Unfortunately I can't help you. I am new here too but I wanted to say hello. My name is Catherine. My case is pretty similar to yours. I'm not afflicted with cataract but I have problems with my bones. I was told about macrobiotics by a friend of mine so I typed the word on google and found this forum. I would also be glad if someone could tell me a bit more about macrobiotics. I've already done some research on the net so I do know the great lines but I'd like to hear from it from a real person rather than an Ad on the net. I do love the japanese culture though and I read that macrobiotics came from Japanese culture. Is it true? I hope this forum is not only for experts or people who already know about macrobiotics because otherwise I would be misplaced. Well I'd rather present myself here than create a thread for my own if you don't mind. I am 26 years old only but have had an accident when I was 17 in which I lost my boyfriend. My limbs were badly damaged and I was hit by depression. I also developped an agoraphobia syndrome (if you want to know what it is, click on the link it will take you to a wikipedia definition because it's too long to explain what it is in details). Well I've had mostly psychological problems that reflected on my physical appearance. I became fat over time and could not exercise because of my bones. I had developped some form of arthritis that would make my limbs ache. So I had to do surgery for bone replacement. But now I'm still fat and need to change my lifestyle and eating habits. I can walk around a live by myself so I would rather choose a healthy way and I think the macrobiotics is just what I needed. It's also because I need something new to get me out of my lethargic state. So well then. I won't tell you all of my life here LOL. Hope someone will reply me. Moshi Moshi!