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The Cosmos in a Carrot: A Zen Guide to Eating Well By Parallax Press
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The Cosmos in a Carrot: A Zen Guide to Eating Well Description
Diet and nutrition books probably number in the thousands, and they all preach more or less the same message: control your portions, don't eat processed foods and drink lots of water. The nutrition message in this book, by a writer with a Buddhist studies background, is similar, but there's a twist to distinguish this guide from its eat-better kin. Looking at eating in a Buddhist light makes it possible to slow down, become aware and make better food choices. The book rests on the mindfulness teachings of Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and demonstrates the practical applications of his Buddhist teachings. Much of the material is helpful.
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3.4 Out Of 5 Stars (5 Customer Reviews)
Reviews for The Cosmos in a Carrot: A Zen Guide to Eating Well (Paperback) The premise starts off nice. Healthful eating.
But from there she goes 'Earth Goddess' wacky.
"Cholesterol is like SUVs" they clog up the highways and arteries. ???
"Cows will not eat genetically modified corn' [given a choice].
In America all the cows corn is genetically modified.
Talks about eating organics but then makes it evident that she does not know what organic is.
In some areas she just makes up stuff, citing no source or study. Kind of a friend of a friend once told my friend that.........
There may be a few nuggets of wisdom in this book.
Reviews for The Cosmos in a Carrot: A Zen Guide to Eating Well (Paperback) The book promises, "The Cosmos in a Carrot distills the best of Buddhist wisdom, nutritional information, and health advice "
It delivers on none of it's claims.
The Buddhism is shallow, at best.
The nutritional information is wrong.
The health information is a handy cut and paste from web sources.
The strange thing is, she does not appear to have read her own sources. Source information (when available) does not nessisarily support her point.
The book reads more like a Freshman paper. Lacking understanding of the subject and a superficial understanding of what she writes about.
Reviews for The Cosmos in a Carrot: A Zen Guide to Eating Well (Paperback) Mindful eating is one of my writing topics. I wrote "Eating the Moment" in 2008. So, you'd think, I really shouldn't be supporting competition, so to say, but I don't operate like that. If I like the book, of course, I am going to say so.
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