Season

[shb]

How does one who lives in two season do macrobiotics?

[mike chen]

there are 365 days no matter where in the world you find yourself - some days will be more yin, others will be more yang.

[shb]

california and florida?

[Bruce Paine]

shb,

I'm a Californian who lives in Boston but has never lived in Florida but I am told that it rains almost every afternoon in Florida unlike in California wherte it rains less frequently.

Since most of the country that I've been to east of the Mississippi is pretty humid, I'd say Florida is too, whereas California is pretty dry.

If you are talking about Southern California and Florida, I'd say that both of them are warm during the Winter though Florida is probably about 10 degrees warmer, so probably besides the whole grains and vegetables, etc, the macrobiotic diet in Florida is slightly more yin consuming slightly more fruits and spices.

Looking to move or take a trip?

You can contact mb people who live in both places to get the low down on practices there before your trip or move.

Thank you, very much.

Bruce Paine

[shb]

So if it is autumn in South california and florida one would consider to have more yin foods?

How about florida in Jan. and it rains alot?

How about North california in Jan.?

[Bruce Paine]

What, shb, are you thinking of moving?

Contact some macrobiotic people in Florida to find out how they eat there:

Macrobiotic Foundation of Central Florida
( http://imss.macrobiotic.net/mbfcf/ )

HappyStomach
( http://www.happystomach.com/ )

and in Northern California:

Peninsula Macrobiotic Community
( http://www.peninsulamacro.org/ )

THE ALCHEMYCAL PAGES
( http://www.alchemycalpages.com/ )

Vega Study Center
( http://www.vega.macrobiotic.net/ )

Thank you, vey much.

Bruce paine

[mike chen]

florida"s really tough. we have floridians on the philadelphia list, and one of them said that she's been there for a terrific number of years and still doesn't know how to balance!

that being said, where in florida? north or south, east or west?

where is the person coming from? north or south? east or west?

california's seemingly a much straighter case. i suppose that you're meaning the south, though.

[shb]

South florida and north california.

[mike chen]

south florida, light grain, steamed or waterless green vegetable, fish. eating at the bottom of the diet - toward #-3 or thereabouts. during the winter, maybe more toward the top,
(#-1, #1, #2?) being careful not to od on the grain. during the summer, more toward the very bottom. when's mango season?

(why do i think of vietnam?)

northern california, on the coast or inland?

what's your condition, anyway? how old are you?

[mike chen]

oh, and no oil sautê!

[shb]

What is my condition, what do you mean? I dont like to tell my age cause I am young forever.

[mike chen]

mb theory states that in order to adjust one's "diet," one needs also to consider one's "constitution" and "condition." these are both commonly-mentioned terms.

"constitution" refers to genetic predisposition.

"condition" refers to current status of one's physical body. one usually states this in an mb persepctive.

"age" is also a determinant because metabolism varies as a function of time.

in stating "non credo," macrobiotics explicitly offers no "one size fits all" 'diet' . . . or . . . opinion, for that matter!

[shb]

Hi Mike! My condition is alittle good. I would say that I have minor problems as alittle tension from an accident ten years ago. I do yoga to relieve it.

Have a great day.