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Old Mon Feb 14, 2011, 11:36 PM
Greg H Greg H is offline
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Hey Tom!

I haven't tried macrobiotics, but I did read a couple of books about it when my wife was thinking of making that move.

A lot of it makes good sense, as the NIH page you linked to suggests: whole grains and veggies as the base of the diet.

Dropping the meat and dairy is definitely do-able, but it takes some work to make sure you're getting enough protein. My daughter's a vegan, and protein has been a bit of a challenge. It's pretty easy to wind up on a mostly carb diet if you're not careful.

Finally, like a lot of stuff, macrobiotics can become a near religion with some practitioners, and, at that level it's pretty complicated and involves some ingredients that will require mail order or a big asian market nearby.

Good luck!

Greg
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