Re: Beginners questions.

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Thank you so much for answering my questions, everyone seems to agree on the

top few extras, so at least I know what to get. Snowed in today, so will

have to reluctantly put off my trip to the health food shop till next week.

More time for research though I suppose.

Thanks again.

Shell.

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Hi Shell,

we have also had Dr Gillian Mc's program on TV here in Australia

and I have her book. She incorporates some ideas from macrobiotics and

also other sources such as nutrition and naturopathy - I think she got

her doctorate from the same school I am studying nutiriotion at a

distance - same program! The American College of Holistic Nutrition. I

like her ideas and aproach even if sometimes she is a little extreme

and dogmatic.

Macrobiotics has a deep philosophy and understanding of life and our

place in nature and how being out of balance with it is the cause of

dis-ease.

sure there are many things to study and you can take it as far or as at

face value as you like!

it is all about balance.

the first step is the grains and vegetables as the basis of what you

eat. That alsone will really allow your body to attain a state of

balance. When the food going in is of good quality the body can start

to clean house and rebuild. So don't get caught up and worried about

all the xtras. Sure they are fun and of course necessary at some point

to introduce variety and bring out the qualities of the staple foods.

If you are trying to lose weight i would excercise caution with a lot

of the salty macrobiotic condiments. Salt is necessary to balance the

blood but if you are overweight - did you mention that? - or trying to

cleanse then getting too contracted - which salt does - it prevents the

stuff you want to release from being released. and although on the

surface overwieght is a sign of being too yin in macro terms - too

expanded - at its core there is state of overcontraction - yang which

holds the yin - like a magnet - if that makes sense.

so all the miso and umeboshi etc is great - but use a light hand. If

you don't like seaveggies at first - just go easy but put some in with

soups - like wkame - it dissolves practiclcally - the mineral content

is important. Also shiitake mushroom - dried one are great to detox and

lose weight - I have seen them at Fresh and Wild when in London.

also daikon radish is a great vegetable to include - both fresh and

dried.

and enjoy the adventure.

there is a great UK resource

www.macrobiotics.co.uk

they often have ads for local things - like a miso made in the UK...

let us know how it foes

and your name is Shell just like my favourite character on EastEnders

all those years ago!!! ;-)

Shell wrote:

Thank you so much for answering my questions, everyone seems to agree

on the

top few extras, so at least I know what to get. Snowed in today, so

will

have to reluctantly put off my trip to the health food shop till next

week.

More time for research though I suppose.

Thanks again.

Shell.

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[Guest guest]

Shell,

Have you been to any online shops maybe you can get them delivered

and for less money?

How about 's site? what's shipping to the UK?

Reg

>

> Thank you so much for answering my questions, everyone seems to

agree on the

> top few extras, so at least I know what to get. Snowed in today,

so will

> have to reluctantly put off my trip to the health food shop till

next week.

> More time for research though I suppose.

> Thanks again.

> Shell.

>

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Do a search thru the archives. won his gold star one month

for putting together a great list to explain things better.

???????????

>

> Thanks Ilanit for the advice about salt. I am trying to lose

weight and

> have always been over fond of salt. i have had in the past a very

strong

> atraction to salt and would dip my finger in the salt pot in the

same way

> some people do with the sugar bowl. Now I have this herb and sea

salt mix

> called herbamare, which I think is much better.

> thanks too for the link, I'll go and have a browse. We can't

buy anything

> locally here in Wales.

> I have to admit that I have absolutely no idea what yin and yan

are, but

> perhaps once I understand and have under control the food part, I

may have a

> look to see what it is.

> one step at a time.

> Cheers,

> Shell.

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Thanks, yes, we make an order from Goodnessdirect here in the UK once every

6 weeks, but it's 4 weeks till our next order and I'm too impatient to wait.

Shell.

Re: Beginners questions.

> Shell,

> Have you been to any online shops maybe you can get them delivered

> and for less money?

> How about 's site? what's shipping to the UK?

> Reg

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