The Hip Chicks Guide to Macrobiotics..., Jessica Porter
The Hip Chicks Guide to Macrobiotics..., Jessica Porter
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The Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics
A Philosophy for Achieving a Radiant Mind and Fabulous Body

Author: Jessica Porter

Narrator: Dan Bernard, Jessica Porter

Unabridged: 7 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/16/2009

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Heralded by New York magazine as one of the city's most popular diets, macrobiotics has become the latest trend in dieting, thanks to high-profile supporters like Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Speaking to the generation of young women looking to extend their healthy lifestyles beyond yoga and Pilates, macrobiotic chef and instructor Jessica Porter offers fresh, contemporary, and accessible insight into one of the world's oldest, yet most popular, diets. She explains that by eating good quality whole foods, any woman can experience physical, sensory, emotional, and intellectual freedom.

The effects of eating a macrobiotic diet can extend beyond basic health to weight loss, beauty, better sex, and peace of mind. Cooking tips and recipes are combined with Jessica's no-nonsense philosophy and witty anecdotes to create a lifestyle book that will inspire women to hit the kitchen with an understanding of how to strengthen their minds and bodies through food.

About Jessica Porter

Jessica Porter is a macrobiotic chef, cooking instructor, and hypnotist. She completed her macrobiotic training at the Kushi Institute in Beckett, Massachusetts. She hosts a weekly radio show in Portland, Maine; has written and appeared in Zen Comedy, her own one-woman show; and has been featured in Simon Doonan's book Wacky Chicks: Life Lessons from Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lilly on September 15, 2007

Unfortunately I tend to read about someone else living macrobiotically while sipping a cinnamon dolce latte (which has all sorts of faux sugars and dairy products, the enemy of aformentioned book). I do like her tone and her honesty about how this isn't an easy lifestyle to just become overnight. An......more

Goodreads review by Usha on February 03, 2008

this is an easy read about macrobiotics, which can be quite complicated. jessica porter humorously discusses integrating macrobiotics into your life style, not just practicing it on your plate. i would often bounce back and forth between finding the author compelling and annoying as her voice is som......more

Goodreads review by ellen on March 06, 2018

I'm mixed on this book. I've been interested in learning more about macrobiotic eating and it was certainly an interesting book on the topic. I can only assume that the information from a macrobiotic standpoint was accurate,as well as from a yin/yang stand point. I didn't expect to learn more about......more

Goodreads review by Amber on August 08, 2022

I avoid fad diets. However, I've found some excellent healthy recipes from different health trends and never heard of this before. The cover is quite misleading (read the subtitle). It barely mentions cooking and focuses on a non-science-based philosophy of yin and yang that I simply couldn't get on......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 18, 2018

Highly accessible and appealing introduction to the tenets of macrobiotic eating.......more