The Kushi Institute is the leading center for macrobiotic education in the world, promoting individual and planetary wellness through the teachings of macrobiotics. Macrobiotics is a system that is used to create optimum health by using both ancient wisdom and modern knowledge to ascertain the underlying causes of an individual's current health challenges by making adjustments to their food and lifestyle choices. Not simply a "diet," macrobiotics recognizes the profound effect that food, environment, activities and attitude all have on our overall health.