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Hi Jit. I think that your decision to begin macobiotics to help with your bipolar disorder with obsessive-compulsive component is quite a wise choice. I have known a numbe of people with this disorder (have been married to two of them) and I have witnessed their being able to manage wide mood swings by eating the standard macrobioitc diet and avoiding most animal foods and simple sugars.
The high amount of complex carbohydrate intake from eating whole grains and vegetables aids in the increase of the neurotrasmitting chemical that brings peace to your body (serotonin). Animal food on the othe hand greatly inhibits release of this.
There are some really good basic macrobiotic cokbooks as well as books on macrobiotic theory that you can purchase at low cost from the George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foundation by calling 1-800-232-2372. Their new book catalog came out today.
I hope this helps.
In peace, Roy
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