| Edition |
Revised and updated edition. |
| Description |
xix, 588 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [569]-574) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Preventing cancer naturally -- Cancer, diet, and macrobiotics -- Cancer and modern civilization -- Preventing cancer naturally -- Diet and the development of cancer -- The macrobiotic cancer prevention diet -- Yin and Yang in the development of cancer -- Relieving cancer naturally -- The role of the emotions in the development of cancer -- Woman and cancer -- Exercise, lifestyle, and the power of the mind -- Diagnosing cancer safely -- Combining macrobiotics with other approaches -- Cancer and planetary health -- pt. 2. A guide to different cancers -- Bone cancer -- Brain cancer -- Breast cancer -- Children's cancer -- Colon and rectal cancer -- Female reproductive cancers: ovary, uterus, cervix, and vagina -- Kidney and bladder cancer -- Leukemia -- Living cancer -- Lung cancer -- Lymphatic cancer: lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease -- Male reproductive cancers: prostate and testes -- Oral and upper digestive cancers: mouth, larynx, pharynx, and esophagus -- Pancreatic cancer -- Skin cancer and melanoma -- Stomach cancer -- Thyroid cancer -- pt. 3. Practical approaches -- Guidelines for people with cancer -- Making a smooth transition -- Recipes -- Menus -- Kitchen utensils -- Home remedies and care -- Prayers, meditations, and visualizations -- Appendix I. Dietary guidelines for tropical and semitropical regions and for polar and semipolar regions -- Appendix II. Illness in the Kushi family -- Appendix III. Cancer in animals. |
| Summary |
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--from publisher description. |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Diet therapy.
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Cancer -- Prevention.
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Macrobiotic diet.
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| Added Author |
Jack, Alex, 1945-
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| ISBN |
9780312561062 |
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0312561067 |
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