Everyday Ayurveda for Women's Health: Traditional Wisdom, Recipes, and Remedies for Optimal Wellness, Hormone Balance, and Living Radiantly

by Kate O'Donnell, Cara Brostrom (Photographer)

Find a deeper sense of wellness fueled by self-care, nurturing routines, healing foods, and herbal remedies—for women of any age.

Learn the ancient wisdom of Ayurvedic living through 60+ recipes and practices, including 50+ photos.

The ancient science of Ayurveda brings us back into relationship with the rhythms of our lives, streamlining our daily habits and attuning our activities by time of day and seasons. Everyday Ayurveda for Women's Health delivers insights into personal health, hormonal balance, and connection to nature, all from the simplest what we eat.

Food and herbs are medicine for body, mind, and soul. Kate O'Donnell empowers women of any age to become intimate with their body, how it works, how it changes over time, and how to listen to its messages. Her practical guide will inspire you to experience radiant health from the inside out.

With Everyday Ayurveda for Women’s Health you

• Reclaim your health by adopting a more healing diet

• Balance your hormones by choosing foods, herbs, and healing practices that are right for your constitution—60+ recipes, including herbal ghees, shatavari, beneficial oils, and more

• Become more luminous and empowered with divine feminine and lunar energy, the subtle body, and more

• Understand your current season of life—whether it involves menstruation, pregnancy, infertility, perimenopause, or menopause

The traditional Ayurveda wisdom in this book is accessible for all and will help you navigate any stage of life with grace.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Womens, Cookbooks, Spirituality

368 pages, Hardcover

Published April 23, 2024

About the author

Kate O’Donnell is the pen name of Nancy Kephart Garcia because, contrary to the surnames, she is of Irish, Scot and Welsh descent. She is a fourth-generation Montanan, was raised in Missoula and attended the University of Montana. She now lives in Palo Alto, California with her family. She enjoys reading, hiking, traveling, American pit bull terriers, creating award-winning watercolors and returning to Montana as often as possible. The writing is an addiction.
She has written three other historical romances soon to follow A TALE OF THORNS AND HONEY on to Amazon and GOODREADS

Reviews

[Julia Dunoyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I <3 being a woman

[Suzi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book from a Goodreads giveaway and was pleasantly surprised when it arrived in the mail. I don’t know much about Ayurveda beyond the basics. So, it’s a really lovely book to look at. I wish I had the bandwidth to learn all the terminology so I didn’t have to constantly look everything up. I don’t know whether it is a great option for those new to Ayurveda; it didn’t feel like a tough read, but it wasn’t easy. I didn’t become any more interested in Ayurveda nor inspired to try any of the recipes or health care advice after reading it, which is why I gave it 3 stars.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kate O’Donnell’s cookbooks are so informative, practical and filled with delicious, easy to make recipes. She makes Ayurvedic cooking easy. When this book came out I bought and read through it right away. I’ve been practicing Ayurveda for 3 years now, and have committed a year of my life to study to become an Ayurvedic Health Councilor, and have read countless books on Ayurveda… this book addresses Women’s health so practically and concisely. I love the recipes and find they are easy to incorporate into my routine. And the guidance on following Moon rhythms have never felt more clear. I have bought his book for my daughter and daughter-in-law. I highly recommend!

[Anlan · Rating 4 out of 5]

An introduction to Ayurveda for Western audiences (women). I got a lot out of this book, particularly:
- basic concepts of Ayurveda
- recipes and practices for stages of the menstrual/lunar cycles
- recipes and practices for seasons of life (pregnancy, postpartum, householding, and perimenopause/menopause and beyond)
- The "Living Radiantly" piece vis-a-vis discussion of aging and the vedic approach to life stages was really thought provoking.

And also, this book is beautiful to look at.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve read many books on Ayurveda throughout the years, but never one that really goes this in depth about women’s health.

I loved the way it touches on so many parts of a women’s health (ie. cycle, fertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, self-care for new mom’s & menopause)
There are fabulous practices and foods to help nourish the body and keep your hormones working for you not against you and create optimal health.

It’s an easy read and engaging enough you won’t want to put it down. The photography is an added bonus! Great reference book as well to keep coming back to.

[Lina Ratliff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you!!! This wonderful book gives you everything you need for your health.
It helps you with all stages of your life.
There is wonderful information about diet, hormone balance, life practices, and recipes.
This can help you in every day to long term care.
A beautiful and helpful addition to every woman's collection.

[Abby Smith]

This book is very much outside my wheelhouse. I don't believe or practice Ayurveda, but some of the concepts were interesting and I may try some of the recipes. In the end it was too out there for me but it was beautifully put together.

[A. J · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some decent stuff to say and I am going to try out some of the recipes - I am also going to make fun of it just a little because it seems that this white lady needed to go to India just to learn it’s okay to fart.

[Cherie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So excellent wonderful look at women's health and ayurveda, the intersection, how to heal, food, and more. Loved this one.