How to Benefit From a Macrobiotic Diet

A macrobiotic diet can help you improve the quality of your life tremendously. The important aspect of this type of diet is that you should be able to integrate seamlessly macrobiotics into your daily routine and diet. Initially, you might find it difficult to do so since you need to locate the right food and follow the appropriate exercise regime, but once you get things rolling and you see the results, you will be able to enjoy and welcome your macrobiotic lifestyle. This is a diet was introduced in USA by a man called George Ohsawa and refined further to what you know it today by Michio Kushi.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• High-Speed Internet connection
• Books on macrobiotic diet
• Time to consult specialists for guidance
• Time to identify where the local foods you need are available
• Instructor for exercises

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Instructions

• 1

  You need to educate yourself thoroughly on what exactly does a macrobiotic lifestyle mean and find out how it is applicable to you. The basic point here is to get back to nature as much as possible and avoid things that are synthetic. You need to consult your doctor or a nutritionist before you adopt this lifestyle, because it is very important you follow a balanced diet. Initially, you would need the guidance of a professional.

• 2

  Do not plunge into a macrobiotic lifestyle suddenly. Try it out. This type of diet has implications on your budget and lifestyle. Try it out for one month to see whether it suits you. The macrobiotic lifestyle is meant to improve your life. If you find that you are tired, hungry, stressed, and generally worse off than before, maybe you are not doing it right or it does not suit you. You also need to pay attention to the budgetary demands this would entail.

• 3

  he recommended foods under the macrobiotic diet are always organically grown (which would be costly as well). Among the grains that are recommended are millet, corn, brown rice, barley, wheat, rye and buckwheat. Among the vegetables, you need to choose those which are cultivated locally such as pumpkin, onions, cauliflower, green cabbage, scallions, carrots, mustard greens, lettuce, chives, cucumbers, celery and turnips among others. Your diet should exclude potatoes, eggplants, and tomatoes since these are particular to warmer (tropical) climates and therefore would interfere negatively with your body.

• 4

  The food needs to be fresh when you consume it. Therefore, the best would be to buy your supplies daily if possible. If not, you could do so twice a week. Make a comprehensive list of he foods you need every week and their immediate substitutes for those times when one item might not be available.

• 5

  You would need to initially experiment with the taste and the method of cooking. Consult your nutritionist every time you have a doubt. It is very important that you consume all that is required by the body. Identify a central protein source and then build your diet around it.

• 6

  You need to exercise daily. Learn something new if that suits you, such as yoga or Pilates. Otherwise, even walking in the park or doing exercise outdoors would do. It is important that you send some quality time outdoors.