Food as medicine with Todd Caldecott

Food and lifestyle without a doubt are the most important contributors to your health and healing. And yet, we continue to struggle with them on a daily basis. My today’s guest is here to share with us his approach to food as medicine.

I met Todd Caldecott several years ago at an herbal conference, and was fascinated by his thoughts on food. They are firmly rooted in ancient traditions of Greek, Indian and Chinese Medicine. Todd’s own travel explorations and experiences helped him to create a practical model of what food is, how it impacts your health and how to make best choices based on your own needs.

Todd is a medical herbalist and practitioner of Ayurveda, in practice since 1995. He is a registered professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. Todd is the Executive Director of the Dogwood School of Botanical Medicine training aspiring clinicians. He is also an author/editor of three books including Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life, Food As Medicine, and Ayurveda In Nepal.

​TAKEAWAYS

1. What do you need to know about Ayurveda
2. How ancient wisdom helps us to understand the contemporary science of nutrition
3. Why eating delicious food could be counterproductive to your health and how to find your dietary home

​WEB RESOURCES

Dogwood School of Botanical Medicine – courses Inside Ayurveda, Food as Medicine, PhytoMedica

Todd’s personal blog

​BOOKS

Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life

Food as Medicine

Ayurveda in Nepal

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TRANSCRIPT

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Image courtesy of Todd Caldecott

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