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Ayurveda the Science of Self-Healing - A Practical Guide is an authoritative guide into the science of herbal healing. Summary of the Book Dr. Lad's book discusses the basics of Ayurveda and shows how the ancient science has helped the field of medicine. It explains how Ayurveda can be implemented to improve one's life, and how it can prevail where conventional medicine has failed. The book discusses the basic principles, practical applications, and diagnostic techniques of the science, giving readers all they need to know about the science. About Vasant Lad Vasant Dattatray Lad is an Indian-American writer, Ayurvedic physician and the professor and director of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A graduate of the University of Pune, where he obtained his Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery degree, he later obtained a Master of Ayurvedic Science (M.A.Sc.) in 1980 from Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Pune. He founded the Ayurvedic Institute and has served as an advisor for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine and the Colorado Ayurvedic Medical Association. He has also written: The Yoga of Herbs: An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine, Textbook of Ayurveda, and Marma Points of Ayurveda: The Energy Pathways for Healing Body, Mind, and Consciousness with a Comparison to Traditional Chinese Medicine.