The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health: A .

Synopsis: "Food is the chief of all things, the universal medicine. . . . Food transm utes directly into body, mind, and spirit . . . creates our day-to-day heal th and happiness." --from The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health Even in medical schools, alternative medicine is blossoming. Two thirds of them now offer courses in complementary healing practices, including nutrit ion. At the heart of this revolution is macrobiotics, a simple, elegant, an d delicious way of eating whose health benefits are being confirmed at an i mpressive rate by researchers around the world. Macrobiotics is based on the laws of yin and yang--the complementary energi es that flow throughout the universe and quicken every cell of our bodies a nd every morsel of the food we eat. Michio Kushi and Alex Jack, distinguish ed educators of the macrobiotic way, believe that almost every human ailmen t from the common cold to cancer can be helped, and often cured, by balanci ng the flow of energy (the ki) inside us. The most effective way to do this is to eat the right foods, according to our individual day-to-day needs. N ow in this marvelous guide, they give us the basics of macrobiotic eating a nd living, and explain how to use this powerful source of healing to become healthier and happier, to prevent or relieve more than two hundred ailment s, conditions, or disorders--both physical and psychological. This encyclopedic compendium of macrobiotic fundamentals, remedies, menus, and recipes takes into account the newest thinking and evolving practices within the macrobiotic community. The authors integrate all the information into a remarkable A to Z guide to macr.

Product Info

ISBN: 0345439813

ISBN-13: 9780345439819

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Year: 2004

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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