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The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health: A Complete Guide to Preventing and Relieving More Than 200 Chronic Conditions and Disorders Naturally
“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.
—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.
560 pages, Hardcover
First published December 10, 2008
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About the author
Michio Kushi
200 books74 followersMichio Kushi (久司 道夫 Kushi Michio; born 1926 in Japan) helped to introduce modern macrobiotics to the United States in the early 1950s. He has lectured about philosophy, spiritual development, health, food and diseases at conferences and seminars all over the world.
Kushi received the Award of Excellence from the United Nations Society of Writers. In 1999, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History opened a permanent collection on macrobiotics and alternative health care in his name. The title of the collection is the "Michio and Aveline Kushi Macrobiotics Collection." It is located in the Archives Center.
Michio and his wife Aveline are founders of The Kushi Institute, now in Becket, Massachusetts.
For their "extraordinary contribution to diet, health and world peace, and for serving as powerful examples of conscious living", they were awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in Sherborn, Massachusetts on October 14, 2000.[1]
Kushi received the Award of Excellence from the United Nations Society of Writers. In 1999, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History opened a permanent collection on macrobiotics and alternative health care in his name. The title of the collection is the "Michio and Aveline Kushi Macrobiotics Collection." It is located in the Archives Center.
Michio and his wife Aveline are founders of The Kushi Institute, now in Becket, Massachusetts.
For their "extraordinary contribution to diet, health and world peace, and for serving as powerful examples of conscious living", they were awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in Sherborn, Massachusetts on October 14, 2000.[1]
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February 8, 2022
This book was very interesting. I read it because I was curious about what a macrobiotic path is. Although I appreciate and agree with a majority of the book, some things cannot be as 'black and white' as it seems. Some aspects I find myself disagreeing with. I think talking to someone who specializing would also be beneficial in learning more about this approach to a less conventional means of healing.
August 18, 2020
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Imao I think this book is a good guide for those who want to improve their health, and for those who want to heal their healthy conditions. The way of macrobiotic, besides every thing related to this diet, is explained very very well by an excellent, clear language.
Imao I think this book is a good guide for those who want to improve their health, and for those who want to heal their healthy conditions. The way of macrobiotic, besides every thing related to this diet, is explained very very well by an excellent, clear language.
December 11, 2019
Great Resource
This is a fabulous resource for education on the macrobiotic diet. I enjoyed the detail information that was helpful in learning how the body can heal by eating the right foods.
This is a fabulous resource for education on the macrobiotic diet. I enjoyed the detail information that was helpful in learning how the body can heal by eating the right foods.
March 18, 2010
There are a lot of good recommendations in this book: whole grains, seasonal cooking, sea vegetables, and avoidance of processed foods. I was interested in studying the macrobiotic diet for these reasons. However, there are some things I just cannot get behind: cutting out dairy, virtually all meat, most tropical fruits, and even green and black tea. Astonishingly, the diet's recommendations stem not from any real knowledge about human nutrition, but rather in mysticism. Sorry, but I will not cut out most protein, iron, zinc, and B12 from my diet just because meat is "too yang."
The authors just view food far too medicinally for my taste; in fact, the diet claims to cure or prevent virtually all disease, including everything from allergies to cancer to AIDS. Aside from how offensive that notion is, the author's own family history seems to prove the theory wrong. (Kushi's wife and daughter died of cancer, and he himself contracted cancer of the colon.) Some aspects of this book were interesting, but it seems that a well-balanced diet, knowledge of nutrition, and healthy enjoyment of food is probably safer for most people than this quasi-vegan diet that is likely to put them in danger of some severe nutritional deficiencies.
The authors just view food far too medicinally for my taste; in fact, the diet claims to cure or prevent virtually all disease, including everything from allergies to cancer to AIDS. Aside from how offensive that notion is, the author's own family history seems to prove the theory wrong. (Kushi's wife and daughter died of cancer, and he himself contracted cancer of the colon.) Some aspects of this book were interesting, but it seems that a well-balanced diet, knowledge of nutrition, and healthy enjoyment of food is probably safer for most people than this quasi-vegan diet that is likely to put them in danger of some severe nutritional deficiencies.
July 5, 2014
My mentors in the field of integrative nutrition are Joshua Rosenthal and Andrea Beana. Both of them studied under Kushi Michio.
Kushi Michio is a master of Macrobiotics. He believes that proper diet is the key to the global peace.
He introduces tons of information on macrobiotic ways of eating in this book. Among them I have got interested in the following suggestions:
1. Eat in a calm, peaceful environment.
2. Chew at least 50 times.
3. Eat 80% full.
4. Avoid cooking with a microwave oven.
Today I have started eating in a calm environment without music nor surfing internet. To my surprise, I was able to feel the proper amount of food I need. So I didn't overeat. I was completely satisfied with and grateful for the food I prepared. I will work on the above four methods from now on!
If you suffer from a certain symptom, this is the right book for you. You will get concrete advice about the symptom.
Kushi Michio is a master of Macrobiotics. He believes that proper diet is the key to the global peace.
He introduces tons of information on macrobiotic ways of eating in this book. Among them I have got interested in the following suggestions:
1. Eat in a calm, peaceful environment.
2. Chew at least 50 times.
3. Eat 80% full.
4. Avoid cooking with a microwave oven.
Today I have started eating in a calm environment without music nor surfing internet. To my surprise, I was able to feel the proper amount of food I need. So I didn't overeat. I was completely satisfied with and grateful for the food I prepared. I will work on the above four methods from now on!
If you suffer from a certain symptom, this is the right book for you. You will get concrete advice about the symptom.
September 9, 2010
I tried this diet for a month. The philosophy is based on ancient medicine, and everything made so much sense to me.
The diet was okay, but after a month, I was really craving spicy food! Since I've gone off the diet, I've been trying to stay in balance, and I still haven't eaten any animal products. I have a lot more energy now.
I would recommend this book for a new outlook on the way most of us are accustomed to eating.
The diet was okay, but after a month, I was really craving spicy food! Since I've gone off the diet, I've been trying to stay in balance, and I still haven't eaten any animal products. I have a lot more energy now.
I would recommend this book for a new outlook on the way most of us are accustomed to eating.
June 2, 2012
this is good book, but rate it 4 star because i can't understand why the author's write when he and his own family got cancer of the colon.
I don't know when they got the cancer??? before or after the diet???
The recieps of this diet is not as deliciuos as other recieps elsewhere, so people are more likely to pick the other diets rather than this type.
I don't know when they got the cancer??? before or after the diet???
The recieps of this diet is not as deliciuos as other recieps elsewhere, so people are more likely to pick the other diets rather than this type.
October 12, 2010
In addition to delcious/simple recipes, every page offers insight in to ways we can supplement our bodies naturally by adjusting our eating habits.
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May 27, 2020
This author recommends eating almost nothing but grain but I feel a lot better when I avoid grain. He offers no reasons to eat grain other than it's not meat.
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