This book introduced two new words into our vocabulary. The first, a well-known Japanese term, sanpaku, describes a condition in which the white of the eye can be seen between the pupil and the lower lid as the subject gazes directly forward. This, we quickly learn, connotes a grave state of physical and spiritual imbalance. The sanpaku is out of touch with himself, his body and the natural forces of the universe. Symptomatically, sanpaku can be recognized by chronic fatigue, low sexual vitality, poor instinctive reactions, bad humor, inability to sleep soundly and lack of precision in thought and action. Macrobiotics, our second term (and one which quickly became part of the English language) is the simple, natural means of correcting the dangerous sanpaku condition and creating a state of health, harmony and well-being, within and without. 
Based philosophically on the ancient Oriental concept of Yin-Yang forces in the universe, and biochemically on the important relationship between sodium and potassium in the body, macrobiotics has been known and practiced in the Far East for many centuries. 
The macrobiotic diet, the author claims, not only cures existing ills but fortifies the body against disease. And macrobiotics has been welcomed by weight-watchers as a means to rapid weight loss.

You Are All Sanpaku

Health, Fitness & Dieting

George Ohsawa

Sakurazawa Nyoiti

Diets & Weight Loss

LYLE STUART +

Scholar, healer, businessman, educator, poet, philosopher - George Ohsawa, known as the Father of Modern Day Macrobiotics, was all this and more. A persistent peace activist, he was at odds with Japanese leaders in the 1930s and 40s. Because of this, he was repeatedly jailed and tortured. Considered by many to be a profoundly skilled healer of body and soul, Ohsawa was called "dangerous" by some American medical doctors. A published poet and philosopher, he was also proficient in scientific laboratories and in the business arena. Ohsawa was a young man at death's door when be discovered macrobiotics. For the remainder of his life - fifty-four years - he devoted himself to fine-tuning his philosophy of natural living and sharing it with the world - from Asia to Europe to America. Essential Ohsawa is the most comprehensive look at Ohsawa's philosophy ever presented. In it, you will learn the essence of Ohsawa's teachings - the need for and methods of simple, natural eating and drinking; and the concepts of the Order of the Universe and yin and yang. Finally, you will discover how the application of these principles can lead to happiness, freedom, and peace. In Essential Ohsawa, you will also come to know the man behind the philosophy. Sprinkled with photographs and anecdotes provided by those who knew - and loved - him best; the book includes a chronology of Ohsawa's life. Also included are a complete bibliography of Ohsawa's prodigious writings as well as his personal recommended reading list. Discover what millions of men, women, and children around the world have found - the macrobiotic path to "infinite freedom, absolute justice, and eternal happiness."

Essential Ohsawa

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Special Diet

Avery

The book contains George Ohsawa's contrasting of Western science's views on Life and Death with that of Far Eastern philosophy. He then explains why macrobiotic practice can lead to a happy, grateful life in this world without having to wait for the next life.

Life and Death

Nutrition

George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foundation

The Book of Judgement: Philosophy of Macrobiotics

George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foun

A classic of macrobiotic literature written in 1956 to explain macrobiotic medicine and philosophy to Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Contains the most extensive explanation of Ohsawa's use of yin and yang thinking.

Philosophy of Oriental Medicine: Key to Your Personal Judging Ability

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

In 1965 the second edition of Ohsawa's Zen Macrobiotics (first published in mimeographed format in 1960) was prepared and published by Lou Oles of the Ohsawa Foundation in Los Angeles. It contained much more information about soyfoods including Ohsawa Tamari (defined as "macrobiotic soy sauce produced by the traditional, biological, sugarless method," to be used both in cookery and in medicinal drinks), miso, tekka miso, miso cream, miso-ae, miso-ni, muso (miso mixed with sesame butter), tofu, and yuba. Thereafter these soyfoods appeared in virtually all Western macrobiotic cookbooks and cooking classes. The influence of this book can not be underestimated

Zen Macrobiotics: The Art of Rejuvenation and Longevity

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

George Ohsawa Macrobiotic

El zen macrobiótico: El arte del rejuvenecimiento y de la longevidad

Georges Ohsawa

New Age & Spirituality

PORCIA

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