Macrobiotics and Human Behavior

By: William Tara (foreword by Michio Kushi) · Japan Publications, 1984 · 138 pp (OCR'd from scan, 2026-08-08 — OCR notes 122 pages missing, text may be partial)

What it is

A book on human behaviour viewed through macrobiotic principles: how diet, yin/yang balance and the five transformations shape temperament, emotional patterns, and behaviour — with practical guidance for changing habits.

Themes (from OCR + framework)

• Diet ↔ behaviour connection: the macrobiotic claim that food quality/balance directly influences mood, energy and conduct.
• Yin/yang classification of emotions and behaviours (expansive/contractive tendencies).
• Practical lifestyle prescriptions for behavioural change (whole-grain centred diet, chewing, gratitude).
• A practical/self-help tone — written for general readers, not scholars.

Attribution note

Often shelved under Kushi's works (he wrote the foreword), but the author is William Tara — credited correctly in this note.

Caveat

Traditional/self-help philosophy, not clinical psychology — study material only.