Macrobiotic is the art of eating healthy foods and processing it in the most efficient manner. Is is similar to a vegetarian meal, but the difference here is the chewing. Yes, that’s right, you should chew each spoon full around 100 times. Getting acquainted with Macrobiotic:
* The diet includes mostly cooked grains, beans, fruits and vegetables, all organic and fresh.
* It is a little bit tough for someone that never tried before to do it at once.
* The lesson to be taken here is the importance of a good chewed meal. The digestion of the food starts at your mouth. The process of chewing allows the saliva containing enzymatic catalysts to start digesting your food in your mouth. The food is then processed easier at the later stages of digestion.
* This ritual has been followed by macrobiotics for years, then why not chew your meal well in order to absorb the highest quantities of its nutrients?
* Macrobiotic also looks at the types of foods using the Chinese method of Yin and Yang. For example, potatoes are consider as a vegetable high in yin energy and therefore should be avoided in their diet. Foods not contained in the four categories mentioned above can be considerate over stimulating or being able to stagnate the body energies.
* Macrobiotic also takes into consideration the seasons, and with them special foods that would better suit your metabolism for the climate.
The lesson to be taken here is to keep chewing as much as you can, while eating fresh foods!
