scraps from the slaughterhouse, soy fillers and husks, artificial preservatives and flavors. Protein can be gained from the meat product at a cost of high-cholesterol and saturated-fat levels. The low levels of saturated-fat and cholesterol found in vegetables is also much more digestible than that of animals. What is even worse than the entire meal being full of empty calories is the fact that the person eating it may become infected with mad-cow disease or hoof and mouth disease as a result! Could someone please tell me where the value is in the Extra Value Meal? A macrobiotic diet keeps the human body healthy and protects it from sickness and disease by allowing it to function correctly. Whenever someone gets a headache or flu or diarrhea, the body is notifying the person through the symptoms that something is wrong and that it is trying to heal itself (Bursell). Instead of letting the body heal itself, most people would take a drug that will suppress the symptoms which would, in turn, stop the natural healing process. Macrobiotics creates the ideal fuel for the body to use at the most efficient level. Just as the “hole” in the o-zone layer began to shrink after the Environmental Protection Agency began regulating carbon monoxide emissions and the release of chloroflorulcarbons into the atmosphere, macrobiotics keeps the body free of toxins while at a balanced state. This aids in preventing disease because it cannot “live” in an environment that remains in equilibrium with the natural world. According to The Cancer Prevention Diet in 1962 one in six people developed a form of cancer in their lives (Kushi and Jack 3). In 1992 the number of people that developed cancer soared to one in three (3). This is in direct relation to American society becoming accustomed to eating more ready-made foods. The simplest way of becoming more healthy and preventing disease is done by cutting down on certain foods...
