Akil Palanisamy, MD, is a Harvard-trained physician who practices integrative medicine, blending his conventional medical expertise with evidence-based holistic approaches, including functional medicine and Ayurveda. He studied biochemistry at Harvard and completed his medical training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Stanford University. He is widely known as a dynamic speaker and educator and resides in San Francisco, California.
"Palanisamy, a Harvard-trained physician who uses holistic methods,
bases this fitness guide on the tenets of the popular paleo diet
(fruits, vegetables, lean meats, healthy fats, etc.) but also
incorporates the ancient Indian system of ayurveda. Presenting
ayurveda as a framework for customizing the paleo diet to
individual body types, he includes a quiz to help readers determine
whether they need vata (movement energy), pitta (metabolic energy),
or kapha (strength-providing force). The author shares his own
struggles as a former vegetarian who experienced dramatic
improvements with his numerous health issues when he began
consuming broth, meats, and eggs. Palanisamy covers familiar topics
such as carbs, gluten, fats, and protein, but takes his text into
less traveled territory with a chapter on 12 spices he identifies
as having particularly powerful healing qualities. Noting that
paleo doesn’t emphasize medicinal spices, Palanisamy offers cooking
tips about using spices to enhance health (e.g. adding turmeric to
rice and soups), as well as a thorough discussion of gut health
(according to ayurveda, all disease originates in the gut), a detox
program, and recipes. Palanisamy, a personable and knowledgeable
writer, clarifies paleo, demystifies ayurveda, and provides readers
with practical methods for customizing the diet to create a
compatible body-type fit." Publisher's Weekly
"This compelling combination of the principles of Ayurveda with the
diet of our hunter-gatherer ancestors explains how various spices
lessen the toxic effects of inflammation-inducing foods. While
fascinating, the book may be a bit heavy for casual readers."
Library Journal
Integrative medicine expert Dr. Akil Palanisamy makes both
timeless knowledge and leading-edge research accessible in this
groundbreaking and timely book. The Paleovedic Diet is rich with
useful information on such diverse issues as gluten sensitivity,
the human microbiome, detoxification in modern times and the rise
of autoimmune disease. The Paleovedic Diet is a must-read for
anyone serious about achieving optimal health and vitality.”
Andrew Weil, M.D., world-renowned integrative medicine physician
and bestselling author
The Paleovedic Diet represents the best of integrative medicine,
combining ancient wisdom with modern science and functional
medicine to create a definitive roadmap to health. In an engaging
and easy to read style, Dr. Akil presents the most up-to-date,
evidence-based health information available today. He sheds light
on topics such as optimal nutrition, the 100 trillion bacteria that
make up your microbiome, the best way to exercise, and powerful
detox practices. He reveals the hidden healing powers of spices and
shows you how to use Ayurveda to customize a diet that’s best for
you. The Paleovedic Diet can help you lose weight, increase energy,
and reverse disease.” Mark Hyman, MD, eight-time #1 New York
Timesbestselling author and functional medicine expert
Dr. Akil deftly weaves the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda together
with the principles of a nutrient-dense, Paleolithic diet to create
a practical, individualized approach to wellness. If you’ve been
looking for a way of eating and living that is tailored especially
for your body and mind, this book is for you.” Chris Kresser, LAc,
New York Timesbestselling author of The Paleo Cure
In The Paleovedic Diet, Dr. Akil integrates his extensive clinical
experience, the latest scientific research, and the most effective
aspects of the Paleo diet with Ayurveda, the time-tested
traditional medical system of India. He has created an
enlightening, customizable, and easily actionable roadmap to
optimal health that will open your eyes. The Paleovedic Diet has
changed my approach to healthy livingand it’ll change yours, too.”
