(P/B) THE COMPLETE AYURVEDIC HOME REMEDIES

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The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies is a comprehensive encyclopedia of self-healing. Based on an ancient healing tradition from India that dates back thousands of years, it is the definitive guide to safe, effective alternatives to Western medical treatments. Dr Lad, the world's leading expert in Ayurvedic medicine, explains the principles behind the science of Ayurveda. Discover how to determine your Ayurvedic 'type', and learn how to treat common ailments and chronic conditions such as cold and flu symptoms, sore throats and acne, artritis, high cholesterol and anxiety. Discover the health benefits of yoga postures, meditation, breathing exercises, cleansing and rejuvenating programmes, diet and nutrition, herbs and essential oils that can be found in almost any health food store. Complete with an extensive resource list of Ayurvedic herbs and suppliers, this authoritative guide tells you all you need to know about achieving physical and spiritual healing. (From the publisher)

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Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Need for Healing
PART I: THE SCIENCE OF LIFE
1. Ayurveda: Body, Mind, and Soul
The Universe and How We Are Connected
The Five Elements: Building Blocks of Nature
The Three Doshas: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha
The Twenty Qualities: An Important Key to Healing
2.Discover Your Mental and Physiological Type
Prakmti and Vikruti
How to Determine Your Constitutional Type
Characteristics of the Vata Individual
Characteristics of the Pitta Individual
Characteristics of the Kapha Individual
How to Use This Knowledge
3. Why We Get Sick
The Definition of Health
Ten Factors in Health and Illness How Disease Develops
PART II: PUTTING AYURVEDA TO WORK
4. How We Can Stay Healthy
Awareness
Taking Action to Modify the Cause
Restoring Balance
Techniques for Cleansing and Purification
A Simple Home Purification
Rejuvenation and Rebuilding
Self-Esteem
5.Ayurvedic Lifestyle: The Ultimate Preventive Medicine
In Tune with Nature
Ayurvedic Daily Routine
Seasonal Routines
6.Breathing Techniques
The Secret of Pranayama
Six Breathing Techniques
7.Meditation and Mental Discipline
Empty Bowl Meditation
So-Hum Meditation
Double-Arrowed Attention (Witnessing)
8. Ayurvedic Dietary Guidelines
Food Guidelines for the Constitutional Types
The Six Tastes
Healthy and Unhealthy Eating Habits
Incompatible Food Combinations
Food and the Three Gunas
PART III: SECRETS OF AYURVEDIC SELF-HEALING: AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ILLNESSES AND REMEDIES
How to Use the Encyclopaedia
Components of Ayurvedic Healing
Diagnosis and Treatment
Cautions
Illnesses and Remedies, A-Z
CONCLUSION: Taking Responsibility for Your Own Health: How to Integrate Ayurveda into Your Life
Appendix: How to Use the Healing Properties of Metals, Gemstones, Colors, and Aromas
Appendix 2: How to Prepare and Use Herbs, Ghees, and Oils
Appendix 3: Special Ayurvedic Procedures
Appendix 4: Yoga Asanas
Glossary
Resources
Reading List
Index