


Let's Stop Sugarcoating the Truth
Christina Pirello shares healthy, fresh Italian and Mediterranean recipes as well as her brassy, insightful approach to liver, kidney and heart health and diabetes prevention. Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1983, Christina turned to a macrobiotic diet of whole grains and vegetables to aid in her recovery, launching the 20-plus year run of her Emmy Award-winning series Christina Cooks.

Let's Stop Sugarcoating the Truth
Season 1 Episode 110 | 26m 46s | CC
Ever notice all the ads for diabetes medicine? Do you think it’s as scary as I do? It’s become a dark cloud over all of us. But does it have to be? Not if we cook to prevent and manage it. We can do that? We sure can, and I’ll show you how as we go back to the cutting board, today on Christina Cooks. Recipes include Daikon-Shiitake Consommé, Sweet Nishime Squash and Spiced Pecan Baked Apples.
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