Food is powerful. It can impact your moods and emotions, not to mention your weight. It is fundamental to life and well-being. This book explores nutrition from a non-western perspective using Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine as the basis for a personal eating plan, called PEEP. Numerous foods – appropriately dubbed “wise foods” – are analyzed for their respective benefits. The approach used is integrative medicine of which the author is a qualified practitioner. The goal is a balance in life that yields happiness.
One of the great reasons for the book is to ward off depression and anxiety that plague our modern societies. If the right foods can combat stress, the world would be a very different place. Using her own experience, the author explains why negative emotions arise and how destructive they can be. In fact, certain inflammatory diseases can result from negative psychological states. Thus, the book is a must for anyone wanting to secure a healthier future while living better today.
It is clear that we can no longer suppress our bottled-up emotions and avoid disease. What we can do is learn to express them and adopt a better diet. The book covers inner body engineering, the domino effect of stress, the importance of joy in life, emotional circuits, and much more. As the author points out, “food is back!” in action.
This book adopts an individualistic approach in the recommendation of foods. It emphasizes how we all are individuals with different physical and mental makeup and should not rely on generic advice; there cannot be one plan that fits all. It also shows why other mind-change techniques aimed at changing negative emotions cannot work without the support of the right foods. Wise food is the basic need for both mind and body. This book combines the most simplified version of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese medicine with evidenced-based research and the science of functional integrative nutrition - something that you can never find in any one book. Both traditional practices are incredibly complex to decode and need many years of expertise. However, this book will empower you and give you all you need to get healthy by extracting and putting the knowledge into simple words.

If you prepare the positive emotional eating plan as per the book’s instructions, you will gradually notice changes in your mental state, emotions, and overall health. I suggest you read through the book once, then slowly reread it, find out your weak spots, and select the foods as per your need.
If you are unsure, work closely with a family member or friend, or email me.
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Reina Shukl