Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of health and healing based in the principle that each human being is unique, and has a distinct individual constitution, genetic inheritance, and predisposition to certain ailments. This excellent Ayurvedic cookbook allows you to easily implement Ayurvedic principles in your cooking and improve your health without devoting long hours of study to the subject or breaking your budget. Learn how to cure insomnia and indigestion, even mood swings, just by making food choices based on your Ayurvedic constitution. The recipes include familiar favourites - such as baked apples, chicken burgers, and potato salad - making it a practical addition to your kitchen and home. This refreshed edition has an updated preface, a new layout and a new cover with 4-color photography.

About the Author

While studying philosophy in college, Eileen Keavy Smith became interested in Eastern philosophy and religions, meditation, and yoga. She went on to earn a Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies and has been a librarian for over 30 years, during which time she has spent most of her career managing libraries that specialize in health subjects and working with colleagues who are health professionals. In the late 1980s Smith attended a meditation conference where she was introduced to the concept of Ayurveda--the ancient Indian system of holistic health care. She has been studying the subject and applying it to her life ever since. The Quick and Easy Ayurvedic Cookbook is the result of Smith's strong interest in nutrition and cooking and her desire to share insights about how to apply this healthful Eastern philosophy to modern lifestyles and tastes.