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Sponsorship will provide support for Cartersinclair Feeding Program

CarterSinclair Org announced that Choy Sum Food Company has signed on as a Program Sponsor to support Cartersinclair outreach program, Spoon Feeding.  It is a community-based outreach campaign that brings information about the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of a healthy lifestyle to the La Quinta community.

The Marketing officer will also tackle how to stay healthy and still enjoy Chinese food by planning ahead, choosing wisely and watching how much you eat.  Choosing traditional food dishes that are high in fiber, vitamins and minerals, and low in fat. Choosing beans, peas, tofu, bean sprouts and dark green vegetables such as Chinese broccoli, choy sum, watercress, Chinese chives, Chinese yard-long beans and amaranth also known as Chinese spinach.

Also pointed out other Chinese vegetables that are rich in iron like Chinese mushroom, seaweed and black fungus. Go for the mung beans (green gram beans), yellow bean and black bean dishes for soup or desserts with artificial sweetener. Sweet potatoes are also high in fiber and very nutritious . Whole wheat and rye bread and cornbread are good sources of fiber and are good for everyone.

As the sponsor, Choy Sum will support Carter Sinclair Org’s mission to prevent the onset of diabetes within La Quinta community and help those who are already living with the disease.  Support will emphasize importance of diabetes information from the CarterSinclair Org, including information about making better food choices.

“Food plays an important role in the prevention and management of diabetes,” said Mary Scott, MS, RD, a certified diabetes educator and nutritionist at La Quinta “Many of the behaviors needed to prevent type 2 diabetes and diabetes-related complications – behaviors such as meal planning and physical activity – are shaped by an individual’s culture and values.

Most people over the age of 20 have diabetes and are at raised risk for severe complications such as heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, and amputations.  Cartersinclair Org wishes people to know that it is possible to enjoy Chinese food that is both delicious and good for everybody by making simple changes to ingredients and cooking methods.

Carter Sinclair Org is non-profit organization that helps monitor health status, inform and educate people about health issues. Research for new approach and modern solutions to health problems. For more information please visit www.cartersinclair.org.  Email at info@cartersinclair.org

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Chinese food therapy (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: Sh Li) is a practice of healing using natural foods instead of medications.
Chinese food therapy is a modality of traditional Chinese medicine, also known as Chinese Nutrition therapy. It is particularly popular among Cantonese people who enjoy slow-cooked soups. One of the most commonly known is a rice soup that goes by many names including congee and jook. This is a traditional breakfast of Asian people all over the world. Congee recipes vary infinitely, depending upon the desired health benefits as well as taste.
Chinese food therapy dates back as early as 2000 BC. However, proper documentation was only found around 500 BC. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine also known as the Niejing, which was written around 300 BC, was most important in forming the basis of Chinese food therapy. It classified food by four food groups, five tastes and by their natures and characteristics.
Philosophy about food
The ideas of yin and yang are used in the sphere of food and cooking. Yang foods are believed to increase the body’s heat (eg. raise the metabolism), while Yin foods are believed to decrease the body’s heat (eg. lower the metabolism). As a generalization, Yang foods tend to be dense in food energy, especially energy from fat, while Yin foods tend to have high water content. The Chinese ideal is to eat both types of food to keep the body in balance. A person eating too much Yang food might suffer from acne and bad breath while a person lacking Yin food might be lethargic or anemic.
Cantonese classification of food
Cantonese people pay much attention to the body’s reaction to food. Food items are classified accordingly, and diet is adjusted based on the body’s conditions. In effect, many Cantonese people practice food therapy in day to day situations. The following is a list of common food classifications:
Cantonese name
rough translation
related symptoms/effects
examples
cures
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dry fire (yang)
causes dryness of skin, chapped lips, nose bleed etc.
chili pepper, deep fried food, dried meat, lychee.
any yin or cooling food
??
wet heat (yang)
causes mouth sore, urinary burning etc. probably due to the acidity or alkalinity.
mango, pineapple, cherry.
chrysanthemum, sugar cane (??), Imperata arundinacea (??), Prunella vulgaris L. (???)
??
cold cooling (yin)
causes dizziness, weakness, pale or green face (low oxygen level in blood) etc.
watermelon, cantelope, honeydew and certain kinds of melon-type fruits or vegetables, green tea.
any boosting or dry fire food
?
blocking
cause indigestion, stomach gas etc.
all fibrous food, e.g. yam, chestnuts
haw (fruit ??), malt (??)
?
poisoning
causes pus or swelling in wound, outbreak of acnes, hemorrhoid etc.
duck, goose, bamboo shoot, all shellfish
abstinence at outbreak
??
greasy
causes gastric upset, runny stool, outbreak of acnes etc.
all greasy food, e.g. bacon etc.
abstinence at outbreak
??
clear cooling
mild yin type that counteract the dry fire type. Also listed as yin when overused.
beer, lettuce, sugar cane (??), Imperata arundinacea (??), American ginseng.
not needed if not overused
??
nourishing
moisturizing, soothing
apple, pear, fig, winter melon, longan, ??, lotus seed, lily bulb etc.
not needed
????
boosting
replenishes blood and Qi. Also listed as dry fire when overused.
Mutton, snake, wild games, beef, red dates (??).
not needed if not overused
????
vigorating
circulating blood and Qi.
red wine, Korean ginseng.
not needed
??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ?? etc.
generating, strengthening
improves various internal functions
various
not needed
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Chai neez, Chineese, Chinice, Chinase- the commonly misspelt word is the favorite kind of cuisine for anyone of us. Hakka noodles, Schezwan rice, Manchurian balls or Chicken fried rice we love all of them. Given a chance to eat something else from the normal roti and sabji we would all choose Chinese food over other options.

