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BOOK REVIEW: Forever Healthy

On a scale between 0 and 100, zero being extreme ill-health and 100 being total well-being, where would you rate yourself? Most people find their health fluctuates between 25 and 75 throughout life.

Kumuda Reddy's book "Forever Healthy" shows you how to take your health beyond the midpoint and keep it there.

"When I first read about Maharishi Ayurveda health care," says Kumuda Reddy, "what appealed to me was that it made such good sense -- such good, ordinary, everyday common sense." What will apeal to you about Kumuda Reddy's book are the same elements: its simple style and common-sense guidelines. For those who are slightly wary of Sanskrit vocabulary, this book is an ideal first-read on Ayurveda.

Reddy covers all aspects of Ayurveda in this light yet enlightening book. Right from cultivating good eating habits to following nature's clock and practicing Transcendental Meditation®, the key concepts of Maharishi Ayurveda are explained here in detail. In each chapter, the author makes her points succinctly and reinforces them in neat summaries.

In the chapter on how Maharishi Ayurveda complements conventional medicine, the author’s clarity of thought impresses again. She prepares a very clear chart ennumerating all the fields where the two systems of medicine can work together. In Treatment, for instance, Reddy points out that conventional medicine recommends a balanced diet based on major food groups, while Ayurveda offers dietary guidelines based on the individual’s unique constitution. Again, she examines the differing approaches of the two systems to treating infections. Conventional medicine prescribes anitbiotics to fight bacteria, while Ayurvedic therapies and herbs aim to strengthen the immune system to help you resist infection naturally.

"Maharishi Ayurveda," says Dr. Reddy, "need not replace what we already have. It can beautifully complement what a patient is already using. It's the 'something more' that we all want and need."

The author also discusses her own experience of using Maharishi Ayurveda and conventional medicine in conjunction, through specific case studies in Part IV of the book.

For someone seeking a concise, no-nonsense introduction to this ancient healing tradition that is becoming popular today, this book is a must-read.

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