pickles made with vinegar and spices if you are healing. Eat pickles, but remember, “Small amounts are best.” Otherwise, you may find yourself “in a pickle,” macrobiotically speaking, too tight. Making your own pickles from a huge variety of vegetables is easy and fun, and extremely economical. I have included one of my favorite pickle recipes for you.


The Magic Plum Pickle One of the most miraculous pickles and powerful digestive aids is the umeboshi (oo-ma-bow-she), a salted, fermented “plum,” closely akin to the apricot. Umeboshi are about the size of a large grape and are red in color, resulting from their being pickled with shiso. This salty- sour


another portion, and if needed, take a third time. Avoid overeating any salted foods. Limit your total intake to one small umeboshi plum (the size of a large grape.) Do not throw away the pit, but save it in a glass jar. You can use it later to suck on, as a remedy for indigestion, or to make an energiz- ing beverage. Sure beats those high sugar, neon-colored sports drinks!


Lino’s Umeboshi “Alligatorale”


This is the best electrolyte and mineral replacing tea I know: Remove the flesh of the umeboshi plum. Take just the pit and simply add it to a quart of spring water. Boil together for 5 minutes. Let this “tea” come to room temperature. For athletes, active people, or those with


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pickle has many medicinal properties that are almost magical. It not only helps you digest food but will help eliminate any type digestive ailment from heartburn, burping, Acid Reflux, flatulence (gas), and MSG discom- fort to food poisoning, Candida Albicans, and diarrhea. This me- dicinal food helps fight infections and relieves sore throats, headaches, and colds. Add a few drops of umeboshi vinegar


to water as a mouth rinse once a day to fight gum disease. Hold a piece of umeboshi plum on a sore tooth to help provide temporary relief for minor toothache pain.


If you have a digestive problem, pull off one quar- ter to one half of


the umeboshi plum flesh and place in a half a cup of tea. Drink the tea and eat the piece of plum. If the problem still persists after half an hour, chew


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anemia. It is a very cooling and re- freshing tea for anyone in the summer time. You may add a dash of grain sweetener if you desire.


Don’t Leave Home Without Them


I never leave home without umeboshi plums in my car, backpack, or traveling bag. I know people whose lives have literally been saved by umeboshi following car accidents, as well as severe illness and food poisoning. The Japanese believe that one umeboshi a day is the best defense against all kinds of infections. That quantity may be too much for us westerners who should eat about two per week to strengthen digestion and the intestines as well as increase the stomach’s digestive juices.


by Lino Stanchich


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