Have you ever tried Miso Soup? It’s delicious!!! And nutritious. I especially like it on a cold morning like today. Breakfast? YES! why not? It is good for your digetion to start the day off with something warm. It helps keep your internal organs supple and functional. It is known as digestive fire in Aryuvedic medicine. In chinese medicne when someone comes in for treatment of digestive imbalances it is recommended that they eat their food cooked and their drinks are room temperature. In general this is good for everyone in the morning and in the winter.

Japanese and Chinese people have been utilizing the medicinal benefits of miso soup for centuries. As a young child my mother would cook some up whenever we felt like we were coming down with something. There are many varieties of miso. White, yellow, and red in general. This will indicate how long the miso has been aged and how strong the flavor will be. The paste has greater medicinal benefits than the powder. And the longer it has been aged or fermented the more potent the miso has become. The taste will vary, from sweet to salty. Miso paste is made of soybeans, salt, and sometimes with barley, or white or brown rice. Find your favorite and enjoy changing up what vegetables or meat you put into the broth. A great medicinal food to add would be seaweed. Any type works. But I like the flavor of Wakame seaweed, it isn’t too strong and it is one of the traditional seaweeds that is used. Just remember to never boil the miso because it will lose many of it’s amazing benefits. Add it in at the end, after you have cooked all the rest of the ingredients. Bon Apetit and to your health!

 

The 10 scientifically researched benefits of eating miso: 1. Contains all the essential amino acids, making it a complete protein. 2. Stimulates secretion of digestive fluids in the stomach. 3. Restores the ‘good bacteria, probiotics, to the intestines. 4. Benefits digestion and helps assimilation of other foods in the intestines. 5. Is a great vegetarian source of B vitamins (especially B12). 6. Improves the quality of blood and lymph fluid. 7. Reduces risk of cancer. Especially, breast, prostate, lung and colon. 8. Protects against radiation due to dipilocolonic acid, an alkaloid that chelates heavy metals and discharges them from the body. 9. Strengthens the immune system and helps to lower LDL cholesterol. 10. High in antioxidants that protects against free radicals.

 

IN GRATITUDE & HEALTH,

Macushla