Settling The Soy Controversy
Soy products are remarkably versatile. Manufacturers have found ways to turn them into soymilk, veggie burgers, hot dogs, ice cream, yogurt--you name it. One day, they'll probably turn soy into snow tires. READ ARTICLE
Therapist prescribes music to soothe the senses
In the world of occupational therapy, prescriptive music for sound therapy is considered a medically reputable and viable treatment for some neurological disorders. Now with so many mainstream occupational therapy clinics prescribing sound therapy, it is no longer considered an alternative form of treatment. However, it has yet to become widely accepted across other areas [...]
7 Requirements To Change Sickness Into Health
1. Cultivate your will and desire to live Having the will and desire to live is primary and essential to avoiding premature death, be it by accident, sickness or any other method. The desired life that I am talking about here is not the normal day to day living that most people do. I [...]
The Macrobiotic Approach to Careers
One of the observations I have had again and again in counseling is that so many people I see who have serious health problems have spent their lives doing what they didn't want to be doing. And often, when that realization comes strongly enough, it is already a very serious situation. Our career means something [...]
The Movement Between Sickness and Health
When does life begin? When does life end? This is a very good question. Does life begin when you are a twinkle in your parents' eyes? Does life begin at the point of conception? Does life begin at the moment of birth? When the cord is cut? When does it begin? Does life begin when [...]
What is Macrobiotics?
“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 Michio Kushi and other educators in Japan, America, Europe, and around the world. By creating our bodies and minds from natural foods in [...]
Food Opens up as a Spiral
The basis of every meal should be a grain or grain product and at least one vegetable dish. After that your most important choice is soup every day. This can be any kind of soup. After that comes beans and sea vegetables, nuts and seeds, fruit and snacks, fish, beverages, etc. These all revolve around [...]
The Carnivore’s Dilemma
IS eating a hamburger the global warming equivalent of driving a Hummer? This week an article in The Times of London carried a headline that blared: “Give Up Meat to Save the Planet.” Former Vice President Al Gore, who has made climate change his signature issue, has even been assailed for omnivorous eating by animal [...]
Depression link to processed food
Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. What is more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression, the University College London team found. READ ARTICLE
Food Must Be Satisfying To Create Health
Chewing is in some ways the most important of the seven steps to strengthening health. However, it is important to enjoy chewing and not to feel "This is labor. I have to do this to get well." If you feel satisfied by your food and if you really enjoy it, naturally you will want to [...]
Our View of Life and Our Health
If we think "Life is wonderful; life is a long process; it goes on and on" then we are not too rushed. We are open. We can receive things and let things out. But if we think "Life is very short, we really have a lot of things to do; I must work hard every [...]
Omega-3 deficiency may be hurting our hearts
Nutritional shortage tied to obesity, cardiovascular disease, researchers say. READ ARTICLE
A Cure for Cancer? Eating a Plant-Based Diet
Through a variety of experimental study designs, epidemiological evidence, along with observation of real life conditions which had rational biological explanation, Dr. Campbell has made a direct and powerful correlation between cancer (and other diseases and illnesses) and animal protein. READ ARTICLE
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemic people thrive on pressure and tension, physically, emotionally and mentally. Relaxing this pressure is the key to overcoming it. Plenty of variety should be used in grains, without excessive use of pressure cooking or baking. Grains should be soaked and then boiled. Noodles, corn and cracked grain should be included often. Vegetable dishes should [...]
Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin
Whether because exercise makes us hungry or because we want to reward ourselves, many people eat more — and eat more junk food, like doughnuts — after going to the gym. READ ARTICLE
What makes learning at French Meadows unique?
Living free from electricity, radio waves and EMF’s, etc. and communing with nature with no means of escape is an incredible experience and contrast to most of our daily lives. Eating wood fire cooked food in such a pristine environment has two unique benefits. The first is that it creates an unusually strong and deep [...]
Overeating
Boredom and frustration are very important causes of overeating. Emotional frustration can come from work or romance. If you are not satisfied with what you are doing in your life or in your relationships, or if you feel bored, then there is a natural tendency to overeat. Essentially, overeating means either biological or emotional frustration. [...]
Discharging Foods From the Past
When you eat certain foods, you discharge other foods. If you vary your macrobiotic diet, then basically Monday you discharge dairy food, Tuesday meat, Wednesday sugar, and so on. If you become too regular this way, you establish a routine and then basically your body gets bored and nothing happens. In other words, diet [...]