Fifteen years ago, Shubhra Krishan could not have written this book. Her life was a heady mix of danger, excitement, and desperate deadlines. She was reporting for prime-time network news to 400 million viewers across India. Shubhra never had the time to care for her own health, let alone tell you how to care for yours. In the blink of an eye, her life changed the day a vaidya placed his finger on her pulse. That’s when she discovered the wonder of Ayurveda. 268
Shubhra worked as the multimedia editor for a successful natural products company in the United States. She is now editorial director for a Chicago-based company that produces media software on health and entertainment. Besides writing on health and lifestyle for American magazines and Web sites, she is now working on her second book. She lives with her husband, Hemant, and son, Harshvardhan, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.