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he NL AAA llelod wl Roger Green eans. You love them or you leave them! i ] | However, tofu is not a wholefood (it is IB On a grain-based diet you usually love Protein Alternatives made only from the milk of the soy bean) so them. The protein of beans is an important it’s important to use it wisely. Too much tofu complement to grains in supplying the full vi- Because of their protein content, beans are | cancool the sexual organs and circulation and tamin B complex. This nourishes the nervous | body-building and warming foods. They pro- | can take take zinc from the body. It's also system producing acalm and centredoutlook. | vide us with protein needed for body repair | important to avoid in underactive thyroid It’s important to avoid foods such as sugar, | without the cholesterol, fat and toxicnitrogen | problems. which depletes the body of vitamins and | by-products of meats. When people switch Miso is made from soybeans and a grain minerals and is the fuel for such feelings as | from an animal protein diet to 4 grain-based | fermented fora length of time. This produces ‘spaciness’, unfocussed thinking and cranky | diet, beans play the important nutritional role | a nutritionally rich, alkaline forming, warm- behaviour. of supplying complementary vegetable pro- | ing food. Because of its contractiveness and Grains and beans have traditionally | teins that can be easily used. gathering action it’s great for movement, formed a pair in dietary systems worldwide. Grains and beans are slightly acid form- | physical abilities and strengthening to the Frances Lappés ‘Diet For a Small Planet’ put | ing. That is why it’s important to to eat them | kidneys and liver. It also nourishes the intes- the theory of bean and grain complementarity | with alkaline foods such as vegetables and | tinal flora. I have found that even though it is in Western terms. But way before that it was | condiments such as miso, shoyu sauce, sali, | # fermented food, because of its properties it George Oshawa's writings on macrobiotics | umeboshi plums and gomasio kelp. The | canbe successfully used once a week for con- that placed grains and beans as ‘principal | warmingeffectsofbeansmanifestthemselves | ditions such as candida albicans, along with food’ which sparked the wholefood con- | especially in such dishes as soups, stews and | macrobiotic foods and cooking principals. sciousness revolution. casseroles. In macrobiotic cooking it is al- Tempeh originated in Indonesia. Like Wherever you go inthe world youwitness | waystrecommended to cook beans withastrip | miso, it’srichinB-vitamins including vitamin this classic combination. In Mexico and South | ofsea vegetable which helps the acid-alkaline | B12, because of its fermentation. Microbio- America it's combread and black-eyed peas. | balance as well as ‘opening’ up the beans to | logical activity in fermented foods like Tem- Aduki beans, soybeans, rice and millet are the | water and fire energies, and softening the | peh increases the food's energy level and basic foods of Japan and China. In India it’s | protein for digestibility. these organisms have been shown to have lentils, chapati, rice and mung beans. From the Kombu sea vegetableis generally usedfor | antibacterial properties, therefore making Middle East we have chick peas with cous- | this purpose. It's rich in alginic and glutamic | them effective as disease-preventive agents. cous and bulgar wheat. And in Europe, kidney | acid. Alginic acid is the strong binding agent | Tempeh is delicious sauted with a few drops beans, split peas and white beans are comple- | that holds the plant structure together. Be- | of shoyu added. mentary to wheat, barley and rye. cause of its indigestible nature and binding Too much fermented food - wine, beer, quality, it acts as a natural cleanser for the | pickles, sauerkraut, miso or tempeh - can intestines by gathering together toxins from | cause problems. On the other hand, the right within the colon wall and allowing theirnatu- | amount will aid digestion, especially when the ral elimination. Sea vegetables have been | meal is high in protein, fats or grain. proven to take out heavy metal wastes from the body, including radioactive wastes. The 4 sales of sea vegetables went up dramatically Other Interactions in Europe after the Chernobyl incident. Glu- tamic acid has the ability to soften the fibres of So far I've written about beans from a nutri- other foods; this reduces their cooking time | tional perspective. How do they fit into our and improves their flavour. Glutamic acidis@ | food spectrum matrix of yin-yang energies, safer and natural version of MSG, which is | -what organs and emotions/feelings do they now chemically synthesised from molasses, | relate to’and how can they be used medici- Sea vegetables increase the digestibility of | nally? We can better understand the life beans as well as adding valuable nutrients, | energy's flow in the body from the ancient especially trace elements including iodine | oriental medical classification, the so called which is needed for proper thyroid function. | five phases or transformation theory, These Now, let's not forget the adorable soy | stages happen everywhere in the world, they bean. It is the highest in protein of all beans | are movements from expansion to contraction and has a nearly ‘complete protein’ base of | and from contraction to expansion. This cycle essential amino acids. Soy products such as | is repeated endlessly. tofu, miso and tempeh add richness and diver- Practically, this means that all phenomena sity to grain-based meals. Tofu is considered | canbe fully grasped by yin/yang, which origi- a cooling (yin) food in macrobiotics. There- | nates from the Infinite Oneness. The world of fore it’s good inhot weather oro complement | non-matter is a huge world in comparison to foods that have 4 warming nature. the world of matter. In order to understand the 3 NEXUS New