The Macrobiotic Diet is very “Eastern”, lots of seaweed, Brown Rice (which i eat tons of anyway), Beans, Whole Grains. But it can get a tad extreme - no cooking in the microwave, no metal utensils, cook on a gas stove, etc. We’ve decided to wade slowly into things though. Come Monday, we’ll be going on a “Rice Fast” - we’ll be eating nothing but brown rice and drink nothing but tea for 10 days. Doesn’t much sound like “wading” does it? Well the benefits of fasting in such a way are well worth it, in my opinion.

Another major theme of Macrobiotics is chewing each bite of food about 100 times (no exaggeration). I’ve kept it reasonable - I try to chew each bite into a sufficient mush before swallowing. This has already been a tremendous help for me, significantly decreasing the bloating I was experiencing. It also helps control overeating, as you have time to register that you are full. Furthermore, by keeping each bite in your mouth longer, the enzymes can convert more of the food into the type of sugar that your brain needs to function properly

So I was being closed-minded about Macrobiotics at first, but I think I’m going to try to slowly convert myself and see how my health changes.