|
My Beautiful Life :: 0757002447
Description
| Product Description |
|
| As a top academician in her home country of the former Yugoslavia, Mina Dobic led a privileged life. That all changed in 1987, when Mina was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer that had metastasized to her liver, bones, and lymph system. Mina's doctors gave her only two months to live. She reviewed the literature and quickly realized that the chemotherapy and radiation treatment offered by her physicians was not a viable option. Instead, she did something remarkable: She decided to adopt the macrobiotic way of life. Six and a half months later, Mina Dobic was cancer free. My Beautiful Life tells her story. The course that Mina Dobic and her family took is a modern odyssey that weaves together many of the critical issues of the last half century--the struggle between repression and a free society, the conflict between conventional medicine and holistic health, and the forces that pull the modern family apart even as members strive to hold it together. During her journey to wellness, Mina passed from cancer victim to cancer survivor, from patient to healer, from student to teacher. My Beautiful Life not only eloquently explains how Mina recovered from cancer, but also details how cancer can be prevented through diet and a simple philosophy of living in balance with nature. Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
Reviews
Customer feedback
|
|
Voting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Author: Guest
a friend in california suggested this book to me, though she had never read it. i ordered it, thinkingit might be useful to me as a vegan (though macrobiotics is not entirely vegan). i agree with the negative reviews below. the book isn't helpful at all. this woman seems obsessed with herself and the cancer 'cure' seems suspicious. and it's obvious dobic got all her friends to write positive reviews for her-- none of them mention the book! this site is for buying the book, people, not talking up your friends! i couldn't care less that alicia silverstone knows her or that she makes a mean miso soup.....so does my japanese grandfather.
there are better books out there that are not so culty. for a good cookbook, i recommend the candle cafe cookbook...
|
Author: Guest
"This book is simple but lovely. I have personally had Mina Dobic as my teacher and councelor for over 3 years now and can honestly say she and the macrobiotic lifestyle have made a tremendous difference in my life. I look and feel younger, and when I follow her instructions I feel just like "super-woman!" If there was one perfect individual to recommend this book to it would have to be to a person who is suffering from a serious illness such as cancer. From this book you'll learn that there IS hope and there is another option in the way of healing. Mina Dobic's "My Beautiful Life" is proof that macrobiotics really does work!"
~Alicia Silverstone
|
Author: Guest
Whoever heard of Mina, had a chance to meet her, work with her or read
her book knows what a generous and insightful individual she is. And
if you've tried to purchase her book then you know how
difficult it has been to get a hold of a copy - because the first edition
is SOLD OUT. Following pure logic, it would be paradoxical to conclude
or pronounce that this book, now in second
edition, is poorly written or accusatory proclaiming a writer a quack
with a capitalist agenda. That is just pure arrogance. By writing a
scathing review of this book, one would only be prohibiting those in
critical condition from working their way back to health. Because
certain individuals have decided to unload their aggression on
something and someone that they know very little - or nothing - about
is ludicrous. After all, Mina's book was adopted into the literary
archives at the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC and it is not so often that
an author is granted with such an honorable privilege. Mina's story
is insightful and written in an
unselfish tone rich with passion and a genuine love for
life. Anyone that has ever wanted to fight their illness and succeed
should read this book as a firts-hand example that it can be done.
|
Author: Guest
This book is the inspirational journey of the strong, dedicated, compassionate healer, teacher, friend and parent. Mina's story, her strenght and her teachings inspired and continue inspiring hunderds (thousands) of people leading them from sickness to health. I am very proud to be her friend and her student, and honored to be part of this book, that I am sure will touch many people and help them in their search for health and ultimately in their transition to true balance and happiness in life.
|
Author: Guest
Since April of 1996 my wife and I are exploring macrobiotic way of living, cooking, thinking... and with our friends and families we see ongoing growth of health, peace and love around us. I often wish I knew this way when I was younger.
I grow up as Judo competitive sportsman and I've tried many diets, but non of them had lasting effect on me, with no special meaning or depth... until I've had Mina's miso soup !!!
That soup I will never forget. It was organic fresh corn miso that was so beautiful to eye, with rich yellow color, artistically tin diagonally cut organic green onions, with sweet taste that wormed my stomach and then that special pleasant current of energy that spread inside of me... That was the moment I knew i found my elixir.
I never cooked before I thought it was waste of my time. Now I spend almost few ours in the kitchen every day. And now I consider that as the best investment in life. Cooking is precious, it is the most important art anybody can learn and it is alchemy of living . Our well being is our priority and I am happy to say that despite our long business ours, working as professionals in the film industry with average 12-14 hour days, we took active roll in our health. We took macrobiotic way as prevention, and although on each film production food is provided every six hours, in our short breaks we chose to eat food that we prepared fresh at home each morning in our loving atmosphere, and our kitchen became pharmacy of life. We cook our home remedies when we are out of balance.
With my lovely wife Irena being great cook and as a partner curious artist, we together have achieved many new levels of personal transformation and we are still learning since there is no top of that mountain of personal rediscovery.
Thanks to the that small group of courageous people who committed their lives to create positive difference in the world and spread the word, we have discovered the education about health, peace, love and personal freedom. Withought them this ancient knowledge would disappear and was already pushed in to the dark corner due to development of machines and industrialization.
Thank you founders of the modern macrobiotic way George Ohsawa, Michio Kushi, and especially our dear friend and teacher Mina Dobic and their loving families.
With you hope for healthier and happier world is alive. We are waiting to read more of your books and see you in more media on TV and films, that will inspire and support hugh audience to take on their health into their hands, until this human way becomes main stream and machines becomes museum artifacts.
In the bigger circles of our influence it seems that organic consciousness of ancient wisdom combined with modern technological advancements is growing and there is possibility that we as human beings will transform our current physical and spiritual pollution into more positive way and with that achieve now unimaginable levels of human development.
Create yourselves a great day, create the best of your life
Irena & Sasha
|
Send to Friend
Send to friend
|
|
