"Macrobiotics" derives from the Greek term makro (big) and BIOS(life).
Macrobiotics is a diet and lifestyle. The macrobiotic lifestyle advocates full living, implementing the old aphorism "healthy soul in a healthy body". The Japanese George Ohsawa (1893-1966) is the main person responsible for spreading this culture in the West. He considers, in this art/science, that the main food for human beings are whole grains, eaten boiled, roasted, toasted, sprouted, and in countless forms of preparation and presentation. As a complement to whole grains in the macrobiotic diet, fresh vegetables and fruits are consumed.
To better clarify those who are used to the scientific view of these subjects, an important topic to be highlighted is that much attention is paid to the sodium-potassium balance when choosing and preparing food. The proportion of these in the diet should approximate the proportion that exists in the cells of the human body. This does not mean that we need an analytical table of the occurrence of these two elements in the various foods. The ability to discern these characteristics comes with practice, through observation and meditation on the concepts of Yin and Yang, the main pillars of Eastern dialectical thought.