Posted by Soyager | Posted in Holistic Health | Posted on 21-02-2010
I don’t like to boss people around. (Scratch that. Yes, I do.) I like to boss people around. So, your command for the day: Read Food and Healing by Annemarie Colbin.
This book has been in print since the ’80′s but was recently updated for its 10th anniversary. Food and Healing put all of the ideas I have about health, living, and eating into words. Sensible, interesting words. The book is not about veganism. It’s about maintaining balance in the body. Having a balanced body promotes a balanced life, and vice-versa. I will say that having an open mind about non-American philosophies is helpful in reading about what Colbin calls “the whole food health supportive” diet. She discusses the Standard American Diet (SAD) and how it matches up to her theories of health. It ain’t pretty, folks.
What I liked most is that this is a well-researched and well-written book. It isn’t a fad diet. In fact, it isn’t about a diet at all. It’s about using food to support health and, therefore, one’s purpose in life. (Good luck in figuring out what your purpose is, though. She doesn’t discuss that!) I was just blown away by how much sense Colbin makes. Her way of maintaining and reaching optimal health is ultimately how I would like to cook, eat, and live.
I’ve mentioned the book before on this blog in this post. I commonly refer to Colbin’s philosophies in explaining the choices for my diet/lifestyle, so I wanted to give yet another nod to the book that has such an impact on my life.
