to prevent future illness and to promote body consciousness and healthy living. The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies enables us all to experience the benefits of Ayurveda's healing properties that have been refined over thousands of years. All of the herbs, foods, and oils Dr. Lad recommends can be found in local health food stores or through mail-order catalogs. Complete with an extensive glossary and resource list, this is the definitive guide to natural, safe, and effective remedies, everyday keys to a lifetime of vitality and well-being.

Perfect Health

Perfect Health
Author: Deepak Chopra
Publisher: Bantam Books
Total Pages: 327
Release: 1990
Genre: Health
ISBN: 9780553403244

The author's Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine, aimed to show how health and sickness are controlled by awareness at the level of quantum physics, where mind and body are one. Now Dr Chopra has written a practical guide to harnessing that healing power of the mind, a book based on the principles of Ayureda, a 5000-year-old system of mind/body medicine that has recently been rediscovered. The book provides a step-by-step programme of mind/body medicine tailored to the individual's need. The result is a plan for re-establishing the body's essential balance with nature.

Perfect Balance

Perfect Balance
Author: Atreya
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2001
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781583330890

Describes the Indian holistic system of Ayurvedic nutrition and healing, which incorporates diet, meditation, breathing, and visualization to gain physical and mental well-being.

The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook

The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook
Author: Kate O'Donnell
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0834840227

Keeping digestion on track is the key to health in Ayurveda, and eating natural, homemade foods in accordance with personal constitution and changes in environment is often all that we need to find balance. In The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, Kate O’Donnell inspires you to get into the kitchen and explore this time-honored system of seasonal eating for health and vibrancy.Season by season, learn how the changing weather and environment both mirror and influence your body and appetite.Foundational "everyday" recipes can be adapted to any season and any dosha for nourishing, flavorful meals.Includes lifestyle advice on meal planning, self-care regimens, and how to ensure health during the change of seasons.

The Parent's Complete Guide to Ayurveda

The Parent's Complete Guide to Ayurveda
Author: Jayarajan Kodikannath
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2022-08-23
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0834844451

A comprehensive and user-friendly guidebook including over 50 Ayurvedic health and wellness practices for children, ages 3–16, with healing plans for common ailments—co-written by an Ayurveda specialist with over two decades of experience in pediatric health. The traditional holistic health system of Ayurveda offers a wealth of effective lifestyle advice and remedies for the whole family. The Parent’s Complete Guide to Ayurveda is an accessible primer to pediatric Ayurveda, with simple, commonsense dietary, herbal, and self-care practices to both address various ailments and promote vibrant health and well-being in children ages 3–16. Dr. Jayarajan Kodikannath, an Ayurvedic specialist, and Alyson Young Gregory, an Ayurvedic health counselor and educator, provide a wellness roadmap that parents can tailor to their children’s individual mind-body type, known as prakriti. This book first gives parents the tools to determine their child’s prakriti and then offers customized everyday diet and lifestyle guidelines based on traditional Ayurvedic principles for a healthy body and mind, including yoga, meditation, breathing practices, and daily wellness routines. The advice offered in this book includes: How to prevent and manage common ailments and disorders with diet and home remedies How to encourage healthy habits around sleep, diet, exercise, and screen time Easy-to-make tonics, teas, and soaks to alleviate a number of conditions, including tummy aches, stress, colds, insomnia, sluggishness, and dehydration Ayurvedic perspectives on digestive, metabolic, respiratory, and emotional disorders prevalent in children today And much more.

Complete Guide to the Ayurvedic Diet

Complete Guide to the Ayurvedic Diet
Author: Dr. Emma Tyler
Publisher: Web Health Concepts
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2021-02-07
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

