Ayurveda

A Comprehensive Guide to Traditional Indian Medicine for the West

Frank John Ninivaggi (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

380 Seiten

2010
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-0709-7 (ISBN)

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Ayurveda, a Sanskrit word, denotes the Traditional Medicine of India. Translated as the science of life, the term more accurately implies the wisdom in living. Several thousand years old, its ancient roots produced an integrated body of enduring knowledge and practice incorporating medicine, psychology, aesthetics, philosophy, the humanities, and spirituality. Yet, it goes beyond only immediate care of health symptoms and illnesses by suggesting principles and practices for overall self-development and good health.

This book offers the reader a concise yet detailed overview of thousands of years of deep thought and clinical work aimed at improving the human condition. Concentrating on healing and prevention, the practice is intended to restore balance and instill better health through consciousness and the connection between body, mind, and spirit. Through Ayurveda, Dr. Ninivaggi offers guidelines toward achieving a better quality of life and health in all areas of one's life.

Frank John Ninivaggi, M.D. is an Associate Attending Physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Child Study Center, and a member of the Yale-New Haven Community Medical Group. He is the Medical Director of the Devereux Glenholme School in Washington, Connecticut. He is Board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, and in 2004 was certified as a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is a consultant and in private practice in New Haven, Connecticut.

1 Preface
2 Introduction
3 1 BACKGROUND, HISTORY, AND DEVELOPMENT
4 2 THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND AN OVERVIEW
5 3 ANATOMY
6 4 PHYSIOLOGY AND DIGESTION
7 5 PRAKRUTI AND VIKRUTI
8 6 HEALTH AND THE DISEASE PROCESS. I
9 7 HEALTH AND THE DISEASE PROCESS. II
10 8 NUTRITION AND DIET IN AYURVEDA
11 9 LIFESTYLE AND BEHAVIORAL REGIMENS IN AYURVEDA AND IN YOGA
12 10 AYURVEDIC THERAPIES, PANCHAKARMA, AND MATERIA MEDICA
13 11 THE CULTIVATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
14 12 THE BIOPSYCHOSPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE IN CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
15 EPILOGUE
16 APPENDIX 1 AYURVEDIC ORAL AND WRITTEN TRADITION TIMELINE
17 APPENDIX 2 DISEASES CAUSED BY THE DOSHAS
18 APPENDIX 3 CLINICAL CASE EXAMPLES

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.11.2010
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 232 mm
Gewicht	587 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► TCM / Ayurveda
ISBN-10	1-4422-0709-4 / 1442207094
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-0709-7 / 9781442207097
Zustand	Neuware