There has been such a lively discussion on this topic that I felt it was worth its own blog entry. While we are all working very hard toward good health and vitality either within the context of a macrobiotic diet or outside that context, the question of whether to supplement or not to supplement is an important one. Wherever you fall philosophically on that spectrum, the next question is what supplements you may or may not need.

Now since blood tests can certainly root out many...

Excuse my momentary short ( I promise this is short, well it turned out not that short sorry!!! ) diversion from the throws of my topic du jour. I came across this today and to be honest was kind of miffed about it on first read. This is a youtube video of Kushi ( yes macrobiotic kushi) hocking a SUPPLEMENT called fermina which I think is fermented whole grain / vegetable


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIYJWfQO-l8

Now for you non-macros this may be no...

So the focus of this entry is how to manage all aspects of your menstrual cycle without a standard (insert your favorite antidepressant here) to deal with mood swings and Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS), without a standard doctor recommended pain killer ( insert your favorite pain killer here) for cramps, without a mild diuretic for bloating (like Premysin or Midol), and without your favorite birth control pill to control cramps, the regularity of your period or your acne.

Not that...

So the subject of menstruation came up in chat this weekend and since Kushi and all the other Macrobiotic males have such wonderful things to say on the state of menses when on a macrobiotic diet, I thought I would take some time and blog about some great information I have found to assists those of us on the female side of life as we go through our monthly cycles. Much to Dirk’s credit he does not tackle the subject of menstruation and macrobiotics in any of his writings that I have found (...

This is a short entry for the science /discovery seekers out there. I was curious if I could find out more about Dr Dotto when I read Dirk's book, and after some searching this is what I found. I thought others might enjoy it as well. This is taken from a website that talks about Dr Dotto's aura replenishing machine which Dirk mentions in pp81-85 (in my copy anyhow) of Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy also known as the Dotto Ring.
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