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I have started doing cooking classes. So much fun! It is a great way to impart knowledge of the medicinal spices and what food are beneficial for opening up the flow of prana so that the vitality of the mind/body can be maintained.

I make Turmeric take centre stage. Turmeric is the super spice that benefits: liver and bile, thickens and thins the blood when cooked in food, enhances complexion, reduces allergies, improves wound healing, improves digestion, boosts immune function, balances urinary system, enhances men’s fertility and women’s physiology by purifying the uterus providing a better environment for the fetus and also purifies mother’s milk.

Coriander support kidney function, fennel cools the liver and helps digestion as does cumin.

However these spices must be used in proper combination and cooked into food so that they and their essential oils may communicate properly with our enzymatic systems and neurotransmitters. Yes the intestinal tract produces neurotransmitters!!!

Vaidya Mishra developed a special "green protein" which is lightly steamed greens - 1 pound of greens that you wilt down.They turn a bright green color and then this is blended with home made paneer and spice mix. It is delicious and has a very beneficial effect on auto-immune diseases and people with low iron.

Off course it is most important to have good source of probiotics by making your own yogurt. One of Dr. Mishra's star pupils - Dr Maryanne Teitelbaum sees this as essential in almost everyone and if you have been on antibiotics you might even need to take a good product like Natren - three strain probiotic.

Eating seeds that cook up like grains, Quinoa and Amaranth, is a good idea. Not only are they a good source of proteins but also supply minerals like Zinc.

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