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Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing (2nd Edition)
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Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing (2nd Edition)
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by Usha Lad and Vasant Lad
Sales Rank : 26730
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Paperback: 254 pages
Publisher: Ayurvedic Press; 2nd edition October 8, 1997
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1883725054
ISBN-13: 978-1883725051
Product Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
Product Review
a tasty, loving rendition of favorite Indian foods. The food guidelines and explanations of food's healing properties are indispensable. --Rebecca Withers, Yoga International, Sept. 1998
a tasty, loving rendition of favorite Indian foods. The food guidelines and explanations of food’s healing properties are indispensable. -- Rebecca Withers, Yoga International, Sept. 1998
Product Description
Ayurveda, the ancient healing art of India, teaches that food plays an essential part in one's health and sense of well-being. Here is an authentic guide of the Ayurvedic approach to food and tasty vegetarian cooking. The recipes are formulated using herbs and spices to help balance the constitution of each person. The effects of the foods on individual constitution is included with every recipe together with the medicinal properties of many of the foods.
This is a cookbook and much more. Included in this book are chapters on: the principles of Ayurveda and individual constitution; maintaining one's health, digestion and constitutional balance; the importance of proper food combining for optimal well-being; setting up an Ayurvedic kitchen and planning menus inclusive of every member of your family and more than 100 recipes of delicious Ayurvedic cuisine.
These important sections include even more benefits from Ayurveda: nearly 300 simple remedies for everything from the common cold and skin problems to stabilizing blood sugar in diabetics, all using familiar household herbs, fruits and vegetables! A chart for determining your individual constitution. Comprehensive food guidelines for basic constitutional types. A listing of the qualities of foods and their affects on the doshas.
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