35: What an Ayurvedic approach to food teaches us about health and wellness | Vasanthi Pillay, founder and president of the Ayurveda Association of Singapore

Vasanthi Pillay: “The Western world has a way of repackaging our culture and selling it back to us. So firstly, I would say that we as Asians must be more aware of our own food and lifestyle, and embrace that… Yoga comes from India, it was taken to the West, repackaged and sold it back to us. And now everyone is asking for yoga that is RYT Alliance, which is from the West. That’s totally misunderstood, the word that I would use is ‘bastardized’... The West right now is promoting turmeric pills and all, which is very detrimental according to Ayurveda.” Pillay, founder and president of the Ayurveda Association of Singapore, shares about how her fascination with Ayurveda began, plus: *Basic principles of Ayurveda* *The place of Western medicine and Ayurveda* *What the Western world has gotten wrong about turmeric and yoga* *The Ayurvedic principles that govern the thali* *The benefits of using traditional cooking utensils*