How Do You Heal With Macrobiotic Foods?
A macrobiotic diet is a way of life. Originating in Japan, macrobiotic comes from the Greek word for “large or great life.” It is a natural, organic, pesco-vegetarian diet that approaches life and food selection with a Zen-like spirituality, balancing foods to achieve yin and yang. The objective is to enhance your health and life with the awareness gained through eating mindfully. Many followers of the diet strongly believe in its abilities to prevent and heal disease. Stock your kitchen with a complete supply of macrobiotic foods and cooking utensils. Select locally grown, natural foods. Find specialty ingredients online or at a natural foods store. Avoid processed foods, fatty meats, most dairy, sugars, caffeine, alcohol, chocolate, refined flour, very hot spices, poultry, potatoes and zucchini. Limit your intake of tomatoes, eggplants and peppers. These foods are found to be too concentrated, extreme or overstimulating–counteractive to the balance of yin and yang that you seek to a
