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Four decades of science, turned into books, games and tools a family can actually use — from rules for a long life to rhymes that teach children the goodness of 365 foods.

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Health & Longevity

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100 Food Rules for Health & Longevity

Srinivasa K. Rao, Ph.D., with a team of nutritionists, scientists & doctors

Complex nutrition science distilled into simple, memorable rules for daily living — for children under 100 years.

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Quinoa: Nutrition & Health Benefits

Edited by Srinivasa K. Rao, Prakash V. Diwan & T. Longvah

The research and analysis of over 500 scientists on quinoa's nutrition and therapeutic benefits for South Asians.

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Science & Inspiration

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Path to Nobel: For You — Volume 1

Edited by Srinivasa K. Rao, Ph.D., with student co-authors

Fourteen students become published co-authors, chronicling the early lives of Nobel laureates in the sciences. Every cover carries a mirror — so a reader sees their own face.

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Path to Nobel: For You — Volume 2

Edited by Srinivasa K. Rao, Ph.D., with student co-authors

The second volume — student co-authors chronicling Nobel laureates in the social sciences, in the same mentoring, mirror-on-the-cover model.

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Scientists Greater than Einstein

Billy Woodward — abridged & enhanced with Indian scientists by Srinivasa K. Rao, Ph.D. (et al.)

Profiles of the scientists who saved over two billion lives — the student edition adds 160 winners of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize.

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108 Pioneers: Food as Medicine

Srinivasa K. Rao, Ph.D., with Kanishka Upadhyay, M.Sc.

The visionaries who transformed what we eat into how we heal — from ancient wisdom to modern science. On its way to print.

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Dr. Quinoa Cook Book

Presented by Srinivasa K. Rao, Ph.D.

Quinoa made delicious and everyday — tomato bath, pulihora, veggie soup, cherry bars and lemon-blueberry porridge.

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Children & Family

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365 Food Rhymes (12-volume set)

Srinivasa K. Rao, Ph.D., & team

A rhyme a day — nursery-rhyme nutrition that teaches children the benefits of 365 fruits, vegetables, grains, pulses and spices.

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500 Foods Word Search

A product of the Food as Medicine Company

A word-search game across 500 foods — building food vocabulary for children below 100 years.

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Food for Health Coloring Book

Srinivasa K. Rao, Ph.D., & team

Color your way through whole foods — nutrition literacy for the youngest learners.

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