Not only is Michio Kuchi a heavy smoker....I know someone who was very
close
to him....worked at the top of one of his companies...and said he
really
didn't follow his own precepts at all.  He would eat all kinds of junk
food
all the time.  Not to say that macrobiotics doesn't work.....it's
really an
individual issue.

To me raw has always worked best...and I don't worry about
combinations
really.  Everyone has to find what works best for them I guess.  Life
is
short....do what you will with it.

George