If the Buddha Came to Dinner: How to Nourish Your Body to Awaken Your Spirit (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786868834)

If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? Fast food? A frozen meal quickly reheated in the microwave? Chances are you'd feed your honored guest a delicious meal prepared with love and care. But the next time you have dinner, what will you eat?

With so much processed food in the marketplace, obesity in adults and children dramatically on the rise, and digestive problems increasingly more common, it's clear that we're facing a serious food crisis in this country. The answer, however, isn't just to go on a diet. Reducing the intake of refined and processed foods and increasing whole foods certainly can improve one's health. But we need more. We need to feed ourselves with a sense of purpose, self-respect, love, and passion for our lives. We need to nourish our spirits.

Nourishment isn't a fad diet . . . it's a lifelong journey, and HalÃ(c)ofia Schatz is the ideal guide. Gentle, wise, and humorous, she shows us the way to the heart of nourishment--our own inner wisdom that knows exactly how to feed our whole self. A perfect blend of inspiration and practical suggestions, If the Buddha Came to Dinner includes guidelines for selecting vital foods, ideas for keeping your energy balanced throughout the day, a cleanse program, and over 60 recipes to awaken your palate.

Open this book and nurture yourself as never before. You'll be fed in a whole new way.

Author: Hale Sofia Schatz, Shira Shaiman
ISBN-10: 078686883X
ISBN-13: 9780786868834
Publisher: Hachette Books
Language: English
Published: 03/17/2004
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.22w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/02/2004 pg. 73