What exactly is a macrobiotic diet?
A. The word stems from Greek—‘macro’ meaning large and ‘bios’ meaning life. It involves eating grains as staple food, supplemented with other foodstuff such as vegetables and beans and avoiding the use of refined food. It also addresses the manner of eating, by recommending against overeating. Q. Is it a lifestyle trend, just a diet, or an attitude toward food? A. Simply put, it is a diet that is aimed at maintaining health by considering the energetic qualities of food. In its more complex form, it’s a way of life that considers what we eat, see, wear, where we live and how we communicate. In macrobiotics, yin (stimulating) food can exhaust the body. Some of them are sugar, alcohol, chocolate, and refined flour products. The yang variety is strengthening but stagnating if over-consumed. Some examples are poultry, eggs and refined salt. So, in macrobiotics, food that creates balance is what is consumed. One goal of macrobiotics is to become sensitive to the actual effects of food on he
