The Ayurveda Solution to Type 2 Diabetes - by Jackie Christensen & Pat Crocker (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

AYURVEDA: A 12-WEEK SOLUTION TO PREVENT, REVERSE & TREAT TYPE 2 DIABETES AND LIVE A LONGER, HEALTHER LIFE!

Dr Christensen has developed the perfect guidebook to help people navigate and understand the implications of Type 2 Diabetes from the Ayurvedic perspective with 48 delicious recipes.

The Ayurveda Solution for Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinically Proven Program to Balance Blood Sugar in 12 Weeks will be the first book to:

• Trace the roots of Type 2 Diabetes through the Ayurvedic perspective


• Bring to life natural therapies that originated in Ayurveda, but are clinically proven and used in Western medicine


• Provide recent clinical research to support the most effective use of the diet, lifestyle, and herbal therapies


• Allow readers to discover their true nature and apply a constitution-specific program


• Include easy-to-follow bullet-point instructions


• Provide a 12-week program to balance blood sugar, including an 8-week elimination diet, a one-week detox, and a 3-week reintroduction of foods


• Incorporate an exercise journal, relaxation journal, food and blood-sugar journal to increase compliance


• Include delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes for each constitution

Modern medicine emphasizes the structure of the body; Ayurveda, on the other hand, focuses on the energies behind that structure--the doshas. Each chapter is full of extraordinary facts, clinical research, useful tips, and instructions for therapeutic self-application. Each therapy includes a brief yet compelling overview of how Ayurveda made these astonishing discoveries thousands of years ago, which are now clinically proven and implemented in Western medicine.

Following the 12-step program, which features an 8-week elimination diet, herbal therapies, dietary guidelines, lifestyle adjustments and fabulous recipes by award-winning culinary herbalist Pat Crocker, the reader will be on the road to getting her blood sugar under control and feeling better than she has in months or even years - knowing she is likely to be extending her life. Whether the reader is an Ayurveda novice or a serious student, the book - filled with practical advice, solid science and compassion - will be a valuable guide.

Ayurveda can fully thrive in today's world, as its therapeutic approaches are proven through randomized controlled studies and adapted to a modern lifestyle. Ayurveda is supported through evidence-based scientific methods for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and has shown to get highly significant results. It is essential to integrate Ayurveda and modern medicine in treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, and The Ayurveda Solution for Type 2 Diabetes can help.

Whether the reader is an Ayurveda novice or a serious student, the book - filled with practical advice, solid science and compassion - will be a valuable guide.

START AYURVEDA THERAPY & START FEELING BETTER TODAY!

Review Quotes

Praise for The Ayurveda Solution to Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinically Proven Program to Balance Blood Sugar in 12 Weeks by Jackie Christensen PhD and Pat Crocker

"Ayurveda has a great deal of information on diabetes in the ancient texts. Type-2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder, which is impairment of agni (digestive fire). Jackie Christensen has brought Ayurvedic wisdom into this program that includes specific diet, lifestyle, and herbal protocols to deal with and heal Type-2 diabetes." -- Dr. Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, Ayurvedic Physician, author of Ayurveda: Science of Self-Healing and Textbook of Ayurveda series

"The Ayurveda Solution to Type 2 Diabetes is a perfect solution to the modern day epidemic. Dr. Christensen has designed a 3 month program that will not only prevent and reverse Diabetes but will also reduce many unwanted complications. This will help you regain your vitality and restore your optimum well-being. Read and apply this time-tested wisdom." -- Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar BAMS MD (Ayurveda), author of Change Your Schedule Change Your Life and The Hot Belly Diet

"Dr. Christensen came up with a natural and effective protocol for Type 2 Diabetes. Simply follow the guidelines and get back your health." -- Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar, Ayurvedic Physician, Esthetician, author of Enchanting Beauty

"The Ayurveda Solution to Type 2 Diabetes approaches Type 2 Diabetes from a holistic view, and opens up new vistas of Ayurvedic insight for both the general reader and for the health care professional. The book is very comprehensive and provides a wonderful how-to-do-it approach targeting the individual constitution, diet and lifestyle." -- Dr. Rucha Kelkar BAMS, PT, DPT, Director of Ayurbliss Integrated Wellness Center

"The Ayurvedic Solution to Type 2 Diabetes is an essential user's guide for one of the most insidious killers of our time. Read it now and prevent!" -- Dr John Douillard DC, CAP, founder of LifeSpa.com and bestselling author of The 3-Season Diet

"Dr. Jackie Christensen's comprehensive Ayurveda guide for Type-2 Diabetes gives you a deep understanding and inspires you to imbibe the care lessons to daily life. This book can upgrade your life, by familiarizing you with your body constitution and suited diet. This book will definitely benefit many lives!" -- Dr. Ramkumar, Managing Director of Vaidyagrama Healing Village

"Read The Ayurveda Solution to Type 2 Diabetes for an eloquent understanding of Ayurvedic mind/body medicine. Dr. Jackie Christensen has created an inspiring and complete program to reverse this widespread disease. I recommend it to everyone interested in Ayurveda and natural medicine." -- Cynthia Copple, Ayurvedic Doctor (NAMA), MA (Ayurveda HON.), Director, Lotus Holistic Health Institute, Co-Founder Mount Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda and author of Know Your Blueprint

"This informative book integrates effective Ayurvedic therapies for type 2 diabetes with Western approaches and research. If you have a family history of diabetes, learn how to identify early tendencies toward illness and correct them before they manifest. The clear structure of a 12-week program for each doshic type can help you regain equilibrium, with lots of good ideas for how to use food, movement, and breath as medicine to reverse or prevent this widespread disease." -- Amadea Morningstar, author of The Ayurvedic Cookbook and Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners

"Dr. Jackie Christensen brings delight and deep wisdom to the Ayurveda Solution for Type II Diabetes. Her guidance will help many live with more joy, balance, and radiance." -- Kelly (Chloë) Spellman, Esalen Massage Therapist

"Dr. Christensen brings her brilliance, engaging personality and big heart into The Ayurveda Solution to Type 2 Diabetes. Her dedication and perseverance in formulating the 12-week program will be effective in preventing and reversing type II diabetes." -- Kevin Burke

About the Author

Pat Crocker (Neustadt, Ontario CA) is the author of 18 cookbooks and a culinary herbalist with more than 1.25 million books in print. She was honored twice by the International Herb Association's Professional Award, and also received the 2009 Gertrude H. Foster award from the Herb Society of America for Excellence in Herbal Literature. Her books, The Juicing Bible and The Vegan Cook's Bible (both published by Robert Rose) have won "Best in the World" awards from the International Gourmand Culinary Guild.The past president of both the Ontario Herbalists' Association and Home Economics Associations, Pat actively participates in the Herb Society of America, the International Herb Association, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Cuisine Canada, and the Culinary Historians of Canada.

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The author lives and works in Neustadt, Ontario, Canada.