macrobiotic

adjective

1. of or relating to macrobiotics or its dietary practices.
2. of, relating to, or serving macrobiotic food: a macrobiotic restaurant.
3. long-lived.
4. lengthening the life span.

noun

5. a person who adheres to the principles of macrobiotics or who follows its dietary practices.

adjective

1. of or relating to macrobiotics
2. of a diet comprising only food conforming to the principles of macrobiotics

adj.also macro-biotic, “inclined to prolong life,” 1797, from Greek makrobiotikos “long-lived,” from makros “long” (see macro-) + bios “life” (see bio-). The specific reference to a Zen Buddhist dietary system dates from 1936.