Easy Ways to Follow A Macrobiotic Diet
Its origins lie in Zen Buddhism, and it’s all about mindfulness and focussing on the task at hand. A macrobiotic diet, which was popularised by philosopher George Ohsawa in the 1930s, believes in balancing the yin and yang. A combination of the Greek words, ‘macro’ and ‘bio’, which means ‘long life’, let’s discover what this is all about and can one really follow it in a city like Mumbai? What is a macrobiotic diet? As mentioned, it is all about mindful eating and the balance of yin and yang. So, what are yin and yang foods? Yin foods, means ‘passive’ foods, which are sweets and cold foods, vegetables, while yang foods, considered to be ‘active’, are warm and also salty foods and grains. Those who follow this diet believe that foods grown naturally, without pesticides, have energy, which gets transferred to our body when we eat such food. They believe that the process to grow food, the way it was handled, everything affects our body. Also, yin and yang foods should be served toge...