Glow [Mass Market Paperback]

Christina Pirello (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2001

You are 30 days away from radiant health and beauty.

It’s time to get gorgeous—from the inside out. Christina Pirello shows you how to achieve clear skin, lustrous hair, and even strong nails with a unique and holistic approach to self-care. Inspired by traditional Chinese medicine, Glow outlines simple, classic diagnostic techniques and therapies, a whole food diet, and active lifestyle to realize balance and tranquility—the keys to true beauty—and undo what time and stress have done.

Within these pages, you’ll discover the rejuvenating powers of food, more than 150 recipes, healing home remedies, and simple topical applications as well as basic massage and healing practices that will give you both an inner and an outer glow. Forget about those chemical potions and commercial powders—and light up your life with real food, real beauty, and real health.

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About the Author

Christina Pirello is the author of Cooking the Whole Foods Way and Cook Your Way to the Life You Want. She's been teaching whole foods cooking classes and lecturing nationwide for about fifteen years. Her popular public television show, "Christina Cooks!", is in its third season. She and her husband publish a bi-monthly natural foods magazine, Christina Cooks. She has been featured in numerous newspaper and magazine articles.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: HP Trade (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155788370X
• ISBN-13: 978-1557883704
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christina Pirello is the Emmy Award-winning host of the national public television cooking show Christina Cooks!. She teaches whole foods cooking classes and lectures nationwide. Christina lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guideline for holistic health, February 6, 2002

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M. Cervi (Hudson, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glow (Mass Market Paperback)

I was very impressed with the content of this book. It does a wonderful job of explaining the effects of different foods on the health of the human body, using the energetics derived from Chinese medicine theories. It was clear and concise, and I could actually pinpoint some of my own health issues from a perspective that I had never heard before. Western medicine has far to go.
I have not tried any of the recipes yet, as some of the ingredients are totally foreign to me, or sound unappetizing, but will try them eventually. For now, I will apply the theories to the foods that I am already familiar with. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for natural ways to improve upon their looks and health.

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Far Beyond any basic beauty book, January 31, 2005

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Glutton for books (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glow (Mass Market Paperback)

Do not be misled by the cover or title; becuase this is not a girly book. Guys would do well to read it too, even though the complement of "glowing" is seldom given to a man. True, there are home "beauty" remedies, but the book's principle purpose is gender neutral: to inform the reader how physical signs reflect the body's need for nutrients, and how tell the body is being fed, overfed or deprived of these nutrients.

Christina Pirello teaches you how to monitor your body's needs so that you can achieve a healthier life, by explaining what causes factors like brittle nails, irritated eyes, thin hair, varicose vens, zits, warts, excessively dry or oily skin, and cellulite...to name only a few of the symptoms she addresses. She then instructs you on how to modify your diet and recommends home remedies that will not only alleviate physical imperfections, but direct you on a path that will yield a life of improved health.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most amazing treasury of life guidelines!, March 24, 2006

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Iva Srot (Zagreb, Croatia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glow (Mass Market Paperback)

Unlike other Pirello books, this one is far more than just a cookbook. And it is certainly not a mere girlie beauty-tip manual, as the title might suggest. Rather than focusing on the outer effects of beauty products (a common plague of the looks-obsessed Western civilization), this book invites us to take a look at the internal processes of our bodies, the functioning of different organs and the actual causes for many beauty catastrophes. The theoretical part of the book takes us on an intense biology course, with a slightly different angle than we had been accustomed to during our school-years. She explains the functioning of the body, offers tips for achieving balance, as well as guidelines for diagnosing our own health condition.

Great recipes are no news when Pirello is concerned, and these ones really work, as you take the responsibility for your own health and beauty. Great remedy recipes, as well as general life-style guidelines. A book to keep by the bed and get back to it whenever in need or curious to learn more. Even my meat-eating boyfriend enjoys reading it (not to mention eating the tasty dishes that provide him both with health, energy and glow). A clear proof that macrobiotics and whole-foods approach DO work for anybody with an open mind and a courage to explore new possiibilities in the adventure called life!