Ayurvedic Nutrition and Cooking

Ayurvedic Nutrition & Cooking is a unique book dealing with basic principles of food, rules of eating, methods of preparation, various food recipes with Ayurvedic understanding. It has been divided in 3 parts. The first part deals with basic principles of Ayurveda like concept of tridosha, attributes, constitution & energetic principles of food. The second part deals with nutrition, rules & regulations of eating as well as various other concepts like contradictory diet. The third part deals with various recipes. These have been divided in 14 chapters like beverages, snacks, leafy vegetables, rice, chapati etc. Each recipe has been explained with its ingredients, method of preparation and its effects on doshas. More than 100 recipes have been described in this book.

Dr. Sunanda Ranade is expert Ayurvedic gynecologist and nutritionist. She is Director of International Academy of Ayurveda, Pune, India (www. ayurveda-int.com) and is working in the field of Ayurveda and Yoga since last 40 years. Dr. Sunanda Ranade has written hundreds of articles on Ayurveda, which have been published not only in Indian magazines and newspapers but also in Italy and Germany and USA. She is also the author of several books on Ayurveda, which have been published in Marathi, English, Italian and Spanish languages. Dr. Sunanda Ranade is working as visiting Professor to various Institutes in United States like AyuSeattle; American Institute of Ayurveda, San Francisco; Seva Academy, Munich, Germany; SKA Ayurveda, Milan, Italy; Salamanca University in Spain; Ayurveda center in Israel (Broshim campus Tel Aviv university); Bergler massage school in Graz, Austria, federation in Portugal. Since last 20 years she has visited Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and Brazil for giving lectures at various Institutes in these countries. She has also substantially contributed for CD ROM—Dhanvantari that is the first CD on Ayurveda.

The "Ayurvedic Nutrition & Cooking", a book by Dr. Sunanda Ranade is a timely gift for all the lovers of Ayurveda. Now-a-days, Ayurveda is becoming widespread and has been accepted all over the world. Everyone would like to understand this ancient science and try to introduce it into his daily practices. Food is an essential requirement in life and one can attain good health by following a proper, natural diet. Most health problems develop due to the wrong eating habits and cooking methods. The chemistry and physics of different food materials is now well known to the world, but it is not understood how the body transforms the food into substances like cholesterol. Cholesterol is understood as a substance in the body and also in different food materials. But the conversion process is not yet understood by modern science. Only through Ayurveda can one understand the constitution of the body and of every material in the world, not only as a physical substance, but through the process of interaction. Dr. Sunanda Ranade's book contains a great deal of material to explain the Ayurvedic constitution of an individual and the process by which the food is converted into energy. It also explains how sickness or imbalance is developed through the wrong diet and suggests remedies to restore the balance. In the recipe section, some of the preparations indicate the increase, decrease or balance of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. The individual can understand the constitution of his own body and select recipes to maintain the balance of his health. The information contained in this book will be particularly useful in foreign countries since many people are looking for holistic healing methods and a natural cure through Ayurvedic diet and food preparations. This book by Dr. Sunanda Ranade is a very valuable contribution towards Ayurvedic literature.

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