• Our Mission

    Melanie's FamilyThis site is dedicated to helping you experience a healthy way of living through macrobiotics and other energy giving practices. I invite you to explore the natural approach to health, healing and well-being with organic shopping, wonderful articles, practical suggestions and fabulous recipes.

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  • Healthy Articles

    Learn about the many wonderful ways how to create balance in life, how to nourish yourself, your family and your world. The healthy articles are organized in the following categories: Celebrate Cooking, Celebrate a Peaceful Home, Be Baby Wise, Nourishing You, Celebrate Kids, Celebrate the Earth

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  • Counseling

    Healthy DietMelanie provides way of life counseling in the following areas:
    ~ Healthy Life and Dietary Coaching
    ~ Private Cooking Classes
    ~ Feng Shui Consultations
    Each consultation is designed to suit your needs and your pocket. Consultations can also be done by phone and email.

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  • About Melanie

    Melanie - PortraitMelanie has been actively involved in the healing arts since the early '80s and specialize in balancing health through food and diet, in the body, and in the home. She offers macrobiotic cooking classes, coaching sessions, massage treatments and feng shui consultations. She has written a number of books on cooking and health.

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  • Books by Melanie

    Eat Me Now!Eat Me Now! ~ Healthy Macrobiotic Cooking for Students and Busy People. Eat Me Now! is the essential healthy cookbook... all you need to know about eating a wholesome, delicious, and nutritious diet.

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Interview Video

The Macrobiotic Guide presents Melanie Waxman
While in England, Melanie was interviewed by actor Michael Maloney

Interview With Macrobiotic Guide - Video

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Words of Wisdom

"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are."

~ Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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Video Interviews with Concord Institute

Please enjoy this series of interviews I gave on Macrobiotics for The Concord Institute in London in 2011

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Interview In The Hot Tub … Macrobiotic Mum, Melanie Waxman

 Please enjoy this interview that I gave for spabreaks.

Posted on March 14, 2012 by BonnieF
 
Melanie Waxman is the type of mum you thought only existed in the pages of Cotswold kitchen catalogues – think earth mother with a hint of free spirit and a juxtaposing soupçon of city-girl spark.  Living close to Philadelphia she writes, cooks and teaches the art of macrobiotic living; but this isn’t a woman promoting an inaccessable fad, Waxman lives by the practice she preaches and has proved its workability by raising her own children on the lifestyle … all seven of them!

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Words of Wisdom

'One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is roots to stand firm upon the earth and wings to soar free among the stars.' Melanie Waxman
 
Bless the Baby

Bless the BabyThis beautiful book is a perfect baby shower gift for mothers. The book offers you wonderful ideas on how to bond with your baby. Feng Shui, visualization, baby massage, visual diagnosis and the importance of a good diet are some of the fascinating information provided. This unique book is a must for new mothers.

Other Notes: Enjoy this lovely book which shows the importance of bonding spiritually, emotionally, physically and mentally with your baby. Enjoy the lovely ways you can send messages of love to your baby during pregnancy and relish the journey that you and your baby will take together.

Purchase now in our on-line store!

 
The Importance of the Family Meal

Michael and NicholasThe family meal, unfortunately, is disappearing fast. In all cultures, this timeless institution was recognized as a vital part of strong, stable family life. Eating together is the time when everyone can gather after a day hard at work or studying in school to share adventures and stories. Children learn a great deal by observing their parents.

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Startling Facts about the Chemicals in Our Food

1. We now use about 10 lbs. of pesticides per year for every man, woman and child in the U.S.

2. Humankind is in danger of not being able to reproduce within 50 years; thereby creating the decline in population in unindustrialized nations, which would bring on an economic collapse.

3. Some foods, such as regular peanut butter, average over 10 different pesticides in one sample.

4. 110 out of 144 communities in Ohio have 4 or more herbicides and insecticides in every glass of water. These chemicals are not removed by water treatment such as chlorination.

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Healthy School Lunches

For most parents mornings are a rushed affair. Preparing a healthy and tasty packed lunch that doesn’t arrive at the end of the day squashed at the bottom of a book bag is a daunting task. With some careful planning, mornings can become a lot more relaxed and parents can go to work knowing they have provided a lunch that is satisfying and nourishing.
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