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Ayurvedic Science of Food and Nutritionedit by Sanjeev RastogiPublished: 2014-01-17 | ISBN: 1461496276, 1461496284 | PDF | 176 pages | 1 MBAyurveda 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. Content:Part I  Ayurvedic Fundamentals of Food and Nutrition: 1  Ayurvedic  Principles  of  Food  and  Nutrition: Translating Theory into Evidence-Based Practice by Sanjeev  Rastogi 2  The  Basic  Tenets  of  Ayurvedic  Dietetics  and  Nutrition by Ram  Harsh  Singh 3  The  Concept  of  Diet  in  Ayurveda  and  Its  Implications for the Modern World by Syal  Kumar 4  Applying  Ayurvedic  Eating  Principles  to  the  Science of Stress-Linked Food Behavior by Sanjeev  Rastogi Part II  Integrated Food Science and its Clinical Application 5  Integrating  the  Science  and  Art  of  Using  Food  as  Medicine by Sudha  Raj 6  Integrated  Food  and  Nutrition  in  the  Management  of  Diabetes by Ruchi  Vaidya,  Sudha  Vasudevan,  K.  Manobala, R.M.  Anjana,  and  V.  Mohan 7  Convalescent  Food  Practices  in  Ayurveda by Sanjeev  Rastogi  and  Priyanka  Chaudhari 8  Food-Based  Interventions  for  Cancer  Management: An Ayurvedic Perspective by Sanjoy  Kumar  Pal