Quick & Easy Ayurvedic Cookbook

Author: Eileen Keavy Smith
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462916600
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Eat better and live healthier with this easy-to-follow Ayurvedic cookbook. Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of health and healing based on the principle that each human being is unique and has a distinct individual constitution, genetic inheritance and predisposition to certain ailments. Practitioners can stay healthy and happy by following rules such as: Warm, comfort foods like Shepherd's pie or butternut soup can help alleviate joint pain and poor circulation brought on by chilly, windy weather. In summer, pasta primavera, shrimp salad, sauteed tofu, and other sweet and light foods cool off irritable moods and help digestive problems. Pungent, astringent foods--savory lentils, turkey loaf, kasha and the like --can help ease the distress of a winter cold. The Quick & Easy Ayurvedic Cookbook allows you to implement Ayurvedic principles in your cooking easily and improve your health without devoting long hours of study to the subject or breaking your budget. Learn how to cure insomnia and indigestion, and even mood swings, just by making food choices based on your Ayurvedic constitution. The recipes include familiar favorites making this cookbook a practical addition to your kitchen and home.

Simple Ayurvedic Recipes

Author: Myra Lewin
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781466299368
Category : Cookbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Simple Ayurvedic Recipes is a guide to creating quick, tasty, and balanced meals, combining the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda with practical steps for the modern cook. This book captures the essence and impact of this natural approach, taking the guesswork out of meal preparation. Offering delicious food and spice combinations, the easy recipes are deeply nourishing and fully satisfying for all constitutions. The concepts and recipes in this book increase vitality and optimize well-being. They also support illness prevention and recovery. It inspires you to connect how you feel to what and how you are eating, with concise steps toward improvement. Simple Ayurvedic Recipes adds to the tools for vibrant living already provided in Lewin's first book Freedom in Your Relationship with Food.

Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind

Author: Kate O'Donnell
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834841320
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
Eat your way to increased energy, balanced emotions, and an overall state of calm and relaxation. In Ayurvedic medicine there are said to be three main energies that affect our mind: • sattva, the state of contentment and calm; • rajas, the state of reactivity and excitability; and • tamas, the dull, slow, and stagnant state of mind. The good news is that there are direct ways of bringing these states into balance through what we eat. The recipes in this book are simple, seasonal, and delicious, while bringing the traditional foods of Ayurveda into the modern kitchen.Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind uncovers the true potential of food to heal not only our bodies, but our minds too.

The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook

Author: Kate O'Donnell
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834840227
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
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.

Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners

Author: Laura Plumb
Publisher: Rockridge Press
ISBN: 9781623159634
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
"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)

Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners

Author: Amadea Morningstar
Publisher: Lotus Press
ISBN: 0914955144
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
Amadea Morningstar, co-author of the bestselling Ayurvedic Cookbook, received many requests for Western recipes that utilized Ayurvedic principles. Well, here it is This is a "one of a kind" book that is sure to be a strong bestseller and represents a dramatic enhancement for people who want to practice Ayurvedic health practices in the West.

The 30-Minute Ayurvedic Cookbook

Author: Danielle Martin
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1646111249
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 315

Book Description
A healing diet for a healthy body—an Ayurvedic cookbook full of quick and tasty meals The traditional South Asian system of medicine—Ayurveda—is based on the concept of balancing your body to achieve total wellness. A diet centered around Ayurveda teaches us that the right food can ultimately balance and heal us. The 30-Minute Ayurvedic Cookbook makes it simple to eat an Ayurvedic diet, with 90 delicious recipes that take half an hour or less to prepare. The recipes in this Ayurvedic cookbook are labeled for specific benefits—like digestion, heart health, weight loss, constipation relief, and more—so you can quickly find meals designed to benefit your individual healing process. This Ayurvedic cookbook includes: Introducing Ayurveda—Discover details on what Ayurveda is, items to stock your kitchen with, how to eat for healing, and more. 90 healing recipes—Cleanse and restore your body with recipes like Detox Tonic, Antioxidant Energy Smoothie, Colorful Quinoa Salad, and Classic Cleansing Kitchari. The right foods for you—Take a quiz to determine your dosha (biological energy), and learn how you can eat to heal your unique body. Bring balance back to your body with simple, therapeutic meals—The 30-Minute Ayurvedic Cookbook has everything you need to get cooking.

Freedom in Your Relationship with Food

Author: Myra Lewin
Publisher: BookPros, LLC
ISBN: 0981546218
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
In a culture driven by advertising, convenience, and weight-loss gimmicks, our relationship with food has become sadly out-of touch. Yoga teacher Myra Lewin encourages us to slow down and cultivate a healthy relationship with what we put in our bodies. Drawing from the basic principles of Ayurveda and Yoga, Freedom in Your Relationship to Food is a simple and effective guide to enhancing your relationship with food and the process of eating. Including lists of foods to seek out or avoid, simple breathing and meditation exercises, and practical recipes, this book will help you overcome mental and physical obstacles to attain excellent health.

Ayurvedic Cooking Made Easy

Author: Kumuda Reddy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781590560679
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The ancient Indian system of healing and medicine known as Ayurveda has proven effective in disease prevention and health creation for thousands of years. Ayurvedic medicine works by enlivening the body's inner intelligence and enhancing the immunity of the individual. It treats the disease at the source rather than the symptoms alone, without adverse side effects or creating a new disease. Popularized in the United States by Deepak Chopra and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Ayurveda has become well known and is used extensively throughout North America as a holistic alternative both to allopathic and to homeopathic medicine. In this comprehensive guide to Ayurvedic cooking--complete with a set of delicious and easy-to-make recipes--physician and naturopath Dr. Kumuda Reddy shows you how to determine whether your body type is vata, pitta, or kapha, so that you can optimize your individual health through healthy and nutritious meals that suit your body type.

The Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook

Author: Amrita Sondhi
Publisher: arsenal pulp press
ISBN: 1551522861
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 526

Book Description
Contemporary recipes for a diet and way of life based on an ancient Indian healing tradition.