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Angela Hope Murray, Ayurveda For Dummies Publisher: F. D. | ISBN: 1118306708 | 2013 | PDF | 291 pages | 7.4 MBEditorial ReviewsFrom the Back CoverLearn to:    Rebalance your mind, body and spirit using Ayurveda    Develop a balanced diet based on your body type, or dosha    Optimise your health by exercising to suit your body type    Stretch your body with yogaBring your mind, body and spirit into perfect harmony – the natural way!Bequeathed to us by the Rishi holy men who lived in the Indus Valley more than five thousand years ago, Ayurveda is a holistic approach to disease prevention and treatment. Recognising that each of us is unique, it aims to achieve and maintain optimal health and vitality through finding the right combination of diet, exercise, massage, yoga and herbal remedies for each body type. Written by a registered Ayurvedic practitioner, this is a thoroughly modern introduction to maintaining a happy, healthy and long life the Ayurvedic way.    Discover your body type – use questionnaires, checklists and other tools to identify your body type and general state of health    Optimise your systems – get your respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems working at peak performance – and get great skin and hair    Beat illness – treat common ailments, as well as major diseases, including everything from congestion and IBS to arthritis and diabetes    Eat for balance – develop a system-balancing diet tailored to your body type and general state of health    Just do it! – optimise your health with various exercise routines adjusted to your unique body type, age and ability    Live in harmony – relieve stress, beat depression and find inner peace using yoga, meditation, breathing exercises and moreOpen the book and find:    The fascinating 5,000-year story of Ayurveda    How to identify your body type    The causes of illnesses and how to detect them    Easy exercises for achieving mind/body balance    The right diet for every body type and every season    How to manage illnesses with diet, lifestyle changes and herbs    Techniques for reducing stress and finding inner peaceAbout the AuthorAngela Hope-Murray, MSc (Ayur) MA, BSc (Ost), has been a practitioner of complementary medicine for over 30 years. She trained extensively in Ayurvedic Medicine in Britain, the US, Germany and India, becoming a registered Ayurvedic Practitioner in 2001. Angela is a member of the Health Professions Council, and is currently based at The Hale Clinic in London.