NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS:
Avoid cold water when sweats to avoid chronic fatigue syndrome: You can avoid or
reduce your chance of getting chronic fatigue syndrome. This syndrome manifests through
long periods of feeling tired and weighed down; sometimes, it may result in feelings of
disoriented when drinking hot beverages in hot weather. Instead of cold beverages, you
can drink hot green tea, or mung bean tea (as shown below) to stay healthy.
SEASONAL HEALTH NOTES:
We have had a wild spring and summer so far. The temperature changes dramatically
day by day. Please follow the weather report carefully in order to dress properly daily.
Many common cold, flu, and sinus issues start with dressing improperly for the weather.
Sunshine is beautiful, but it can hurt you if you are over-exposed to it. So, in order to help
your Vitamin D deficiency while not hurting yourself, you should:
1. Stay out of direct sunshine between 9:30am to 5:30pm.
2. If you get red rashes due to too much sunshine, you can put some Tiger Balm on
skin to cool it down. (you can buy the tiger balm for only $2 at our clinic)
3. If you get sun burns, you can put some Burn Healer on it to reduce the pain and heal
faster (only $10 at our clinic).
For more detailed information, check our seasonal notes online.
RECIPES:
Mung Bean Tea is often used to cool the body inside down during the summer in China.
Mung Beans with the green shells on are "cool" in nature. It can also reduce dampness in
your body. So, it can make you feel cooler inside and help to reduce body heaviness.
Ingredients: ½ cup of Mung beans with the green shells, 6 cups of water. Honey or crystal
sugar are optional.
Instructions:
1.Put the mung beans and the water in a pot, bring them to boil.
2.Simmer to medium high for about 20 minutes or until the shells open.
3.You can put the honey or sugar in as an option at the last minute
4.Drink the tea alone or eat together with the beans
It can be served warm, room temperature, or put it into the refrigerator to cool it down
further (not recommended, but it may taste better)
Have a healthy, happy summer season
Avoid cold water when sweats to avoid chronic fatigue syndrome: You can avoid or
reduce your chance of getting chronic fatigue syndrome. This syndrome manifests through
long periods of feeling tired and weighed down; sometimes, it may result in feelings of
disoriented when drinking hot beverages in hot weather. Instead of cold beverages, you
can drink hot green tea, or mung bean tea (as shown below) to stay healthy.
SEASONAL HEALTH NOTES:
We have had a wild spring and summer so far. The temperature changes dramatically
day by day. Please follow the weather report carefully in order to dress properly daily.
Many common cold, flu, and sinus issues start with dressing improperly for the weather.
Sunshine is beautiful, but it can hurt you if you are over-exposed to it. So, in order to help
your Vitamin D deficiency while not hurting yourself, you should:
1. Stay out of direct sunshine between 9:30am to 5:30pm.
2. If you get red rashes due to too much sunshine, you can put some Tiger Balm on
skin to cool it down. (you can buy the tiger balm for only $2 at our clinic)
3. If you get sun burns, you can put some Burn Healer on it to reduce the pain and heal
faster (only $10 at our clinic).
For more detailed information, check our seasonal notes online.
RECIPES:
Mung Bean Tea is often used to cool the body inside down during the summer in China.
Mung Beans with the green shells on are "cool" in nature. It can also reduce dampness in
your body. So, it can make you feel cooler inside and help to reduce body heaviness.
Ingredients: ½ cup of Mung beans with the green shells, 6 cups of water. Honey or crystal
sugar are optional.
Instructions:
1.Put the mung beans and the water in a pot, bring them to boil.
2.Simmer to medium high for about 20 minutes or until the shells open.
3.You can put the honey or sugar in as an option at the last minute
4.Drink the tea alone or eat together with the beans
It can be served warm, room temperature, or put it into the refrigerator to cool it down
further (not recommended, but it may taste better)
Have a healthy, happy summer season
Summer 2010
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