Ayurvedic Science of Food and Nutrition Editors: Rastogi, Sanjeev (Ed.)

Universal applicability of ideas and concepts
Non-traditional approach to health and nutrition
Provides insight into Ayurvedic medicine

Ayurveda is widely considered to be one of the oldest health care traditions still in practice today. Originating in India over 3,000 years ago, it is now increasingly recognized and practiced globally including in many European countries and the United States.

Food and nutrition play a crucial role in the health care wisdom of Ayurveda. The Ayurvedic Science of Food and Nutrition discusses the various principles of healthy eating as prescribed by Ayurveda. Divided into three sections, it addresses the fundamentals, the clinical applications, and the future challenges of Ayurveda. Specifically, the book discusses issues such as the concept of diet, the use of food as medicine, especially to treat diabetes and cancer, convalescent food practices, and fasting therapy.

The Ayurvedic Science of Food and Nutrition is unique in that it is one of the only books to investigate the scientific rationale behind Ayurveda, enabling this health care tradition to potentially be incorporated into a Western clinical practice model when this latter conventional therapy is found to be ineffective.

Table of contents (12 chapters)

Ayurvedic Principles of Food and Nutrition: Translating Theory into Evidence-Based Practice

Pages 3-14

Rastogi, Sanjeev
The Basic Tenets of Ayurvedic Dietetics and Nutrition

Pages 15-23

Singh, Ram Harsh
The Concept of Diet in Ayurveda and Its Implications for the Modern World

Pages 25-38

Kumar, Syal
Applying Ayurvedic Eating Principles to the Science of Stress-Linked Food Behavior

Pages 39-46

Rastogi, Sanjeev
Integrating the Science and Art of Using Food as Medicine

Pages 49-58

Raj, Sudha

Integrated Food and Nutrition in the Management of Diabetes

Pages 59-65

Vaidya, Ruchi (et al.)
Convalescent Food Practices in Ayurveda

Pages 67-80

Rastogi, Sanjeev (et al.)
Food-Based Interventions for Cancer Management: An Ayurvedic Perspective

Pages 81-105

Pal, Sanjoy Kumar
Food-Based Therapeutics: A Converging Paradigm of Traditional and Modern Food Science

Pages 107-121

Pal, Rishi (et al.)
Fasting as a Curative Practice: Historical, Traditional, and Contemporary Perspective

Pages 123-135

Rastogi, Rajiv (et al.)
A Scientific Examination of Western Dietary Practices as They Relate to Food Practices in Ayurveda

Pages 139-160

Lurie, Diana I.
From Book to Bedside: Challenges of Translating Ayurvedic Science of Food and Nutrition for the Common Benefits

Pages 161-167

Rastogi, Sanjeev