macrobiotics

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia.

mac·ro·bi·ot·ics

(măk′rō-bī-ŏt′ĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

A theory or practice of promoting well-being and longevity, principally by means of a diet consisting of unprocessed foods such as whole grains, vegetables, and beans.

mac′ro·bi·ot′ic adj.

macrobiotics

(ˌmækrəʊbaɪˈɒtɪks)

(Cookery) (functioning as singular) a dietary system in which foods are classified according to the principles of Yin and Yang. It advocates diets of whole grains and vegetables grown without chemical additives

[C20: from macro- + Greek biotos life + -ics]

mac•ro•bi•ot•ics

(ˌmæk roʊ baɪˈɒt ɪks)

n. (used with a sing. v.)

a program emphasizing harmony with nature, esp. through vegetarianism.

[1960–65]

macrobiotics

the branch of biology that studies longevity. — macrobiosis, n. — macrobiotist, n.

macrobiotics

A dietary system first devised by a Japanese doctor, Sagen Ishizuka, in which a diet of grains, brown rice, and vegetables is used for healing and illness prevention.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

macrobiotics - the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains)

dietetics - the scientific study of food preparation and intake

Translations

macrobiotics

[ˌmækrəʊbaɪˈɒtɪks] N → macrobiótica f

macrobiotics

[ˌmækrəʊbaɪˈɒtɪks] n → macrobiotisme m

macrobiotics

[ˌmækrəʊbaɪˈɒtɪks] nsg → macrobiotica

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

At Bio Asia Taiwan Thursday (July 25), I-Mei Biomedicine and I-Mei Macrobiotics presented their concept of making full use of agricultural produce, based on the premise that food and medicine share the same origin.

Bio Asia Taiwan highlights full use of agriculture products

Michio Kushi and the Seventh Inn, in Boston, which brought macrobiotics to the U.S.

1:1

Japanese philosopher George Ohsawa, the founder of macrobiotics, slept no more than four hours a night.

Sleep tight, sleep right

"Instead of medicating with Marlboros and martinis, we might be doing it with metaphysics and macrobiotics," she says.

White Hot Truth; Clarity for Keeping It Real on Your Spiritual Path from One Seeker to Another

Several suitably bizarre candidates--a macrobiotics guru, an English lord, an Arab sheik, a department store clerk--are rejected ('not my type').

The Chandeliers of the Metropole: A Vivid Glow Upon the Just and the Unjust in Muriel Spark's The Driver's Seat

Such popular nutritional regimens as vegan/vegetarian, raw foods, macrobiotics, and paleo diets can also be extreme and rigidly applied, without consideration of variable needs and differential diagnostic factors.

Knower, Knowledge, and Known: Maimonides' Nutritional Science, the Cultivation of Consciousness, and the Future of Medicine

"In 1994, l began studying macrobiotics and the benefits of food in health and in 1995, l founded the Aloe Vera Centre in Whitley Bay offering the highest grade products and advice to those wishing to look and feel the best they can naturally.

Park View is true gem by the seaside

I have been able to incorporate a vegan philosophy into my career and lifestyle and have studied diets from everywhere and am interested in macrobiotics as well ...

John Shields: Chef, Gertrude's Restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland

* Macrobiotics. This diet consists of whole grain, brown rice, fruits, and vegetables, and restricts intake of white meat or fish to twice a week.

Vegetarian diets 101

--Phiya Kushi, son of Michio Kushi, founder of Macrobiotics in America

In memory of Anne Beattie-Moss

After becoming macrobiotics and switching to a vegetarian diet, Sandy's condition improved dramatically.

Sandy and Stewart Levine

research requirements, macrobiotics and metagenomics as well as

Promoting "academic entrepreneurship" in Europe and the United States: creating an intellectual property regime to facilitate the efficient transfer of knowledge from the lab to the patient

Full browser ?

CITE

Site: Follow: Share:

Open / Close