Everyday Ayurveda for women's health : traditional wisdom, recipes, and remedies for optimal wellness, hormone balance, and living radiantly / Kate O'Donnell ; photographs by Cara Brostrom.
Includes bibliographical references (page 337) and index.
Contents:
Recipe and practice lists -- Foreword by Dr. Claudia Welch, doctor of Oriental medicine -- Author's note -- Introduction: Luminosity, Ayurveda, and women's health -- Foundations of Ayurveda for women. Hormone balance: a holistic perspective ; Reenvisioning your body: Ayurveda basics of form and function ; Reclaiming women's anatomy in Ayurveda ; Celestial bodies: influence of the sun, moon, and planets -- Aligning with the rhythms of nature. Dinacharya: the Ayurveda daily routine ; Sleep and evening routines ; Optimizing digestion and metabolism ; Detoxification and rejuvenation: practices for essential balance ; Lunar rhythms for health and evolution -- Finding balance through the seasons of life. Navigating principles: money, family, desire, and dharma ; Healthy menstruation ; Managing PMS and menstrual imbalances ; Fertility enhancement and pregnancy prevention ; Pregnancy and childbirth ; Self-care for the new mother ; Perimenopause ; Menopause ; Longevity and healthy aging -- Kitchen medicine. Therapeutic spices and herbs ; Herbal infusions ; Digestives and culinary spices ; Women's health tonics ; Medicinal meals and condiments ; Nourishing treats -- Appendix A: Healing practices -- Appendix B: Food therapeutics reference charts.
Summary:
"So many women desire a deeper sense of wellness, fueled by self-care, nurturing routines, healing foods, and herbal remedies. The ancient science of Ayurveda brings us back into relationship with the rhythms of our lives, streamlining our daily habits and attuning our activities by time of day and seasons. This book delivers insights into personal health, hormonal balance, and connection to nature, all from the simplest practices: what we eat. Food and herbs are medicine for body, mind, and soul. This practical guide inspires you to experience and cultivate health from the inside out. Kate empowers women to use experiential language for becoming intimate with their body, how it works, how it changes over time, and how to listen to its messages"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.