[Tania]

Dear Bruce

i forgot to reply to the following:

How long have you been eating macrobiotically, and where have you learned your macrobiotic cooking and diet planning?

i actually started eating macrobiotic in august 2003 after i went by chance with my brother to a macrobiotic teacher and when she looked to my face she said " do you have heart palpitations?" i said yes, all the time and she told me it is because of a stress of my right kidney ( due to my past long use of aspartame which i stopped 2 years ago) and advised me to stop the fruits and take miso (i used to eat lots of fruits) but she did not tell me to turn completely to macrobiotic, it is me who decided to give it a full try (except for the breakfast).
after one month of stopping the fruits, my heart palpitations ended and my energy levels came back to a top level after also losing the 2 kilos ( even though i looked skinny), i always felt very energetic at that weight though.
but then after a couple of month, i noticed that i was eating more grains and legumes (my body was demanding them a lot, especially more legumes like lentils and pickcheas and aduki), and so i would add twice the amount of rice and legumes in my plate.

i hope this helps and thanks again for your assistance.

regards