Alex Jack

The groundbreaking dietary program designed to help keep the heart healthy without drugs, surgery, or expensive treatments. Illustrated.

A balanced, whole-foods diet will help prevent and relieve diabetes, a chronic disease that now affects 30 million Americans and millions of more around the world. In this book, longtime macrobiotic senior teachers, counselors, and authors Edward Esko, Alex Jack and Bettina Zumdick explore the relationship between diet and diabetes, offer dietary guidelines, and sample menus and recipes. Several case histories of individuals who recovered from diabetes with the method recommended in this book are also included. The authors are co-investigators in a dietary intervention study in western Massachusetts with patients with type 2 diabetes. The study has been approved by the Berkshire Medical Center and the principal investigator is Mark Pettus, M. D.

"Let food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be food."-HippocratesDuring the last half century, macrobiotics has been in the forefront of the health and diet revolution, serving as the catalyst for many of the dietary and lifestyle changes now circling the globe. Macrobiotics has introduced modern societies to organically grown whole foods and naturally processed foods, including brown rice, whole wheat, and other whole grains; miso, tofu, tempeh, and other tradi-tional soy products; a cornucopia of fresh garden vegetables; wakame, kombu, and other sea vegetables; and a variety of high-quality seasonings, condiments, and sugar- and dairy-free desserts and snacks. Macrobiotics has also popularized holistic health, self-healing, and alternative and complementary methods that are now embraced by millions of people and by the medical profession. "Macrobiotics" comes from makrobios, the Greek term for "Long Life" and "Great Life." Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, coined the word, and in the modern era it has been developed by Michio and Aveline Kushi and other educa-tors in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. By creating our minds and bodies from whole natural foods in a spirit of thank-fulness, we can contribute to personal health, social well being, and planetary health and peace. The benefits of a macrobiotic diet are widely recognized today, as the more than 100 scientific and medical studies and other accounts in this guide show.

President John F. Kennedy's American University speech on peace was the one of the greatest orations in American history. It led to the Partial Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and a thaw in the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union. In this tribute, leading educators and visionaries comment on the impact of the speech and its relevance today.

Basic Home Remedies explains how common, everyday foods, including whole grains, beans, vegetables from land and sea, fruits, seeds, and nuts, seasonings and condiments, and other plant-based food can help relieve common symptoms such as fever, cough, inflammation, fatigue, weakness, tension, and menstrual irregularities, as well as more serious chronic conditions such as heart disease, tumors, diabetes, and arthritis. The information presented in this book represents the most up-to-date application of macrobiotic healthcare and healing. The 75 home cares in this guide include: -Brown Rice/Miso Plaster for simple burns and cuts-Ginger Compress to activate blood circulation, relieve aches and pains, and disperse stagnation and blockages-Shiitake Mushroom Tea to reduce fever, help dissolve deposits of animal protein and fat, and relax a tense condition-Sweet Vegetable Drink for mood swings and low blood sugar-Sesame-Ginger Oil Rub for pain in the muscles and jointsBettina Zumdick, Alex Jack, and Edward Esko are macrobiotic teachers, counselors, and directors of Planetary Health Inc.. Visit their websites: www.macrobioticwellnessretreat.com and www.macrobioticsummerconference.com

No matter where we live or what language we speak, food is an essential factor that shapes the way we think, feel, act, and respond to one another. In this milestone book, Michio Kushi presents his vision for building world peace through a sane way of eating. As the leader of the modern-day international macrobiotic movement, Michio has taught, lectured, written, and worked steadily to achieve his view of the future--a world in which all people can live in harmony with nature and with one another. In 1987, he launched his One Peaceful World society, a worldwide educational organization devoted to bringing about world peace through a new awareness of the links between food and the emotions, natural law, history, and international order. This book lays the foundation for One Peaceful World. It includes case studies throughout history in which macrobiotic diets relieved conflict and sickness. It traces the rise of the organic and natural foods industry, to which Kushi has been a notable contributor. It offers menus and recipes, reference sources, and a wealth of information that point the way to a new approach to diet and thought. And it recommends additional actions that we can take to bring unity to the world. The book is divided into four parts. In Part 1, Kushi details his early life in Japan during World War II, and his journey to macrobiotics under the guidance of George Ohsawa. Part 2 delves into the cosmological and universal concepts behind macrobiotics, including the importance of yin and yang. In Part 3, Kushi discusses the values that are essential to creating One Peaceful World in modern times. And in Part 4, the author looks forward to a new world government. One Peaceful World is an important and fascinating book for anyone committed to good health, whole foods, and world peace.

This book offers a comprehensive approach to preventing and relieving Crohn's and Colitis by three experienced macrobiotic teachers and counselors.

The Book of Macrobiotics is a passport to a world of infinite understanding and adventure. It has been read, reread, studied, and treasured by hundreds of thousands of people who seek a clear, comprehesive approach to the problem of living in a world of endless change. Now after two decades, The Book of Macrobiotics has been completely revised and expanded to reflect refinements in Michio Kushi's teachings, as well as many developments in the modern practice of macrobiotics. During this time, the standard macrobiotic diet has been simplified and broadened. Macrobiotic approaches to cancer, heart disease, and other degenerative disorders have evolved and expanded, as have basic home care and lifestyle recommendations. This revised edition of The Book of Macrobiotics also includes a new chapter on the Spiritual World; new material on Yin and Yang and the Five Transformations, Man/Woman Relations, and Humanity's Origin and Destiny; and an annotated East West Reading List. Many new illustrations have been furnished, and the Food Composition tables have been expanded to include nutritional information on dozens of additional foods, including tempeh, seitan, rice cakes, and amazake. Here, for a new generation, is a beautifully revised and updated version of a macrobiotic classic.

Since its original publication a quarter-century ago, "The Cancer Prevention Diet" has been one of the most popular guides to the prevention and relief of society's most feared disease. Drawing on the most up-to-date cancer research, Michio Kushi and Alex Jack present a dietary program that can be implemented safely and simply at home, at a fraction of the cost of usual meals and medical care. This completely revised and updated twenty fifth anniversary edition includes: broader dietary guidelines and new recipes; new research on the twenty most frequent types of cancer; new ways to combine macrobiotics with chemotherapy, radiation, and more; the latest statistics, studies, and treatments; and, the role of positive emotions in the healing process.