|
Re: hi, new here
Dear Unregistered -
One important thing I should have added to my response with regards to nightshade vegetables is that Macrobiotics is not about restriction. It is based on the idea of freedom and taking control of your body and your happiness and your life - understanding the idea of yin and yang and what effects different things have on your body.
One way that Ohsawa's (one of the great teachers) book puts it is to think of eating and drinking as a well thought out "divine art" "using supreme judgement"- as opposed to defining your eating habits around taste and pleasure. Food can still be delicious but can also create health and happiness, peace and clarity. It directly impacts our mental as well as physical well being. He believed that all sickness and unhappiness and crime, etc. was derived by violating the natural order of things.
The most important thing to remember that no one is perfect or immune from anything. Some people choose to just incorporate a "more macrobiotic" lifestyle than what they had - like eating more whole grains and organic veggies a few times a week. Or just try to use the yin and yang concept when making your food choices here and there. That is great! The whole idea is to take control, understand healthy choices and how to balance - as opposed to dictating what you can and can not have.
|