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What
People Say About Macrobiotics:
Questions and Answers with:
Barb Jurecki
| Q
| How
did you start with macrobiotics? | |
A
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My husband was diagnosed with lung
cancer at age 40 in 1983. When the tears subsided and the shock wore off, I started
looking for natural methods of healing cancer. I was at the vet's parking lot
when Mrs. Hohlefelder, mother of twins who were students of mine, met me in the
parking lot. I'll never
forget her words, "Your husband does not have to die of cancer. Get Life
Magazine's excerpt of Recalled by Life by Dr. Sattilero and Tom Monte. He followed
a macrobiotic diet." That word, MACROBIOTIC, has altered my life profoundly
from that moment to this day. I
went to the library with my dog still in the car. I was so excited. So on July
19, 1983, I threw out all white sugar, meat, cheese and bought a pressure cooker.
I tried so hard to be a good cook but I burned everything. I said to Joe, "If
you don't eat this, you'll die." His response was, "I know." With
great respect for the person who wishes to go to the spirit world, I let go. He
died in January, 1984. With two children to raise, I maintained my macrobiotic
practice, which I do to this day. Many incredible doors have opened for me, since
I embarked on my macrobiotic journey. |
| Q
| How
has macrobiotics helped you? | |
A
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I have been able to achieve and maintain
focus and clarity in my life. After studying the "Order of the Universe"
with the Kushi Institute Extension Program, I believe that life is all about balance.
What I am in right now is
making balance with my past. For example, I taught sixth grade for 30 years. My
life was wild, fun and I was in the SPOTLIGHT. Now that I am retired, my life
is quiet and contemplative. I
have time to do all the things I put on the back burner while I was teaching.
It seems as though I spent thirty years making money at the expense of my health.
To balance my previous years, I am now spending time focusing on the health that
went by the way side while I worked. It's all about balance. |
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Q
| What
do you offer and specialise in? | |
A
| I
have self-published two books during these quiet years, a congee cooklet and feng
shui book. The Overnight
Congee Cooklet contains recipes for medicinal breakfast porridge. It cooks all
night and is ready in the morning. Just add miso. I went to China to study their
congee. I found it always contained white rice and sometimes hundred year black
duck eggs. After spending 3 weeks in China, I was bored with the sameness of always
using white rice. So my congee recipes are "macrotized" with a variety
of grains like barley, millet, posole, teff, amaranth and buckwheat, wild rice. The
Feng Shui For Harmony Handbook incorporates Black Hat style of feng shui with
macrobiotics. Some sample topics are: the history of feng shui, the bagua and
the five elements, nine star ki, food feng shui, clothing, office, car and garden
feng shui, and how to space clear your home or office. |
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Q
| What
one piece of advice would you give to someone trying macrobiotics for the first
time? | |
A
| It's
ok to give into cravings, but don't give up! Forgive yourself and stay on the
path! | | |
