'The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health' by Michio Kushi and Alex Jack

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Macrobiotics

Ballantine Books, hardcover, 550 pages, $27.50
www.kushistore.com

An encyclopedia to over 200 conditions and disorders, "The Macrobiotic Path" is organized like the authors' previous books, "The Cancer Prevention Diet" and "Diet for a Strong Heart." It includes dietary recommendations for many new conditions and disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, ALS, Gulf War Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, TMJ, and many new digestive, nervous, muscle, bone, and endocrine disorders.

The book reflects evolving practice and recent counseling changes within the macrobiotic community. For example, the cancer guidelines and have been revised in light of Michio's experience in recent years. For example, there are several types of breast cancer that are now approached differently. Michio also discovered that while most cases of leukemia and lymphoma are caused by extreme yin, there is a yang form caused by excessive salt and baked food. Also, testicular cancer has been reclassified as primarily yin. Though small and compact, the testicles are externally located and are sensitive to extreme yin. In contrast, the prostate, which is deep within, is very yang.

There are also many new recipes prepared by Christine Akbar, Michio's associate, and Gale Jack, Alex's wife, including scores of special dishes, drinks, and external applications that have been introduced recently at Michio's Level 4 Seminars in Becket and in private counseling. Their are scores of new home remedies, include a dozen varieties of rice porridge, a dozen dried daikon teas, and new drinks for the heart, lungs, liver, large intestine, and other major organs. One of the most practical sections explains the five different types of foot baths and their yin/yang applications.

In the future, the authors hope to bring out a comprehensive companion volume on family health, including guidelines for pregnancy and other women's conditions as well as children.

Michio Kushi is the leader of the international macrobiotic community and over the last fifty years has guided thousands of individuals and families to better health through his worldwide seminars, consultations, and books. Alex Jack is a macrobiotic teacher, counselor, and author and has served as general manager of the Kushi Institute, director of the One Peaceful World Society, and president of Amberwaves, an international network to preserve whole grains and other essential foods from the dangers of genetic engineering.

The book (large format, 550 pages) is available at selected bookstores and natural food stores, as well as by mail order from Amberwaves, PO Box 487, Becket, MA 01223, USA. Please enclose $27.50 per copy and $7.50 per order for surface shipping and handling, or $15.00 airmail, and make include Visa/MC number, expiration date, and authorized signature.

 

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mandato da Robin Good il Tuesday October 12 2004
aggiornato il Monday September 11 2006

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