1. The MACROBIOTIC Diet Diet Presentation for The Art of Nutrition Kali Allen

2. Philosophy Followers of the macrobiotic approach believe that food and food quality powerfully affect health, well- being, and happiness, and that a macrobiotic diet has more beneficial effects than others. The macrobiotic approach suggests choosing food that is less processed. Macrobiotics is a unique approach to healthy eating as it recognizes that every food has its own living energy and that this energy influences the life-force within us.

3. History “macro” = long/large “bios” = life Macrobiotics = long life first used by the German doctor Christoph von Hufeland; Macrobiotics: The Art of Prolonging Human Life (1796) George Ohsawa – formulated his own philosophy; drew from Asian and Japanese folk medicine

4. Principals By eating living foods you take in their energies and can, as a result, change your own energy and benefit from the healing energy of each food. FOOD IS ENERGY ACID and ALKALINE SODIUM and POTASSIUM GLYCEMIC INDEX NUTRITION

5. YIN and YANG governing force of macrobiotics What makes a food yin or yang? ** shape, weight, color, water content, taste, regional factors

6. The Seven Conditions of Health 1. No fatigue 2. Good appetite 3. Deep, good sleep 4. Good memory 5. Good humor 6. Clarity in thinking and doing 7. Mood of justice; that is, how well you are able to live in harmony with the universe and its constant change