Special Fertilizer !?

for my intestinal flora : )

since the antibiotic swept away friendly bacteria in my guts, ill have to re-cultivate my intestinal flora all over again....

here are my super probiotic fertilizer.

(from top left)

natto--fermented soy bean

soy sauce --2 year fermented

umeboshi pickled plum

miso -- fermented soy and rice paste

tempeh --fermented beans/grains

and those are the basic macrobiotic foods.

and with these, no need for supplement or pills.

after all, this is the time to start gardening.

im so looking forward to having a new "garden" : )

**choose organic, naturally/traditionally fermented ones.

many of them added additives and alcohol for easy/mass production and do not contain real probiotics.

Jin's Spring Sprouts Salad

enjoy what the new season has to offer!

all kinds of sprouts are available at green markets now.

these young, green, a bit tangy stuff help cleanse the liver, which is overloaded---and overworked-- during winter.
isn't it amazing that the nature just offers us what is best at the right time?

i made this "spring salad" with sprouts, seaweed, soba noodle,and quinoa with ginger/sesame dressing.
yum yum yum!

*recipe
cook soba noodle, drain
soak sea weed mix, and drain
cut sprouts
(if you add quinoa or beans, cook and drain, too)

for dressing
grate fresh ginger
1 to 2 tbs of soy sauce
1/2 tsp of sesame oil
squeeze a bit of lemon or lime (or brown rice vinegar)
toss everything, and done. so easy!

Spring, and the next New Moon

spring has officially come!
cherry brunch i got from union square green market has started to bloom!!

26th, thursday is the New Moon.
so im planning to cook azuki bean this week, and do "mini fasting" on thursday night.
my little new moon ritual to be in harmony with the moon : )

also, the new moon is the start of another moon cycle.
good time to make wishes or plans.
how about writing down a list on a notebook?

and Love......

and having someone who takes care of you when you are sick with TLC....
that's the best medicine and treatment.
and i was so lucky...... : )

thank you xoxo

After Thought ---- Thank you, flu !?

Ancient Asian medical philosophy, such as Yin Yang (Macrobiotics) or Ayurveda, say that colds/flu is a healing crisis as well as a self-cleansing process.

When your blood gets too dirty and your body system gets overloaded, your body naturally starts to cleanse itself with a help of viruses from outside.
And after colds/flu, your body is purified, and immune system is stronger.
You are a whole new person.

The best is to avoid this uncomfortable “cleansing experience” by keeping your body clean and healthy.
But if it happens, instead of “attacking” the viruses with antibiotics, it’s better to let them do their job and wait till it’s gone. --- of course, sometimes it’s not that easy…..

And of course, I don’t want this to happen again.
---I was really miserable!
And as much as I want to hate the flu that made me suffer, maybe I should “thank” or at least “appreciate” their job.

I was listening to some songs right after the flu, and I started to cry for no apparent reason.
And It felt like some suppressed emotion was released. --- I don’t know what yet, though.

Maybe I needed this experience now.
To release “toxin” on physical and emotional level.
To be a whole new person.

And when could be a better time than spring : )

flu and my way of quick recovery 4

Monday morning, when I woke up, I had a bit of headache, but it was gone once I had my usual morning drink "umesho tea" ---umeboshi, ginger and soy sauce with mugwart tea--, and brown rice breakfast.

Still feeling not perfect, but went to the gym and did moderate exercise.
By noon, my appetite was back to normal, so I had usual macrobiotic lunch, and drank strong green tea. ---organic green tea leaf from Japan.

Almost there!
To finish up my treatment, I had an acupuncture treatment, focused especially on immune and digestive system.

By evening, I felt almost normal.
48-hour flu experience was closed…..

flu and my way of quick recovery 3

By early evening, I felt a need to get some fresh air, so I went outside, walked around the corner, then went to receive a quick massage.

For dinner, I made simple macrobiotic meal, ---soba noodle soup with carrot, daikon, kabocha, tofu, and of course, brown rice.
Soba noodle is easy to digest yet contains lots of nutrient, especially protein.
So this is a great meal when you are sick with no big appetite.

At night, I did mugwart moxa on my body---hot herbal cautery.
Mugwart has a big sterilizing power and has been used in Asian countries for centuries.
And went to bed…..