Macrobiotics Today, July/August 1994, Vol. 34, No. 4 According to the most common view in America, being over-weight is a result of overeating, and those who are overweight are frequently said to be overnourished. This view suggests that people who are overweight are greedily overeating at every meal, and that the only way to […]
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Macrobiotics Today, September/October 1994, Vol. 34, No. 5 Foundation of Absolute Happiness For thousands of years, the saints, the wise, and the scholars have attempted to unravel and elucidate the principle of one riddle, that of love. How does one love and behave so as to be loved like small children? When one loves or
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Macrobiotics Today, March/April 1992, Vol. 32, No. 2 Introduction: Dr. Martha Cottrell is a respected physician who travels extensively lecturing on health promotion and disease prevention. She was Director of Student Health at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York for sixteen years and served as the clinical administrator and medical consultant for an
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Macrobiotics Today, March/April 1995, Vol. 35, No. 3 As an introduction to macrobiotic education many years ago I was confronted with some powerful words and phrases that were supposed to represent the essence of macrobiotic philosophy. “What has front has a back, everything changes, and the spirit of non credo (don’t believe)” were the foundation
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Macrobiotics Today, September/October 1994, Vol. 34, No. 5 Macrobiotics in America is still in its infancy. It will take many years to progress through childhood, adolescence, and into adulthood. Like a growing person, macrobiotics will undergo many changes as the years go by. Over the last thirty years macrobiotics has taken shape and form
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Agar-Agar Agar Agar is a strong natural jelling agent made from red seaweed. It is Soothing to the digestive tract, aids regularity and also good for constipation. Brown Rice Every rice seed has a structure that is formed of a stiff outer layer called ‘husk’, an inner brown layer that is called bran and a
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1. All foods are preferably cultivated organically or bio-dynamically 2. Foods are cultivated locally and eaten in season. 3. Foods are prepared in their whole form; for example, we start with the whole carrot, wash it, cut it appropriately and then cook it. 4. Consume meals consisting of a variety of color 5. Vary
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As taught by Dr. Jameel Al qudsi MD a. Choose the fruit that is small the size; the smaller the size the less chemicals it absorbs. b. Choose the fruit that is fresh and has the smell of the real fruit; fruit that does not have the real smell means it absorbs big portion of
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Why brown rice? Whole grains on general especially short brown rice have a healing effect, research: whole grains prevent cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Consider the following: 1. Good and steady supply of glucose 2. Absorbs toxins. 3. Strengthen the intestine, great source of fiber. 4. Plant source protein. 5. Removes cholesterol. 6.
Breakfast : Not every meal needs to contain every category of the basic macrobiotic diet. For example, the foundation of breakfast is usually whole grain “porridge” plus a steamed or leafy green vegetable, adding from time to time other supplementary macrobiotic breakfast foods as the current health condition permits. Breakfast doesn’t usually include sea vegetables,
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