Let your love be your medicine!
How to Eat Well and Love Yourself covers lifestyle applications for health science spanning 6,000 years starting with Ayurveda, the early roots of modern medicine in ancient India, and finishing with Western nutrition and behavioral science - including over fifty vegetarian recipes and herbal remedies to alleviate health conditions brought on by chronic inflammation. Fresh, nutrient-rich foods help us feel light and energetic all day long - useful for weight loss, pain relief, muscle building, natural intelligence and restful sleep. This is essential for any healthy household!
Introduction for How To Eat Well and Love Yourself
The science of Ayurveda (India's medical system with a 6,000 year history) tells us that we are to have "Sattwic" (pure) foods to constantly improve our health and well-being. The closer a food is to coming straight from the Earth (fresh food), the more "Sattwic" it is. This is regarded as the highest principle of nutrition for those of us who wish to experience the limitless joy of our full potential.
Fresh = Functional: The principles in this book (The Planets) orbit around the idea that *fresh food is functional food" (The Sun). Functional foods give us “tone” to our bodies (you can think of it as a musical note) which supports physical mobility and mental alertness. You are the instrument, letting the Earth play her harmonies through you.
You and your loved ones may notice an astounding energy from creating fresh Meals and Elixirs on a daily basis. Functional foods represent the love of the Earth for us, bringing great wealth beyond words.
Here, we connect to the source of life with guidance to explore this land where we work, dream and play together. Appreciating who we are and what nature gives us helps generate power and enthusiasm for life.
This manual shows you (1) how to prepare meals from scratch using single-ingredient foods and (2) how to create a mindset that helps you overcome challenges. This natural way of living requires a search for variety within the limitation of real food that comes straight from the Earth. These recipes help you transition to meals rich in whole foods. Go at a pace that works for you.
The book includes animal products such as organic sheep and goat dairy, eggs and honey, and it excludes animal flesh because of the way our we treat animals in our industrialized food system and on the ancient ethical principle of Ahimsa, which translates to “do no harm”, “kindness” or “compassion.” We build a loving relationship for the food we eat to mirror the compassion that we give ourselves. We can obtain all the essential nutrients from plant foods (with a steady practice of applied nutritional science).
In general, your best bet for optimal nourishment involves (1) living a physically and socially active life balanced with (2) plenty of rest and time to yourself , primarily so that (1) you are hungry to eat the foods that provide the essential nutrients and motivated to share the experience with people you care about and (2) you have time to digest and reflect on the miracle of life!