Since macrobiotics is an approach to eating and living, a person' s dietary habits based on macrobiotic principles will vary according to their physical condition, the time of the year, in what kind of occupation they are engaged, their level of physical activity, where they live etc. Foods with more yang, or contracted energy remain viable longer and can come from a greater distance than foods with more yin, or expansive energy. Sea salt and sea vegetables are examples. They are rich in contracted minerals and can come from the oceans around the world, provided these waters are within your hemisphere. Grains, especially with the outer husk attached, remain intact for a long time, even thousands of years, and can come from anywhere in your continent.
Beans also travel well and can come from a similarly wide area.
In the Orient, the cooking in Buddhist and Taoist monasteries was called shojin ryiori, or cooking for spiritual development. These traditions were based on the understanding that food accelerates our spiritual consciousness. By selecting the proper food, we develop our spiritual quality. Transitions Begin your transition by reduction of immune system stressors through taking control of the food we eat, the air we breath, and the exercise we get. We can improve our immune system by understanding what stresses it and reduce or eliminate these stressors from our lives.