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'''Macrobiotics''' is a way of eating centered around mostly plant-based, locally sourced whole foods, along with lifestyle practices to promote health and well being. Macrobiotics is also a social movement that trains people in how to diagnose and care for themselves using macrobiotic principles. In 2020, it consists of various | '''Macrobiotics''' is a way of eating centered around mostly plant-based, locally sourced whole foods, along with lifestyle practices to promote health and well being. Macrobiotics is also a social movement that trains people in how to diagnose and care for themselves using macrobiotic principles. In 2020, it consists of various training centers working in a loose coalition, with teachers in several countries, including the U.S., England, Portugal, Spain and Italy. | ||
== George Ohsawa, founder (1893-1966) == | == George Ohsawa, founder (1893-1966) == | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 21 January 2021
Macrobiotics is a way of eating centered around mostly plant-based, locally sourced whole foods, along with lifestyle practices to promote health and well being. Macrobiotics is also a social movement that trains people in how to diagnose and care for themselves using macrobiotic principles. In 2020, it consists of various training centers working in a loose coalition, with teachers in several countries, including the U.S., England, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
George Ohsawa, founder (1893-1966)
George Ohsawa (1893-1966), born Nyoichi Sakurazawa in Japan, is the founder of the macrobiotics.
He was an effusive, prolific author who wrote about 300 books in Japanese and, while living in France after WWII, about twenty books in French (using pen names Musagendo, Nyoiti or Yukikazu Sakurazawa).