In her new book, Complete Guide to the Ayurvedic Diet: A Beginners Guide & 7-Day Meal Plan for Weight Loss, Dr. Emma Tyler breaks down the Ayurvedic Diet into a simple to understand and easy to follow weight loss and healthy eating plan that anyone can use to lose additional body weight and improve their overall health and wellness. Inside her weight loss guide, Emma will teach you about the following aspects of the Ayurvedic Diet: What the Ayurvedic Diet is. Ayurvedic Diet Doshas. Major Health Benefits of Following the Ayurvedic Diet. What Foods Should be Eaten when Following the Ayurvedic Diet. What Foods Should be Avoided or Minimized on the Ayurvedic Diet. A Simple & Nutritious 7-Day Ayurvedic Diet Meal Plan. How to Grocery Shop to Lose Weight. How Exercise can Increase Weight Loss with the Ayurvedic Diet. Lifestyle Benefits of Losing Weight on the Ayurvedic Diet. Plus so much more... Let Emma help you take control of your weight and guide you through the process of losing extra pounds and maintaining your body weight by using the tried and tested Ayurvedic Diet and its easy to follow eating plan to improve your quality of life in as little as just 2 weeks.

Ayurvedic Healing

Ayurvedic Healing
Author: David Frawley
Publisher: Lotus Press
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2000
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0914955977

Ayurvedic Healing presents the Ayurvedic treatment of common diseases, covering over eighty different ailments from the common cold to cancer. It provides a full range of treatment methods including diet, herbs, oils, gems, mantra and meditation. The book also shows the appropriate life-style practices and daily health considerations for your unique mind-body type both as an aid to disease treatment and for disease prevention. The present edition is an expanded version of the original 1989 edition, covering additional diseases and adding new treatments.

The Ayurvedic Reset Diet

The Ayurvedic Reset Diet
Author: Vatsala Sperling
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2020-12-29
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1644111314

A step-by-step guide to Ayurvedic dietary resets to gently cleanse your digestive system and reboot your body and mind • Presents easy-to-follow instructions for a full 6- or 8-week Ayurvedic rest diet, as well as a simplified 1-week plan, detailing what to eat and drink day by day • Includes recipes, mindful eating tips, and meal prepping techniques • Explains the healing science of Ayurveda, the rejuvenating benefits of fasting and mono-diets, and how to maximize nutrient absorption with food combining Food sensitivities, chronic inflammation, obesity, and chronic disease are on the rise. Could our modern diets and mindless eating habits be to blame? How do you reboot your system--body, mind, and spirit--and start the path to radiant health? In this easy-to-follow guide to Ayurvedic dietary resets, Vatsala Sperling, Ph.D., details how to rest and gently cleanse your digestive system, lose extra pounds, and reboot your body and mind with the Ayurvedic techniques of fasting, mono-diets, and food combining. She begins by sharing a simplified introduction to the healing science of Ayurveda from India and explains the spiritual, mindful relationship to food at its heart. Offering step-by-step instructions for a full 6- or 8-week Ayurvedic reset diet, as well as a simplified 1-week program, she details, day by day, what to eat and drink and provides recipes and meal prepping tips and techniques. The author explains how to prepare for fasting and the benefits of giving your digestive system a break from food, even if only for one day. She prepares you for mono-dieting--when you eat one type of food such as fruits or vegetables for a set period--and reveals the rejuvenating effects that come from isolating your daily diet to one food type. The author then explores the Ayurvedic techniques of food combining in detail, explaining exactly what to eat when to maximize nutrient absorption. Based on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, this guide provides everything you need to know to heal your digestive system, prevent chronic ailments, find your healthy weight, and rebuild your sacred relationship with food.

The Ayurvedic Diet

The Ayurvedic Diet
Author: Reenita Malhotra Hora
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2016-02-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 935177533X

Do you drink six cups of coffee to get through the day? Do you feel bloated, sleep-deprived and tired? Are you on a diet of salami-pizza-alcohol that often leaves you reaching for that box of medicines? If yes, this is the book for you. Ayurvedic expert Reenita Malhotra Hora offers you a helping hand out of the negative cycle you have trapped yourself in. In three simple steps she teaches you the basics of Ayurvedic nutrition: - First, get to know your body and mind by understanding the subtle variations of the three doshas - vata, pitta and kapha - that comprise you, so you know which food combinations are most nutritious.- Second, since food is life source, realize the essential guna in the different food items you consume.- Third, consume only those foods that balance the elements of the six Ayurvedic ritus or seasons - Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Hemant, Shishir, Vasant - so you are in harmony with nature. A one-stop, easy-to-use, jargon-free guide to nutritional wellness and a happier, healthier life.