Macrobiotic: Experts warn against deficiency symptoms.
Macrobiotic diet involves a diet consisting mostly of whole grains
and beans and is usually spiritually based, like fruitarianism.
Miso is one the main-stays of traditional Japanese medicine and
is commonly used in Macrobiotic cooking as a digestive regulator.
Putting the right foods into your body is a
part of maintaining the health of your 4 bodies, according to Macrobiotic experts.
Very active people usually
eat plenty of meat to get enough protein, but the Macrobiotic diet, which has slowly gained momentum since its conception,
has appealed to many athletes.
Examples of such diets are: Scarsdale diet; no carbohydrate diet; Mayo clinic diet; milk and banana diet; fluids only diet; egg
diet; grapefruit diet; and Zen Macrobiotic diet.
Year-old Crow sticks to a predominantly Macrobiotic diet, runs,
does regular core-building work, and lifts weights, in addition to meditation, which she cites as one of the most important factors in her ongoing health and well-being.
In the 1960s, Kushi and his first wife Aveline, who passed away in 2001, founded Erewhon, a brand of natural foods
that eventually became its own store, offering staples of the Macrobiotic diet- which emphasizes whole grains
and local produce over highly processed foods- like brown rice, miso, tofu, and tamari soy sauce.