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The Cancer Prevention Diet: Michio Kushi's Macrobiotic Blueprint for the Prevention and Relief of Disease
Michio Kushi's macrobiotic blueprint for the prevention and relief of disease.
Revised and updated with the latest research, new recipes, and practical suggestions for relieving 25 types of cancer.
Drawing on the most up-to-date cancer and heart research, Michio Kushi presents a ground-breaking dietary program that can be implemented safely and simply in the home at a fraction of the cost of usual meals and medical care.
As the risk and incidence of cancer increases, The Cancer Prevention Diet continues to be essential reading for anyone seeking to maintain or regain optimum health through natural means.
Revised and updated with the latest research, new recipes, and practical suggestions for relieving 25 types of cancer.
Drawing on the most up-to-date cancer and heart research, Michio Kushi presents a ground-breaking dietary program that can be implemented safely and simply in the home at a fraction of the cost of usual meals and medical care.
As the risk and incidence of cancer increases, The Cancer Prevention Diet continues to be essential reading for anyone seeking to maintain or regain optimum health through natural means.
480 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1983
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About the author
Michio Kushi
183 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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June 16, 2015
Michio Kushi wrote this very comprehensive macrobiotic approach to preventing and relieving cancer. Macrobiotics is all about the balancing between yin and yang foods. Kushi maintains that cancer is preventable, and that it is an indication of a diet that is out of balance. While it is clear to me that food plays a large part in preventing some forms of cancer, can macrobiotics be a significant prevention lifestyle for all forms? I am dubious about this.
Kushi devotes a separate section to each of 15 forms of cancer. He modifies the macrobiotic diet slightly for each of these forms. For each of these forms, he describes the frequency in different geographical regions, the structure of the cancer and its cause, scientific medical evidence, diagnosis, dietary recommendations, special drinks and dishes, and his personal experiences with people with the form of cancer.
People in Asia who have lived there all their lives, and follow this sort of diet have cancer at much lower rates than in Western countries. This isn't necessarily a genetic correlation; when these Asian people move to the West, they tend to develop cancer as well as other chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes.
My main complaint about this book is this. It is extremely comprehensive and detailed about dietary recommendations. But where is the evidence for all of this detail? Just as an example, why is short-grain brown rice better than long-grain brown rice? Short-grain rice might be better, but where is the evidence? Why are certain types of beans recommended, but not others? Why are certain types of tea, certain types of mushroom, and certain types of vegetables recommended, while others are not, or even discouraged from use? I fear that the main reason for these recommendations is "it works, so why deviate?"
But there ar plenty of excellent recommendations here. It is very obvious to me, that anybody eating a typical Western diet can improve his or her health tremendously by following the macrobiotic lifestyle approach. I just wish that there were more explanations for the "why" and "how" and also more in-depth descriptions of the evidence.
Kushi devotes a separate section to each of 15 forms of cancer. He modifies the macrobiotic diet slightly for each of these forms. For each of these forms, he describes the frequency in different geographical regions, the structure of the cancer and its cause, scientific medical evidence, diagnosis, dietary recommendations, special drinks and dishes, and his personal experiences with people with the form of cancer.
People in Asia who have lived there all their lives, and follow this sort of diet have cancer at much lower rates than in Western countries. This isn't necessarily a genetic correlation; when these Asian people move to the West, they tend to develop cancer as well as other chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes.
My main complaint about this book is this. It is extremely comprehensive and detailed about dietary recommendations. But where is the evidence for all of this detail? Just as an example, why is short-grain brown rice better than long-grain brown rice? Short-grain rice might be better, but where is the evidence? Why are certain types of beans recommended, but not others? Why are certain types of tea, certain types of mushroom, and certain types of vegetables recommended, while others are not, or even discouraged from use? I fear that the main reason for these recommendations is "it works, so why deviate?"
But there ar plenty of excellent recommendations here. It is very obvious to me, that anybody eating a typical Western diet can improve his or her health tremendously by following the macrobiotic lifestyle approach. I just wish that there were more explanations for the "why" and "how" and also more in-depth descriptions of the evidence.
December 4, 2016
This was on our bookshelf in our kitchen. I read it and made notes when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
I changed my diet and I'm still here.
I changed my diet and I'm still here.
September 16, 2012
This book came highly recommended and I was expecting something different from the book I read. Nevertheless it is interesting and informative. The authors Kushi and Jack promote a macrobiotic diet, slightly modified for seventeen different forms of cancer. They also examine environmental and human issues that might cause cancer and make suggestions for avoiding and/or eliminating them The chapters on emotion and balance were interesting and will prove instructive for readers not aware of Eastern thought on disease causation. The book ends with practical suggestions including menus and recopies, home remedies, meditations and visualizations. There are also extensive footnotes that allow the reader to pursue the scientific literature regarding the many topics presented. I read the revised and updated 25th anniversary edition and recommend it over earlier versions.
July 4, 2012
This book is a wake up call for all people. If we would only eat well, so much pain and suffering could be alleviated. Good recipes, advice and they cover several different types of cancer such as breast,pancreatic, liver, stomach, kidney, etc. You get done reading this and might want to clean up your diet!
September 11, 2011
Un libro interessante da leggere che, proprio grazie alla competenza dell'autore e alla fin dal principio chiarezza esplicativa, si lascia leggere agevolmente senza mai annoiare. Cinque stelle perché fin dalla prima pagina l'autore chiarisce che al termine della lettura non si avrà certo la formula magica per non incorrere al 100% in questo terribile male, ma perlomeno, si avrà un quadro generale e ben delineato di come comportarsi durante una della attività principali della nostra vita: mangiare. L'alimentazione è responsabile infatti per un bel 30% dell'insorgenza di un tumore.
February 14, 2011
Tells yin & yang cancers & the food that is good for each kind.
July 2, 2012
Excellent book, an amazing amount of information. A must read. Diet is so important. Trying to copy out recipes, and now have a recipe for Miso Soup!
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May 8, 2013fantastic !!!!!
February 14, 2015
Cancer cell consume 10x the amount of glucose as healthy cells.
This book recommends a diet of 40-60% whole grains, all which convert to sugar in the body!
This book recommends a diet of 40-60% whole grains, all which convert to sugar in the body!
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