_ Page 10 RAIN July 1981 FOOD The Natural Healing Cookbook, by Mark Bricklin and Sharon Claessens, 1981, 460 pp., $19.95 hardcover, from: Rodale Press, Inc. Organic Park Emmaus, PA 18049 There are so many cookbooks out on the market, appealing to a wide variety of health needs, life-styles, and eating habits, that most new arrivals raise little notice. Yet there is alwa·ys the pleasant exception. The Natural Healing Cookbook is one to watch for, particularly if it comes out in paperback. Mark Bricklin, editor of Prevention magazine, and Sharon Claessens, have produced a cookbook that combines the best qualiti~s of a culinary guide-flavorful appealing rec- . ipes, storage and c~oking tips, all simply organized and easy to read-with a scientifically designed diet for better health. Each chapter focuses on a distinct health problem, e.g., blood·pressure, stress, digestion, or cancer, and the kinds of foods that are believed to be preventive or healing in relation to that problem. Re~ipes that feature these foods follow the text, il!cluding detailed references drawn from conventional as well as alternative methods of healing. "In moving toward an anti-cancer diet, we are not following a fad, but rather turning away from a fad-the fad of 'factory food' which has been in existence for only 100 years and is suspected of contributing to many chronic diseases other than c;ancer." While the emphasis is on creating a healthful diet, the culinary and personal appeal of the book remains undaunted. Recipes such as Haddock Sou££le, recommended for people with heart problems, made my mouth water. Six versions of muesli-a_tasty nonsweetened alternative to granola-are also included. Choo Choo Muesli gets its name from two characteristics: "one, it makes you use your jaws, and two, it goes through you like a freight train." Choo Choo Muesli is helpful for lowering blood pressure, improving digestion, soothing nerves and accelerating recuperation from illness. Other well-known and less well-known facts about nutrition are packed between these pages, such as: . • a high carbohydrate snack eaten 1/2 hour ACCESS before bedtime induces restful sleep. • fish oil has been shown to slightly decrease the blood's ability to dot-helpful for those prone to heart disease. •• • pepper (both white and black) is a "mild co-carcinogen," which means it can work with piore potent substances to promote the development of cancer. • 2½ cups of co~fee can produce symptoms indistinguishable from "anxiety neurosis"-headaches, irritability, irregular heartbeat, etc. Heavier coffee dril)-king can deplete vitamin B, thiamine, resulting in loss of memory, depression, fatigue, and feelings of inadequacy. The Natural Healing Cookbook is an excellent all-around guide to making eating both delightful and healthful. A worthwhile addition to your bookshelf. -LS I½" x 5½n x 2~r drawer impport' .~,,. ,._ .. ,.ud sidr ,. J( 51-'i" x 20- nailer cleat 18½" x 20½" raised pand From Build Your Harvest Kitchen Build Your Harvest Kitchen, edited by William H. Hylton, 1980, 640pp., $19.95; Home Food Systems, edited by Roger B. Yepson, Jr., 1981, 475pp., $13.95 Both from: Rodale Press Organic Park . Emmaus, PA 18049 The room I think of when I see "harvest kitchen" is not a kitchen at all. I think of the .Auembliq the Buie Bue Cabinet face fnme ' --~-..-- ¾" x I W x 21 ¾" rail :¾" x I½" x 313/,i" stile ¾" x 4¼" x 22¾" front basement where our third stove (the upstairs kitchen held a gas range and a wood cook stove) served for overflow holiday cooking, and where the canning, rootbeer making, water-boiling for dyeing clothes, and other large tasks that could otherwise disrupt the kitchen itself for days on end were carried out. We were a big family and even our large kitch~n didn't quite suffice. There's a little section of this Rodale winner called simply "Who Are You?" Simple though it may be, it is the heart of this book. This is the inventory, the visioning part of
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