Gaining weight ...I have just started on macrobiotics, it has only been a month but i have never felt so energised, my is skin rash free for the first time ever. and my intestines are not giving me a hard time any more...

'...a pint of Ben and Jerry's and cheddar cheese...'
I was raised macrobiotically, went on my own ways for a little while, and now I am returning (I am 21). I have read a bunch of stuff, know how to cook pretty well, and have made an effort (successfully) to eat a whole grain and a vegetable in every meal for the past two weeks. I am getting miso soup in about 3x a week, and bancha tea almost every day. This is all going fine, except for my almost daily killer craving/binge. .....

The effects of Pressure Cooking
There doesn't seem to be a lot of discussion about the healthy use of pressure cookers in macrobiotics. That is that rice cooked for a long time in a pressure cooker actually engenders a feeling of constant hunger and subsequently guilt. Surely this needs addressing. What is your experience?

Eat Locally Grown Foods?
I'm a little confused because I understand that one should eat locally grown foods as opposed to imports because our bodies are better suited to local produce, yet we are encouraged to eat miso, umeboshi, and other Japanese foods, which seems a contradiction to me, unless I've misunderstood...

My family and friends seem to deny my decision to go macrobiotic because they think human should consume meat so that we can get enough Protein and Calcium. How to get enough iron without eating meat?
Tanyaporn - University Student from Hong Kong, China

Macrobiotics and Emotional Issues
Why is it that a lot of macrobiotics treaties ignore emotions and make you feel that they are only related to food intake? - Alvaro Daly from South America

Questioning "The Cancer Prevention Diet"
My opinion is: the macrobiotic diet is a good diet that can prevent heart disease. However, when it comes to cancer, the simple fact is that people get cancer who have faithfully followed the diet for decades. Would anyone care to comment?
from Harold Glen

Is Corn Oil unhealthy to use in your cooking ?
"It is a major error to put corn oil among the healthy macrobiotic oils to consume regularly. Corn oil is too high in polyunsaturates to be healthy and when it is heated, it becomes toxic."

Macrobiotics and Rickets
Q&A's Over the years, rickets has been a concern to some parents in the macrobiotic community. For the vast majority, it has not been an issue because their families were observing a balanced diet, with plenty of scope and variety...