Vegetarians in Paradise/Macrobiotic Cooking. Giorgio Bosso, macrobiotic counselor and cooking instructor, learned from personal experience that the macrobiotic lifestyle was a healing path for him. Today he helps others to discover the energizing, soothing, and revitalizing powers of macrobiotics. Giorgio shares his experience and offers some tantalizing recipes below.
My journey to healing started in winter 1984 in Milan, Italy. It was pouring rain and I had just gotten the result from the doctor that the Elisa test result was positive: I was infected with the HIV virus! When the doctor told me I literally felt as if I was sinking into the earth. I felt all my energy leaving my body. I got so scared I couldn't understand what the doctor was saying. A little later I ran into my yoga teacher, who had a great knowledge of alternative therapies. From an Italian Family I come from an Italian family. When I turned 18, I started using drugs and went out a lot. I saw a lot of friends leaving me behind as their condition deteriorated. Gomashio: Macrobiotic Seasoning from Sesame Seeds & Sea Salt. Alkaline-Acid Balance. pH Balance Although acidic, the synergism of digestion kombucha becomes an alkaline forming food.
Acid-Alkaline Forming Foods Foods may be classified in relation to the metabolic process as acid alkaline. Alkali's are soluble salts and acids are corrosive agents which have trouble combining with other things. A balanced diet contains 35% acid forming foods and 65% alkaline. Highly Alkaline Beans String, Banana speckled, Dandelion greens, Dates, Figs, Prune, Raisins, Swiss Chard. High Alkaline Almonds, Avocado, Banana-Yellow, Bean Fresh, Beet, Blackberries, Carrot, Chives, Cranberries, Endive, Grapes Sour, Kale, Peach dried, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Plum, Raspberries, Spinach. Neutral Oils Cold Pressed, Expeller Pressed, Almond, Avocado, Coconut, Canola, Cottonseed, Linseed, Olive, Safflower, Sesame, Soy, Sunflower, Walnut.
Alkaline Highly Acid Acid Acid Fats Butter, Cream, Margarine, Lard. Acid/Alkaline (pH) are the two characteristic conditions of blood and cell solution. 1. 2. Acid - Alkaline Balance. Over acidity, which can become a dangerous condition that weakens all body systems, is very common today. It gives rise to an internal environment conducive to disease, as opposed to a pH balanced environment which allows normal body function necessary for the body to resist disease.
A healthy body maintains adequate alkaline reserves to meet emergency demands. When excess acids must be neutralized our alkaline reserves are depleted leaving the body in a weakened condition. A pH balanced diet, according to many experts, is a vital key to health maintenance. The concept of acid alkaline imbalance as the cause of disease is not new. Now we depart from health in just the proportion to which we have allowed our alkalies to be dissipated by introduction of acid-forming food in too great amount... More recently, in his remarkable book Alkalize or Die (see recommended reading), Dr. The countless names of illnesses do not really matter. The terms listed below were used in this lesson. Saskatchewan Herb and Spice -- Stinging Nettle. Medicinal Value of Whole Foods. Fourni par Traduction For the first 5000 years of civilization, humans relied on foods and herbs for medicine.
Only in the past 50 years have we forgotten our medicinal "roots" in favor of patent medicines. While pharmaceuticals have their value, we should not forget the well-documented, non-toxic and inexpensive healing properties of whole foods. The following list is but a sampling of the health benefits from whole foods. Apple. Asparagus. Avocado. Banana and Plantain. Barley. Beans. Beets. Bell Pepper. Blueberry. Broccoli. Brussels Sprouts. Cabbage (including bok choy). Carrot. Cauliflower. Celery. Chili Pepper. Cinnamon. Clove. Coffee. Collard Greens. Corn. Cranberry. Cucumbers. Date. Eggplant. Fenugreek Seed. Flax seeds and oil. Fig. Fish and Fish Oil. Garlic. Ginger. Grape. Grapefruit. Honey. Kale. Kiwi Fruit. Lecithin. Lemon. Licorice. Melon (green and yellow, such as cantaloupe and honeydew). Milk. Mushroom (Asian, including shiitake). Mustard (including horseradish). Macrobiotic Recipes. Macrobiotic recipes summer 1.
Macrobiotic Food List. Macrobiotic Dietary Guidelines Showing are general macrobiotic dietary guidelines for a temperate climate. We recommend you attend cooking classes and meet with a macrobiotic practitioner if you have health problems. Here is a list of the foods in category Whole Cereal Grains and Flour Products Whole grains Use often: short- grain brown rice, medium- grain brown rice, barley, millet, Spelt, Whole wheat berries, corn-on-the-cob, whole oats, rye, buckwheat, long-grain brown rice, sweet brown rice pearl barley Cracked and flaked grains Use occasionally Mochi (Pounded sweet rice), Barley grits, bulgur (cracked wheat), couscous, rolled oats, corn grits, cornmeal (polenta), rye flakes, barley flakes, amaranth, quinoa. Flour products Use occasionally Whole wheat noodles (udon), Thin wheat noodles (somen), buckwheat noodles (soba), bread( unyeasted sourdough), puffed wheat gluten (fu), seitan (boiled wheat gluten), pancakes (home-made) top^ Vegetables Use a variety with every meal Use often Beans top^
Macrobiotic diet basics, recipes. The Macrobiotic Guide. Dr Gillian Mckeith.