The 7 Deadly Sins and the TAO

<b>The 7 Deadly Sins and the TAO</b>
Use the TAO wisdom to overcome the 7 Deadly Sins, and live in reality, instead of in fancy and fantasy.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

As If Everything Is A Miracle

This 125-page book is about the wisdom in living as if everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein once said: "There are only two ways to live your life: one is as if nothing is a miracle; the other is as if everything is a miracle."

Life is a miracle; even your breath is a miracle in itself. To live your life as if everything is a miracle, you need wisdom of the body, the mind, and the soul, and they are all inter-connected with one another.

The body perceives all sensations and experiences in the physical world. The mind interprets and registers them in the subconscious mind, which controls the conscious mind in its daily life choices and decisions, resulting in actions, non-actions, and reactions of the body in the physical world. The soul feeds the mind with spirituality that provides connection and interconnection with others through empathy and compassion, gratitude and generosity, as well as love and forgiveness. The body, the mind, and the soul—all play a pivotal role in the wisdom in contemporary living. The essence of this wisdom is their “alignment” with one another for balance and harmony in the being of an individual.

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Stephen Lau



Monday, February 5, 2018

Food Addiction and Food Safety for Healthy Pregnancy


Food Addiction

Certain food aversions and cravings may develop around the second trimester (why: change of hormones changes food taste and smell). Do overcome food aversions and cravings (why: they may lead to problematic stealth nutrients).

Do overcome healthy food aversions and unhealthy food cravings by:
    
Eating mild-tasting vegetables, such as mash potato and sweet yam

Pureeing cooked legumes and strong-tasting vegetables, such as broccoli and cauliflower

Whipping up a healthy smoothie
    
Food Safety
    
Food is never completely sterile and safe (why not: food has nutrition, water, and warmth—an environment for germs to grow). Contaminated food may result in listeriosis, causing miscarriage, preterm delivery, and low-birth-weight baby with symptoms of fever, chills, muscle aches, diarrhea; E. coli infection from contaminated sprouts and vegetables causing kidney dysfunction with symptoms of abdominal cramps and bloody diarrhea; and salmonella poisoning with severe symptoms of eye irritation and painful urination.
    
Do handle and store food safely to avoid bacteria, parasites, and viruses.

Do reheat hot dogs, luncheon meats, ham, and turkey until steaming hot.

Do keep your hands and utensils clean.

Do keep separate cutting boards for meat and vegetables.

Do keep your foods fresh.

Do sanitize the kitchen countertops with homemade cleanser (small amount of chlorine bleach with water).

Do cook food thoroughly.

Do refrigerate or freeze perishables, prepared food, and leftovers within two hours.

Do read food labels to avoid additives and chemicals as much as possible.

Do reduce the consumption of fruits, such as cherries, grapes, pears, and strawberries; and vegetables, such as bell peppers, celery, lettuce, spinach, and potatoes (why: they are more vulnerable to pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group; do consume their organic counterparts).

Don’t eat smoked seafood unless they are thoroughly cooked.

Don’t eat soft cheese made with unpasteurized milk.

Don’t reuse a marinade on cooked food.

Don’t take unpasteurized milk or foods that contain them.
    
Have a healthy pregnancy!

Stephen Lau