The Rainbow Diet: A Holistic Approach to Radiant Health Through Foods and Supplements

by Deanna M. Minich

What and how we eat can heal, brighten, balance, and strengthen parts of us that need physical, emotional, and spiritual nourishment. In "The Rainbow Diet," nutritionist and mindbodygreen blogger Dr. Deanna Minich shows us how to eat for mind, body, and spirit health by making the right food and supplement choices. She brings together ancient energy healing and modern science to provide a personalized, color-coded system to help readers find their way to the "inner rainbow" of optimal health.

Readers begin by taking a questionnaire included in the book to assess each of their seven systems of health with results leading them further into the areas where they need help. For example, if you're feeling anxious or ungrounded, you will be directed to read about "root" issues and will find foods that heal ailments related to the root chakra (associated with the color red) such as beets, tomatoes, strawberries, pomegranates, apples, edible mushrooms, and root vegetables.

For each energy center, affirmations and other practices are also offered, as are meal plans, supplements, and recipes. Lists, charts, and diagrams help readers easily pinpoint their "issues," and the various prescriptive options are all clearly explained. This is about food as energy medicine.

Dr. Minich helps readers crack their inner "rainbow code" to feel and look vibrant and healthy, inside and out.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Nutrition, Cookbooks

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Dr. Deanna M. Minich (www.drdeannaminich.com) is a wellness expert and author of five books. Having had health issues in her teens and twenties, she looked for solutions to feel better and understand her relationship with food. She embarked upon a scientific path to study nutritional biochemistry, while at the same time, explored other disciplines like psychology, spirituality, and philosophy. Her journey to find answers ultimately led her to combine her studies to develop an integrated, complete, lifestyle system called Food & Spirit™. Currently, she offers training to practitioners of all types to learn this color-coded method for full-spectrum health (www.foodandspiritprofessional.com). She has applied this system to the practice of detox to create Whole Detox, a whole-life, whole-systems, whole-foods approach to feeling vital and renewed. In 2014, she led the Detox Summit, the world’s largest event on detox featuring 30 experts in the field. She offers online programs for those looking for guidance on healthy eating and living the Whole Detox way (www.whole-detox.com). Dr. Minich is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and faculty for the Institute for Functional Medicine and University of Western States. Her passion is teaching a whole-self approach to living and bringing together the gaps between science, spirit, and art in healing.

Reviews

[Kelly Hails · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not a diet per se but a way to think about food and getting all the vitamins & minerals our cells need. I try to eat the rainbow and keep track of how many plants I eat every day. This gave me more ideas and inspiration to add even more to feel vibrant and alive! A powerful way to choose foods for mental clarity, spiritual fulfillment, emotional well-being and physical transformation. I wish more people would stop the fad diets and just realize the interconnectedness between food and how we feel. Want to feel more alive? Eat not just your greens but purple, red, orange and yellow foods! 🥬🍆🍓🍊🍋

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a holistic approach to nutrition. It incorporates western, eastern and native American approaches to nourishment, mental and physical wellness. Minich details food sources of vitamins and minerals. She also includes herbal remedies and possible interactions and sensitivities as well as recommended dosages.

[Margaret McQuillan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Found Difficult To Get To Grips With

I found the food suggested for me was good, but this book is more fore spiritual people. I think there is better rainbow books around.

[Penny Gallo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book on eating for the Chakras. I can't wait to try the recipes 😋

[Jodelle Corrier · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK book. Not an easy read. Not what I expected.

[Misty · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway. thank you so much! I'll post a review as soon as I've finished.