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to request an appointment today & startAllergies have now replaced the infectious diseases that claimed so many lives in the last century as one of our most pressing health problems. The once common infectious diseases including TB, diphtheria and scarlet fever have largely been eradicated through better hygiene and antibiotics. Yet, not much attention has been paid to the dietary [...]
Join Denny and Susan Waxman July 9-12, 2009 for a macrobiotic weekend just outside NYC! This year's Kushi Institute Summer Conference will be located in Palisades, NY just 20 miles from Manhattan. The serene natural setting combined with delicious vegan cuisine, daily movement classes, and over 40 classes to attend, make this the "must attend" [...]
In mid-February, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and the Bravewell Collaborative are convening a "Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public." This is a watershed in the evolution of integrative medicine, a holistic approach to health care that uses the best of conventional and alternative therapies [...]
What is the definition of Macrobiotics? Macrobiotics is not a diet. Macrobiotics is an orderly approach to diet and lifestyle. Through principles of harmony, balance and change we continually learn how to make healthier choices in our eating habits, diet, activity and lifestyle. Macrobiotics is also based on the understanding that spiritual health, the [...]
Many foods in the modern diet have too much energy. They create an overactive condition inside. Chicken, tuna, eggs, cheese, chocolate and carbonated soft drinks are all very high-energy foods that are unbalancing people's nutrition. If you recreate some of these high-energy foods into so-called healthy foods such as tofu cheesecake, you might change the [...]
We are approaching a crossroads in modern life. Science, medicine and technology are advancing rapidly. Despite claims in the media that we are leading a better way of life, it is easy to see that this is not true in many ways. I think that it is hard for most of us to say that [...]
These days we are advised to reduce stress and uncover the childhood traumas that interfere with our present happiness. The mind-body relationship and the effect of emotions on our health are now scientific fact. Although there have been many positive changes and discoveries, I wonder if all this new awareness has given us more happiness, [...]
According to an editorial in yesterday's New York Times*, per capita meat consumption more than doubled in the last fifty years. It is expected to double again by 2050. To nourish farmed fish, pigs and poultry, small fish like sardines and menhaden are taken from the ocean. This upsets the food chain. Aquatic species depend [...]
When we live in a temperate climatic zone, it is best to choose daily foods that originate in the same or a similar climatic zone. For example, although potatoes and tomatoes are grown in North America, they originated in the Andes Mountains, in a tropical environment. Tropical foods are used more selectively than temperate foods. [...]
Macrobiotics is a traditionally based diet, not a traditional one. It is based on the traditional diets of the world's long-standing cultures. Macrobiotics has its dietary roots in the Far East, Middle East, India, Eastern and Western Europe, Africa and the United Kingdom. We have combined the unique foods from each area along with [...]
A good Macrobiotic practice means that the person in question has good digestion, from the beginning to the end of the digestive process, good circulation and good nutrition, which is nourishment. Good nutrition means both quality and quantity. The idea that simple and clean food is always better is false. Too much simple and clean food may [...]
Anything that aids good digestion and good circulation helps our health. Health is like a mountain spring, the right amount of water moving at a natural speed. If the source is pure, great. But even if the source is not pure, if it has the right kind of activity, it is still sparkling. It can [...]
Our body renews itself and changes in many ways, The first way is with our blood plasma, the liquid portion of blood, which renews itself every ten days. Our white blood cells renew themselves every two or three weeks. Then we have our red blood cells which typically renew themselves every 28 days. Finally, our [...]
It is less and less common now to have undernutrition. Although overeating is damaging, some people think that the more simply they eat, the better their health will be. But simple is only good for a certain length of time. If we eat too simply and don't take any oil, flour, fish and desserts for [...]
It is natural for our bodies to stop growing after twenty years. It is only recently that people continue to gain weight as they grow older. After the first twenty years of life, we continue to grow our personality, not our body. We decide what type of person we would like to become. We [...]
The process of healthy aging means transformation from the physical world towards the spiritual world. When young, we are more interested in physical and sensory things. We liked to be very active and we are interested in stimulating our senses, often times with loud music. As we start to grow and mature, we become more [...]
Macrobiotics has the reputation in some circles as being about food or health or curing cancer. In fact, it is not so much a diet or a cure as a spiritual path with practical applications. Macrobiotics is really the teaching of Jesus, as expressed in the Gospel of Thomas, and of Buddha. Buddhism and [...]
Ingredients: 1 medium onion diced 1/2 cup diced leek 1/3 - 1/2 head of cauliflower Water Sea salt Shoyu Parsley; finely diced for garnish Preparation: 1. Place diced onions in a pot with water enough to cover onions by an inch. 2. Add a tiny pinch of salt and bring to a boil over medium [...]