[onion]

Hey Bruce,
thanks for your response...and believe me, I have total respect for the teachings I've received from Michio and all my other great macrobiotic teachers throughout the years...and am in perfect bliss chewing on a bowl of brown rice. However, I have found in my work with people, that a little flexability often works best. For example, my last client, a beautiful woman in Florida who was diagnosed with MS and having some fairly severe symptoms - she decided to try the macrobiotic diet..had a consultation and flew me down there to be her chef. She was coming straight from a diet of fried chicken and ice cream and after a few weeks of throwing most of her meals into the compost, I decided to give in to her pleas to cook her some of the recipes from my cookbook and spice it up a bit. She and her two year old daughter licked their plates after every meal and within two months she was given a clean bill of health.
I have had the pleasure on a number of occasions of cooking for people who are perfectly happy to eat simple foods and appreciate the subtle flavours of grains and veggies, but for the most part, I seem to be in the lives of people who are used to having so much more stimulation. I have found that with many of these people, unless they are really ready and understand the importance of making some radical changes, the gentle approach, i.e. giving them a little of what they're used to combined with a lot of what's good for them, seems to get fairly good results.
Anyway, I'm no great authority, but have had lots of great experiences in my work so far and most of all I try to bring a little light into people's lives...seems to work wonders!
I just discovered this website yesterday and am really enjoying everyone's input - you have a lot of good stuff to share...
My name is pronounced ONYA - it's the gaelic for Anne - Aine was Queen of the Fairies in Celtic Mythology!

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