[Denise]

Hi, thanks for writing. Yes, it does make some sense to me, but I am wondering, how do you decide if something is yin or yang? I mean, how did you come to the conclusion that rapadura is yin and rice syrup is yang? Do you just see what makes your body react positively to certain combinations? Or is it more of a long term decision based on what condition your body is in? When I joined this forum I did not realize Macrobiotics was all that it is. It's confusing to me but very interesting. But anyway, back to the sugar, have you seen negative effects with people using unrefined sugar rather than rice syrup? I guess I should just try both and see how I feel. I would like to know, ultimately, exactly how your body reacts to both (short term and long). Then I can make a sensible decision, do you know what I mean? I just want to do the best thing for my family, healthwise. Thank you, Denise p.s. I did look again, and the box I bought is by Rapunzel, and it is spelled Rapadura!