Healthy Living for a Healthy Lifestyle
Pillar of Whole Foods
Stephen Lau
Pillar of Whole Foods
Stephen Lau
Healthy living means you eat healthy and drink healthy. Healthy drinks must come from natural whole foods with no preservatives, no colorings, no additives. Other than clean water. healthy drinks must provide nutrients.
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Healthy Drinks
by
Stephen Lau
by
Stephen Lau
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The Burdock and Daikon Drink
Burdock root has been used as both food and medicine in Asia and Europe for thousands of years. Recently, it has been used as a nourishing tonic for cancer, liver disease, and rheumatism. Burdock root is a staple diet of the Japanese, who are among the people with the longest lifespan in the world.
Fresh burdock root is available at many greengrocers, Asian markets, and natural food stores in the United States.
Daikon is Japanese radish. Its phytochemicals have recognized healing and anti-carcinogenic properties:
Burdock root has been used as both food and medicine in Asia and Europe for thousands of years. Recently, it has been used as a nourishing tonic for cancer, liver disease, and rheumatism. Burdock root is a staple diet of the Japanese, who are among the people with the longest lifespan in the world.
Fresh burdock root is available at many greengrocers, Asian markets, and natural food stores in the United States.
Daikon is Japanese radish. Its phytochemicals have recognized healing and anti-carcinogenic properties:
| · | It promotes energy circulation. |
| · | It increases the metabolic rate (a weight loss remedy in Asia) |
| · | It treats hangover. |
| · | It decongests the lungs, clears sore throat, colds, and enema. |
The burdock and daikon drink can be taken any time, and as much as you like.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
| · | One burdock root (about 24 inches longe) |
| · | One daikon with green tops |
| · | One small carrot with green tops |
Preparation:
| · | Cut all ingredients into small chunks. |
| · | Place them in a pot with water double the volume of the ingredients. |
| · | Bring to a boil. |
| · | Pour out the content and drink it. |
| · | You can repeat the process. This time boil the content for 10 minutes, and allow them to steep in the pot. |
The Four-Green Drink
Bitter melon, a popular Asian vegetable, is well known for blood glucose control. It contains a substance similar to bovine insulin, which has been shown in experimental studies to achieve a positive sugar regulating effect by suppressing the neural response to sweet taste stimuli.
Celery is a good source of insoluble fiber as well as essential nutrients, including vitamin C, calcium, and potassium. In addition, it may reduce blood pressure, and block cancer cells.
Cucumber has been associated with healing properties in relation to diseases of the kidney, urinary bladder, liver and pancreas. In addition, cucumber juice is an excellent skin tonic, making your skin radiant and youthful.
Green pepper is loaded with vitamin C (a potent antioxidant) and beta-carotene (preventing cataracts).
Make the nutritious four-green drink by juicing them in approximately equal portions. Drink immediately.
The Pine Needle Drink
The pine needle drink is a perfect drink made from evergreen pine needles. Select your pine needles by picking the newest green ones from a pine tree. Wash the pine needles thoroughly. Put them in a cloth bag, and steep it in a pot of boiling water - if you don’t use a cloth bag, then strain the needles before drinking. Cover and let it sit for 30 minutes.
Pine needle drink is loaded with vitamin C and other nutrients to benefit the following:
Bitter melon, a popular Asian vegetable, is well known for blood glucose control. It contains a substance similar to bovine insulin, which has been shown in experimental studies to achieve a positive sugar regulating effect by suppressing the neural response to sweet taste stimuli.
Celery is a good source of insoluble fiber as well as essential nutrients, including vitamin C, calcium, and potassium. In addition, it may reduce blood pressure, and block cancer cells.
Cucumber has been associated with healing properties in relation to diseases of the kidney, urinary bladder, liver and pancreas. In addition, cucumber juice is an excellent skin tonic, making your skin radiant and youthful.
Green pepper is loaded with vitamin C (a potent antioxidant) and beta-carotene (preventing cataracts).
Make the nutritious four-green drink by juicing them in approximately equal portions. Drink immediately.
The Pine Needle Drink
The pine needle drink is a perfect drink made from evergreen pine needles. Select your pine needles by picking the newest green ones from a pine tree. Wash the pine needles thoroughly. Put them in a cloth bag, and steep it in a pot of boiling water - if you don’t use a cloth bag, then strain the needles before drinking. Cover and let it sit for 30 minutes.
Pine needle drink is loaded with vitamin C and other nutrients to benefit the following:
| · | Eyesight |
| · | Fatigue |
| · | Heart disease |
| · | Kidney ailments |
| · | Sclerosis (inflammatory nerve disorder |
| · | Varicose veins |
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