It was the spring of 1991. I had a half-year-old child that I fully breastfed. Breastfeeding was no longer enough, and it was necessary to start feeding and giving side dishes. But I didn’t know what. I refused cow’s milk, dairy products, sponge cakes, pastries, and meat, which were recommended, after my experience with my […]
By Mark Leonas Not long ago, I was listening to a recorded talk by the late Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. In his talk, entitled “Healing Is Possible At Every Moment”, he discusses the power of breathing to heal various aspects of human suffering, both physical and emotional. I was intrigued! In an earlier talk,
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The traditional method used to grow rice beings around March, when seeds are planted in a sprouting bed. The bed is filled with soft mud and water to a depth of about knee-high. Unhusked rice seeds are planted, almost at random. Many seeds are planted in the bed. Several weeks later, sprouts appear, looking very
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“If you go to Mars in a titanium tube, you’ve lost the script,” declared John D. Liu, an award-winning film director and ecologist in a keynote address on “Restoring the Planet” at the Macrobiotic Summer Conference in late July. “We need to restore the Earth, not Mars. We need full employment and food security for
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When my stepfather got prostate cancer, his cousin who had some experience with macrobiotics, suggested that he see Michio Kushi. Michio found a little bump on his head and said: “When that bump goes away, you won’t have cancer anymore.” He recommended that he start eating in a macrobiotic way. My stepfather loved eating a meat and
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