Ayurveda for dummies

Rebalance your mind, body and spirit--the natural way!Ayurveda For Dummies provides you with a comprehensiveintroduction to this area of complementary medicine, consideringthe origins and history of Ayurveda as well as practical guidanceon utilizing the correct balance of nutrition and exercise, herbalremedies, yoga, and Ayurvedic massage to treat ailments andmaintain a healthy, happy lifestyle. Helps you develop a diet based on your body typeAdvises you on ways to optimize your health by exercising tosuit your body typeGives you trusted info on stretching your body with YogaThis hands-on, friendly guide helps you understand your bodytype and restore balance to your life using the principles ofAyurveda.

Ayurveda For Dummies; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organised; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with Ayurveda; Chapter 1: Introducing Ayurveda: The Science of Life; Living Well and Maintaining Health; Surveying the Scope of Ayurveda; Locating the Practice and the Evidence; Chapter 2: Focusing on the Fundamental Principles; Fixing on the Three States of Energy and the Five Elements; Examining the Twenty Qualities.

Differentiating the DoshasNavigating Your Body's Networks: The Srotas; Chapter 3: Uncovering the Subtle Energy Systems; Pinpointing Three Essential Forces; Navigating the Nadis: Surveying the Subtle Nervous System; Discovering the Dhatus: Building Blocks of Your Body; Working with the Wheels of Power: The Chakras; Placing the Pancha Koshas: The Invisible Coverings; Chapter 4: Determining Your Constitution; Evaluating Your Constitution Type; Determining Your Dosha; Part II: Living in Harmony with Ayurveda: Promoting Good Health; Chapter 5: Ease and Disease: Health According to Ayurveda.

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