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The Ayurveda Kitchen

Transform your kitchen into a sanctuary for health - with 80 perfectly balanced recipes
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The Ayurveda Kitchen by Anne Heigham offers readers an introduction to the principles of Ayurvedic cooking, guiding them towards health and balance through diet. The book explores how to use ingredients and cooking techniques based on Ayurvedic principles to create nourishing meals that cater to different body types and needs, promoting overall well-being.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring holistic health and wellness through traditional Indian culinary practices. It offers delightful insights into Ayurvedic principles, with recipes that balance the body and mind using natural ingredients. Perfect for those keen on integrating mindful cooking into their lifestyle.

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Welcome the ancient art of Ayurveda into your kitchen

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Anne Heigham has brought the ancient, timeless wisdom of Ayurveda into these energising recipes that nourish the doshas. Anne Heigham has brought the ancient, timeless wisdom of Ayurveda into these energising recipes that nourish the doshas. β€” Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, Ayurvedic Physician

"Let food be your first medicine and the kitchen your first pharmacy." β€” Taittiriya Upanishad

By using the principles of Ayurveda, which is one of the fastest-growing health practices, and a little vision, transform your kitchen into a space that nourishes your body, mind, and soul.

With this beautiful introduction to Ayurveda, learn how to use your kitchen as a natural pharmacy to improve your health and prevent imbalances with key Ayurvedic ingredients, 80 perfectly balanced vegetarian recipes, and simple home remedies. Ayurveda aims to bring health back into balance, nourishing agni (metabolic fire) and prana (life force), while clearing ama (metabolic waste or 'sludge').

Just imagine fresh, vibrant herbs growing, seeds sprouting, and pickles fermenting. Discover how to perform a kitchen sadhana at the beginning of each season, mix your own spice blends, and balance recipes according to what you need and how you feel.

Sections include:

  • Introduction to Ayurveda
  • Ayurveda and seasonal eating
  • The kitchen pharmacy
  • Recipes from the Ayurveda kitchen

Recipes include:

  • Sweet potato and pea tortilla
  • Nourishing spiced pumpkin soup
  • Refuelling rice and red lentil balls
  • Carrot and beetroot celebration cake

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783253616

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 April 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Aster

Illustration: 91 photos & illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 196.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 796g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Anne Heigham has a Masters in Ayurveda and is a qualified Kundalini and Children's Yoga teacher. She is one of the few advanced Amnanda and Moksha practitioners in the UK (specialist Ayurvedic therapies). For the past 11 years she has been treating clients and teaching yoga, during which time she also ran a hotel where she offered specialist Ayurveda retreats. She is married and has two children and her recipes have been developed with the whole family in mind. Her modern approach has been incredibly popular with her clients and she is constantly being asked for a recipe book.

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