Food is Medicine-Lifestyle Health Practices
with Parvati
Date: 05 April 2024
Time : 9.15 am - 12.00 pm
Venue : ILC Hall
Description:
Learn about your body s constitution (Tridosa) & the plants, foods, spices & lifestyle practices that benefit your particular constitution & help prevent health complications.
Parvathi will also demonstrate the proper way to prepare decoction/ infusion teas.
Brief bio:
Parvathi is a notable figure in biodiversity conservation and women s entrepreneurship in rural Tamil Nadu. Born into a family of traditional Vaidyas, she broke barriers by becoming the first woman graduate in her village. For 22 years, she dedicated herself to working in the Pichandikulam forest, where she learned and contributed significantly to its development into an educational and research hub for biodiversity conservation. Parvathi also shares her knowledge of traditional herbal healing practices through herbal cooking sessions, emphasizing the idea that food can be medicine. She has conducted training sessions for nearly 30,000 people across various platforms such as Primary Health Centers, Anganwadis, and women self-help groups.