Macrobiotics (from the Greek "macro" (large, long) + "bios" (life)) is a lifestyle that incorporates a dietary regimen. The word was first coined by Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland of Germany with his book, "Makrobiotik, oder die Kunst das menschliche Leben zu verlängern" ("Macrobiotics, or the Art of Extending Human Life"), in 1796.

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Macrobiotic methodology was brought to Europe from Japan by George Ohsawa (1893–1966). Ohsawa was a Japanese philosopher, who was encouraged to formalize macrobiotics by Kaibara Ekiken, Andou Shōeki, Mizuno Nanbaku, and Sagen Ishizuka and his disciples Nishibata Manabu and Shojiro Goto.

Ohsawa was influential on Nishibata Manabu (who taught extensively in Paris), who subsequently brought macrobiotic theory to North America in the late 1960s, together with his pupils Herman Aihara, Michio Kushi and Aveline Kushi, among many others.

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Health_Hale (Dominic Hale) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:14:03 -0000
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@hansy01 macrobiotic?? Really? Feeling guilty about those chicken wings last night?
quirkyesther (Esther Yu) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:23:00 -0000
@hansy01 macrobiotic?? Really? Feeling guilty about those chicken wings last night?
@remarkablogger I actually know of a cookbook with that name (Bite Me) A macrobiotic guide for teens.
gloreebe88 (Gina Loree' Marks) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:07:49 -0000
@remarkablogger I actually know of a cookbook with that name (Bite Me) A macrobiotic guide for teens.

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