Times Six - Spring 1988 eans. You love them or you leave them! i ] | However, tofu is not a wholefood (it is IB On a grain-based diet you usually love Protein Alternatives made only from the milk of the soy bean) so them. The protein of beans is an important it’s important to use it wisely. Too much tofu complement to grains in supplying the full vi- Because of their protein content, beans are | cancool the sexual organs and circulation and tamin B complex. This nourishes the nervous | body-building and warming foods. They pro- | can take take zinc from the body. It’s also system producing acalm and centredoutlook. | vide us with protein needed for body repair | important to avoid in underactive thyroid It’s important to avoid foods such as sugar, | without the cholesterol, fatand toxic nitrogen | problems. which depletes the body of vitamins and | by-products of meats. When people switch Miso is made from soybeans and a grain minerals and is the fuel for such feelings as | from an animal protein diet to 4 grain-based | fermented fora length of time. This produces ‘spaciness’, unfocussed thinking and cranky | diet, beans play the important nutritional role | a nutritionally rich, alkaline forming, warm- behaviour. of supplying complementary vegetable pro- | ing food. Because of its contractiveness and Grains and beans have traditionally | teins that can be easily used. gathering action it’s great for movement, formed a pair in dietary systems worldwide. Grains and beans are slightly acid form- | physical abilities and strengthening to the Frances Lappés ‘Diet For a Small Planet’ put | ing. That is why it’s important to to eat them | kidneys and liver. It also nourishes the intes- the theory of bean and grain complementarity | with alkaline foods such as vegetables and | tinal flora. I have found that even though it is in Western terms. But way before that it was | condiments such as miso, shoyu sauce, salt, | # fermented food, because of its properties it George Oshawa's writings on macrobiotics | umeboshi plums and gomasio kelp. The | canbe successfully used once a week for con- that placed grains and beans as ‘principal | warmingeffectsofbeansmanifestthemselves | ditions such as candida albicans, along with food’ which sparked the wholefood con- | especially in such dishes as soups, stews and | macrobiotic foods and cooking principals. sciousness revolution. casseroles. In macrobiotic cooking it is al- Tempeh originated in Indonesia. Like Wherever you go inthe world youwitness | waystrecommended to cook beans withastrip | miso, it’srichinB-vitamins including vitamin this classic combination. In Mexico and South | ofsea vegetable which helps the acid-alkaline | B12, because of its fermentation. Microbio- America it's combread and black-eyed peas. | balance as well as ‘opening’ up the beans to | logical activity in fermented foods like Tem- Aduki beans, soybeans, rice and millet are the | water and fire energies, and softening the | peh increases the food's energy level and basic foods of Japan and China. In India it’s | protein for digestibility. these organisms have been shown to have lentils, chapati, rice and mung beans. From the Kombu sea vegetableis generally usedfor | antibacterial properties, therefore making Middle East we have chick peas with cous- | this purpose. It's rich in alginic and glutamic | them effective as disease-preventive agents. cous and bulgar wheat. And in Europe, kidney | acid. Alginic acid is the strong binding agent | Tempeh is delicious sauted with a few drops beans, split peas and white beans are comple- | that holds the plant structure together. Be- | of shoyu added. mentary to wheat, barley and rye. cause of its indigestible nature and binding Too much fermented food - wine, beer, quality, it acts as a natural cleanser for the | pickles, sauerkraut, miso or tempeh - can intestines by gathering together toxins from | cause problems. On the other hand, the right within the colon wall and allowing theirnatu- | amount will aid digestion, especially when the tal elimination. Sea vegetables have been | meal is high in protein, fats or grain. proven to take out heavy metal wastes from the body, including radioactive wastes. The | 1 sales of sea vegetables went up dramatically Other Interactions in Europe after the Chernobyl incident. Glu- tamic acid has the ability to soften the fibres of So far I've written about beans from a nutri- other foods; this reduces their cooking time | tional perspective. How do they fit into our and improves their flavour. Glutamic acid isa | food spectrum matrix of yin-yang energies, safer and natural version of MSG, which is | -what organs and emotions/feelings do they now chemically synthesised from molasses, | relate to’and how can they be used medici- Sea vegetables increase the digestibility of | nally? We can better understand the life beans as well as adding valuable nutrients, | energy's flow in the body from the ancient especially trace elements including iodine | oriental medical classification, the so called which is needed for proper thyroid function. | five phases or transformation theory, These Now, let's not forget the adorable soy | stages happen everywhere in the world, they bean. It is the highest in protein of all beans | are movements from expansion to contraction and has a nearly ‘complete protein’ base of | and from contraction to expansion. This cycle essential amino acids. Soy products such as | is repeated endlessly. tofu, miso and tempeh add richness and diver- Practically, this means that all phenomena sity to grain-based meals. Tofu is considered | canbe fully grasped by yin/yang, which origi- a cooling (yin) food in macrobiotics. There- | nates from the Infinite Oneness. The world of fore it’s good inhot weather oro complement | non-matter is a huge world in comparison to foods that have 4 warming nature. the world of matter. In order to understand the Roger Green Other Interactions 30 NEXUS New Times Six - Spring 1988