A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
One of our favorite soups is burdock root. The MIL would boil the root with radish and sometimes throw in some mushrooms and dried octopus for a more flavorful taste. The Chinese folks believe that the burdock root aka Gobo in Japanese or ngau pong in Cantonese is full of medicinal properties and health benefits….
My girls never really liked okra or ladies fingers until recently. And that’s with lots of training from both grandma and mummy to alter their taste buds. I think most kids won’t fancy ladies fingers due to the slimy feel and slightly torny texture on the surface of the beans but if these pods are…
These injured palms with red, raw flesh exposed have been the cause of my misery for the past 3 days. The pain and discomfort are making me feel very, very tetchy and moody. Whenever the girls misbehaved, fought, quarelled and disobeyed me, I would holler at them and then I would feel like sobbing (caused…
It is hereditary. I have tonsils and tonsil stones and my #2 has them too. Both my hubs and I have sensitive throats, a heaty body and are very prone to throat infections. This is the tonsil stone that Sherilyn coughed out. No wonder they looked like teeth growing from inside her throat (read…