Ayurveda for Depression

An integrative approach to support your health and well-being

While Western medicine often relies on a one-size-size-fits-all approach to treating depression, Ayurveda offers an individualized, holistic model that draws upon five thousand years of scientific knowledge and practice to address depression systemically–restoring balance and nourishing mind, body, and spirit.

The Ayurvedic anti-depression protocols outlined in this book can work alone or in concert with conventional therapies to help you develop a tailored plan that meets your unique needs. You’ll learn how to identify your inborn and mental constitutions (prakruti and manas prakruti) to better understand the root causes of your condition. This book will empower you to create daily and seasonal routines using dietary adjustments, mind-body training, and herbal remedies to reawaken your body and cultivate the wisdom needed to heal from depression.

About the Author

DR. L. EDUARDO CARDONA-SANCLEMENTE's medical and scientific career spans professorships and senior scientific research posts at some of Europe's most distinguished medical schools and universities. He completed his masters in clinical biochemistry and his PhD in the mechanism of neurotransmitters. He has been studying and practicing integrative medicine for decades and holds a masters in Ayurvedic medicine from Middlesex University, London, UK. Dr. Cardona-Sanclemente is a Member of the NHS Directory of Complementary & Alternative Practitioners and presided for several years as the Research Committee Director of the Ayurvedic Professional Association. He is also a Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine. Now based in the US, he is a certified Ayurvedic Doctor by the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. He resides in Berkeley, CA, working as Director of Ayurvedic Research at the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico.