[Carol]

Dear Bruce,

Thank you so much for responding. I do appreciate it. Since I am so new to macrobiotics, (actually doing the diet regime) I know that there is much to learn. I started reading about it when I was in college (1982), but like so many others found it difficult (challenging ) to follow. Funny, that you should mention Muramoto. I just read his book, Natural Immunity-Insights on Diet and Aids. (The only book I could find at the E. Lansing Public Library that seemed interesting.) So, I’m obviously (NOT) Sing(ing) the praises of the Library;-) Yet, I must say that overall, the book was extremely interesting and informative.

I guess I’m ready at this stage in my life to take on the challenge. I have read a few other books mentioned here in the various forums, but I was so intrigued by my friend’s interpretation of what was Yin and Yang that I thought I should find out more about it. My friend is Korean, but she is a Japanese language teacher, and her husband is Japanese, so I didn’t think that there would be a cultural difference in the interpretation since it appears that she and her husband’s family (deeply macrobiotic) do not have any difference in their ideology regarding it. (But I think I should really investigate more since you have mentioned a huge difference in the actual way to analyze the yin/yang forces.)

Do you happen to know of a good book that describes this difference? (Then I will have a good discussion with my friend about the significance.) She is a great resource and I think it would be so good for me to really analzye the differences.


Thank you again for your response and insight.
Best wishes,
Carol