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“Food is the chief of all things, the universal medicine. . . . Food transmutes directly into body, mind, and spirit . . . creates our day-to-day health 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 nutrition. At the heart of this revolution is macrobiotics, a simple, elegant, and delicious way of eating whose health benefits are being confirmed at an impressive rate by researchers around the world.
Macrobiotics is based on the laws of yin and yang—the complementary energies that flow throughout the universe and quicken every cell of our bodies and every morsel of the food we eat. Michio Kushi and Alex Jack, distinguished educators of the macrobiotic way, believe that almost every human ailment from the common cold to cancer can be helped, and often cured, by balancing 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. Now in this marvelous guide, they give us the basics of macrobiotic eating and living, and explain how to use this powerful source of healing to become healthier and happier, to prevent or relieve more than two hundred ailments, 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 macrobiotic healing—from AIDS, allergies, and arthritis, to cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. They also clearly explain what we need to know to start eating a true macrobiotic diet that will provide us with a complete balance of energy and nutrients.
Living as we all do in environmental and climactic circumstances that are largely outside our personal control, it is vital that we follow a healthy lifestyle, including a flexible diet that we can adjust to meet our own individual needs. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health gives us precisely the tools and the understanding we need to achieve this goal. Use it to build a strong, active body and a cheerful, resourceful mind.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Michio Kushi | | Paperback: | 560 pages | | Publisher: | Ballantine Books | | Publication Date: | November 23, 2004 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0345439813 | | Product Length: | 8.04 inches | | Product Width: | 1.18 inches | | Product Height: | 9.19 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.5 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.13 inches | | Package Width: | 7.32 inches | | Package Height: | 1.26 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.59 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 16 reviews |
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79 of 80 found the following review helpful:
 A profound and revelatory book Jul 29, 2005
By A Reader
To those who understand its significance, this is a profound and revelatory book.
Like all living things, food has energy in it. Macrobiotics is eating according to the energy in food, which allows us unprecedented control over our health.
The "vague" quality the previous reviewer objects to is inherent in Chinese medicine and is in fact one of its greatest strengths, permitting a view of health and disease based on concepts rather than data. (And in fact, the book isn't vague at all--this is just a reflection of her unfamiliarity with the ideas.)
Nor do the authors "mention all types of alternative therapies." For each category of illness, they outline the conventional medical treatment, provide references to medical studies (for those who feel the need for this sort of thing), and then discuss the macrobiotic approach.
The same goes for the comment that "a more specific macrobiotic way of eating would have been nice." This is a highly specific book on how to use macrobiotics to treat over 200 health problems without recourse to the toxic, invasive, and expensive techniques of conventional medicine. Nevertheless, the authors devote over 100 pages to macrobiotic philosophy and practice and another 20 or so to recipes. Anyone who feels the need for more information should investigate the numerous books on the subject by Michio Kushi and others.
As for repetitiveness, this is inevitable in a book intended even for those with no exposure to macrobiotics, because each condition requires modifications of the diet. Rather than giving the basic diet in one place and requiring readers to flip back and forth through the book and put it all together themselves, they've quite reasonably done so for us.
As far as wanting you to "buy more from their website," this 500-page book has a two-page resource list at the end, presumably for those without convenient access to natural-food stores. If that constitutes a shameless hard-sell, I'd like to see more of that attitude in the marketplace.
I've been macrobiotic for over 20 years and find this an extraordinary book, like all Michio Kushi's works. I buy copies and give them away to people I know who are sick, because my two decades of experience with this diet have convinced me that vegetarianism is essential to good health--and if you're going to be a vegetarian, I can't imagine doing it any other way.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
This is the ultimate health book ever - highly recommended! Apr 05, 2007
By Bickay
"sua"
This is the most comprehensive and most helpful book that I've ever come across with. I have used it for myself, my son, my husband in our day-to-day health conditions (dizzines, fever, cough, cold, poor memory, skin irritations, etc). I was able to use it literally everyday from the day I got it. It gives easy and simple remedies using ingredients that are usually found in one's kitchen - how can you beat that? You don't even have to run to the pharmacy to get well! And you will not have the poisonous side effects of drugs!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great Reference Book to Have Feb 11, 2009
By James G. Moore Jr.
"zappafan49"
Anytime Michio Kushi and Alex Jack team up and talk about macrobiotics and our health, we would do well to listen. Both authors have been at the forefront of the macrobiotic community worldwide, both are pioneers, both are wise beyond their years. The book is sectioned out with reference to common diseases and ailments, and takes a wholistic approach to getting healthy and on the right track to maintain that health. Diseases are listed in one section, then dietary basics and guidelines are mentioned, then recipes are given and a typical diet in fall, spring, summer,winter. Nice. Trouble is, with some of us, the discipline one needs to undertake the macrobiotic diet appears to be tough. Perhaps not so tough in the East and Left Coast, where macrobiotic communities are abundant. However, in the flatlands of the Midwest where I am from, it is difficult at best to follow the regimen, even though I know that this food and subsequent diet is some of the best dietary health anyone will ever see, period. Interestingly, when one gets back to this diet and eats its simple foods, after a few days, one nearly always feels much better. Basically: a daily soup with veggies, some seaweed and some miso in it, a grain of some kind at every meal, a veggie of some kind, and a bean product on occasion and fish on occasion, and you have it figured out. Don't forget to walk 30 minutes a day. That's it in a nutshell. Be especially sure to read the section where they talk about the wonder drug/aid: the effable umeboshi plum. Amazing what this little power house veggie can do for you. In the foreword, Alex talks about doing a follow-up book with other diseases and conditions not explored in this current book. That was mentioned about 5 years ago. It is possible another volume will come out, but perhaps not anytime soon. However, we would do well to have this book in our home as a "go-to" book with simple food, simple recipes, simple home remedies and positive health for each of us in our living adventure known as life. Highly recommended!
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
A "must" for all who want natural health. Nov 21, 2007
By J. Davis
A great writer on natural health issues who does it again with one of his most comprehensive works.He gives advice on many common ailments and diseases and how to prevent them.Each problem is approached with the diet and remedies for each one.Perhaps not a beginners book in Macrobiotics -but for those determined to seek out and follow Macrobiotics in great detail this is one of THE books to have!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great guide for a natural life Oct 18, 2009
By D. DEARMOND
"Warrior Crone"
This book is a great guide if you want to take control of your own health and well being. It covers just about every disease and illness that the average person would need to know of. They are explained in easy to understand language for the layperson. All you need is basic knowledge of the body and how it functions. It will guide you to a path of natural eating in a way to heal illness as well as your spirit. It will tell you what to eat and why as well as what NOT to eat for your condition. There are only a few recipes so it is not a cookbook. There are tables and guides to the types of foods to eat and their preparation for balanced living. Definitely for anyone interested in their own health and a natural and organic way of life.
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