"Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see things through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded."
-Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

This book represents more than three decades of my life. Since I first tasted brown rice in 1967, I have been committed to understanding the principles of macrobiotics through study, practice, counseling and teaching. I have used the profound wisdom contained in these principles to transform my own life, to help raise healthy children, to guide thousands of clients back to health and to improve the health of countless others who have attended my seminars over the years.

My goal has been, and continues to be, to find new ways to simplify and clarify these fundamental principles so they can be understood easily and practiced accurately by anyone interested in this way of life. Good health is our birthright and our heritage and ought to be available to everyone.

People want better health but they don't know how to achieve it. There is simply too much information available and it changes at too rapid a pace to be reliable. What's worse, this information, on which many people base their health practices, often turns out to be conflicting.

We can all make better choices every day, under any circumstances, if we understand what constitutes a good choice. The Strengthening Health Approach to Macrobiotics, which stresses an orderly approach to eating and living, is based on creating good eating habits, healthy food choices, and a way of life that nourishes the spirit. This book came into existence because of the frustration I felt at seeing people make often heroic efforts to improve their health yet not achieve the hoped for results.

I have tested and observed the value of the Strengthening Health principles over many years and I am no longer amazed when I see a person change dramatically after just a month or two of following these principles. I hope you will make these principles a part of your life in the spirit of joy and adventure. Allow common sense to guide you. Observe the benefits that come from your practice. Should you find you are not getting the desired results, adjust what you are doing.

Talk to those who have more experience and who can guide you. Try to proceed in the spirit of the early explorers who left the old ways behind in their search for greater freedom and richer lives. If you can do this, you will discover a quality of health that is life changing. Please use it well and share it with others.

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