The Paleovedic Diet: A Complete Program to Burn Fat, Increase Energy, and Reverse Disease

by Akil Palanisamy, Robb Wolf (Foreword)

A groundbreaking total-body program that incorporates principles of Paleo nutrition, Ayurvedic medicine, and cutting-edge research.In The Paleovedic Diet, Dr. Akil Palanisamy, MD, offers a comprehensive roadmap to optimal health combining the most effective aspects of the Paleo diet with Ayurveda, the time-tested traditional medical system of India, and the latest scientific research. Making complex ideas understandable and accessible, Dr. Akil delivers a simple, customized diet and lifestyle program to fit your unique body type.Drawing upon on his extensive training and clinical experience, Dr. Akil skillfully separates fact from fiction, providing clarity on issues such as gluten sensitivity, misconceptions about carbs, meat-eating versus vegetarianism, good and bad fats, unknown superfoods (you’ll be surprised to see what’s included), nutritional supplements, and the critically important gut bacteria comprising your microbiome. The Paleovedic Diet provides definitive, practical guidance on what to eat, how to move, how to sleep, how to manage stress, and even how to breathe. Dr. Akil's revolutionary three-week program (with meal plan and recipes) utilizes delicious nourishing foods, powerful healing spices, and intensive detoxification techniques to help you transform your body and mind.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Food, Cookbooks, Reference, Cooking

306 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 5, 2016

Reviews

[Biswajit · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is about author's experience with ayurvedic principle and how he cured his repetative strain injury with ayurvedic body type and corresponding diet.
Written some basics idea about ayurvedic body type and their character, how it help to eradicate the disease. At first he was pure vegetarian but wen he study their body type and respective food he started eating uncaged organic eggs and meat(bone broth) which help him a lot to minimise the symptoms and finally cured. This diet some how help me also. I have followed these body type and it's diet, Which decrease my chronic pain .
Also written about some of the modern diet and how to exercise with body type. Some species and their nutrition value and how it work in our body.

[Jordan Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been reading about Ayurveda and healthy eating for a while, so it was a lot that I had already learned. However, it's a really good overview of the basics of healthy eating viewed through an Ayruvedic medicine lens. It also has tons of examples of how to easily apply Ayruvedic principlesyo everyday life. I did learn some interesting information about intermittent fasting and detoxing your body. Cuatro estrellas!

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

REally enjoyed this. dr palanisamy finds an interesting compromise between these 2 divergent lifestyles and eating philosophies. He definitely leans more Ayurvedic but explains that our ancestors DID NOT LIVE OFF HUNTED MEAT AND GATHERED SEEDS ALONE!!!!! A misconception that Paleo likes to install into the heads of their followers. I love his sections on healing foods and supplements. He provides significant WELL CITED (unlike Bulletproof and other books on my list) documentation of what these healing foods do and how they work! Now go eat more ghee and tumeric!

[Cindy Heaton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very common sense approach to eliminating processed foods (yes, that includes foods made with flour) from your diet. I felt the chapter on the use of certain beneficial spices was worth the whole cost of the book. This book also helped me to blend an Ayurvedic approach to my Paleo, which was just what I was looking to do on my own. Before reading this, I was having a hard time meshing the two together.

I also liked that the author stresses that Paleo is not one size fits all. It needs to be customized for each person and their food tolerances and needs. I find that I do better with higher healthy fats while other people may need more protein or starchy vegetables in their diet to keep them satiated and happy. I have not tried the recipes, but they look pretty easy to implement and do include the use of the spices he recommends. The plan could do with more recipes as it only provides two weeks worth of food for the detox plan (to test for food sensitivities so you can learn what foods you can not tolerate). The book would benefit from recipes for maintenance foods after the detox plan.

