Hi! My husband and I are seriously interested in trying to better our health with macrobiotics. Neither of us are 'sick' and are rarely sick, but I tend toward high cholesterol and he has a strong family history of colon cancer. We've got a few of the Muchio Kushi books and are reading through them. We've been eating brown rice daily for about a week and are trying some of the new recipes and pretty much sticking to the diet for all meals, maybe fudging a little on one meal a day (by substituting ingredients we don't yet have). We don't have a friendly macrobiotic store, or even anything close to a natural foods store just around the corner so it takes a little planning to drive the 45 minutes to Harry's. It's also a little different cooking than the standard american fare we're used to
. We're also interested in this because our 3 year old son is autistic. Our other 3 sons (:0) are normal and appreciate french fries on an occasional basis. So my question (for now) is this...is it better for us to empty out our cupboards and stock them with all the 'correct' foods or should we go slowly? Are there any recommendations regarding kids (pre-teens specifically) and getting them on to this diet-if not wholly, then mostly? It's hard to envision our household as completely macrobiotic but can it be done? Any advice would be appreciated. After following this diet for a few days I felt extememly tired. I'm assuming that's a transitional thing also?