Do You Know Cinnamon And Orange Go Well Together. Can You Suggest A Recipe That Combines Orange With

Do you know Cinnamon and Orange go well together. Can you suggest a recipe that combines orange with Cinnamon?

For years I used to make vegetables wrong. Overboiling, frying the hell out of it and even steaming it all wrong. But having lived in Hong Kong for a period of years I got an appreciation of the benefits of making vegetables perfectly so it tastes beautiful while losing very little of the nutrients. Take this Gai Lan also known as Chinese broccoli, which funnily enough originated in Europe. All you need is to immerse this in boiling hot water for three minutes are you are done. It comes out tasty, crunchy and with a bit Sesame oil it is fantastic. And it has plenty of fiber to feed your good gut bacteria. Did you know that good bacteria feeds on fiber while bad bacteria feeds on sugar?

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Recently a friend had surgery and the medication he was being given (Oxycodone, Zopidem, Xanax and Clonidine) was making him nauseous to the extreme. After googling possible natural remedies, we discovered that ginger is the best thing for nausea. And we just happened to have some Cinnamon ginger tea. According the healthline ginger gets its medicinal properties from gingerol, the main bioactive component in fresh ginger, as well as Shogaols found more concentrated in dried ginger, with 6-shogaol being its main source of antioxidants. Luckily our Cinnamon ginger tea has the best of both Worlds. We use dried ginger as the base so it should have plenty of shogaols. Then we added premium quality Ceylon ginger oil with 29% gingerol (near the maximum possible) so our tea has gingerol only found in fresh ginger. Finally, we added the best Ceylon Cinnamon Bark Oil to add that sublime taste and its own health properties. No other ginger tea in the market comes remotely close to delivering the real benefits of ginger likes ours. Many manufactures add ginger flavoring and a heavy dose of black pepper and other spices to make up for the weakness in dried ginger which lacks gingerol. Interesting wouldn’t you say? However pregnant woman SHOULD NOT take ginger or cinnamon as it may cause premature uterine contractions, and worsen bleeding. The same applies to those taking blood thinning medications or those with gall bladder disease. Avoid in that case. But if you having nausea from chemotherapy or surgery, have intestinal cramps, experience bloating ginger may be a good solution. Give it a try and let us know. However, you must take ginger in the right dose and frequency as too much will give you heartburn, gas, diarrhea, or stomach pain.  Less is more. There is a sweet spot which varies with the individual.  But the best part about ginger and cinnamon is that keeps your body warm in winter and keeps that blood circulating well. Just a little mind you. Don’t overdo it.

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I got my first Covid-19 vaccination (Pfizer) two weeks ago and going for the second shot soon. As a consummate hypochondriac who has never had a flu shot or taken any medication for 11 years now, I don’t leave anything to chance. First, I exercised to get my body in supreme form but stopped a few days before the vaccine. This ensured the body was calm and not distracted rebuilding muscle tissue when the vaccine entered the body.  Alcohol and OTC pain medication dulls the immune response system. This can result in antibodies that are not as strong.  My fasting diet was halted and replaced with three full meals days prior to the vaccine including a nice breakfast a few hours before the vaccine. While fasting is good, when we begin to fast, the body initially breaks down a number of immune fighting white blood cells. I was building reserve fuel so my body had all the resources to build the best possible antibodies as soon the vaccine entered by body. The vaccine process was pretty simple. I was out of there in all of ten minutes. Wow. Did I tell you I hate needles? Of course, I took the opportunity to do some binge eating. I got myself a nice steak, a generous helping of vegetables, fries and bread. Got a large chocolate cake too. Yes, sugar is the fastest energy source. Admittedly it is a dirty fuel but, in this case, it gets the job done. It was only for a few days.  I really was tempted to pour myself a nice brandy to get the arm pain to go away. It would have gone down well with the steak. The next day the arm pain was a little worse. More irritating than painful. Again, I resisted the temptation to take some Ibuprofen or Advil. You see pain killers tell the body it’s not that serious. The higher the pain the better your body is triggered to mount a robust immune response and build antibodies that can machine gun any Covid-19 vermin that come its way in the wild. Get plenty of sleep. I took the opportunity to binge watch some movies and eat like a pig. It was rather fun. Anyway, that is the story of a hypochondriac getting a vaccine. But I am looking forward to another round of binge eating for the second shot. Apparently, you get the chills for 24 hours so the thermal blanket is ready. Besides I have my Cinnamon ginger tea which we know warms the body. So, all set.

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A celebrate Chinese New Year we thought we should try our hand at a fabulous Chinese style melt in your mouth pork belly with Ceylon Cinnamon, Star Anise, brown sugar and a few simple ingredients. It’s easy to make too. The infusion of Ceylon Cinnamon powder and Star Anise gives this recipe the top note and that intoxicating aroma which is amplified with brown sugar, soy sauce and some sweet cooking rice wine. The aroma is incredible, the taste is rich and decadent and it looks fabulous.

https://www.cinnamonvogue.com/chinese_style_cinnamon_pork_belly.html

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When I used to live in Hong Kong and went to lunch with the office staff the custom was to always eat vegetables first, then protein and finally rice or noodles after a pause. The meal would last an hour at lunch and at dinner it would last maybe 2-3 hours. And each dish would come at intervals. And I used to never feel sleepy after the meal. It got me thinking. Should we save carbs for last and give it a 15-minute pause? A small study from Weil Cornell indicates glucose levels were 29%, 37% and 17% lower at the 30, 60 and 120-minute checks, compared with when carbohydrates were consumed first. They might be onto something. Give it a try and see if your food Coma is eliminated. And eat slowly. That could prevent the sudden rush of glucose. For diabetics this might be even more useful to control blood sugar levels. Apparently your body requires an acid base to digest proteins and an alkaline base to digest starches so keeping them separate might make even more sense.

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