Everyday people are influenced on what they should eat. They are bombarded by radio and TV commercials, billboards, newspaper and magazine ads, nutrition labels, doctor’s influences and nutritionists’ suggestions. A commercial says to eat the newest burger because it’s 99 cents; drink the newest beverage because it will give energy without sugar; eat pretzels because they are fat-free; eat frozen diners because there is no preparation required. Who is to say that one should buy a hamburger, or anything else for that matter, based solely on the price? What if the substance replacing the sugar has more adverse affects? Pretzels maybe fat-free, but they are also free of nutrients. Who said that all fat is bad? Why should one eat something that is bad for the body yet requires no preparation? These are all questions that arise from influences by the media, corporate businesses, the scientific community and various nutritionist groups. A doctor, who is respected because he went to school for a long time, prescribes a medication to lower blood pressure. And a nutritionist tells a client to eat many bananas to lower blood pressure. An individual, therefore, does not know which is the correct path to follow. Nevertheless, most Americans today eat food that is fast and easy to prepare, or requires no preparation, that tastes good and saves them money. As a result, obesity, heart disease, cancer and overall sickness plague society. They never eat food for life to sustain well-being and vitality. Most Americans view eating as a chore and usually finish their meals in five or ten minutes. This is just one of many unhealthy habits that are ever prevalent today which can be understood and corrected by establishing a macrobiotic lifestyle. Hippocrates was the first to introduce the term makrobios which in Greek means “long life.” In One Peaceful World Hippocrates’ philosophy on living was “L...
