airy products, spices and fruits create acidity in the blood. Whereas very yang foods such as salts, eggs, meat, fish, breads and most other baked goods create alkalinity. A diet consisting of one or both extremes is very unhealthy. Only an imbecile would expect a pleasing result by mixing ammonia with bleach. A truly macrobiotic diet is a balanced diet consisting of a variety of whole foods that are not processed or highly industrialized and do not contain artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives. For example, bee honey and pure maple syrup provide more natural energy and nutrients than refined white sugar. Any food in its natural form will have more benefit on the body than its extract. According to Macrobiotics: An Invitation To Health And Happiness, the ideal diet is one that makes the blood the most neutral (Ohsawa 14). So what is the ideal diet? The best diet can be achieved by eating foods that are relatively neutral and compliment the person’s physical condition, the current season, occupation, level of activity and place of residence (Bursell). Foods that create neutrality are whole grains, vegetables, beans, sea vegetables and soups. Ideally these foods should be organic, in season and locally grown (Bursell). According to macrobiotic principles, certain situations allow one to eat very yin or yang foods. For instance, occasionally eating eggs and meat in the wintertime can be beneficial because it opposes the yin environment. Likewise, occasionally eating spicy foods and fruits are beneficial in the summer time for the same reason. A perfect example of how people are unknowingly abusing yang foods to lose weight is the Protein Power Plant diet. Since obesity is a yin trait, the body is essentially dying by eating only yang meats and animal proteins which cause the body to lose weight.Now, the question is raised; why should I, a seemingly healthy person, adopt a macrobiotic lifestyle? The answer is s...