[Mark Zodda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am unsure of how to rate this book. I was reading it because I know someone who is having problems that conventional medicine seems unable to diagnose and cure. I can see how this diet and program could appeal to people who have intestinal or autoimmune disorders that haven't responded to conventional treatments. However, I find the references and ideas to be less than convincing, and to be a mixture of science and traditional practices with no real reason for why some ideas are included and others are not. While many of the references are supported by peer-reviewed studies, others are merely anecdotal or based upon unsupported beliefs and practices -- some of which may be less than effective. Overall, this might be worthwhile for those who can't find help any other way, but for those who are just looking for a way to healthier living, I would pass on its many ideas and prescriptions.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Achieve optimal health

I would recommend this book to anyone with less than optimal health. I picked up this book because I’m turning 30 this year and I feel like my body needed a “tune-up.” The information in the book is not a repeat of other books I’ve read concerning the paleo, primal or Ayurvedic lifestyles. This is a whole new approach to eating “whole foods” backed up with scientific research and data. I was impressed by the depth that this book achieved while also being easily understandable by someone not in medical school. The author really understood his audience.

[Itzel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lo que me gusta del libro es la integración que hace de alimentos poco procesados, especias con otros aspectos que impactan en el peso como: la importancia de tener rutinas de sueño, actividad física, control del estrés. Hace mucho énfasis en el cuidado del microbioma, me gusta mucho como esta esquematizado y la calidad de sus páginas.

[Daniell · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was a little mislead by the title thinking this would be a book espousing a way to make the Paleo diet more specific to one's ayurvedic type. Instead it is a combination of some paleo principles with some ayurvedic ones.

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great resource for people wanting to go deeper with explanations about how food and lifestyle affects metabolic syndrome and what can be done with food to reverse it. It is not for everyone, but for the right people, it may be everything.

[Agnieszka Forte · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disappointing waste of money. I did not learn anything new I did not know before. Recipes are a joke, very basic, everyone knows how to make.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of great little tidbits of information in a good over view of information about living healthy.

[William Bookman III · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ignore the title. It's deeper than prolonging life. For me, it was about seeing the science and facts behind diet being more than what you eat.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

My doctor casually recommended this book, as the author is one of her teachers in a functional medicine class she's taking, and we were talking about gut health. I'm not a diet person, and I'm certainly not giving up dairy, but I found as if it flipped a switch in me, reading about healthy eating, the benefits of fats and spices, and how you can prepare and eat certain foods for maximum benefit. While I learned my Ayurvedic body type and learned more about Paleo, I wasn't swayed but this book still changed me nonetheless.

[Wes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was a great read since it covered two areas I have been interested in: the Paleo diet and Aryuvedic medicine. A great combination of the two worlds with some great tips on how to eat for your body type.

[Johnny Cordova · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the title suggests, it incorporates paleo priniciples into the ancient Indian science of Ayurveda. There’s some great information on the medicinal properties of spices, guidance on customizing your diet to fit your Ayurvedic body type, as well as an easy-to-follow 21-day detox. Akil Palanisamy is a former vegetarian and his tone is consistently vegetarian-friendly. It’s a perfect book for introducing your vegetarian friends to paleo wisdom.

[Cyndi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting information. Not strict Paleo. Most Paleo books tend to focus on weight loss, but this one focuses more on overall health. It's not a one-size-fits-all. He recognizes that the same foods affect different people in different ways. That's where the Ayurveda philosophy meets the Paleo philosophy.

[Kaylin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the plain and simple recommendations, tailored to each person's unique composition. The recipes are delicious and enriched by Ayurvedic wisdom. This book really taught me a lot and I would highly recommend it!

[Liaken · Rating 2 out of 5]

This felt like more of the same and not very usable. Alas.

[Magy Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

Enjoy the pathogenic view of healthy living and understanding body type. Excellent eating plan and recipes. I would definitely recommend this book.

[Kim Friedman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note: for some reason, this book was printed on glossy magazine stock. It makes the book hard to read and super heavy!

[Doan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book! I wish he had more recipes in there.

[Penny Tunnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to understand

Great recipes that are completely manageable. Nothing is too overwhelming, and there are enough simple ideas for eating that it's worth purchasing.

[Marshal Mdeza]

Straight to the point.