Food As Medicine

Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., a leading voice in the field of integrative medicine, is board-certified in anesthesiology, pain management, and anti-aging medicine. President and medical director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation in Tucson, he lectures and consults worldwide. He is the author of Meditation as Medicine, The Pain Cure, and Brain Longevity. Food as Medicine was chosen as a main selection of the One Spirit Book Club.

Guru Dharam S. Khalsa teaches at the School of Kundalini Yoga (SKY) in the UK. He studied with Yogi Bhajan-the man who introduced the practice of Kundalini Yoga to the United States-for more than twenty years.

PART 1 The Cutting Edge of Medicine 1. Spiritual Nutrition 2. What Signals Are You Sending to Your Body? 3. Phytonutrients: How Vegetables and Fruits Act as Medicine 4. Vegetables as Medicine 5. Fruit as Medicine 6. Beyond the Rainbow of Vegetables and Fruit 7. From Pyramids to Principles 8. The First Principle: Detoxify Your Body with Colon Therapy and Fasting 9. The Second Principle: Go Organic 10. The Third Principle: Limit or Eliminate Genetically Engineered Foods 11. The Fourth Principle: Eat Clean Protein 12. The Fifth Principle: Discover Juicing and Supplements 13. The Sixth Principle: Cook Consciously and Eat Mindfully 14. The Seventh Principle: Make the Transition 15. Basic Yoga Nutritional Therapy Recipes PART 2 Eat This for That 16. Addictions 17. Allergies 18. Anti-Aging 19. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 20. Brain: Age-Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and Alzheimer's Disease 21. Cancer Prevention and Treatment 22. Children's Health 23. Chronic Fatigue 24. Chronic Pain: Arthritis, Backache or Sciatica, Fibromyalgia, and Headache 25. Cleansing and Detoxification 26. Depression 27. Diabetes 28. Digestive Health: Gallbladder, Stomach (Acid and Ulcers), Liver, and Colon (Inflammation, Constipation, and Hemorrhoids) 29. Heart Disease, Hypertension, and High Cholesterol 30. HIV and AIDS 31. Immune Health 32. Kidney Disease 33. Lung Disease: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, including Emphysema and Bronchitis 34. Men's Health: Impotence and Prostate Problems 35. Skin Disorders: Acne and Aging 36. Spiritual Growth 37. Stress and Anxiety 38. Thyroid 39. Weight Loss 40. Women's Health: Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Menopause, Osteoporosis, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), and Uterine Fibroids Appendix A The Phytonutrient Effects of Common Foods Appendix B Portion Sizes of Foods by Categories Appendix C Samples of Vegetarian Sources of Protein and Other Products, Listed by Manufacturer Appendix D Equipment and Utensils Appendix E Resources Notes and References Acknowledgments Index