Macrobiotics For Dummies

Verne Varona

John Wiley & Sons, Apr 15, 2009 - Health & Fitness - 384 pages

Learn to:

• Understand the central dietary principles, nutrition, and foods of a macrobiotic lifestyle
• Prepare macrobiotic menus and recipes
• Reduce your cravings for unhealthy foods
• Prevent or relieve numerous ailments with a macrobiotic diet

The definitive guide to incorporating a macrobiotic diet into your daily life

Do you want to make the most of macrobiotics? This practical guide uses a body, mind, and spirit approach to introduce you to the basics of this popular diet. You'll see how to use macrobiotic principles to enhance your health and happiness; prepare the right foods to increase your energy and fight off disease; and make lifestyle changes to support your new way of eating.

• Begin on the path to healthy living understand the science behind macrobiotics and how to apply the principles to your daily life
• Heal the macrobiotic way discover the foods and nutrients that influence good health and heal common diseases
• Plan for successful, non-stressful change create a macro-friendly kitchen, shop smart, and introduce new foods to the family diet
• Make marvelous macrobiotic meals prepare delicious,easy-to-follow recipes from breakfast to dessert and plan your weekly menu
• Take it on the road make healthy restaurant choices
• Round out your macrobiotic lifestyle get tips for exercise, creating a more nourishing environment, and developing a self-healing personality

Open the book and find:

• The basics of macrobiotic nutrition
• How to marshal your body, mind, and spirit to renew your health
• Ten tips for prompt, permanent weight loss
• Practical ways to eliminate cravings for unhealthy food
• More than 50 healthy, tasty recipes
• Time-saving cooking techniques
• Tips on managing your blood sugar with macrobiotic foods
• The right tools and equipment to stock a healthy kitchen
• A sample macrobiotic menu

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• Getting Started with Macrobiotics: 7
• Applying Macrobiotic Principles to Your Daily Life: 21
• Applying Macrobiotic Food Principles: 41
• Macro Boot Camp Basic Training: 61
• Choosing the Macrobiotic Path to Healthy Living 9 Chapter 2 Applying Macrobiotic Principles to Your Daily Life 21 Chapter 3 Applying Macrobiot...: 79
• Whole Food Templates Customizing Your Food Plan: 113
• Whole Food Templates Customizing Your Food Plan 113 Part II Healing the Macrobiotic Way: 133
• Laying the Groundwork for Macrobiotic Healing 135 Chapter 8 Macrobiotic Healing from the Inside Out: 149
• Healing Common Diseases and Conditions: 167
• Healing Common Diseases and Conditions Macrobiotically 167 Chapter 10 The Ultimate Recipe for SelfHealing: 193
• Planning and Preparing Your: 209
• MacroFriendly Kitchen: 221
• Transforming Your Current Lifestyle into a Macrobiotic One 211 Chapter 12 Setting up and Stocking Your MacroFriendly Kitchen 221 Chapter 13 ...: 233
• Morning to Evening Recipes: 245
• Appealing Appetizers to Divine Dinner Recipes: 273
• Best Breakfasts and LipSmacking Lunches 247 Chapter 15 Appealing Appetizers to Divine Dinner Recipes 273 Chapter 16 Delectable Desserts and B...: 303
• Making Healthy Restaurant Choices: 321
• Ten SureFire Ways to Handle Your Sweet Tooth: 329
• Sample Menu for One Week: 341
• Index: 351

About the author

Verne Varona is one of the most energetic and dynamic health educators in the country. A nationally sought-after speaker, Varona has authored articles for natural publications such as Natural Health, Alternative Healing, Macrobiotics Today, and Healthy Body & Fitness, and is also the author of the bestselling Nature's Cancer-Fighting Foods.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Macrobiotics For Dummies; --For dummies; EBL ebooks online
• Author: Verne Varona
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2009
• ISBN: 0470526424, 9780470526422
• Length: 384 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Macrobiotics; Medical / General