Vatsala Sperling, Ph.D., fluent in a number of Indian languages and Sanskrit, learned these traditional stories at her mother's feet and enjoys introducing them to children of the Western world. Before marrying and moving to the United States, she was the chief of Clinical Microbiological Services at the largest children's hospital in India. The author of Classic Tales from India, she lives in Vermont with her husband and son.

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Food as Friend or Foe?
An Ayurvedic Perspective

1 A Season for Everything: The Way Our Ancestors Ate
2 The New Normal: Loss of Seasonality and Quality in Modern Eating
3 Industrial Food Production: Technology for Taming and Manipulating Nature
4 Principles of the Ayurvedic Reset Diet: How to Reboot Well-Being
5 Preparing for the Ayurvedic Reset Diet: Actions to Take before You Begin
6 The Ayurvedic Reset Diet: Eight-, Six-, and One-Week Protocols
7 Daily Living: Benefits, Challenges, and Next Steps

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