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Sources and Further Reading

Nutrition values are estimated from IFCT 2017 and USDA FoodData Central per-100 g values; salt includes the salt in soy sauce (≈ 14.5% by weight) and miso (≈ 12%). Ayurvedic qualities draw on the classical texts as summarised in Volume III and on the sources below. This book is a kitchen guide, not medical advice.

  1. The Ayurvedic Institute — Food guidelines for basic constitutional types https://www.ayurveda.com/?p=7372
  2. Yoga International — Ayurveda's guide to health in every season https://yogainternational.com/article/view/ayurvedas-guide-to-health-in-every-season
  3. Wikipedia — Buddhist cuisine (five pungent vegetables; temple cooking in China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cuisine
  4. Japanese Taste — What is shōjin ryōri? A guide to traditional Buddhist vegan cuisine https://japanesetaste.com/blogs/japanese-taste-blog/what-is-shojin-ryori-your-guide-to-traditional-buddhist-vegan-cuisine
  5. Wikipedia — Congee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congee
  6. Just One Cookbook — Japanese rice porridge (okayu): water ratios https://www.justonecookbook.com/wprm_print/japanese-rice-porridge-okayu
  7. Satyori — Soy sauce: Ayurvedic properties https://satyori.com/food/soy-sauce/
  8. Satyori — Sowa Rigpa vs Ayurveda https://satyori.com/ayurveda/articles/sowa-rigpa-vs-ayurveda/
  9. ThaiJO journal article — A comparative study of therapeutic methods of Jivaka Komarabhacca and Thai traditional medicine https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JMND/article/view/193031
  10. Liebherr FreshMAG — Cooling food: the teachings of TCM and Ayurveda https://www.liebherr.com/en-gb/fridges-freezers/freshmag/freshness-ideas/cooling-food-tcm-ayurveda-7813770
  11. Wikipedia — Okinawa diet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_diet
  12. World Health Organization Europe — Five recommendations to reduce salt intake (2022) https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/14-03-2022-5-recommendations-to-reduce-salt-intake-to-live-longer-and-healthier-lives
  13. Singapore Food Agency — Inorganic arsenic in hijiki seaweed https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food-information/risk-at-a-glance/inorganic-arsenic-in-hijiki-seaweed
  14. HealthLinkBC — Healthy eating guidelines for people taking warfarin https://www.healthlinkBC.ca/sites/default/files/documents/healthy-eating-guidelines-for-people-taking-warfarin-anticoagulants.pdf
  15. Bauer J. et al. — Evidence-based recommendations for optimal dietary protein intake in older people (PROT-AGE), JAMDA 2013 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23867520/
  16. American Heart Association — The changing nutritional needs of older adults (2024) https://heart.org/en/news/2024/12/18/the-changing-nutritional-needs-of-older-adults-and-how-to-meet-them