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Immune Strengthening Tonic Soup |
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008 12:11 |
IMMUNE-STRENGTHENING TONIC SOUP
Makes about 4 servings
Prepare this delicious soup once a week to take advantage of the immune-boosting properties of astragalus, shiitake, and maitake.
1 ounce sliced astragalus root
1 piece (1 inch) fresh ginger root, peeled and slivered
1/4 cup basmati rice
8 cups vegetable or chicken stock
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup sliced carrots
1/2 sliced parsnips
1/2 cup chopped fresh shiitake mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped fresh maitake mushrooms
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, minced
4 tablespoons light miso, or to taste
1/4 cup minced cilantro
1/4 cup minced parsley
Simmer astragalus, ginger, rice and stock in a covered pot for 1 hour. Saute onions, carrots, parsnips, shiitake, and maitake in olive oil for 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute minute. Cook vegetable mixture to the soup pot, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove astragalus slices.
Pour a little hot broth into a small bowl, and dilute the miso in the broth. Add to the soup pot along with cilantro and parsley. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand 5 minutes before serving. |
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Do Your Skin Care Products Contain These Chemicals? |
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Sunday, 04 October 2009 00:00 |
Why don’t you run and get a bottle of any of the skin moisturizers that you are currently using. You might find that your personal care products contain one or probably more of many possibly dangerous ingredients. Here are a few of the most common suspicious ingredients:
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