Posted By: Ann S. on January 14, 1998 at 13:29:00:
I am currently taking cooking lessons from the cook
who helped Aveline Kuchi to heal her cancer. According to my teacher, Aveline
was eating a very yang diet (even for a Japanese person) with a lot of salt,
tempura, strong miso, etc. This contributed to her uterine cancer. She began to
eat a more yin style diet, with a dish called Nabe every evening. This is mostly
vegies with a lot less grain. She was able to overcome her cancer. I am writing
this because there is a real danger of macro people getting too Yang, especially
following a Japanese syle diet. Too much salt leads to repression of feelings,
conformity, intellectualism, and a lack of curiousity. Americans are not
Japanese--we value individuality, women's rights, etc. These are not the values
of Japan, and a Japanese style diet is not right for most Americans. I know from
experience. Let's learn from Avaeline's experience and lighten up. I wish the
community would talk openly about Avaeline's experience--it could teach us all a
lot. Guess we are still too yang to be open about this.