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George Ohsawa

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114:, trained in the techniques of Western medicine as a nurse, fell ill and was abandoned as incurable by the Western doctors she had espoused. Three of her children died the same way. The fourth, Nyoiti Sakurazawa, rebelled at the notion of dying of tuberculosis and ulcers in his teens. He took up the study of ancient Oriental medicine which had been officially outlawed in Japan. Sakurazawa was attracted to the unorthodox career of a famous Japanese practitioner, 22: 198:. In this book, as in all the books Ohsawa wrote, he devoted considerable space to explaining how macrobiotics can shed light on many social problems as well as the causes of war, and help bring about a world in which war will be seen as an outcome of an error of judgment, and discarded as an effective solution to social conflict. 217:
appears when the eye is viewed straight on. This anomaly was considered a sign of extreme fatigue that made one accident-prone and slow to react. Samurai were trained to watch for this feature to assist in determining how formidable an enemy would be in hand-to-hand combat. Ohsawa used this diagnosis
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while living in France, and his name is sometimes also given this spelling. He wrote about 300 books in Japanese and 20 in French. He defined health on the basis of seven criteria: lack of fatigue, good appetite, good sleep, good memory, good humour, precision of thought and action, and gratitude.
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and, now, shot to death, all destroyed by the fate of the sanpaku, which is more than coincidence and should be an alarm signal to men and nations, say the Macrobiotics, for thus it has been demonstrated by their leader, George Ohsawa, Japanese prophet of the Unique
141:, which means "All right" or "I'm doing fine" as a reply to the question "how are you doing?"). After several years, he returned to Japan to start a foundation and gather recruits for his now formalized philosophy. In 1931, he published 258:. Ohsawa handed Dufty a package, and said, "Here is a lifetime of writing. Do your best with them. It's your turn." In 1965 Morrow's firm, University Books, published Ohsawa's writings under the provocative title 420: 648: 615: 118:. Thousands of patients had been cured by Ishizuka (through traditional use of food) after they had been abandoned as incurable by the new medicine of the West. 653: 663: 668: 219: 487: 448: 190:
While he was in France, Ohsawa wrote a number of books in French, which were published by Vrin Publishers in Paris. Among them were
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1912: Ohsawa re-establishes his health using Sagen Ishizuka's diet of whole brown rice, fresh vegetables, sea salt, and oil.
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diet recommended by Ohsawa, became an advocate of macrobiotics, and traveled to Paris to meet with Ohsawa and publisher
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in his teachings and adapted it as a more general diagnostic indication of one's general state of health. The
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The 10 Day Re-balance Programme: A Unique Life Plan to Dramatically Improve Your Health and Inner Well-Being
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in Germany since 1796. Subsequently, the philosophy of Ohsawa has been referred to as macrobiotics.
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Ohsawa also created a stir by predicting the deaths of several notable people, including
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into the Japanese diet brought in its wake the beginning of Western diseases. A Japanese
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The Two Great Indians in Japan, Sri Rash Benhari Bose and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
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The following bibliography of the writings of George Ohsawa is from page 218 of
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describes the background ("Nyoiti" is a variant transcription of "Nyoichi"):
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movement, studying with Manabu Nishibata, a direct disciple of the late
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Diet for a Strong Heart: Michio Kushi's Macrobiotic Dietary Guidelines
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Le Principe unique de la philosophie et de la science d’Extrême-Orient
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diagnosis in which a white area below as well as to each side of the
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Clara Schumann and Her Father: A physiological and biological Study
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Later he traveled in Europe and began to spread his philosophy in
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at the age of 19 by applying the ancient Chinese concept of
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Essential Ohsawa: From Food to Health, Happiness to Freedom
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Japanese resistance to the Empire of Japan in World War II
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Japanese author and proponent of alternative medicine
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Acupuncture et médecine chinoise vérifiées au Japon
145:explaining the yin and yang order of the universe. 380:Franklin: A physiological and biological biography 523:L'Ère atomique et la Philosophie d'Extrême-Orient 192:L'Ere Atomique et la Philosophie d'Extrême-Orient 385:Gandhi: A physiological and biological biography 329:La Philosophie de la médecine d'Extrême-Orient 38: 8: 130:as well as the teachings of Sagen Ishizuka. 375:History of China From 2000 B.C. Until Today 205:based on the condition known in Japan as " 649:20th-century Japanese non-fiction writers 164:. After being freed from prison by U.S. 160:and was incarcerated, narrowly escaping 122:Ohsawa claimed to have cured himself of 614:Original teachings of George Ohsawa on 561:New York Herald Tribune Sunday Magazine 482:. Avery Publishing Group. p. 213. 432: 156:ideals, he wrote a book that predicted 572:William Dufty (1965) Introduction to 246:This article caught the attention of 65:. He also used the French first name 7: 597:Michio Kushi & Alex Jack (2003) 396:The Encounter Between East and West 654:20th-century Japanese male writers 220:assassination of President Kennedy 14: 322:Jack et Madame Mitie en Occident 84:Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture 664:Pseudoscientific diet advocates 148:After drawing attention during 1: 558:Tom Wolfe (January 12, 1964) 250:, who, finding relief in the 237:, and President Kennedy, all 106:The gradual introduction of 78:Ohsawa was born into a poor 359:, Paris : Le Francois. 183:that had been advocated by 49:who was the founder of the 25:Young Ohsawa in Paris, 1920 690: 669:Macrobiotic diet advocates 401:Translation and critique: 394:Translation and critique: 274:in 1966 at the age of 72. 343:Acupuncture macrobiotique 39: 478:Carl Ferré, ed. (1994). 443:, London: Random House, 601:, St. Martin's Griffin. 547:New York Herald Tribune 409:The Fatality of Science 317:, India: Sri K. C. Das. 505:Georges Ohsawa (1931) 350:Translations by Ohsawa 244: 120: 26: 308:, Tokyo: Sekai Seihu. 228: 104: 24: 507:The Unique Principle 439:Jon Sandifer (1998) 398:by F. S. C. Northrup 355:T. Nakayama (1934): 338:, Bruxelles: I.D.M.. 196:Cuban Missile Crisis 170:Yamanashi Prefecture 143:The Unique Principle 55:Musagendo Sakurazawa 47:alternative medicine 644:Diet food advocates 586:You Are All Sanpaku 574:You Are All Sanpaku 299:Le Livre des fleurs 284:You Are All Sanpaku 260:You Are All Sanpaku 179:, referring to the 63:Yukikazu Sakurazawa 674:Japanese Buddhists 659:Japanese pacifists 231:Abdul Karim Kassem 185:Christoph Hufeland 175:In 1961, he wrote 116:Dr. Sagen Ishizuka 34:Nyoichi Sakurazawa 27: 521:G. 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alternative medicine
macrobiotic diet
samurai
Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture
Shokuiku
Sagen Ishizuka
Tokyo
William Dufty
sugar
midwife
Dr. Sagen Ishizuka
tuberculosis
yin and yang
Paris
World War II
pacifist
Japan's defeat
death
General MacArthur
Yamanashi Prefecture
macrobiotic diet
Christoph Hufeland
Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
sanpaku
physiognomic
iris
assassination of President Kennedy
Tom Wolfe

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