Michelle Tam, New York Timesbestselling author of Nom Nom Paleo:
Food For Humans
The Paleovedic Diet is a powerful synthesis of the healing wisdom
of a thousand years of ancient medicine and the precision and clear
thinking of the best of scientific method. In elegant and easily
accessible language, Dr. Akil Palanisamy makes available to us a
wealth of previously unknown information about ourselves and the
resolution of our most common problems. It is impossible to read
this book without finding something in it that will heal you. A
brilliant contribution to the health of every one of us.” Rachel
Naomi Remen, MD
If you have been increasingly confused about what to eat, this is
the book for you! Dr. Akil provides a sage and easy to follow
middle way that blends the best of medical science with the wisdom
of ancestral traditions.” Victoria Maizes, MD, Executive Director,
Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Long before Evolution via Natural Selection became the dominant
paradigm of biology, traditional cultures developed sophisticated
systems for understanding nature and human health. In India this
system is called Ayurveda, which means 'knowledge of life.' In The
Paleovedic Diet, Dr. Akil has integrated our original human diet
(Paleo) with the insights of Ayurveda to offer a framework whereby
we may optimize our nutrition and lifestyle.” Robb Wolf, New York
Timesbestselling author of The Paleo Solution
Dr. Akil has beautifully blended the ancient, timeless wisdom of
Ayurveda and Ayurvedic principles of healing with the light of
modern medicine, integrated so that anyone can use it for his or
her total healing.” Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., internationally
recognized Ayurvedic physician, author of Ayurveda: Science of
Self-Healing
"Palanisamy, a Harvard-trained physician who uses holistic methods,
bases this fitness guide on the tenets of the popular paleo diet
(fruits, vegetables, lean meats, healthy fats, etc.) but also
incorporates the ancient Indian system of ayurveda. Presenting
ayurveda as a framework for customizing the paleo diet to
individual body types, he includes a quiz to help readers determine
whether they need vata (movement energy), pitta (metabolic energy),
or kapha (strength-providing force). The author shares his own
struggles as a former vegetarian who experienced dramatic
improvements with his numerous health issues when he began
consuming broth, meats, and eggs. Palanisamy covers familiar topics
such as carbs, gluten, fats, and protein, but takes his text into
less traveled territory with a chapter on 12 spices he identifies
as having particularly powerful healing qualities. Noting that
paleo doesn’t emphasize medicinal spices, Palanisamy offers cooking
tips about using spices to enhance health (e.g. adding turmeric to
rice and soups), as well as a thorough discussion of gut health
(according to ayurveda, all disease originates in the gut), a detox
program, and recipes. Palanisamy, a personable and knowledgeable
writer, clarifies paleo, demystifies ayurveda, and provides readers
with practical methods for customizing the diet to create a
compatible body-type fit." Publisher's Weekly
"This compelling combination of the principles of Ayurveda with the
diet of our hunter-gatherer ancestors explains how various spices
lessen the toxic effects of inflammation-inducing foods. While
fascinating, the book may be a bit heavy for casual readers."
Library Journal
Integrative medicine expert Dr. Akil Palanisamy makes both
timeless knowledge and leading-edge research accessible in this
groundbreaking and timely book. The Paleovedic Diet is rich with
useful information on such diverse issues as gluten sensitivity,
the human microbiome, detoxification in modern times and the rise
of autoimmune disease. The Paleovedic Diet is a must-read for
anyone serious about achieving optimal health and vitality.”
Andrew Weil, M.D., world-renowned integrative medicine physician
and bestselling author
The Paleovedic Diet represents the best of integrative medicine,
combining ancient wisdom with modern science and functional
medicine to create a definitive roadmap to health. In an engaging
and easy to read style, Dr. Akil presents the most up-to-date,
evidence-based health information available today. He sheds light
on topics such as optimal nutrition, the 100 trillion bacteria that
make up your microbiome, the best way to exercise, and powerful
detox practices. He reveals the hidden healing powers of spices and
shows you how to use Ayurveda to customize a diet that’s best for
you. The Paleovedic Diet can help you lose weight, increase energy,
and reverse disease.” Mark Hyman, MD, eight-time #1 New York
Timesbestselling author and functional medicine expert
Dr. Akil deftly weaves the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda together
with the principles of a nutrient-dense, Paleolithic diet to create
a practical, individualized approach to wellness. If you’ve been
looking for a way of eating and living that is tailored especially
for your body and mind, this book is for you.” Chris Kresser, LAc,
New York Timesbestselling author of The Paleo Cure
In The Paleovedic Diet, Dr. Akil integrates his extensive clinical
experience, the latest scientific research, and the most effective
aspects of the Paleo diet with Ayurveda, the time-tested
traditional medical system of India. He has created an
enlightening, customizable, and easily actionable roadmap to
optimal health that will open your eyes. The Paleovedic Diet has
changed my approach to healthy livingand it’ll change yours, too.”
Michelle Tam, New York Timesbestselling author of Nom Nom Paleo:
Food For Humans
The Paleovedic Diet is a powerful synthesis of the healing wisdom
of a thousand years of ancient medicine and the precision and clear
thinking of the best of scientific method. In elegant and easily
accessible language, Dr. Akil Palanisamy makes available to us a
wealth of previously unknown information about ourselves and the
resolution of our most common problems. It is impossible to read
this book without finding something in it that will heal you. A
brilliant contribution to the health of every one of us.” Rachel
Naomi Remen, MD
If you have been increasingly confused about what to eat, this is
the book for you! Dr. Akil provides a sage and easy to follow
middle way that blends the best of medical science with the wisdom
of ancestral traditions.” Victoria Maizes, MD, Executive Director,
Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
Long before Evolution via Natural Selection became the dominant
paradigm of biology, traditional cultures developed sophisticated
systems for understanding nature and human health. In India this
system is called Ayurveda, which means 'knowledge of life.' In The
Paleovedic Diet, Dr. Akil has integrated our original human diet
(Paleo) with the insights of Ayurveda to offer a framework whereby
we may optimize our nutrition and lifestyle.” Robb Wolf, New York
Timesbestselling author of The Paleo Solution
Dr. Akil has beautifully blended the ancient, timeless wisdom of
Ayurveda and Ayurvedic principles of healing with the light of
modern medicine, integrated so that anyone can use it for his or
her total healing.” Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., internationally
recognized Ayurvedic physician, author of Ayurveda: Science of
Self-Healing
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