Over the counter and specialty lotions and creams are what most people do to keep their skin and hair looking great each day.  There is, however, a growing trend these days toward the concept that looking great year after year as you age requires paying more attention to being healthy on the inside in order to achieve a healthy looking outside.

A new book brought to you by Tuttle Publishing authored by Kim Inglis entitled Ayurveda, Asian Secrets of Wellness, Beauty and Balance takes a look at healing holistically, beautification secrets of old and some exercises that will improve the over health of the body.

Inglis explores some other ancient traditional medicinal practices popular with the Arabs called Unani.  She also shows the connections of Ayurveda and Soba Rig-pa (Tibetan medicine) to Siddha, which is popular among Tamil practitioners.  Many similarities, too, can be drawn between this and traditional Chinese medicinal practices.

The book is very insightful and extremely easy for the laymen to understand with its abundance of illustrations and explanations on therapy methods that treat all parts of the body.  These range from massage, use of stones, herbs, oils, and more.

Discussed also are methods of meditation and other practices that improve health through serenity, sensation and soothing.

The end of the book includes a directory of approved practitioners to help find treatment facilities of your own, since after getting into the book, you’ll feel compelled to sooth your own muscles and nerves.

The book talks about wellness and therapeutic massages, treatments that use heat and steam and other popular Ayurveda therapies using medicated ghee that may seem very foreign to us.

Some of the Ayurvedic recipes listed for their healing ingredients can be understood it might be tough to follow these ancient beauty secrets for keeping your hair, face, eyes, hands and feet looking beautiful because many of the ingredients are not as accessible as you would hope.

Honey can be used to help retain moisture in the skin and pureed apples will rehydrate and revitalize your facial complexion because of the high antioxidant counts.  Combining these and applying will keep you ageless and wrinkle free.

Another chapter in the book talks about regular meditation, practice of yoga, breathing techniques, and physical and mental exercises that will keep your stress levels manageable.

Kim Inglis’ Ayurveda, Asian Secrets of Wellness, Beauty and Balance, is a comprehensive look at ancient Ayurveda secrets that are brought current by her simple presentation methods.  The book is perfect for anyone looking to rejuvenate, look younger and healthier and explore a new realm of ancient secrets to a more beautiful and healthy image.