Re: "In a Pickle" about Breakfast

: Hi Stephanie,

: Tekka is a root vegetable condiment made of miso and
: various root vegetables that have been sauteed
: together for a long time and cooked down into a
: concentrated black powder. It's supposed to be a blood
: strengthener. However it is also extremely yang and
: should only be used in very small amounts. I would ask
: your counselor before you use it. As for natto, it is
: a fermented soybean product that looks like baked
: beans connected by long sticky strands. It is supposed
: to aid the intestinal tract. It can be made with koji,
: a grain starter also used in making miso and tamari
: soy sauce.---Annie

Annie, Thank you. I will surely check before using these. I am being careful of my salt, because my body, though, I have a yin condition, is quite sensative to the yang in salt, and the symptoms I get are stiffness especially in hips and back. I cannot do my yoga like I used to before Macrobiotics. It's better now, but I was very stiff and sore in Pecos. Perhaps the dry climate has a lot to do with it. Baytown is more fluid. In fact it rained all night last night! Maybe the organic farmers can get their crops in now!

We have an almost year around growing season, when the rain is right. (usually too much rain - this year drought in July and August).

Hope all is well with you, Shalom, Stephanie