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Index
Cover Image
Title Page
Epigraph
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Introduction: Food as Friend or Foe? An Ayurvedic Perspective
Chapter 1. A Season for Everything: The Way Our Ancestors Ate
Chapter 2. The New Normal: Loss of Seasonality and Quality in Modern Eating
MASS PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF FOOD
YEAR-ROUND AVAILABILITY OF NONSEASONAL FOOD
EATING OUT
Chapter 3. Industrial Food Production: Technology for Taming and Manipulating Nature
GRAINS, LEGUMES, FRUITS, AND VEGETABLES
ANIMALS AS SOURCES OF FOOD
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
IMPACT OF INDUSTRIALLY MANUFACTURED FOOD ON PHYSICAL HEALTH
IMPACT OF INDUSTRIALLY MANUFACTURED FOOD ON MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Chapter 4. Principles of the Ayurvedic Reset Diet: How to Reboot Well-Being
THE AYURVEDIC RESET DIET AND WHY WE NEED IT
STEP 1: FASTING ON WATER ONLY OR WATER AND HERB TEAS ONLY
STEP 2: ISOLATING FOODS AND AVOIDING INCOMPATIBLE FOOD COMBINATIONS
STEP 3: MIXING/COMBINING FOODS FROM VARIOUS FOOD GROUPS IN A SENSIBLE WAY
Chapter 5. Preparing for the Ayurvedic Reset Diet: Actions to Take before You Begin
ACTION 1: BANISH DOUBTS AND EXCUSES
ACTION 2: CLEAN OUT THE CABINETS
ACTION 3: SHOP FOR HEALTHIER FOOD
ACTION 4: CLEANSE YOURSELF, INSIDE AND OUT
ACTION 5: SET THE “STAGE”
ACTION 6: SATISFY THE SENSES BY EATING WITH YOUR HANDS
Chapter 6. The Ayurvedic Reset Diet: Eight-, Six-, and One-Week Protocols
KEEPING A JOURNAL
EIGHT-, SIX-, AND ONE-WEEK PROTOCOLS
WEEKS 1 AND 2: VEGETABLES ONLY
WEEKS 3 AND 4: FRUITS ONLY
YOUR RESTED AND RENEWED DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
WEEKS 5, 6, 7, AND 8: MIXING/COMBINING FOOD GROUPS BY EATING THEM AT DIFFERENT MEALS
ISOLATION MEAL PLAN FORWEEKS 5 THROUGH 8
SIX-WEEK AYURVEDIC RESET DIET PROTOCOL
ONE-WEEK AYURVEDIC RESET DIET PROTOCOL
Chapter 7. Daily Living: Benefits, Challenges, and Next Steps
STAYING ON THE ISOLATION MEAL PLAN
GOING BACK TO REGULAR EATING
FASTING AS A SUSTAINABLE METHOD OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND LONGEVITY
MOVING FORWARD
Footnote
Endnotes
Other Works by Vatsala Sperling
About the Author
About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
Books of Related Interest
Copyright & Permissions
Index
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