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Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board

The World’s Sexiest Diet

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.

The World’s Sexiest Diet

Season 3 Episode 303 | 26m 46s | CC

Sophia Loren, Penelope Cruz, Anna Magnani, Caldia Cardinale. What do all these beauties have in common? The Mediterranean Diet! Let’s take a page from their book and sample the world’s sexiest diet. Recipes include Penne Arrabbiata, Lemon Pepper Quinoa Salad and Prosecco Pound Cake.

Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board

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