Guide to a Balanced & Healthy Life
With the recent COVID scare, more and more people have switched their focus to their health. They are learning numerous ways to strengthen their immune system while searching for other salubrious solutions that will enhance their overall wellbeing and create a healthy life. Turning back to the basics of nature and trying to reverse health conditions is possible with the right guidance and diet. Two of those options are Ayurveda Remedies and a Raw Food Diet.
Practical Ayurveda
“A healthy person smiles and laughs, is cheeful and happy. Health is a gift from Mother Nature, the power behind life. Health is your birthright, not disease. It is as natural to be well as it is to be born.”

Ayurveda focuses on optimal health through prevention and maintaining it through certain lifestyle changes. Practical Ayurveda offers a pragmatic approach to creating a healthy life through yoga, meditation, diet, herbs, home remedies, and more, that can be tailored-made to your specific needs.
Practical Ayurveda is divided into four goals and eight chapters. The goals are Dharma (the right way of living), Artha (material wealth), Moksha (enlightenment), and Kama (sensory pleasure). The eight chapters focus on:
- You and Your Body
- The Ayurvedic Lifestyle
- Maintaining Good Health
- Food, Diet and Recipes
- Yoga: Asanas, Pranayama, and Relaxation
- Positive Thinking and Meditation
- Seeing an Ayurvedic Practitioner
- Home Remedies for Common Ailments
Inside this insightful book, you’ll learn about the three doshas (energies), the seven dhatus (tissues), Agni (digestive fire) and Malas (body eliminations). Once you go through the various questionnaires and exercises, you can discover which body type or dosha you have. Then you can apply the various recommendations to change the dynamics of your health.
You’ll learn about self-massage, how to discern and fix problems according to your dosha, the healing power of foods and the six tastes, dosha specific diets, some nutritious recipes, various yoga positions, meditation, lots of remedies, and seeing an Ayurvedic practitioner. The back of the book has a remedy reference for common ailments. respiratory issues, digestive issues and much more. It’s a great book for those seeking optimal health and higher consciousness.
Raw Food

One of the best ways to improve your overall health and create a healthy life is to include more raw meals into your diet. Eating raw fruits and vegetables infuses your body with dense nutrition loaded with vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and trace elements you need to thrive. If this is the path you are seeking, then Raw Foods will help you revitalize your health with 65 delicious recipes.
Raw Foods is divided into three basic chapters, Breakfast & Smoothies, Salads-Snacks & Lunches, and Desserts & Cakes. Each of the recipes included feature a full-color photo along with lots of preparation tips. You’ll learn to make a variety of recipes with wholefoods straight from your garden or the farmer’s market. No prepackaged, canned, fast foods or processed foods are used, just wholesome ingredients.
Some of the recipes you can make are Plum & Cardamon Jam, Pineapple & Mint Smoothies, Marinated Watermelon, Japanese Cucumber Salad, Mediterranean Ratatouille, Sweet Potato Curry with Buckwheat and Brownies. The back of the book lists how to make basic almond milk, some kitchen tips, and a list of raw food ingredients to make the recipes. This book is perfect for anyone looking to improve their health.
Disclaimer: I received complimentary products to facilitate a review. All opinions are my own, yours may differ.