Eat-Taste-Heal An Ayurvedic Cookbook for Modern Living

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Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-01-01
Publisher(s): Five Elements Press
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Summary

Eat.Taste.Heal is a groundbreaking work within the field of holistic health and nutrition, written by a medical doctor, a patient, and an acclaimed chef. A complete guidebook and cookbook in one, Eat.Taste.Heal demystifies the ancient healing science of Ayurveda, humankind's most ancient system of healthy living. The aim of the book is simple: to create harmony within through using common foods and healthy lifestyle practices as medicine. The collection contains over 150 cross-cultural recipes and received a Maverick Award for excellence in photography. The authors are a unique trio: physician, patient, and chef. Dr. Thomas Yarema M.D., director of the Kauai Center for Holistic Medicine and Research, created for his patients an understandable dietary program rooted in common sense. Daniel Rhoda, a patient who found healing through Ayurveda, demystifies the ancient science that helped restore his health. Chef Johnny Brannigan, an internationally trained Ayurvedic chef, has created more than 150 recipes to empower individual healing through the exploration of taste.

Author Biography

Dr. Thomas R. Yarema M.D. is director of the Kauai Center for Holistic Medicine and Research in Hawaii. Daniel Rhoda is a certified Ayurvedic practitioner and former patient of Dr. Thomas Yarema M.D. Chef Johnny Brannigan is an internationally trained Ayurvedic chef with more than 25 years of experience in the food industry.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. v
Introductionp. ix
The Guidebook
Ayurvedic Concepts in a Nutshellp. 18
Ayurveda: The Recipe for Healthy Living
Discovering Your Individual Nature
The Six Tastes of Food
Digesting Food, Thoughts, and Emotions
How Food Becomes Your Body
Food and the Mind
Buying, Preparing & Storing Vibrant Foodp. 72
Why Buy Organic?
Ayurveda and Vegetarianism
Vices and Virtues
Modern Food Concerns
Tools of the Trade
Basic Techniques and Practical Routines
Stocking Your Ayurvedic Pantry
Seasonal Foods and Sustainable Solutions
The ABC's: Ambiance, Blessing and Consumptionp. 110
Ambiance: Setting the Stage
Blessing: Giving Thanks
Consumption: How We Eat to Heal
The Rhythms of Naturep. 120
Styling Your Lifestyle
Daily, Nightly, Monthly and Seasonal Rhythms
The Seasons of Your Life
Honoring Your Temple
Sleep
Sexual Intimacy
Physical Exercise
Inner Discovery: Yoga, Breathing and Meditation
Food as Medicinep. 140
Your Body Only Wants to Heal
Foods for Cleansing and Lightening-Up
Foods for Common Illnesses and Ailments
Foods for Pregnancy and Breast Feeding
Foods for Beauty and Luster
Feeding Your Body, Mind, Senses and Spirit
10 Essential Ingredients for Health
The Cookbook
Cooking to Heal: The Recipe Archetypes
An Introduction to the Recipesp. 168
Breakfast
Vatap. 171
Pittap. 177
Kaphap. 180
Lunch
Vatap. 185
Pittap. 190
Kaphap. 196
Dinner
Vatap. 201
Pittap. 208
Kaphap. 214
Snacksp. 219
Beveragesp. 223
Ayurvedic Basicsp. 226
Evolving Your Tastes: The Expanded Recipes
Main Dishesp. 236
Legumesp. 250
Grainsp. 255
Fish and Chickenp. 260
Side Dishesp. 268
Soupsp. 272
Saladsp. 277
Startersp. 282
Snacksp. 287
Dressingsp. 289
Saucesp. 292
Pates and Spreadsp. 297
Condimentsp. 300
Breadsp. 303
Beveragesp. 306
Dessertsp. 308
Appendices
Dosha Food Listsp. 319
Cooking Chartsp. 327
Glossaryp. 329
Bibliographyp. 331
Resourcesp. 333
Indexp. 338
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