Counting calories and studying nutritional tables is a thing of the past. The renowned Ayurveda chef Volker Mehl has developed a method based on the Ayurvedic concept of digestive fire to manage physical and mental processes through food. Conditions such as obesity, arthritis, or depression can be traced back to an imbalanced life force, Agni vitalis. Volker Mehl's healing plant-based cuisine takes into account the workload for the intestines during meal preparation, harmonizes the energies in the body, regulates the inner fire, and thereby alleviates illnesses.