by Christian Pirello
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Product Description
Christina Pirello, Emmy-winning TV chef and author of Cooking the Whole Foods Way, shares the secrets of total nutrition for the mind, body, and spirit.
In her groundbreaking volume, Cooking the Whole Foods Way, Christina Pirello took the mystery out of preparing whole foods and showed how to develop a happier, healthier attitude towards eating. Now, she has devised a revolutionary approach to health featuring recipes, regimens, and home remedies with specific results in mind.
Cook Your Way to the Life You Want is designed to fit your individual lifestyle--whether you're looking to boost energy, need relief from physical or emotional tension, or simply want a savory spirit-lifter when you're feeling down. You'll learn the whats and whys behind the recipes, including: the Five Transformations of Energy, the traditional theories about food and cooking that tap into your own hidden power source, the facts and fallacies of modern health guidelines, and the true meaning of "you are what you eat."
Christina makes whole foods cooking accessible, introducing concepts of health and healing based on ancient traditions that are as relevant today as they were 5,000 years ago. Cook Your Way to the Life You Want offers you a new way to look at food--using the character and energy of each ingredient to create meals that will guide you to the life, and well-being, that you want.
* Christina Pirello is the Emmy Award-winning host of public television's "Christina Cooks," syndicated by more than 150 public television stations to more than 50 million households
* More than 150 recipes, menus, and remedies
* Public interest in alternative medicine and all-natural foods continues to grow--and the marketplace is offering more healthy and organic produce than ever
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Average Customer Review:
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
 all recipe no substance, 2004-12-21
I ususally enjoy Christina's books, however this book was very disappointing. It lacks her usual commonsense approach to health and food and instead focuses one chapter on ancient chinese knowledge of the 5 elements applies this to food and modern day malady, and that is it. The rest of the book is recipes, which I have noticed she tends to reuse in her other books. This is the worst book out of her series, I reccomend skipping this one altogether and going for GLOW and cooking the whole foods way
54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:
 An improvement over her last book, 2001-07-20
For four reasons: 1. No fish- thank you! Since she does, to some extent, market herself as a vegetarian, it doesn't make sense when she includes fish in her books- especially when she doesn't eat it herself. 2. She gives a very detailed explanation about the elements in the macrobiotic philosophy and what foods have which elements. It's complicated to plan your meals around those guidelines, but sometimes it's worth it. 3. She offers a section at the end on home remedies, some of which were previewed on her show and some of which I saw for the first time here. Her weight-loss drink really DOES work, as does her kidney drink. 4. I thought the recipes in this book were better. I think she made an effort to make this book more accessible to the general public (a delicious recipe for pecan-pumpkin squares come to mind) and it really shows.Definitely worth a try.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Eat Healthy and Love It!, 2001-03-14
Since I discovered this cookbook, I've enjoyed cooking and eating like never before! I chose to go on a macrobiotic diet because of some minor health problems, and Christina Pirello's two cookbooks have made the transition virtually painless. This is saying alot because I previously ate meat, dairy, and sugar on a daily basis. I can honestly say that with these cookbooks I haven't missed them! I've also entertained using this cookbook and gotten rave reviews from friends who are great cooks but enjoy using a lot of unhealthy ingredients. To quote one of my guests, "If this is macrobiotic, then sign me up!" Try the Black Bean - Squash Soup, the Creamy Mushroom Soup, and the Mediterranean Vegetable Paella, to name a few. My husband also loves this food. I feel like we're eating the healthiest diet on the planet and loving every minute of it. Thank you Mrs. Pirello!
42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
Eat Healthy and Love It!, 2001-03-14
Since I discovered this cookbook, I've enjoyed cooking and eating like never before! I chose to go on a macrobiotic diet because of some minor health problems, and Christina Pirello's two cookbooks have made the transition virtually painless. This is saying alot because I previously ate meat, dairy, and sugar on a daily basis. I can honestly say that with these cookbooks I haven't missed them. I've also entertained using this cookbook and gotten rave reviews from friends who are great cooks but enjoy using a lot of unhealthy ingredients. To quote one of my guests, "If this is macrobiotic, then sign me up!" Try the Black Bean - Squash Soup, the Creamy Mushroom Soup, and the Mediterranean Vegetable Paella, to name a few. My husband also loves this food. I feel like we're eating the healthiest diet on the planet and loving every minute of it. Thank you Mrs. Pirello!
17 of 84 people found the following review helpful:
Avoid this book like the plague!, 2001-02-05
I tried several of the recipes in this book. All I can say is that they were all AWFUL! Fortunately I got this book from the library so I wasn't out any money. But I did spend a lot of time running around looking for unusual ingredients (brown rice miso, etc.) for these recipes. If this is what macrobiotic cooking tastes like then get me the HELL out of here! I think I'll stick with meat and potatoes.
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