ADVANCE LEVEL 3

Course Highlights

This inclusive course takes an extensive look at the macrobiotic path for developing personal health, environmental sustainability and planetary wellbeing. It covers in detail the root causes of today’s main chronic diseases including cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes while providing you with tools for prevention and natural relief through dietary and lifestyle changes. You will receive practical advice on how to manage other areas of your health and protect yourself from potentially harmful aspects of modern living including increasing pollution, chemical exposure, endocrine disruptors, radiation from electric devises, infectious diseases as well as ultra-processed foods and other poor-quality artificial foods. Throughout the course we will uncover the underlying causes of the current environmental crisis and simple steps we can all take to address the problem including food choices, lifestyle practices and the need for changing attitudes. The course is also meant to help enlarge your view of life and share insights for leading a joyful meaningful life. Additionally, we would also like to inspire you to incorporate macrobiotics into your lifework and together contribute to a healthier, environmentally sustainable and harmonious world. Main features of the course include:

Macrobiotic DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Approach to Health

  • Uncover the dietary, lifestyle and environmental root causes of today’s main chronic diseases
  • Find out how you can prevent and help relieve cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes and cancer by implementing food, cooking and lifestyle changes
  • Examine the scientific evidence revealing the positive health outcomes of practicing a macrobiotic-style plant-based diet
  • Enhance the health of your bones, joints, teeth, eyes and ears
  • Learn how to maintain hormone balance and ward off endocrine disruptors
  • Boost immunity to neutralize infections and help prevent communicable diseases

Planetary Health

  • Find out how our food choices and habits contribute to CO2 emissions and climate change, pollute the environment, contribute to bio-diversity loss and influence life on the whole planet
  • Uncover how you can become part of the climate and environmental solution through attainable dietary and lifestyle changes
  • Learn ways of protecting yourself from pollution, toxins and chemical exposure
  • Get to know how farming in more natural and sustainable ways benefit personal health and can be an effective way to mitigate climate change and environmental degradation
  • Discover how we can create a sustainable and equitable world food culture that can feed us all

Living a Meaningful Joyful Life

  • Get insights about our origin and future prospects for humanity
  • Enlarge your view of life to uncover your potential
  • Find out new ways of living in harmony with nature that foster health and longevity
  • Get tips for aging well and gracefully
  • Become inspired to live a full life with a clear sense of purpose

COURSE COOKING

Cooking in the Advanced-Level 3 Course is about gaining proficiency implementing macrobiotic principles in the kitchen and feeling more confident with your cooking. You will receive more tools for helping care for your own health and also help others improve a wide range of conditions including the new disorders covered in the course. In addition to getting to know about the medicinal uses of foods emphasis will be placed on helping you create healing dishes and remedies to treat particular health problems. This will require a better understanding and application of food energetics than the one covered in the Intermediate-Level 2 Course and the ability to be able to make Yin Yang adjustments in your cooking by yourself. You will also learn new natural applications and a variety of home remedies including plasters, compresses and other simple ways of facilitating healing and fostering health. Some cooking highlights in the course include the following:

• Refine your cooking skills and become confident with your macrobiotic practice in the kitchen • Discover new ways of using cooking for facilitating healing of specific conditions • Become familiar with new simple remedies to help you regain health by yourself from home • Learn how to use food and cooking to help you offset some of the negative aspects of modern living • Adapt your way of cooking to accomplish your goals in life • Enjoy healthy cooking with wholesome plant-based foods and share it with others

Course Format

  1. 24 study sessions that impart the theory

  2. 218 pages textbook for self-study and complement the theory classes

  3. 8 cooking sessions with full menus

  4. Over 60 recipes to help you practice on your own

  5. Personalized guidance and answers to your questions

  6. Course imparted by experienced practitioners who will support and guide you all the way through

  7. Internationally recognized Global Macrobiotics Instructor certificate of completion

Student Testimonials

Patricio does an excellent job at making every student understand easily the in-depth knowledge of ‘Macrobiotics’ which is so essential in our modern society. He presents the theory and imparts the cooking in a detailed, clear, and simple-to-understand elaboration with a hint of humor. Studying with Patricio goes well recommended. Zac Xian, Malaysia
Patricio presents the macrobiotic theory clearly with detail, maintaining interest, relevance, and also including and supported by current, quality academic studies. He was flexible with participants questions and needs, and presented lessons with humor, patience, kindness and wisdom. Studying with him has been a joyous learning experience. -- Cara, Australia
Patricio has a natural flair for applying macrobiotics in the modern environment in such a logical, compassionate and relaxed way that gives us confidence as students to pursue and adapt it for the betterment of our health and humankind. Patricio is also sensitive to the different climatic conditions of each country, making the relevant adjustments to the different local food cultures. Such respect and wisdom is the true work of an authentic macrobiotic teacher and practitioner. Thank you for your kindness, generosity and guidance in my macrobiotic journey. Ming Wah, Malaysia
The Global Macrobiotics Program introduced me to a beautiful lifestyle and a practical way to live a conscious life. I loved the way modern Western nutritional concepts were integrated along with oriental energetic views. Wonderful recipes and healthy peaceful food. Ana Liu Tsz To, China/Taiwan

Course Chapter Outline

Lesson 1: Chronic Diseases: Root Causes, Prevention and Natural Holistic Ways to Relief   

  • Cardiovascular Disease (Including Heart Disease and Stroke), Diabetes

Lesson 2: Chronic Diseases: Cancer   

  • Root Causes, Prevention and Natural Holistic Ways to Relief 

Lesson 3: Scientific Review on the Health Benefits of a Macrobiotic Plant-Based Diet  

  • The Association Between Modern Diets and Chronic Diseases and Plant-Based Diets Lower the Risk of Chronic disease

Lesson 4: Planetary Wellbeing Through Personal Health  

  • The Impact of Our Food Choices on the Environment and in Society

Lesson 5: Today’s Environmental and Declining Food Quality Impacts on Health   

  • The Role of Hormones on Health. Preventing Hormonal Imbalances and Protecting Ourselves from Endocrine Disruptors
  • The Importance of Natural Sustainable Farming for Personal and Planetary Health

Lesson 6: Biological Evolution: Insights from the Past and Prospects for the Future   

  • The Role of Diet and Lifestyle for Aging Gracefully and Enhanced Happiness Throughout Our Life    
  • Benefits of Eating in Harmony with Nature

Lesson 7: Macrobiotic Perspectives on Self-Development for a More Fulfilling Life    

Nine Star Ki/Qi Astrology   

  • Environmental Energetic Influences on People and Society 

Lesson 9: Possibilities of Macrobiotics for Realizing a Healthier, Sustainable and Harmonious World  

Lesson 10: Finding Purpose in Life and Incorporating Macrobiotics into Your Life, Work and Dream

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