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Today I wanted to have a slight change of pace. My focus is to have recipes that are tasty, simple, quick, and inexpensive. This recipe is a little more involved but still pretty easy and a fun change. Sushi is really healthy, but most Americans don’t like the idea of eating raw fish. Today’s recipe is for California rolls a great way to get introduced to Sushi. As for the tip of the day I wanted to change gears there as well. So far it has been about diet and nutrition but this is only the tip of the health iceberg. Today I want to step back and give you an overview of my philosophy and also there is a cool little trick I have to demonstrate the mind body connection.

Jasons Recipe For the Day

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Making Sushi
Your next dinner party can be a big hit by making sushi. You need just a few basic items for the preparation. If you live in a large city, you may find these at your local grocery store. Your best bet is to find an Asian grocery in your city.
Sushi Basks:
A bamboo-rolling mat (Makisu)
Cutting board
Sharp knife
Wasabi- spicy foods increase your metabolism
Pickled ginger
Soy sauce
Making California Roils
California rolls are a great way to introduce sushi to the novice, as there is no raw fish in the roll. This recipe calls for imitation crabmeat, but if your budget can handle the cost, use real crab meat.
Ingredients:
Nori seaweed- has lots of vitamins and minerals
Prepared sushi rice- complex carbohydrates and makes you feel full
Avocado, peeled and cut into sixteenths- a great source of good fat
Imitation crab meat- I think its haddock
Cucumber, peeled, seeded, and julienne- has no calories
Directions:
Cut one sheet of Nori seaweed in half and place on a bamboo mat. With a wooden spoon spread a thin layer of sushi rice on the seaweed leaving a strip uncovered at each end and seal the roll. At one end, add two strips of cucumber, one slice of avocado, and one piece of imitation crab meat. Beginning at the end with the cucumber, avocado, and crabmeat, rolls the seaweed over once. Pull up the bamboo mat and use it to help you roll the rest of the way until you reach the other end of the seaweed wrap. Place the roll seam side down and with a sharp knife cut the roll into ¼ or ½ inch wide rolls

Health Tip of the Day

So far this section has been devoted to nutrition. Nutrition is really important but it is only part of a healthy lifestyle. This is why most diets fail.
Health has three components: diet and nutrition, physical activity, and mental health. These components are all interrelated and interdependent. So some people do have success by following very strict diets or strenuous exercise routines of from psychological intervention. My philosophy is to try to address each part of the wellness triangle in a way that is practical for average people. If you eat better food you will feel better and if you exercise you will feel better and by doing some mental health activities you feel better. Each of these in isolation does have some effect on the other parts but when you address all three you will unlock the power to control your health and life.
Next time I am going to outline an exercise plan that anyone can do and have time for. But for now I want to give a little demonstration of the mind-body connection.
When I studied psychology at Clark University there was a professor researching the mind-body connection. He had a relatively simple theory. He said that not only does the mind affect the body but the reverse is true. To prove it he had a simple experiment. He had people smile and measured their response. We all know that people smile when they are happy, but did you know that smiling will make you happy if you are not. Take thirty seconds right now and smile (its okay if you have to force it) for thirty seconds. You will find that your fake smile will turn into a real one. The Clark professor found that smiling actually makes your body produce endorphins, natural chemicals your body produces that elevate your mood. Another way to promote endorphins is through exercise and tomorrow I will show you a quick, easy, exercise routine that anyone can do and see results from.

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