Ayurvedic Nutraceuticals
Live & Online
With Vaidya Sankar Sreelal and Vaidya Poornima Sreelal
Ayurveda experts from Kerala, India
This course explores the health potential of daily nutrition.
Through observation of the effects of each food item for generations, Ayurveda offers time proven wisdom for a balanced and healthy diet.
Presenting viewpoints of contemporary science will help to better understand and apply this wisdom in day-to-day life.
Live and online every Saturday, 11 November 2023 — 13 April 2024, 9:00am — 10:30am
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Course in 3 Parts
Part 1: 11, 18, 25 November & 2, 9, 16 December 2023
Part 2: 20, 27 January & 3, 10, 17, 24 February 2024
Part 3: 9, 16, 23, 30, March & 6, 13 April 2024
Free introduction
Saturday, 4 November from 9am – 10:30am (CEST)
Ayurvedic Nutraceuticals
- Introduction to Ayurvedic dietetics
- How modern dietary concepts like nutraceuticals and nutrigenetics connect with Ayurvedic Dietary principles
- How can one implement the principles in today’s lifestyle, especially in the West?
- How this course will help you to prepare a personalized diet based on Ayurvedic principles.
Guest speakers
Dr. Sankar Sreelal was born in a traditional Ayurveda practitioner’s family in Kerala. Apart from clinical practice, because of his analytical approach, he’s interested in applying IT in Ayurveda. He did his post-graduate work in bioinformatics.
Dr. Poornima Sreelal is a leading Ayurvedic dietary consultant. She comes from a traditional healer’s family. After her graduation in Ayurveda, she specialized in Clinical nutrition and dietetics. She works on applied nutrition for curative purposes.
Part 1 : Cereals, Pulses and Spices
A detailed presentation of mainly solid food groups like cereals, pulses, spices, their properties and uses.
11 November 2023
- Introduction to Ayurvedic dietary principles
- Factors to be considered in deciding on one’s diet
- Classification of food items in Ayurveda
18 & 25 November 2023
- The properties of different cereals as per Ayurveda and modern concepts
- Nutraceutical use of cereals and recipes for proper utilisation
- Ideal time and other considerations for eating particular cereals
2 December 2023
- Pulses, their benefits and uses according to Ayurveda
- Special focus on pulses which are commonly used in Europe
- Sample recipes and considerations for using different combinations depending on the individual constitution
9 & 16 December 2023
- Spices and condiments to improve the absorption of nutrients. Discussing both Indian spices and those commonly used in Europe
- Physiological and medicinal properties and sample recipes
- How can spices be harmful?
Language: English with simultaneous translation into German, French and Spanish
Participation fee (6 classes): 99 €
As all our current online activities, the programme will also be taught through zoom.
Part 2: Vegetables, Herbs, Oils and Dairy Products
Ayurvedic and modern views on using these food groups for proper health
20 & 27 January 2024
- Common vegetables and their properties
- Recipes with the understanding of their nutraceutical properties according to the personal health condition, the season etc.
- Discussing some common vegetables used in Europe
3 & 10 February 2024
- Is dairy good or bad ? Ayurvedic views on different sources of milk, their derivatives and properties
- Is milk good for all ages? Processing and use of different milks and milk products based on age group
- Ayurvedic view points on vegan milk and for whom it is ideally suited
17 February 2024
- How to use fruits fruitfully? Properties and uses of different fruits
- Can we eat all fruits in every season?
- Do all fruits aid digestion?
24 February 2024
- Are fats and oils good? How to choose the right fats based on your health
- Do we need to drink large quantities of water? Is water a detoxifier? Ayurveda classifications of drinking water and how to drink it depending on constitution, digestive fire and season
- Magical herbs and supplements – do they exist ? How to choose the right herbs; Rasayana drugs — simple herbs for health
Language: English with simultaneous translation into German, French and Spanish
Participation fee (6 classes): 99 €
As all our current online activities, the programme will also be taught through zoom.
Part 3: Deciding Which Foods Are Right for You
As per Ayurveda, everything in the world is medicine, even a poison can be an elixir and vice versa based on how you use it. It is important to know the benefits of nutrients, but most important is knowing when, how and for whom to use it.
9 March 2024
- Guidelines on what, when and how much to eat based on different conditions like day, season, digestive capacity, etc.
16 & 23 March 2024
30 March & 6 April 2024
- Do you need to feed the fever or fast the fever? How to decide for common health issues like indigestion, diarrhoea, fever, cold, etc.
- Choosing diet for metabolic diseases.
- Kitchen remedies – the herbaceuticals at home
13 April 2024
- Minding you food – the influence of the mind on choosing food and how it affects your health
- Diet choices based Mind types
- Understanding the “foods” of sensory organs. How does Ayurveda consider sensory perceptions through sense organs as ‘food’?
Language: English with simultaneous translation into German, French and Spanish
Participation fee (6 classes): 99 €
As all our current online activities, the programme will also be taught through zoom.
Registration and payment
Ayurvedic Nutraceuticals
Participation fee of the course:
1 part of 6 classes = €99 / 3 parts = €275