[Klara]

Emma and to everyone who is new, or even relatively new,

Macrobiotics doesn't quite work the way the rest of Western medicine works - as far as I know there aren't too many INSTANT cures. Some remedies really are quite amazing, but the crux of this way of life is to achieve balance, first with diet and then with other things in your life, which you become more aware of as you go further into the practice. And it does take time, more time for those whose conditions have been with them for longer, more time for those whose conditions are deeper in the body, and more time for those who have constitutions (that which you were given at birth from your parents) that are not strong. So yes, definitely enjoy the SVD, but continue trying to find out about your specific condition and which foods benefit it the most. This is a lifetime practice, and as described an "art," meaning no automatic brainless pills, but constant observing yourself and seeing how you are at the moment and fine turning always - as nothing is constant, you and your body are always changing, so you need to also change accordingly.

A counselor with his/her experience can help sometimes to jump start - not everyone has to reinvent the wheel - but in the end you really do have to do the work (figuring things out) by observing and developing your intuition.

Hope that doesn't discourage you - but at the beginning just try to eat more and more the mb way. Chew. Laugh. Breathe. Enjoy.

Best of luck
Klara