Food hospital

Practitioners feature | by Anna Freedman | on: Saturday, 19 November 2011

I really like this new series on Tuesdays, Channel 4. This week the show featured among others, Laura a crohn's sufferer.  The crohn's had spread along her digestive tract to her mouth.  Laura's gums and lips were raw and terribly ulcerated and rashes were appearing on many areas of her body.  read more



How to choose your food

News from the MBA | by Sharlene Belusevic | on: Friday, 28 October 2011

Annemarie Colbin, a leading expert in the field of food and healing, shares some tips on how to select food: http://www.foodandhealing.com/multimedia.htm read more



Yin and yang

News from the MBA | by Simon Brown | on: Wednesday, 26 October 2011

YIN AND YANG EXPLAINED Yin and yang describe how we can be connected to our universe. For example, the experience of climbing a mountain in the sun could be described as yang compared to the feelings we experience while lying in the shade. We can use yin and yang to read more



Macrobiotic philosophy

Practitioners feature | by Simon Brown | on: Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Macrobiotic Philosophy Japanese peace activist George Ohsawa started macrobiotics as a philosophy supported by an awareness of foods. The foods focussed on a range of natural, whole foods, essential straight from nature. His book Zen Macrobiotics was published in English in 1960. The macrobiotic philosophy is made up of a read more



Macrobiotics is

Practitioners feature | by Anna Mackenzie | on: Sunday, 23 October 2011

Macrobiotics embraces the traditional wisdom and intuitive common sense of East and West, its principles inspire and guide us toward a more ecological and sustainable life, of freedom, justice and responsibility, that encourage us to live harmoniously with good relationships and the best possible health for our mind, body, spirit read more



What if macrobiotics was really simple?

Practitioners feature | by Bill Tara | on: Tuesday, 20 September 2011

MANY STREAMS LEAD TO ONE RIVER I meet people all the time that tell me that macrobiotics is really difficult and/or confusing. These statements usually fall into two categories: the first category is that they feel they are too busy or too lazy to cook (the lazy part read more



Chocolate and nuclear reactors are good for you.

Practitioners feature | by Bill Tara | on: Wednesday, 8 June 2011

At a recent workshop I gave in Scotland a woman proudly presented me with a newspaper article titled "Hurrah! Red meat is good for us after all". She was very proud of this discovery. Here are some direct quotes from the article: A report demolishes the "myths and misconceptions" read more



Starvation is good for business

Practitioners feature | by Bill Tara | on: Friday, 17 December 2010

A couple of years ago I was talking to a guy and the topic turned to global warming. He and I both agreed that it was not a good thing (as you do) but he pointed out something that I had neglected to see - there was a great business read more



Big money and bad food

Practitioners feature | by Bill Tara | on: Friday, 17 December 2010

Every time a clebrity eats a piece of tofu I hear a round of applause from my fellow foodies. Aging rock stars who want to keep their trim looks and ex-presidents who grock the connection between diet and heart disease are certainly an inspiration - someone is paying attention anyway. read more



The ministry of junk food

Practitioners feature | by Bill Tara | on: Friday, 17 December 2010

Yesterday I opened my morning paper to see what surreal events had taken place overnight; I am never disappointed. Aside from the usual catastrophic acts of human stupidity and greed was an article that warmed my heart; the British Government - that noble coalition of Conservative and Liberal Democrat minds read more