Do you feel you eat too much in your supper? You can eat a piece of fruit or a handful of nuts 30 minutes before your meal. Then you won’t feel too hungry before the meal and therefore will not accidentally over-eat.
SEASONAL HEALTH NOTES:
Snow is falling. Winter is here. During the winter season, some people feel a little low mood or low energy. If you feel low, you can: 1. eat a little more red meat, and colorful vegetables, such as red bell pepper, yellow squash, and carrots. 2. go out 10-20 min when it is a sunny day or sit closer to windows to expose your arms and face to the sunshine. 3. go to more social gatherings and talk more to people who have positive thoughts. If you feel cold in your limbs during the winter, you can: 1. eat more beef or lamb cooked with ginger. 2. eat some spicy food, 3. please also eat vegetables with the beef, lamb, or spicy food to avoid inviting too much heat into your body If you have congested nose and then feel ear plugged and/or dizzy, come to have acupuncture treatment is the best and fastest way to get ride of painful, plugged ear and the dizziness. For more seasonal notes, please check the Seasonal Notes on our web site.
RECIPES: Crepe/Pancake – breakfast is the most important meal during a day. A high protein breakfast is ideal for losing weight, improve memory and concentration. When you are tired of just plain eggs, this crepe/pancake recipe can help. Ingredients: 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon flour, a little salt, half green onion chopped into small pieces, ½ tab spoon olive oil or other oil, Instruction: 1. beat the eggs, flour, and salt together until fully mixed, add the onion without beating 2. put the cooking oil in a non-sticky pan, when the oil is warm, pour the egg mix into the pan 3. wait until the pancake cooked on one side, then flip it over until the other side is cooked, done. Serves 1 person.
Have a healthy, happy winter season. Happy New Year
Winter 2010
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