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Food Energetics: The Spiritual, Emotional, and Nutritional Power of What We Eat
Explains how food imparts a living wisdom that is separate from the science of nutrient values
• Offers an approach to diet from the perspective of ancient peoples, who understood how the energetic qualities of food affect both physical and spiritual health
• Includes a comprehensive catalog of the energetic properties of myriad foods--from chicken, beef, and potatoes to garlic, avocados, zucchini, and grapefruit
Food is more than simply fuel. It imparts a living wisdom that is beyond the science and mechanics of calories, grams, and nutrient values. Ancient peoples, through their relationships with the plants and animals providing their food, understood that their food conveyed the unique energetic qualities of its source, such as swiftness from wild deer and groundedness from root vegetables. With the rise of agribusiness and industrial food production, people have become disconnected from the sources of their food and are no longer able to register the subtle rhythms, harmony, and energies that food can convey. This separation has thrown the basic human-food relationship out of balance--to the detriment of human consciousness.
In Food Energetics , Steve Gagné shows how to revitalize our connection to food and remedy our physical and psychic imbalances with the wisdom of food energetics. He provides a comprehensive catalog of foods and their corresponding energetic properties and explains how each food affects us at the deepest spiritual level. By demonstrating how to plan meals that incorporate both dominant and compliant foods, he shows how to provide truly healthy cuisine that nourishes the body and the soul.
• Offers an approach to diet from the perspective of ancient peoples, who understood how the energetic qualities of food affect both physical and spiritual health
• Includes a comprehensive catalog of the energetic properties of myriad foods--from chicken, beef, and potatoes to garlic, avocados, zucchini, and grapefruit
Food is more than simply fuel. It imparts a living wisdom that is beyond the science and mechanics of calories, grams, and nutrient values. Ancient peoples, through their relationships with the plants and animals providing their food, understood that their food conveyed the unique energetic qualities of its source, such as swiftness from wild deer and groundedness from root vegetables. With the rise of agribusiness and industrial food production, people have become disconnected from the sources of their food and are no longer able to register the subtle rhythms, harmony, and energies that food can convey. This separation has thrown the basic human-food relationship out of balance--to the detriment of human consciousness.
In Food Energetics , Steve Gagné shows how to revitalize our connection to food and remedy our physical and psychic imbalances with the wisdom of food energetics. He provides a comprehensive catalog of foods and their corresponding energetic properties and explains how each food affects us at the deepest spiritual level. By demonstrating how to plan meals that incorporate both dominant and compliant foods, he shows how to provide truly healthy cuisine that nourishes the body and the soul.
576 pages, Paperback
First published October 15, 2008
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May 8, 2018
Nice book to understand the energetic influence/power of our food over our emotions, psych, body and general state. I got some interesting info from this book. I understood why I react in a certain way.
For some of the chapters I would have liked more information so I cannot wait for a new, extended version of this book. The last chapters on history of agriculture and food evolution, I think the authors dedicated too much space and it was a bit boring for me. I would have liked to see more nutritional/energetic for other foods not mentioned instead.
For some of the chapters I would have liked more information so I cannot wait for a new, extended version of this book. The last chapters on history of agriculture and food evolution, I think the authors dedicated too much space and it was a bit boring for me. I would have liked to see more nutritional/energetic for other foods not mentioned instead.
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December 23, 2010fercrissakes, lemme be woowoo once in a while...
May 9, 2011
interesting but need to read it with a grain of salt
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December 30, 2014
A minha vida nunca mais vai ser a mesma... adorei mas gostava que tivesse mais combinacoes alimentares para experimentar!
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