DEAR SHIITAKE,
My friend was recently diagnosed with cancer. I feel she has many unresolved emotional issues that need to be addressed for her to heal. She is a private person and has not shown any interest in the emotional release techniques I think will really help her. How Do I get through to her?
Concerned Friend,
Vancover, BC, Canada
Hi SHIITAKE!
I heard that you grew up in a macro household. Did you ever find it hard when people asked you what you were eating when you brought your brown rice balls along to school or work or on an airplane (and have them mistaken for weapons of mass destruction)? Did the other kids at school make fun of your natto, sauerkraut on sourdough sandwiches? How do your friends react to your macro lifestyle?
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Macro Student,
London England
Shiitake’s mailbag has been overflowing with questions since her debut in the last issue of Macrobiotics Today. Here she answers one reader’s question.
How do you handle going to potlucks? We went to one last night, and I didn’t have time to prepare a special dish, which is unusual. Everything there had something in it that I’ve been avoiding. However after a weekend worth of cooking at a restaurant I was tired and hungry. I opted to eat a small bowl of food. I blessed it and hoped somehow these foods would nourish rather than harm me. I avoided the truly unhealthy items and went for the best. It was yummy. I usually don’t have nutmeg pesto lasagna, garlic mashed potatoes, and salad with honey in the dressing – not to mention the little truffle afterwards! Yes, I am feeling guilty. But despite a little tummy ache this morning and the knowledge that I may be more sensitive today, I feel pretty good. I’m definitely enjoying my miso soup and barley cardamom porridge with a few raisins and a touch of brown rice syrup. Wondering how you deal with these gatherings? Thanks.
Lysia Jones (no known
relation to Shiitake)
from North Carolina
