There are many health benefits attributed to following a macrobiotic lifestyle. The following list is based on the experience of many practitioners over a long period of time. Reference to specific illnesses are not included: No earwax. No dandruff. Smoother skin texture and better skin color. Fewer facial wrinkles. Brighter eyes; all senses are sharper Continue Reading »
Chew your food well, until it becomes liquid in your mouth. Eat with good appetite. Eat in a peaceful, orderly manner, while sitting, and with gratitude for your food. Your may eat two to three times per day, as comfortably as you want, provided your meal includes the proper proportions of food and each mouthful is Continue Reading »
The macrobiotic approach to health is based on the traditional philosophy that food is our best medicine, together with work, exercise, self-reflection and a more natural lifestyle in general. Whether we are trying to maintain our daily health or relieve an illness, our food can be prepared simply and in a delicious, attractive way that Continue Reading »
There certainly are many obstacles and difficulties on this macrobiotic road we travel. Macrobiotics is not the easy way out. We who have practiced diligently for a long time and those of us who are just beginning know that macrobiotics is a demanding way of life. Macrobiotics takes time. It takes study and practice. It’s unusual, Continue Reading »
In Western medicine, health is the apparent absence of symptoms and disease. According to macrobiotic thought, health is the positive image of a vibrant, thriving person. Health and disease are not static states. They are paths we follow throughout our lives. At any time of life, whether you consider yourself healthy or have a life-threatening illness, you can Continue Reading »
It’s Creative, Aesthetic, Delicious, and Healthy You can create sound health by including cooked, whole grains and vegetable dishes in your diet today. A macrobiotic counselor can make specific dietary and lifestyle recommendations for your particular health condition and help create an individualized plan that works for you. We can show you how to create delicious and Continue Reading »
“Standard Macrobiotic Diet” is a contradiction in terms since each person is a world to himself, living according to a dream realized through food, thought and spirit. Even so, there are foods which can be considered generally supportive of our human form and others which serve us less well. The following guidelines, then, are for most Continue Reading »
Both an art and a science, macrobiotics defies a simple definition. Our Rice House of Macrobiotics Study devoted a month of research in considering the question, “Who/What is Macrobiotic/s?” Stimulating conversation and research resulted in our own working definitions: “Macrobiotics is a way of life that seeks to unite complementary opposites in a non-dualistic point Continue Reading »