Welcome
My journey into the Macrobiotic lifestyle began over 20 years ago as a quest to regain control of my failing health. As I reflect over the past 2 decades of my life, I realize that this journey was not simply a matter of chance or a freak accident. Rather, it was the path chosen for me by the Universe.
In the mid 1980s I lived in South Jersey with my husband and our three children and worked as an Architectural Designer. My journey began one summer when I got stung by a wasp while vacationing in the mountains of the Gran Sasso in Italy. As a result of this sting I experienced an anaphylactic shock and nearly died. Soon after this incident I began experiencing epileptic seizures. Over the following 3 years I visited countless doctors and began taking various anti-seizure medications. The adverse effects of these medications were numerous and grueling. When my gums began to bleed (a common side effect), I remember crying while brushing my teeth in the morning and as I swallowed the pills. This was the turning point. I refused to be a prisoner of these medications for the rest of my life. I decided to make a big change in my lifestyle and concentrate on self-healing through Macrobiotic principles.
“The macrobiotic way of life recommended by the ancient wise people and practiced widely for physical, mental and spiritual development consists of the following arts; the way of eating, the way of breathing, and the way of daily life.
Because a human being is part of his environment, and has evolved through biological development covering more than three billion years on this planet, his physical, mental and spiritual conditions are based upon what he consumes from his natural environment and his food. The way of eating is the most essential factor for his development.”
Michio Kushi, THE BOOK OF DO-IN (ISBN 0-87040-382-6)