"It is simple in its approach, and powerful in its effect--a diet of natural foods and the use of noninvasive home remedies, designed to eliminate disease symptoms and strengthen the body's own healing powers. In the past, these remedies were passed from generation to generation by word of mouth. Today, they are embodied by the macrobiotic movement. Macrobiotic Home Remedies is a comprehensive self-help guide to hundreds of effective natural healing methods that can be used alone or in conjunction with more standard remedies--methods that heal without drugs or invasive treatments. The book is divided into four sections. It begins by explaining the healing concepts of macrobiotics. Part Two then provides an A-to-Z reference to over two hundred common health disorders, with helpful suggestions for relief. Part Three details the numerous techniques and therapies suggested in Part Two. Part Four presents over two hundred healing recipes referred to throughout the book"--Publisher's description.

Illustrates how simple, everyday foods can be used to help relieve common symptoms such as fever, cough, inflammation, fatigue, tension and menstrual irregularities as well as more serious chronic conditions. Scores of home remedies including: the ginger compress, brown rice plaster, sweet vegetable drink, rice bran plaster, and shiitake mushroom tea. This information represents the author's most current applications of his teachings and includes significant changes, modifications and innovations from his previously published material.

Proposes illnesses and maladies are the result of improper diet and presents a macrobiotic diet, heavily dependent on whole grains and whole foods, that will speed healing by maintaining a balance of the universal forces, yin and yang.

Mr. Kushi suggests a more simple way of eating and living, in harmony with vital health and happiness.

Macrobiotic Diet is a Japan Publications publication.

"In Macrobiotics for All Seasons, the unique and modern approach to macrobiotic eating--which explores the philosophy of the five elements and Chinese medicine and explains the health benefits of eating a diet that changes with the seasons--is shared"-- Provided by publisher.