{"id":6542,"date":"2012-04-01T01:10:26","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T06:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=6735"},"modified":"2012-03-21T19:20:30","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T00:20:30","slug":"review-an-a-to-z-guide-to-healing-foods-by-mary-elise-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2012\/04\/01\/review-an-a-to-z-guide-to-healing-foods-by-mary-elise-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: An A to Z Guide to Healing Foods by Mary Elise Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>An A to Z Guide to Healing Foods<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>by\u00a0 Mary Elise Collins\u00a0 \u00a9 2010<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Conari Press<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>ISBN:\u00a0 978-1-57324-419-0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>164 pages\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paperback\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $12.95 (U.S.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is not a book to be read through \u2013 it is a book to be referred to and consulted.\u00a0 It contains a listing of more than 250 foods with a basic description of the benefits to be derived from the consumption of each.\u00a0 That comprises the first 130+ pages of this book.\u00a0 There then follows a short section on Ailment Treatment and Health Maintenance.\u00a0 That is followed by a brief glossary and suggestions for online shopping sources.\u00a0 It is rounded out by a basic bibliography.<\/p>\n<p>There are sidebars scattered throughout the book to offer insight into some of the terms as well as some suggestions for improving your diet.<\/p>\n<p>It is really difficult to review a work such as this, since it is basically a compilation of information.\u00a0\u00a0 I checked a few of the entries for accuracy and found them to be on the money.\u00a0 Without a doubt, the most valuable section is the one on treatments and maintenance, since it can help you tailor your shopping list for maximum benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Collins recommends, as do a great many individuals, that we turn more towards foods grown locally.\u00a0 Eating seasonal foods which do not have to be shipped vast distances is a win-win situation.\u00a0 The money you spend helps your local economy, the environment is spared the damages caused by long distance transport, and you are able to establish a connection with your own area.<\/p>\n<p>This is, by no means, an essential addition to your library,\u00a0 but it is a worthwhile one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An A to Z Guide to Healing Foods by\u00a0 Mary Elise Collins\u00a0 \u00a9 2010 Conari Press ISBN:\u00a0 978-1-57324-419-0 164 pages\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paperback\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $12.95 (U.S.) This is not a book to be read through \u2013 it is a book to be referred to and consulted.\u00a0 It contains a listing of more than 250 foods with a basic description of the benefits to be derived from the consumption of each.\u00a0 That comprises the first 130+ pages of this book.\u00a0 There then follows a short section on Ailment Treatment and Health Maintenance.\u00a0 That is followed by a brief glossary and suggestions for online shopping sources.\u00a0 It is rounded out by a basic bibliography. There are sidebars scattered throughout the book to offer insight into some of the terms as well as some suggestions for improving your diet. It is really difficult to review a work such as this, since it is basically a compilation of information.\u00a0\u00a0 I checked a few of the entries for accuracy and found them to be on the money.\u00a0 Without a doubt, the most valuable section is the one on treatments and maintenance, since it can help you tailor your shopping list for maximum benefit. Ms Collins recommends, as do a great many individuals, that we turn more towards foods grown locally.\u00a0 Eating seasonal foods which do not have to be shipped vast distances is a win-win situation.\u00a0 The money you spend helps your local economy, the environment is spared the damages caused by long distance transport, and you are able to establish a connection with your own area. This is, by no means, an essential addition to your library,\u00a0 but it is a worthwhile one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6542\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}