Ayurveda

Derived from prehistoric sages living in ancient India some r c9730 years ago Ayurveda denotes life wisdom. The medical system of India it is arguably the oldest medical tradition that exists. This book translates the Eastern wisdom into terms and concepts Westerners can understand and Ninivaggi presents the text with both scholarship and compassion. He explains how Ayurveda can promote physical and mental health by targeting threats from acute and chronic stress to contemporary disorders such as pre-diabetes metabolic syndrome obesity coronary artery disease and diabetes. Practical user-friendly nutritional guidelines for maintaining health and addressing health imbalances are given. The center of attention in Ayurveda is the person. The meaningfulness of a quality of life in the world is central. Living a quality life with others and in accord with nature - the environment at large -is emphasized.Derived from prehistoric sages living in ancient India some 6000 years ago Ayurveda denotes life wisdom. The medical system of India it is arguably the oldest medical tradition that exists. This book translates the Eastern wisdom into terms and concepts Westerners can understand. Ninivaggi presents the text with both scholarship and compassion. He explains how Ayurveda can promote physical and mental health by targeting threats ranging from acute and chronic stress to pre-diabetes metabolic syndrome obesity coronary artery disease and diabetes. Practical user-friendly nutritional guidelines for maintaining health and addressing health imbalances are given. The center of attention in Ayurveda is the person. The meaningfulness of a quality of life in the world is central. Living a quality life with others and in accord with naturethe environment at largeis emphasized.Health strategies are suggested for specific individual constitutional types to prevent emotional distress to treat illness and to enhance optimal living. Avyureda has been handed down across millennia virtually intact to the present day. It is a comprehensive way of living whose scope includes proactive health measures as well as integrated healing strategies for body mind and spirit.