[Guide Pratique, Dossier Santé Democrite, A lire*** 02] • The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health

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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 andhappiness."

-from "The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health

"Even in medical schools, alternative medicine is blossoming. Two thirds of

them now offercourses 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

impressiverate 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

andevery 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, bybalancing 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 thebasics 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-bothphysical and psychological.

This encyclopedic compendium of macrobiotic fundamentals, remedies, menus, and

recipes takes into account the newest thinking and evolving practices within

the macrobioticcommunity. 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

explainwhat 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 thatare

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 TotalHealth" 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, resourcefulmind.

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"From the Hardcover edition."