Hello: I have a chronic, but not life-threatening, condition I'd like to "treat" with macrobiotics. A macrobiotic counselour recently advised me to begin my practice with a period of consuming no oil. He explained that I should have no oil at all for ten days, then a little bit, then go on in cycles like this for 30 days. He said this would make me discharge the oil. I'd like some opinions on this practice. I'm female, late 30's, not overweight, though I can see the need to clear out old fats from the body, particularly liver/gallbladder system. Still, this sounds a bit extreme to me, as does the advice to eat protein at only one meal. Is it possible to discharge over time without adopting such extreme regimens as "no oil," etc.? Can such a regimen do a person harm? I've heard stories of women going into premature menopause, for example. Please advise. Thanks.
--Lulu