The Rest and Repair Diet

ROBERT KEITH WALLACE is a pioneering researcher on the
physiology of consciousness. His work has inspired hundreds of
studies on the benefits of meditation and other mind-body techniques,
and his findings have been published in Science, American
Journal of Physiology, and Scientific American. After receiving his
BS in physics and his PhD in physiology from UCLA, he conducted
postgraduate research at Harvard University.
Keith currently serves as Professor and Chairman of the Department
of Physiology and Health, and is a Trustee at Maharishi
University of Management (MUM) in Fairfield, Iowa. The
author of several books, he has given hundreds of lectures on
Maharishi Consciousness-Based education and health programs
around the world. SAMANTHA JONES WALLACE was once a model, featured on
the cover of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Look. She has been happily
married for over forty years and the Wallaces have a combined
family of four children and six grandchildren.
Samantha's passions include painting, exploring essential oil skin
care, and creating rare organic perfume. A longtime practitioner ALEXIS FARLEY is passionate about food! She learned to cook in
her grandma's kitchen, and after graduating from the University
of Calgary, visited over 30 countries, experiencing the foods and
flavors of different cultures. Returning to Vancouver, BC, Alexis
became a chef at a boutique bed and breakfast and began her journey
of helping people heal through diet and lifestyle. Most recently,
she was a chef at an organic farm and yoga retreat in Northern
California. Alexis' expertise is creative plant-based cooking, in
which food is medicine, and ingredients showcase themselves,
leaving guests nourished and energized after each meal.

contents

PART 1: The Diet

Chapter 1. Beginnings............................................................................3

Chapter 2. The Rest and Repair Diet...................................................9

PART 2: Meal Plan and Recipes

Chapter 3. Meal Plan............................................................................27

Chapter 4. Recipes................................................................................35

PART 3: How Does it Work?

Chapter 5. Our Hidden Organ: The Microbiome...........................123

Chapter 6. Ayurveda and the Microbiome.....................................129

Chapter 7. The Diet War....................................................................141

Chapter 8. Appetite and Cravings....................................................145

Chapter 9. Digestion...........................................................................149

Chapter 10. Leaky Gut........................................................................153

chapter 11. stress and the gut-brain axis.......................................157

Chapter 12. Mental Health and Neurological Disorders................161

Chapter 13. Intestinal Disorders........................................................165

Chapter 14. Other Diseases...............................................................169

Chapter 15. Sugar.................................................................................173

Chapter 16. Dairy.................................................................................177

Chapter 17. Wheat .............................................................................183

Chapter 18. Probiotics and Prebiotics..............................................187

PART 4: Where Are We Going?

Chapter 19. The Future of Medicine.................................................193

Chapter 20. Health Coaching............................................................195

PART 5: Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine for All Ages

Chapter 21. Gut Brain Natures...........................................................201

Chapter 22. Lifestyle Recommendations.........................................247

afterword.............................................................................................261

Acknowledgments.............................................................................263.

About the Authors.............................................................................265

Notes and References........................................................................269

Appendix 1............................................................................................295

Appendix 2...........................................................................................297

Index................