Bettina Zumdick

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.

Bettina Zumdick, an unconventional dreamer, leads you through the fascinating labyrinth of dreams and the stories they tell. Using her own dreams as examples, she shows how you can utilize your dreams to understand more about life, who we truly are and self realization. Tapping into the vast resources of our nightly sojourns can assist in opening the door to more love, freedom, health, beauty that shines from within, power and wisdom in our lives. Bettina is encouraging the reader via specific steps to experience and to recall more dreams, and to make use of the creative dream education in waking life. Also, the learning processes in dreams are allowing for a glimpse into the nature of our multidimensional being. This study is useful for anyone who wishes to begin their journey of dreams or wishes to delve more deeply into the realms of dreams. Topics include lucid dreaming, telepathic dreaming, warning dreams, Tibetan Yogi dreaming, learning techniques to unravel the meaning of your own dreams and many more. The inspired and easy flow of this book makes this a great read.

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