PRAISE FOR 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 is a significant contribution to the bridging of Western and Eastern medicine."
—PROF SIR SALVADOR MONCADA, FRS, FMedSci, HonFBPhS, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Universityof 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 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
"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
"This is the book that anyone struggling with depression must read."
—MATTHEW MCKAY, PhD, professor at The Wright Institute and coauthor of Thoughts & Feelings
"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
