Soothing Barley-Shiitake Miso Soup Barley helps soothe the body, yet promotes calmness and resilience. It is the best grain for the liver and gallbladder, reducing anger and anxiety. This soup has the added boost of miso for probiotics and intestinal strength. Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole barley + 2 shiitake mushrooms, soaked in 3 cups water overnight.3 cups water […]
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By Ana Torres Pie Crust Ingredients: 2 cups organic plain wheat flour½ cup organic cold pressed sunflower oil (deodorised)½ cup water0.35 oz organic sea salt Pie Filling Ingredients: 1 large diced onion2 large grated carrots18 oz tofu (the denser kind)1 tablespoon sweet miso1 tablespoon barley miso1 tablespoon olive oil1 tablespoon umeboshi vinegar1 tablespoon umeboshi vinegarSalt
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked brown round corn rice or 1.5 cup half-polished round corn rice1 medium-sized onion2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oilHot vegetable stock (1 carrot, 2 celery sticks, 1 piece of kombu, 2 onions)Sea salt2 cups of Hokkaido squash cut into small cubes plus 1 cup of baked squash cubes1 tablespoon of finely
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By Alex and Danka Jack Dear Friends, We are delighted to share with you the premier online issue of Amberwaves: The Journal of Personal and Planetary Health. For the past 25 years, Amberwaves has been published in print as a quarterly newsletter, and we are now pleased to bring it to you in a fresh, accessible online format.
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By Patricia Gulino Lansky, L.C.S.W. As a psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker for 40 years, and an ordained Unity minister for 25 years, I’ve been privileged to know many courageous souls in their most personal and intimate moments and transitions. One of these was friend who suffered from a very difficult and painful dying
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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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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
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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