Book reviews

As I am a miso-holic, I am always excited to present a new book about this healing food.The Miso Book is a comprehensive guide to this most delicious and healthy food.
Part One begins with a chapter on miso basics—the different types, uses, and various manufacturing methods.Read more

As a birthday present, I received the book "The Ultimate Happiness prescription", written bij the famous Deepak Chopra.
In less than 140 pages, Deepak gives us "the Seven Keys of Happiness":

*Be aware of your body

*Find true self-esteem

*Detoxify your life

*Give up being right

*Focus on the present

*See the world in yourself

*Live for enlightment

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Closely related to Shiatsu and Acupressure, Do-In is a form of Japanese self-massage designed to stimulate the flow of ki, or "life energy", throughout the body.  It originated as a way of maintaining good health, similar to Qigong or yoga, but is now usually practiced as a form of self-help Shiatsu.  Daily practice aims to tone skin and muscles, improve circulation and flexibility, ease aches and pains, and encourage mental clarity and  emotional stability.Read more

Sometimes we are regarded as traditional and not up to date with modern technology, so to prove the contrary I write today an article about the Kindle; it is a convenient, portable reading device with the ability to wirelessly download books, blogs, magazines, and newspapers.

For regular readers it is very ecological as no paper needed anymore to print books, and no distribution anymore, so more carbon neutral. And the books are cheaper than real books too.Read more

 National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. He found 4 of those Zones: one on the Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica) , one in Sardinia (Italy), one in Loma Linda (USA CA.) and one on Okinawa (Japan).

And for every place there were other reasons for longevity, but one reason was the same: no (or less) meat, regular work outs and a sunny environment.
In Nicoya he found that the people drink hard water, with a good combination of magnesium and calcium (for this we should eat more kale and broccoli), and the last meal of the day was the smallest one. Most centenarians worked every day on the fields or in the garden and lived with their family, which gives them a happy social life. Read more

 This book is written by Roger Mason, he has been in the natural health industry for over 30 years and is the President of Young Again Products in Wilmington, North Carolina. Roger does extensive research into life extension and controlling cancer and other “incurable” illnesses with natural foods, supplements and hormones. He has developed cutting edge natural supplements and products and counsels men who heal their prostate without drugs, surgery or radiation.Read more

As it is a long time since I did a book review, here a book about vegan cooking. As I was reading the index, the water came into my mouth .

Here the review from Publishers Weekly :Read more

And indeed, again a book of the Shurtleff / Aoyagi team.Tempeh is one of Indonesia’s most extraordinary gifts to the world. A cultured soyfood, it tastes like Southern fried chicken and is the best vegetarian source of  vitamin B-12.Read more

The carob tree or Ceratonia siliqua, is a species of flowering evergreen tree,  that is native to the Mediterranean region.
It is cultivated for its edible seed pods. Read more

There was a time that I did not knew what to answer , when people asked me : "But if you dont eat meat, where do you get your prorteine, vitamins etc...from?", and that time ended when I read this book. Read more

And here again a book of my favorite author couple.

Discover the benefits of kudzu, the world's finest cooking starch, a healing herb more versatile than ginseng.

You 'll find  delicious American style recipes using kudzu powder, and an explanation of its advantages over all other starches,Read more

Miso, now widely avaible, is one of Asia's most important traditional soybean foods.

The book of miso contains over 400 tempting recipes, easy to follow instructions for making miso at home and on a community scale, Read more

 Since 2 years my basic cookbook!!

 Over 500 recipes, menu's, techniques,meal planning,

 buying tips, wit &  wisdom.

 In 1948  Christina was diagnosed with terminal cancer,

 and she got rid of it only by eating healthfood!

Some basic recipes, but most recipes are very creative and inventive.Read more

 This book, I bought for "sentimental" reasons; it is like reading a bible; not very usefull in these modern days, but it gives a lot of inspiration and it pushes us to transform the old ideas into the new light of modern times.

Of course, this is not the first translation of the Neijing Suwen , it is one of the most recent translations (1995), but it is the author that adds a dimention to this book.

Dr. Mao is an anti-aging expert, doctor of Chinese medicine and the author of the best-selling book, "Secrets of Longevity." Merging the ancient wisdom of Eastern medicine with the modern advances of Western medicine, Dr. Mao has spent years studying centenarians in China and combing through archives of Taoist longevity classics. He is also a Tai Chi master.

Raw in 10 minutes:learn how to prepare delicious Raw Organic Gourmet Cuisine all in under 10 minutes and 10 USD.

What they forgot to mention on the cover is " USA edition" as most products are only to be found in US shops,

so you ll need some creativity to adapt the recipes if you live outside the USA.

You can purchase this work here.