Summary
"Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners makes it such a joy to create delicious, healing meals that one's relationship with food is forever transformed."--Melanie Fiorella, MD, Associate Clinician Professor of Integrative Health at UC San Diego, visiting staff member of the Chopra Center's Mind-Body Medical Group Modern medicine treats most ailments with prescription drugs. However, for those who want a natural approach to wellness, Ayurveda is a powerful, effective means of holistic healing. Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners takes a nature-based approach to wellness by turning to the oldest known medical system--food. Join expert Ayurveda practitioner Laura Plumb as she shows you how to practice the principles of Ayurveda in the kitchen with Ayurvedic cooking techniques for health and wellbeing. Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners is your complete guide to adopting the ancient science of Ayurveda with: An overview of Ayurveda from its history to present day More than 100 easy, satisfying recipes for every body type, or dosha, based on the fundamentals of Ayurveda A 5-step guide to Ayurvedic eating grounded in your body's unique requirements and determined by a simple dosha quiz 4 seasonal, 7-day Ayurveda meal plans to help you maintain a balanced dosha season after season "Laura Plumb inspires others to achieve vitality and radiant health. Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners should be on everyone's bookshelf because understanding the principals of Ayurveda is essential to health and wellness."--Melissa Ambrosini, bestselling author & speaker "Absolutely delicious book! Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners is a beautiful guidebook that brings awareness to healthy foods and fosters a love for cooking."--Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar, BAMS, Ayurveda teacher (India)
Summary
Bring balance to your body with nourishing Ayurvedic cooking for beginners
The ancient science of Ayurveda is a powerful system of holistic wellness, and its philosophy of balance is more relevant than ever today since stress is a common cause of disease. This Ayurvedic cookbook is your introduction to practicing the restorative principles of Ayurveda in your own kitchen. It's packed with cooking techniques and recipes that can support and nurture your body's natural regenerative powers, turning your everyday meals into opportunities for nourishment and healing.
Discover an overview of Ayurveda, from its history to the present day. Find out how to identify your dosha, or body type, based on its dominant elements and qualities. Delve in to more than 100 targeted Ayurvedic recipes to help you correct imbalances within yourself with food that is fresh, seasonal, and appropriate for your type--so you can rediscover your aliveness, inner power, and inherent peace.
Ayurvedic eating, simplified --Take a quiz to find out your dosha, and follow along with a 5-step guide to Ayurvedic eating for your body's unique requirements. Satisfying seasonal recipes --Dig in to a wide variety of recipes for every body type and season, including modification tips to make recipes appropriate for different doshas. 4 Weeklong meal plans --Learn to eat along with nature's cycle with a template meal plan for each season, along with a handy shopping list.
Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners is your starter guide to integrating Ayurveda in to your diet.
LAURA PLUMB is an internationally recognized teacher of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Jyotish. She is the creator of the popular Ayurvedic food blog Food: A Love Story and the cofounder of the Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts. With a 53-part television show called VedaCleanse and a 12-part series called Divine Yoga, Laura is regarded as a leader on mind-body medicine and the power of the Vedic sciences to promote sacred and sumptuous living. She is a graduate of the American Institute of Vedic Studies and Kerala Ayurveda Academy.
