Jasmin’s random thoughts on health, life, environment and family.
I just discovered something awesome!
A pink terry cloth shower cap which I bought from Daiso for RM5 (USD$1.50). I’ve always been using plastic cap all this while. Can you imagine how much of these goes to the landfill?
I feel so guilty now.
An Indian study published in the Journal of Human Hypertension confirmed that the guava fruit help reduce high blood pressure and high blood fat reading.
Half the participants (73 people) ate 1 pound – 2 pounds of guava daily for 4 weeks. The other group had a different diet. Blood pressure decreased an average of 5%. Fat reading decreased an average of 5-8%.
~ Guava As Medicine by Ingfried Hobert MD & Harald W. Tietze ~
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This raw sugar is definitely more nutritious than white sugar and it contains many natural minerals. This raw sweetener should not be confused with Indian jaggery or the Mexican & South America panela which are usually made from unrefined sugarcane juice.
Click here to see how it looks like http://bit.ly/bccTZR
There’s all types of sweeteners. Right now, white sugar, honey and raw agave are popular. There’s also raw cane sugar and maltose. The (liquid) maltose is very popular with the Chinese. It’s made by first grinding long grain rice into powder. It’s then cooked with malt and fermented. The final product has a golden light honey color and it’s less runny than honey.
Maltose benefits the Qi, moistens the Lungs and relieves coughs due to dry lungs.
You’ll be able to find Maltose in most Chinese grocery stores in major cities around the world, and thankfully, most have the English word “Maltose” on it’s label. If not, ask for Màiyátáng or 麦芽糖
Click on this link to see how it looks like. http://yeqiang.com/v-web/gallery/albums/jiayao/maiyatang.jpg
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I just read about purslane salad. The common purslane is actually what we here call the Japanese Rose. They grow like no tomorrow here. Click on this link to see how the plant looks like like http://mynicegarden.blogspot.com/2009/07/beauty-of-portulaca-grandiflora.html
Then, check out this interesting recipe. The leaves… are bitter. http://www.eatmytortes.com/smoked-trout-sandwich-and-purslane-salad/
According to the internet, Middle Eastern people use this vegetable often.
ps I’d like to add in some images of the flower, but I can’t. Something wrong with the upload. I will definitely put them up once the setting has been fixed.
