The Parent's Complete Guide to Ayurveda: Principles, Practices, and Recipes for Happy, Healthy Kids

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A comprehensive and user-friendly guidebook including over 50 Ayurvedic health and wellness practices for children, ages 3-16, with healing plans for common ailments-co-written by an Ayurveda specialist with over two decades of experience in pediatric health. The traditional holistic health system of Ayurveda offers a wealth of effective lifestyle advice and remedies for the whole family. The Parent's Complete Guide to Ayurveda is an accessible primer to pediatric Ayurveda, with simple, commonsense dietary, herbal, and self-care practices to both address various ailments and promote vibrant health and well-being in children ages 3-16. Dr. Jayarajan Kodikannath, an Ayurvedic specialist, and Alyson Young Gregory, an Ayurvedic health counselor and educator, provide a wellness roadmap that parents can tailor to their children's individual mind-body type, known as prakriti. This book first gives parents the tools to determine their child's prakriti and then offers customized everyday diet and lifestyle guidelines based on traditional Ayurvedic principles for a healthy body and mind, including yoga, meditation, breathing practices, and daily wellness routines. The advice offered in this book includes- . How to prevent and manage common ailments and disorders with diet and home remedies . How to encourage healthy habits around sleep, diet, exercise, and screen time . Easy-to-make tonics, teas, and soaks to alleviate a number of conditions, including tummy aches, stress, colds, insomnia, sluggishness, and dehydration . Ayurvedic perspectives on digestive, metabolic, respiratory, and emotional disorders prevalent in children today . And much more.

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Alyson Gregory and Dr. Kodikannath distill their Ayurvedic expertise into simple, practical tips that parents can use for their children (and for themselves!). Any parent who is interested in a holistic approach to healthcare would benefit from this book. A terrific read!Revathi Ramani, MD, MPH, 3 Rivers Ayurveda

Readers have been asking me for a book like this for years! The principles of Ayurveda are excellent for fostering healthy bodies, minds, and habits for our children. Nothing could be more important, and The Parent's Complete Guide to Ayurveda provides a concise and inspiring tool for those with children in their care.Kate ODonnell, author of The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm Clear Mind, and The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care

A helpful guide to raise children holistically to reach their full potential. A must read for every parent.Vijaya Jujare, MD, FAAP

This book is a valuable resource and a rare find! Every parent can have access to this ancient wisdom to empower themselves.Trupti Gokani, MD

Author Bio

DR. (VAIDYA) JAYARAJAN KODIKANNATH is a classically trained Ayurvedic Doctor representing a lineage of Ayurveda Practitioners from Kerala, India, and an internationally renowned Ayurvedic scholar, educator, and keynote speaker with over 25 years of experience currently working as the CEO and Chief Ayurveda Consultant of Kerala Ayurveda USA. ALYSON YOUNG GREGORY is a parenting media writer specializing in holistic health, and an Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Educator. She was a student of Don and Amba Stapleton at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in New York and later, of Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath at Kerala Ayurveda, where she works as a part of one of the largest Ayurvedic communities in the U.S.