About this title: Arguing that diet is the cause of many diseases, this book stresses the importance of eating whole grains and fresh vegetables, and describes macrobiotic foods and cooking techniques.
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group, Inc., Garden City, NY
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780895295248ISBN:0895295245
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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"In the epilogue, Kushi says: "Macrobiotic theory is based on unity and wholeness, not division. The macrobiotic view recognizes that nature attempts to maintain harmony and balance. Health is seen as a natural result of balanced thinking, living, and eating. Societal health results when the members of an entire society live in harmony with the natural world."
I couldn't agree more. This is a great book for beginning macrobiotics. It was surprisingly easy to read, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in following a macrobiotics lifestyle. It has good recipes in it both for healing remedies and for regular eating. In comparison to Kushi's book, I found Colbin's "Food and Healing" more thorough and more informative regarding why foods causes certain reactions when we eat them. She also includes more specific examples in her book of the points she's trying to make. However, Kushi's book is comprehensive in its own way and very non-intimidating. It's a good book for taking the first step."
"I eat most of the foods on the macrobiotic diet, but also many of the 'banned' fruits and vegetables. A lot of the ideas are good and I was ready to follow along with the theory until Kushi classified spinach and potatoes as tropical vegetables! What! spinach is the first leafy thing to grow here in the cold north every spring, and potatoes... I have two words: Ireland and Maine. Not tropical."
"great book that explains why certain foods are good for short adn long term health, how foods, minerals and other are utilized by the body... def a way of life to consider following 75% of the time with room to enjoy life's other pleasures. i think a nice intro before picking up a copy of the Macro Bible. good simple & complex recipies in the back too, although many require a pressure cooker that I am not too keen on..."
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