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Janella Purcell's Elixir: How to use food as medicine

Paperback

Published: April 2004
Ships: 7 to 15 business days
$29.95

Janella Purcell's Elixir is a treasure-trove of valuable information about your health and how to use food as medicine to improve the quality of your life.

Janella Purcell believes that the food we eat affects our physical body, and also our mind and spirit. In this invaluable book she shares her expertise in foods, health and nutrition, and shows you how to care for yourself, naturally and easily, using food as medicine at home.

In this entertaining and practical guide, Janella presents an intriguing variety of subjects and information. These range from suggestions to assist healthy aging, to a discussion on organic produce and why you should use it, to tips for those suffering from headache, fatigue, immunity problems, fertility issues and Syndrome X ... among many, many other topics. Also included are easy-to-prepare recipes using some wonderful ingredients that will quickly become part of your recipe repertoire and make you feel fabulous.

Janella Purcell's Elixir introduces us to what Eastern philosophy has been practising for thousands of years - the interconnectedness of the body, mind and spirit and how this affects our state of mind, health and personality. Janella Purcell's Elixir is really a volume to use, to keep and to treasure.

Awards Shortlisted 2005: The World Food Media Awards in the Best Health and Nutrition Book category.

Janella Purcell is a qualified naturopath, nutritionist, medical herbalist, iridologist and chef. She is the Nine Network's food editor/ naturopath and writes for Woman's Day and Good Medicine magazine. She has been working with whole foods since childhood and special diets for the past ten years. Janella practices from her Natural Food and Medicine Store in Surry Hills Sydney. Janella also runs a cooking school from Surry Hills where she teaches the fundamentals of fast, nutritious and interesting food designed for the individual.

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Love, love, love this book!!!

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Pros

  • Deserves Multiple Readings
  • Easy To Understand
  • Informative
  • Inspirational
  • Relevant
  • Well Written

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    Best Uses

    • Food Bible
    • Gift
    • Reference

    Comments about Janella Purcell's Elixir: How to use food as medicine:

    I love this book, I use it as a reference almost everyday. Has made eating healthy easy, fun and exciting!

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    ISBN: 9781741142976
    ISBN-10: 1741142970
    Audience: General
    Format: Paperback
    Language: English
    Number Of Pages: 328
    Published: April 2004
    Publisher: Allen & Unwin
    Dimensions (cm): 20.8 x 16.5  x 2.5
    Weight (kg): 0.408