Sattvik Diet (Set of 4 Books)

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Sadguru (Dr) Vasant Balaji Athavale was a renowned Paediatrician. He founded the Paediatrics Department in 1959 in LokmanyaTilak Mahanagarpalika Hospital, Mumbai. He was Professor and Head of this Department from 1960 to 1990. He was the Chairman of the 'International Conference on Alternative Medicine' seminar in Bangkok in 1980. In 1996, He received the international honour for the 'Best author of books on Ayurveda'. In 2001 & in 2012 respectively, He was honoured with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in an International conference on 'Ayurveda and Hepatic Disorders' and by the Indian Academy of Paediatrics.

Modern medical science studied various constituents of human body as well as constituents of food (nutrients) that nurture human body in detail, and provided us in-depth information on the proportion and functions of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water in all the nutrients.
Ayurveda, on the other hand, has conducted in-depth study of the qualities of each food item and has gone a step ahead and studied their subtle effects on the doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha; the seven tissues (plasma, blood, muscle, fat, bone marrow, nerves and reproductive tissues); and organs such as heart, brain, etc.
Ayurveda gives as much importance or rather greater importance to diet than medicines; this is precisely the reason why a Vaidya (Ayurveda Doctor) lays greater emphasis on dietary norms for maintaining health in case of general people and for recovery in case of patients. The logic is simple. As medication we take just one spoonful of syrup or a tablet; in comparison, our meal is quantitatively enormous. Ayurveda has identified and categorised the medicinal properties of food items and elaborated on their qualities.