Ayurvedic Cooking for Beginners

Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners: An Ayurvedic Cookbook to Balance and Heal

“Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners makes it such a joy to create delicious, healing meals that one’s relationship with food is forever transformed.” – Melanie Fiorella, MD, Associate Clinician Professor of Integrative Health at UC San Diego, visiting staff member of the Chopra Center’s Mind-Body Medical Group

Modern medicine treats most ailments with prescription drugs. However, for those who want a natural approach to wellness, Ayurveda is a powerful, effective means of holistic healing. Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners takes a nature-based
approach to wellness by turning to the oldest known medical system—food. Join expert Ayurveda practitioner Laura Plumb as she shows you how to practice the principles of Ayurveda in the kitchen with Ayurvedic cooking techniques for health and wellbeing.

Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners is your complete guide to adopting the ancient science of Ayurveda with:

• An overview of Ayurveda from its history to present day
• More than 100 easy, satisfying recipes for every body type, or dosha, based on the fundamentals of Ayurveda
• A 5-step guide to Ayurvedic eating grounded in your body’s unique requirements and determined by a simple dosha quiz
• 4 seasonal, 7-day Ayurveda meal plans to help you maintain a balanced dosha season after season

Editorial Reviews
"Laura Plumb inspires others to achieve vitality and radiant health. Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners should be on everyone’s bookshelf because understanding the principals of Ayurveda is essential to health and wellness."
– Melissa Ambrosini, bestselling author & speaker

"Absolutely delicious book! Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners is a beautiful guidebook that brings awareness to healthy foods and fosters a love for cooking."
– Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar, BAMS, Ayurveda teacher (India)

"I’m in love with this book—and Laura Plumb! She is an example of the awakened Divine Feminine. Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners is a delightful guide to supporting and nourishing the health and well being of powerful women. Laura has created a way for us to grow our 'balance-arsenal' of foods that bring rejuvenation, energy, and vibrancy. In this book, Laura shows what is possible in
the realm of holistic wellness."
—Hemalayaa, Transformation Facilitator and Leadership Coach

“Hippocrates said 'Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.' In Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners, Laura Plumb makes it such a joy to create delicious, healing meals that one’s relationship with food is forever transformed.”
—Melanie Fiorella, MD, Associate Clinician Professor of Integrative Health at UC San Diego and visiting staff member of the Chopra Center’s Mind-Body Medical Group

"Absolutely delicious book! Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners is a beautiful guidebook that brings awareness to healthy foods and fosters a love for cooking."
—Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar, BAMS, co-founder and co-director of the Ayurvedic Healing Clinic in Santa Cruz, CA, and author of Enchanting Beauty

"As Director of the Kerala Ayurveda Academy, I have personally witnessed Laura's profound understanding of the deeper principles of Ayurvedic wellness. Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners should have a central place in the kitchens of everyone desiring a healthier, happier life."
— Dr. Jayrajan Kodikkanath, Ayurvedic doctor, director of Kerala Ayurveda Clinics and Academy

"Laura has made it easy and enjoyable to bring the healing science of Ayurveda into your kitchen and enjoy delicious nutrition. You will be healthier, your family will thrive, and my prediction is there will be fewer visits to the doctor!”
—Dr. Ramkumar Kutty, founder and director of the Vaidyagrama Ayurveda Healing Community

"In Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners , Laura Plumb has made the profound knowledge of Ayurvedic nutrition accessible to everyone. As you enjoy her many creative recipes, you will also learn about how food can balance your own individual mind-body constitution and support you in optimal wellness.”
—Dr. David Frawley, Vedacharya and author of Yoga & Ayurveda