Macrobiotics

Macrobiotics is a word derived from two Greek words, makos, which means large and bios, which means life. So, macrobiotics deals with striking a balance with the environment that surrounds us and of which we are an integral part. Macrobiotics originated in Tibet and China and was first written about in the 'I Ching', Chinese book of changes. The fundamental concept of Yin and Yang is an integral part of this book and it holds that there are two equal and opposite forces in nature, which work together and must always balance. Yin represents fluid, which is cool and flexible, and Yang represents heat, potency and that which is dynamic. ...