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Macrobiotics today is a unique synthesis of Eastern and Western
influences. It is the way of life according to the largest possible
view, the infinite order of the universe. The practice of macrobiotics
is the understanding and practical application of this order to our
lifestyle, including the selection, preparation, and manner of eating
of our daily food, as well as the orientation of consciousness.
Macrobiotics does not offer a single diet for everyone but a dietary
principle that takes into account differing climatic and geographical
considerations, varying ages, sexes, and levels of activity, and
ever-changing personal needs. Macrobiotics also embraces the variety
and richness of all the world’s cultures and heritages... read more
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“Macrobiotics” comes from makro bios, the Greek words for “Long Life” or “Great Life.” Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, coined the term, and in the modern era it has been developed by George and Lima Ohsawa, Michio and Aveline Kushi, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Alex and Gale Jack, and other educators, physicians, and practitioners in Japan, Europe, and America. By creating our bodies and minds from natural foods in a spirit of thankfulness, we can contribute to personal health, social well being, and planetary health and peace... read more
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After many years of eating a grain-based diet, I see even more clearly that mind and body are one and food has the power to create mental stability and feelings of well being as well as anger, anxiety, depression, fear, hyperactivity and many other symptoms. Today, anxiety attacks, eating disorders, depression, alcoholism and many other conditions are considered “ disorders of the brain” that affect a person’s moods and feelings and influence their ability to relate to others and enjoy day-to-day activities. The words “schizophrenia” or “paranoia” can strike a note of fear in the most balanced person. Yet mental balance can be restored with the macrobiotic way of living and eating... read more
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Over a period of time, macrobiotic women take a lot of flack. Those who follow the standard American diet often look them upon with suspicion or pity. Those who teach macrobiotics quite naturally tend to focus more on diet and cooking rather than a person’s spirit so a woman may come to feel as if she’s doing more things wrong than right in her macrobiotic practice. This article is meant to broaden this view and encourage women to continue what they are doing well... read more
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To get the same calcium content from fresh veggies today as when JFK was president, you’d have to eat twice as much broccoli. To get the same amount of iron as when the Beatles were singing “We All Live in a Yellow Submarine,” you’d have to eat four times as many collard greens. To maintain your vitamin A and C levels under the next administration, it will take three times as much cauliflower and twice as much watercress as during the Nixon and Watergate era. These are a few of the conclusions gleaned from comparing the U.S. government’s food composition tables from the 1960s and 1970s to the present day... read more
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