Proponents of this diet suggest that the rate of metabolic processes and the need for all nutrients in the human body depends on where and under what weather conditions they live. From this it is concluded that you will be healthy if you eat only those foods that are grown in your home. It is important that these products must be grown without the use of chemicals and fertilizers.
The list of recommended products, thus, include whole grains (wheat, rye, brown rice, millet, oatmeal, etc.), fresh vegetables (cabbage of all kinds, celery, squash, mushrooms, etc.), Beans, peas, seafood, including seaweed, agar-agar, carrageenan. Food of animal origin is also allowed, but in relation to the grain of 1 to 5. Cereal vegetables, according to the founders of macrobiotics, should be at least 50-60 percent of the daily diet, up to 30% - fresh vegetables and nuts. Beans and seaweed given to 5-10% of the diet, the rest - vegetable soups and broths soy and seafood. Fish a person can treat yourself to a couple of times a week - to set the mood.
In the house where preparing such food must be very clean. Cooking offer only on gas and wood and only steamed, boiled and steamed dishes. These, in turn, must be simple, attractive and tasty, and also contain many ingredients. A very important condition: to cook food should be a maximum of one day, and best of all - at one time. Of course, a common requirement and appears as the absence macrobiotic food colorings, flavorings, preservatives and other "chemistry."
Distinguishes this species from other diet and attitude to the use of water. Followers of scientists believe that drinking water (and is) necessary only when this "loudly said" the body, in general, if you get liquid food, you can additionally or drink. As a traditional drink green tea and proclaimed different herbal teas.
Proper nutrition, according to this theory also implies good and slow chewing of food, the adoption of which should be made no less than three hours before bedtime.
Naturally, as well as other power systems, it also has many disadvantages. Many scientists have warned that the cholesterol, fats and digestible carbohydrates, as well as other elements that are very necessary to the body, the lack of them can lead to disastrous results. In addition, not every climate zone has everything you need for the body.