Dr. L. Eduardo Cardona-Sanclemente - Ayurveda for Depression

It is a pleasure to write about Ayurveda for Depression and Dr. Eduardo Cardona-Sanclemente. His scientific and medical training combined with his Ayurveda knowledge enable him to apply his research to one of the paramount conditions of our time, with a keen eye guided by deep human understanding. This book is a significant contribution to the bridging of Western and Eastern medicine.

Prof Sir Salvador Moncada, FRS, FMedSci, HonFBPhS, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, University of Manchester

Dr. Eduardo Cardona-Sanclemente has produced an excellent, detailed, and many-sided account of the Ayurvedic treatment of depression with reference to modern medicine as well. An important contribution in the field of deeper Ayurvedic studies that is worthy of deep examination.

Dr. David Frawley, author of Yoga and Ayurveda

What a beautiful book that elegantly integrates the modern biomedical understanding of depression with the wellness and healing of Ayurveda. Dr. Cardona-Sanclemente invites the reader into his personal story and offers wellness and healing strategies that restore balance and health using an individualized Ayurvedic approach to diet, lifestyle, herbs, and the emotions. Ayurveda for Depression provides an insightful and novel approach for those suffering from depression that is compassionate and achievable.

Diana I. Lurie, PhD, professor of Neuropharmacology at the University of Montana and certified Ayurvedic practitioner

Dr. Cardona-Sanclemente deserves our thanks, both for the thoroughness of this exposition of how depression can be seen through the lens of Ayurveda and for the courage he shows in speaking of his own encounters with the condition. The darkness of depression is a reality for many, and this book is a welcome guide to how Ayurveda can shine a light on this condition and how to dispel the disabling shadow that it casts.

Dr. Robert Svoboda, BAMS (Ayurvedacharya), author of Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution

The incidence of depression is surging worldwide. One reason has been the attempt to drown depression in pharmaceuticals that have little effect and that often increase vulnerability to depression. Ayurveda for Depression offers a proven-effective prescription for emotional wellness that rebalances body and mind with an individualized program targeting lifestyle, diet, body systems, and emotions. This is the book that anyone struggling with depression must read.

Matthew McKay, PhD, professor at The Wright Institute and coauthor of Thoughts & Feelings

It is rare to find someone adept in both Western science and Eastern medicine. It is rarer for one well versed in both to apply them to their own crises and healing and demonstrate how we might do the same. Dr. Cardona-Sanclemente speaks to us heart to heart, helping us synthesize much information into personal understanding and providing tools for devising a personal plan toward wellness. I believe this authoritative exploration can touch and benefit many.

Claudia Welch, DOM, author of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life

Way beyond depression, the essential principles of Ayurveda expressed in this book will be helpful to anyone interested in this remarkable traditional way toward human healthy balance. Dr. Cardona-Sanclemente sees with his heart and radiates that through his unique perspective on science, health, and humanity.

Alexander De Salzmann, MD, Internal Medicine, Paris France

Sometimes one encounters a colleague with unique insights and sensitivity who takes a refreshingly forensic view of what we have come to accept as norms. Dr. Cardona-Sanclemente is such a colleague. I know from decades of professional collaboration that this book will be of great support to those experiencing depression and other mental health conditions.

Dr. Sabine Griglio, DSc, research director of the National Institute for Medical Research (INSERM), France

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This book does not intend to be diagnostic in any way and is not a substitute for a thorough clinical assessment or professional treatment. If you are reading this book and feel that any of the problems herein apply to you personally, you are encouraged to seek out an assessment from a qualified professional as soon as possible. If you are at medical risk of withdrawal or in a serious psychiatric emergency (e.g., suicidal or homicidal ideations), you are encouraged to present for medical attention immediately.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Cardona-Sanclemente L., Eduardo, 1955- author.

Title: Ayurveda for Depression : An Integrative Approach to Restoring

Balance and Reclaiming Your Health / Dr. L. Eduardo Cardona-Sanclemente.

Description: Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2020]

Identifiers: LCCN 2020009291 (print) | LCCN 2020009292 (ebook) | ISBN

9781623175368 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9781623175375 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Depression, MentalAlternative treatment. | Medicine,

Ayurvedic.

Classification: LCC RC537 .C2738 2020 (print) | LCC RC537 (ebook) | DDC

616.85/27dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020009291

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020009292

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Thanks, dearest Joan M. E. Buffotot.

To these blessed, mysterious, multidimensional paths of life allowing us to fly.

I am grateful to all of lifes experiences that have expanded my viewpoint in one way or another. They helped me learn about my own nature and glimpse the vast, profound nature around all of us.

It is necessary to acknowledge in particular the presence of my great teachers: death, suffering, depression, fear, anxiety, and adversity. They, with their companionslife, joy, love, hope, and humilityshowed me that through effort, light prevails over darkness. Their continuous presence is a daily challenge to see and accept conditions under a new light, inviting us to embark on a journey of discovering new body-mind connections.