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Adrenal Support Chinese Herbs And Pig Stomach Soup (四神汤)

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Chinese medicinal soup formula (Si Shen Tang, 四神汤) consisting of poria, Chinese wild yam, white lotus seeds, and euryale seeds makes one of the classic soup remedies served on the dinner table in many Chinese families and sold by street food vendors. This rendition focuses on easing anxiety and stress by supporting the adrenal glands, as well as resolving stress-induced digestive dysfunctions by supporting the digestive system. Pig stomach was used in this soup recipe to honour the original formula. Like other organ meats, pig stomachs are nutritious and have long been used for medicinal purpose in cooking in the East.

Chinese medicinal soup formula (Si Shen Tang, 四神汤) consisting of poria, Chinese wild yam, white lotus seeds, and euryale seeds makes one of the classic soup remedies served on the dinner table in many Chinese families and sold by street food vendors. This rendition focuses on easing anxiety and stress by supporting the adrenal glands, as well as resolving stress-induced digestive dysfunctions by supporting the digestive system. 

This soup remedy is often served to the diabetics as well, for the herbs have the ability to control blood sugar level, and the soup can be consumed as a meal supplement or replacement.

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Raw Chia Concord Grape Jelly

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Raw grape jelly is a great alternative to cooked ones preserving many of the heat-sensitive antioxidants and enzymes, let alone how much easier it is to whip up a batch. To be honest, I never have pectin stored in the pantry, so these chia seeds are life-savers on days I run out of jam. They thicken up fruit puree in no time while no cooking is required at all. I nicknamed the recipe “instant jam” owing to the fact that I made this raw chia Concord grape jelly in under 5 minutes.

Raw grape jelly is a great alternative to cooked ones preserving many of the heat-sensitive antioxidants and enzymes, let alone how much easier it is to whip up a batch. To be honest, I never have pectin stored in the pantry, so these chia seeds are life-savers on days I run out of jam. They thicken up fruit puree in no time while no cooking is required at all. I nicknamed the recipe "instant jam" owing to the fact that I made this raw chia Concord grape jelly in under 5 minutes.

Chia seeds are high in fiber, omega-3, plant protein, vitamins and minerals. They can be eaten raw or cooked, whole or ground, which makes chia seeds so versatile in recipes. The key to this instant jam is to grind up the chia seeds in a coffee grinder first before mixing with the grape puree. Whole chia seeds will take some time to absorb water and expand. Ground chia seeds work as a thickener Instantly.

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Cucumber Wakame Salad {Video}

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This cucumber wakame salad is my version of the Japanese sunomono salad without refined sugar. Wakame is a seaweed rich in vitamins, minerals and helps to balance hormones among many health benefits. Cucumber wakame salad is a refreshing summer salad to get more sea vegetables into our diet.

{Video Recipe} This cucumber wakame salad is my version of the Japanese sunomono salad without refined sugar. Wakame is a seaweed rich in vitamins, minerals and helps to balance hormones among many health benefits. Cucumber wakame salad is a refreshing summer salad to get some sea vegetables into our diet.

I love the refreshing and tangy sweet taste of the sunomono salad. It’s a dish I order regularly at Japanese restaurants. “Sunomono” just means “made with vinegar”, but does not reflect the ingredients of the salad. Often we see cucumber, seafoods, daikon, seaweeds and other vegetables in a sunomono salad.

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