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Transcript: What is Macrobiotic?

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Pilot #1 “What is Macrobiotics?”

Nicole Tomlinson: If you could eat good food that not only was good for you but could help cure you of certain ailments, would you? Of course you would right? But if you’re anything like me you’re probably thinking do I have to sacrifice the taste?

Well let’s find out, today we are going to be exploring the world of Macrobiotics.
This is Eduardo Longoria and he’s here to shed some light on the subject of macrobiotics, here at Casa De Luz. Hi Eduardo. Would you please talk a little bit about Macrobiotics philosophy and tradition?

Eduardo Longoria: Sure I think we need to start with what the name means. Macro meaning big, the big picture. Bionics life. So how do we create a great life for ourselves? And so this place is a place where we explore that in many different ways.

Nicole Tomlinson: What exactly does a person do to consider themselves macrobiotic?

Eduardo Longoria: Well, I remember my early years, which was about twenty two years ago. I called the food cooked this way macrobiotic food and I will never forget my friend who said, “There’s no such thing as macrobiotic food.”

Nicole Tomlinson: Food is just food.

Eduardo Longoria: Food is just food, right. Now does it conform with your ideas of what is going to create balance and health in your life.

Nicole Tomlinson: So that’s really the key, what to create balance. How do we create balance and health, individually? To cure diseases or prevent illnesses.

Eduardo Longoria: Absolutely.
John (macro Star): About seven years ago I started eating here at Casa De Luz, and I stopped getting sick. And I love to eat the greens, the squash; it just makes me feel great.

Nicole Tomlinson: Tell me why it’s best to eat what’s in season now.

Eduardo Longoria: We get in trouble when we start second guessing nature.

Nicole Tomlinson: That’s a good point.

Eduardo Longoria: So what’s growing today is probably going to be best to keep us in balance with what’s happening today.

Nicole Tomlinson: Who exactly is a really good candidate for stepping into this lifestyle?

Eduardo Longoria: Well anybody that wants to, that’s unhappy with who they are and wants to be better.

Nicole Tomlinson: Now another thing I wanted to know, does it cost a lot to live this way. Because I know some people like to, they get very comfortable in there ninety nine cent McDonalds burgers.
Eduardo Longoria: So being macrobiotic you’re going to see the big picture and the big picture says, “Well what’s going to happen to me years from now if I eat this way?” And maybe you don’t even have to wait years, because a lot of the foods that are being served in the fast food establishments, Is not food.
And our bodies aren’t designed to have that inside of them, so you will end up paying a lot more at the doctors. One of the basic tenets of macrobiotics, which is what a great teacher, George Asawa said he said, “Non Carazo.” Non Carazo is Latin for don’t believe it.

Nicole Tomlinson: Don’t believe it, anything I tell you don’t believe.

Eduardo Longoria: Don’t believe it you need to test it for yourself. Each individual needs to find out what’s best for themselves. Personally, I try to stay away from the adjectives good and bad, healthy or unhealthy. Because what may be healthy for one person is unhealthy for another.

Nicole Tomlinson: So everything changes specifically per, each individual. So what’s right for me, may not be right for you, may not be right for somebody else living wherever in the world.

Eduardo Longoria: At the same time I can generally tell you that if you live in the arctic circle, and there importing bananas from central America, and your living in a igloo, there not going to be really great for you.

Nicole Tomlinson: But if I live somewhere around the equator, eating bananas might be very, very good for me.

Eduardo Longoria: Humans have moved indoors now, we have artificial climate. In fact I mentioned the Arctic Circle. Well you could live in the Arctic Circle, and have a Central American climate.

Nicole Tomlinson: Mm hmm, and its yeah, it fells very warm in side your home.

Eduardo Longoria: yes.

Nicole Tomlinson: But its not necessarily what’s natural for the body. So we need to get back to nature is that what your saying?

Eduardo Longoria: Yes, the more we connect with the natural rhythms’ of nature, then the healthier we are going to be.

Nicole Tomlinson: Tell me a little bit about Macrobiotic cuisine; does it taste as good as it sounds?

Eduardo Longoria: That’s totally individual. The way I see it is if you’re a couch potato. And you decide well you know I’m not going to be this anymore I am going to start excercising. First day of exercise is going to be very painful.

Nicole Tomlinson: Oh we have all been there.

Eduardo Longoria: Second day is going to be even more painful, because now your sore from yesterday. But if you stay with it, within a month you start liking it. And so you exercise here, and you enjoy it over here. But you can keep doing it so that they come closer and closer together.

Nicole Tomlinson: So that you enjoy it at the same time. So your saying the food is the same way.

Eduardo Longoria: Exactly the same way.

Nicole Tomlinson: Maybe you wont love it at first, but with enough time, and you start seeing the benefits you would really start to enjoy it. You know its been very informative being with you here today, thank you for opening my eyes up to such a wonderful place in Austin I never knew about before. I was very good to meet you, thank you so much.

Eduardo Longoria: To your health.

Nicole Tomlinson: Cheers.