Earlier available only in selected read expensive restaurants, you can now see Chinese food available in all restaurants or simply on road side Chinese stalls/ tehlaas.

But little did we know that the Chinese food what we get in India doesn’t even match half to the original Chinese food from China. The Chinese food we get in India is Indian Chinese and not the real Chinese. So, we answer the basic questions like – How is Indian Chinese different then real Chinese food?  Is Indian Chinese healthy?

Indian Chinese food is definitely different than Chinese food. The following factors make it different:

Maida: Maida or refined while flour is used widely in preparing Manchurian balls and wantons. The noodles which you eat in variety of Chinese dishes are made up of Maida. Maida is refined white flour, it has poor nutritional value as most of its nutrients are lost in refining process. Moreover, maida has high glycemic index, which results in increase in your blood sugar levels and triglycerides in the blood which can lead to various other health issues hampering your digestion process.

Sodium: Chinese food is high in sodium content. The amount of salt which is used in various dishes is high in proportion and can have ill effects on the body. Increased sodium levels in the body can lead to water retention, increases blood pressure that  increases the risk of cardiovascular and kidney diseases.

Artificial colors: Along with various kinds of sauces, there are food colors which are added to dishes to make it more attractive. But little do we know that intake of these chemicals in high proportion can have harmful side effects like gastrointestinal problems and can cause allergies.

Apart from the above things, the Chinese food is oily. The preparation that Indian Chinese requires contains excess of oil. This excess of oil makes Indian Chinese a bad choice for those with heart problem and who are losing weight, further the quality of oil used in the roadside stalls is also questionable. To read more about Indian Chinese food: Is it really healthy?

This article is about the China vacations and you can find some useful information in it if you are planning your China vacations now.

As a Beijinger, I am here to recommend you some cool places for your shopping in Beijing:
1. Guanyuan market:
It is like the outlet in the U.S. and you can get very good deals here. This place is many people’s first choice if they wanna do some shopping in Beijing. You can get all kinds of stuffs here:clothings,dresses,shoes,boots,handbags,t-shirts,etc. The address is: 7th St. Guyuan,Beijing.

2. Dongsi:
The clothings in the northern street of Dongsi are mainly in the casual style and very personalized. In the stores of the southern street of Dongsi, they sell the professional dresses. The stuffs in Dongsi is not bad and you can get very good deals if you are good at bargaining. The only bad comments I got is that some shop owners are snobbish.

3. Jiayi fashion square:
It is in the opposite of Kunlun Hotel and close to Yansha Shopping Mall. There are some stores selling imported goods here and the price is a little bit high comparing with other places in Beijing. These stores are in very good business and you can not bargain here. 

4. Xidan Huawei:
This place is pretty cool and I will recommend the stores in the 7th floor. You can get many cool stuffs there if you have very good tastes in clothings.

5. Zhongliang square:
There is a store named “New Romance” in Zhongliang square. I like it although it is not a cheap store. Another notable store here is called “Hot Wind”. It is a shoes store. The shoes there are very fashionable and the price is pretty reasonable. It is always in very good business and I once met a famouse Chinese pop star Mangjiang in the “Hot Wind”.

6. Wudaokou:
Most stores here sell the Korean and Japanese style clothings. You can get very good deals if you are good at bargaining. There is also a cinema named “Wudaokou Cinema” here. The Beijing Language and Culture University is here and lots of Korean and Japanese students live here. This is why the stores here all choose to sell the clothings in Korean or Japanese style.

7. Zoo market:
It is another famouse outlet in Beijing. This market is close to the Beijing Zoo and you can find lots of good stuffs here. I like the Korean style clothings here and everything here is very cheap.

8. Lady’s Street:
It is close to the embassy areas of Beijing. The most popular clothings here are in the Korean and Japanese style. I like a little store here named “MP3 Korean Clothings”. It sells the sportswears and many Korean and Japanese customers visit here too.

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