This book gives basic information about the Ayurveda health system, and how a holistic approach to preventative medicine can promote wellness in every area of your life.

I like the basic health advice in this book, and the common sense approach to holistic medicine. However it is all wrapped up in a lot of mystical religious weirdness that I did not agree with.

I think the approach to medicine based on your body type and your personality type is very interesting. It can be really important to notice whether your symptoms worsen or are better with heat or cold, with sleeping at certain times of the night, or with eating certain types of food. Remedies that may work for one personality type will be ineffective for someone else. I really like that Ayurveda takes the whole person into account.

However I did not like the references to mystical ideas like dharma, prana, and other buddhist and New Age philosophies. Not everyone subscribes to those beliefs, so it seemed pointless to include it in a book that most people are going to pick up just interested in health advice, not spiritual advice.