Main description:

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

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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.

Part I: Getting Started with Macrobiotics.

Chapter 1: Choosing the Macrobiotic Path to Healthy Living.

Chapter 2: Applying Macrobiotic Principles to Your Daily Life.

Chapter 3: Applying Macrobiotic Food Principles to Your Daily Diet.

Chapter 4: Macro Boot Camp: Basic Training.

Chapter 5: Macro Boot Camp: Nutrition in a Nutshell.

Chapter 6: Whole Food Templates: Customizing Your Food Plan.

Part II: Healing the Macrobiotic Way.

Chapter 7: Laying the Groundwork for Macrobiotic Healing.

Chapter 8: Macrobiotic Healing from the Inside Out.

Chapter 9: Healing Common Diseases and Conditions Macrobiotically.

Chapter 10: The Ultimate Recipe for Self–Healing.

Part III: Planning and Preparing Your Macrobiotic Adventure.

Chapter 11: Transforming Your Current Lifestyle into a Macrobiotic One.

Chapter 12: Setting up and Stocking Your Macro–Friendly Kitchen.

Chapter 13: Cooking Tips for Macrobiotic Newbies.

Part IV: Morning to Evening Recipes: Your Dietary Path to Wellness.

Chapter 14: Best Breakfasts and Lip–Smacking Lunches.

Chapter 15: Appealing Appetizers to Divine Dinner Recipes.

Chapter 16: Delectable Desserts and Beverages.

Chapter 17: Making Healthy Restaurant Choices.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Sure–Fire Ways to Handle Your Sweet Tooth.

Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Prompt and Permanent Weight Loss.

Part VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Sample Menu for One Week.

Appendix B: Macrobiotic Pioneers.

Index.