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Today’s recipe is one of my favorites. I know I always say that but I eat this one almost every week. It shows you how healthy any type of cuisine can be. Today’s tip may be the most important one yet. It is about how a simple (?) spice may change your life.


-Jason Reischutz, Editor

Jasons Recipe For the Day

Super Healthy Italian Delight

Italian food is very healthy for the most part. Try to avoid lots sausage and other smoked meat. This recipe is my version of a traditional Italian meal.

Garlic. 1 fresh clove or a teaspoon of minced garlic or garlic powder. Garlic is a powerful antioxidant. It also has antiviral powers. Besides that it has been shown to have other health benefits.

Onion. 1/2 of a large onion. I usually use red onions because they are sweet when you cook them. You can use any onions you like they all contain antioxidants.

Bell peppers. (optional) Use any color that you like, one or two large peppers will be enough. Peppers raise your metabolism and contain antioxidants.

Tomatoes. Two or three tomatoes. Tomatoes have been shown to prevent cancer and heart disease. Among other things they contain lycopene a powerful antioxidant.

Fresh or dried basil. This is way better with fresh basil. I use six or seven large leaves rolled up like a cigarette then sliced into strips.

Olive oil. Good fat and tasty.

Your choice of Meat (optional) I use lean chicken but you can use tofu or well drained beef. If you can afford it, shrimp is also delicious in this recipe.

Salt and Black and Red Pepper

Put olive oil in a large pan and put over medium heat. Finely chop garlic and chop onion. (If you are using garlic powder add it in at the end). Throw in pan. Chop all your peppers and tomatoes. Throw in pan. At some point, cook your meat, you can even use left over meat in this recipe. I use chicken and bake it while the vegetables are cooking. Let the vegetables cook until the onions turn brown and the peppers and tomatoes are soft. Chop up meat into bite sized pieces and add to pan. Add salt and red and black pepper and basil to taste. Stir a few times and enjoy over whole grain pasta or rice. This is also delicious on a whole wheat roll.

Health Tip of the Day

Yesterday I mentioned that I think Cinnamon is the most powerful spice. Recently the US government was studying how different foods affect your blood sugar. They had a very unusual result; they found that apple pie actually lowers your bloods sugar. Since it is almost all sugar they were surprised. So they studied the ingredients and found that the cinnamon was lowering people’s blood sugar. Further research showed that cinnamon stimulates insulin production and mimics and enhances the action of insulin. This is huge if you have diabetes or hypoglycemia. You may be suffering from one of these conditions and not even know it. As many as 80 million Americans are undiagnosed hypoglycemics. Some symptoms to look out for are: Frequent thirst and urination, dry skin, mood swings and cravings for sweets. These conditions occur when we are not able to control our blood sugar. Our insulin is supposed to do this but does not in many people.
Unbelievably, cinnamon may be the cure. Even insulin dependant diabetics have controlled their diabetes with cinnamon. If you have any of the above symptoms, eat some (½ a teaspoon) cinnamon every morning (and see your doctor). You can put it on you cereal, toast, or in your coffee (coffee is bad for you) or tea. A great way to include cinnamon in your diet is my Super Healthy Oatmeal Recipe(Issue #1). It is in the first issue of this newsletter available from the main site. Even if you do not have diabetes or hypoglycemia adding cinnamon to your diet will help you control your appetite. Your homework is to eat some cinnamon every morning. Try it for a week and see if you pee less and are less thirsty.

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