ABSTRACT

Ayurveda contains a treasure house of possible approaches to help ght illnesses by restoring the balance of mind and body and uses nutrition to obtain positive and specic effects on the body and mind, including many aspects that are not even

3.1 Holistic Nutrition in Ayurveda ..................................................................... 37 3.2 Nutrients as Carriers of Information ............................................................ 38 3.3 Balancing the Doshas ................................................................................... 39 3.4 Rasa-The “Taste” ....................................................................................... 39 3.5 Gunas-The Qualities of Nutrition ..............................................................40