Georges Ohsawa (Yukikazu Sakurazawa) was born in Kyoto, the old capital of Japan, on October 18, 1893. He is the author of over three hundered books, ten of which have been published in France since 1926. His best seller is A New Theory of Nutrition and Its Therapeutic Effect, written and published in Japan in 1920 and now in its seven-hundredth edition. He has spent thirty years introducing Oriental culture to Europe while simultaneously interpreting the culture of the West for Japan. Among his many translations into Japanese are Man, the Unknown by Alexis Carrel and The Meeting of East and West by F.S.C. Northrop. Japanese name, Sakurazawa Nyoichi Contents Works by Georges Ohsawa Preface by Shayne Oles Suehle Foreword Preface-From Health to Peace To My readers Chapter I Macrobiotics and Oriental Medical Philosophy The Purpose of This Book The Philosophy of the Far East Chapter II What is My Therapy? Unhappiness, Illness and Crime Incurable Disease In Man Three Categories of Cure What We Must Not Cure Satori Courage, Honesty, Justice Tolerance Chapter III The Seven Conditions of Health Chapter IV If You Have Faith You Should Have Infinite Freedom You must Be Your Own Doctor Chapter V Ten Healthful Ways of Eating and Drinking Chewing Less Liquids Delicious Macrobiotic Cuisine Good Things to eat Chapter VI Principal Food Chapter VII Special Dishes Chapter VIII Yin-Yang Theory Macrobiotic Table of Foods Remarks Macrobiotic Recipes Editor's Note Chapter IX Suggestions for Macrobiotic Treatment of Disease Macrobiotic External Treatment Chapter X Specific Dietary Suggestions for Disease Chapter XI Macrobiotic Food for Infants Schematic Feeding Table for Infants General Care of Young Children Bio-chemical Transmutations Macrobiotics and Old Age Chapter XII On Cooking Salt-A New Superstition Folk Medicine Your Case History Appendices I. Preview of the Death Certificate for a World Civilization II. The Order of the Universe; Twelve Theorems of the Unique Principle; The Seven Stages of Judgment; The Seven Stages of Illness; The Origin of Man's Thoughts and Actions; Dictionary of Macrobiotic Terms; Footnotes; Bibliography; About the Author