Macrobiotic diet helped heal rare blood disorder

As part of the diet overhaul, Mr Michael Low gave up hawker food and stopped eating out altogether.

For breakfast, he ate brown rice porridge or whole wheat noodles.

Lunch was brown rice and different types of vegetables and dinner was more brown rice with miso soup and different vegetables.

He ate no snacks and drinks included water and green tea.

According to the “Mind Your Body” of the Straits Times of 20/6/2007, Mr Michael Low said the above macrobiotic diet from 2004 to mid 2005 had helped him recover from a rare blood disorder called Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) also known as pre-leukaemia he was diagnosed with about 4 years ago.

During the said period he was also under medical treatment.

He has changed his line of work and now runs an organic store in Hougang.

He also gives cooking demonstrations to people interested in learning about eating healthier.

'I'm convinced this diet helped me recover and I want to help others who may benefit from it,' he said.