imple; it is needed by everyone. Even so-called healthy people suffer aches and pains, are sometimes fatigued, battle a cold or occasionally get a headache. A strict macrobiotic person is strong with vigor, is rested within four to six hours of sleep and never “catches” a cold. It is not uncommon for a person infected with the flu virus to infect many people. However, that person cannot infect everyone even if he or she tried. Those that get infected have a weak constitution or have an unbalanced, unhealthy diet. I am not as strict of a macrobiotic as I should be, but I cannot even remember the last time I had the flu or had fever symptoms. When the flu is “going around,” it goes around the macrobiotic person and on to Joe Blow. In order to achieve optimal mental awareness along with physical health, one must become in balance with his or her body by adopting a macrobiotic state-of-mind.It is a fact that if one plans on spending his or her later years lying helpless in the hospital, undergoing various surgeries, he or she should continue eating the processed food, ready-made, burger and fries diet. Let us analyze the consistencies of the all too familiar Extra Value Meal from McDonald’s. We have a cold, high fructose corn syrup, carbonated beverage that is usually colored artificially. It displays all the properties of an extreme yin being cold, sweet and carbonated which creates expansion along with being completely artificial. The fries are also very yin because they are fried, but also have yang qualities because they are very salty. Anything that is fried at high temperatures also raises the fat content while killing most nutrients present. The burger, with a meat product between two pieces of a white airy substance often called buns, is an extreme yang. The buns are made of bleached, white floor filled with preservatives while devoid of nutrients. The meat product is processed with beef...
