Korean pickled white radish

Main Ingredients

• 5 Cups Korean Radish (About 1½ lb)
• ⅓ Cup White Vinegar
• ⅓ Cup Water
• ⅓ Cup White Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt

Directions

 

Peel the Korean radish.

 

Slice the radish into ½ inch slices.

 

Cut the radish into ½ inch cubes.

 

Mix ⅓ cup of white vinegar, ⅓ cup of water, and ⅓ cup of white sugar, and 1 tsp of salt in a mixing bowl until the sugar dissolves. It is important to use white vinegar. Flavored vinegar will change the taste. You can add more sugar or vinegar; however, with my experimentation, a 1:1:1 ratio for the vinegar, water, and sugar tastes the most delicious.

 

Mix in the radish.

 

Put it in wide bottomed container and leave it at room temperature overnight. Then place it in the refrigerator for about 2 to 3 days before serving.

 

It not only tastes good with Korean fried chicken, but it tastes great with other greasy food as well. I will post the Korean fried chicken recipe soon.  Enjoy! Tonight for supper, we ate KFC popcorn chicken with this pickled radish. It was delicious.  If you feel lazy to make fried chicken, eat this with KFC chicken instead. 😉 You will love it. hehe

Where does cancer spread?

The most common sites of cancer metastasis are, in alphabetical order, the bone, liver, and lung. Although most cancers have the ability to spread to many different parts of the body, they usually spread to one site more often than others. The following table shows the most common sites of metastasis, excluding the lymph nodes, for several types of cancer:
 

Cancer type	Main sites of metastasis*
Bladder	Bone, liver, lung
Breast	Bone, brain, liver, lung
Colorectal	Liver, lung, peritoneum
Kidney	Adrenal gland, bone, brain, liver, lung
Lung	Adrenal gland, bone, brain, liver, other lung
Melanoma	Bone, brain, liver, lung, skin/muscle
Ovary	Liver, lung, peritoneum
Pancreas	Liver, lung, peritoneum
Prostate	Adrenal gland, bone, liver, lung
Stomach	Liver, lung, peritoneum
Thyroid	Bone, liver, lung
Uterus	Bone, liver, lung, peritoneum, vagina

*In alphabetical order. Brain includes the neural tissue of the brain (parenchyma) and the leptomeninges (the two innermost membranes—arachnoid mater and pia mater—of the three membranes known as the meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord; the space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater contains cerebrospinal fluid). Lung includes the main part of the lung (parenchyma) as well as the pleura (the membrane that covers the lungs and lines the chest cavity).

Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own insulin-producing pancreatic cells.

 Most patients must be treated with insulin for their entire lives to prevent the blood sugar glucose from reaching levels that damage tissues and threaten life. 

Although Type 1 diabetes accounts for only 5 per cent to 10 per cent of all diabetes cases, it usually affects many more years of patients’ lives than the Type 2 variety.

Long called juvenile diabetes because the majority of cases are diagnosed in children and teenagers, Type 1 diabetes can also start in adulthood, prompting the name change to Type 1.

Unlike the more gradual onset of Type 2 diabetes, the signs and symptoms of Type 1 diabetes often develop rather quickly. 

They can include increased thirst, frequent urination and bed-wetting in children who previously did not do that. 

Other signs include extreme hunger, unintentional weight loss, irritability, fatigue, weakness, blurred vision, and in women and girls, vaginal yeast infection.

The disease is diagnosed by blood tests for glucose and a substance called A1C, which indicates blood glucose levels over time. 

It is true that a high level of psychological stress in families has been associated with an increased risk of obesity, which can raise insulin resistance and a greater demand for the hormone. 

But the new study, published in the journal Diabetologia, took body mass index into account, suggesting that being overweight did not influence a child’s risk of developing Type 1 diabetes.

Keeping blood glucose levels as near to normal as possible through injections of insulin or use of an insulin pump, along with controlled diet and exercise, is the surest way to prevent or delay complications of Type 1 diabetes. 

The NEW YORK TIMES

Extra virgin olive oil is good for cooking

The only olive oil I recommend is extra virgin olive oil.

It is derived from the first pressing of the olives and contains numerous bioactive substances, including powerful antioxidants and Vitamin E.

Vitamin E's main purpose is functioning as an antioxidant within the body. There, it helps fight free radicals that can cause damaging chain reactions in our cell membranes.

Because olive oil is high in antioxidants and Vitamin E, it has quite a bit of natural protection from oxidative damage.

Bottom Line: Olive oil contains Vitamin E and many powerful antioxidants. These substances protect the oil from damage during high heat cooking.

Olive Oil is Resistant to Oxidative Damage

Healthy meals for a day

一日三餐该吃什么？

萧医师为大家提供一天三餐应该吃怎么吃的建议（本文附上食谱）：

★ 早餐：番薯粥 + 煮鸡蛋 + 培根两片

早上醒来，一碗暖暖的番薯粥可以宽肠胃、通便秘，益气生津；全熟的白水煮蛋，因为其蛋白质含量可以很好地被吸收；培根在口感上协调了清淡的主食，开胃消食，能补充足够的热量。

★ 午餐：糙米饭 + 冬瓜薏米排骨汤 + 酸奶水果沙拉

吃糙米饭可以避免摄入过多的热量，又增加饱腹感；冬瓜薏米排骨汤能清热解暑，健脾祛湿；酸奶水果沙拉可以促进肠胃蠕动，促进消化，清热解油腻。

★ 晚餐：番茄蘑菇意大利面 + 菊花枸杞红枣茶

晚餐尽量不吃煎炸爆炒或肉类等不消化的食物，而番茄和蘑菇都是热量低又营养，配上意大利面，酸甜可口，促进消化；菊花枸杞红枣茶，菊花可以清热祛风，预防感冒头痛，枸杞可以滋补肝肾，红枣可以补血安神，帮助睡眠。