Thursday, July 24, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Goodness of BARLEY
Subject: Healing and cleansing with barley
> To:
>
> This is a great piece of information on barley ( Cantonese called Yi Mai Sui ). To all beer lovers, please take note of the thing about the malt suger. Probably now you know why you always love your beers!!!!
>
>
> > > FRESH INGREDIENTS: Healing and cleansing with barley
> >
> > > High in fibre, barley is also a kidney cleanser..
> > Better yet, regular
> > > intake of it helps prevent heart disease. EU HOOI KHAW
> > writes.
> > >
> > > BARLEY water was always a regular drink when we were
> > still living at
> > home.
> > > Whenever we had to go for a medical exam that included
> > a urine test,
> > my
> > > mum would make us drink barley water a day before it
> > to make sure we
> > got a
> > > positive result!
> > >
> > > My mother was a wise woman. I later found out from an
> > Australian
> > > naturopath that barley is known to be a kidney
> > cleanser, and he
> > happily
> > > downed glasses of it at a meal we had in a coffeeshop
> > here.
> > >
> > > Barley is good for your intestinal health too. Try to
> > eat the barley
> > > grains you find in your drink or sweet broth with fu
> > chook (beancurd
> > skin)
> > > and ginkgo nuts.
> > >
> > > It's high in fibre which feeds the friendly
> > bacteria in the colon and
> > > helps speed up the transit of fecal matter in it. In
> > this way it helps
> > > prevent haemorrhoids and colon cancer.
> > >
> > > The propionic acid and beta glucan from barley's
> > insoluble fibre also
> > help
> > > lower cholesterol and prevent the formation of
> > gallstones.
> > >
> > > Eating barley regularly is a preventive step against
> > heart disease as,
> > > besides the fibre content, it is also high in niacin,
> > a B vitamin good
> > for
> > > lowering cholesterol.
> > >
> > > Diabetics should eat more barley as the fibre will
> > prevent blood sugar
> > > levels from rising too high. It also provides relief
> > from constipation
> > or
> > > diarrhoea for those suffering from Irritable Bowel
> > Syndrome.
> > >
> > > Barley is rich in selenium which prevents cancer and
> > relieves symptoms
> > of
> > > asthma and arthritis. It is a good source of
> > manganese, copper and
> > > phosphorous.
> > >
> > > Malt sugar comes from sprouted barley which, when
> > fermented, is an
> > > ingredient in beer and other alcoholic beverages.
> > >
> > > Barley, whose Latin name is Hordeum vulgare, has been
> > cultivated for
> > more
> > > than 10,000 years.
> > >
> > > Since ancient times, barley has been used for healing
> > purposes and has
> > > been known to the Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks and
> > Romans. Athletes in
> > > Greece and Rome in those days were known to eat barley
> > bread to give
> > them
> > > strength.
> > >
> > > Besides the usual things we do with barley, I enjoy
> > having it in a
> > western
> > > soup. The larger pearl barley is used and I love the
> > sticky bite of
> > it.
> > >
> > > Here's a recipe for barley soup:
> > >
> > > Barley soup with roasted garlic
> > >
> > > 1 cup pearl barley
> > >
> > > 5 cloves whole garlic, roasted
> > >
> > > 2 litres chicken stock, steeped from 1?chicken breasts
> > simmered in
> > three
> > > litres water
> > >
> > > 2 tbsps vegetable oil
> > >
> > > 2 large onions, diced
> > >
> > > 2 carrots, diced
> > >
> > > 2 stalks celery, diced
> > >
> > > 150g turkey ham, cut up
> > >
> > > 1 tsp ground white pepper
> > >
> > > 1?tsps sea salt or to taste
> > >
> > > 1 tbsp chopped parsley
> > >
> > > Method
> > >
> > > 1. Wash barley and soak it in a bowl of water for
> > three hours. Drain.
> > >
> > > 2. Heat oil in pan and fry onions. Add carrots and
> > celery, then the
> > barley
> > > and fry for three minutes.
> > >
> > > 3. Add chicken stock, pepper and roasted garlic and
> > simmer over low
> > heat
> > > for at least an hour, or until barley is soft.
> > >
> > > 4. Add salt to taste and serve the soup garnished with
> > chopped
> > parsley.
> To:
>
> This is a great piece of information on barley ( Cantonese called Yi Mai Sui ). To all beer lovers, please take note of the thing about the malt suger. Probably now you know why you always love your beers!!!!
>
>
> > > FRESH INGREDIENTS: Healing and cleansing with barley
> >
> > > High in fibre, barley is also a kidney cleanser..
> > Better yet, regular
> > > intake of it helps prevent heart disease. EU HOOI KHAW
> > writes.
> > >
> > > BARLEY water was always a regular drink when we were
> > still living at
> > home.
> > > Whenever we had to go for a medical exam that included
> > a urine test,
> > my
> > > mum would make us drink barley water a day before it
> > to make sure we
> > got a
> > > positive result!
> > >
> > > My mother was a wise woman. I later found out from an
> > Australian
> > > naturopath that barley is known to be a kidney
> > cleanser, and he
> > happily
> > > downed glasses of it at a meal we had in a coffeeshop
> > here.
> > >
> > > Barley is good for your intestinal health too. Try to
> > eat the barley
> > > grains you find in your drink or sweet broth with fu
> > chook (beancurd
> > skin)
> > > and ginkgo nuts.
> > >
> > > It's high in fibre which feeds the friendly
> > bacteria in the colon and
> > > helps speed up the transit of fecal matter in it. In
> > this way it helps
> > > prevent haemorrhoids and colon cancer.
> > >
> > > The propionic acid and beta glucan from barley's
> > insoluble fibre also
> > help
> > > lower cholesterol and prevent the formation of
> > gallstones.
> > >
> > > Eating barley regularly is a preventive step against
> > heart disease as,
> > > besides the fibre content, it is also high in niacin,
> > a B vitamin good
> > for
> > > lowering cholesterol.
> > >
> > > Diabetics should eat more barley as the fibre will
> > prevent blood sugar
> > > levels from rising too high. It also provides relief
> > from constipation
> > or
> > > diarrhoea for those suffering from Irritable Bowel
> > Syndrome.
> > >
> > > Barley is rich in selenium which prevents cancer and
> > relieves symptoms
> > of
> > > asthma and arthritis. It is a good source of
> > manganese, copper and
> > > phosphorous.
> > >
> > > Malt sugar comes from sprouted barley which, when
> > fermented, is an
> > > ingredient in beer and other alcoholic beverages.
> > >
> > > Barley, whose Latin name is Hordeum vulgare, has been
> > cultivated for
> > more
> > > than 10,000 years.
> > >
> > > Since ancient times, barley has been used for healing
> > purposes and has
> > > been known to the Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks and
> > Romans. Athletes in
> > > Greece and Rome in those days were known to eat barley
> > bread to give
> > them
> > > strength.
> > >
> > > Besides the usual things we do with barley, I enjoy
> > having it in a
> > western
> > > soup. The larger pearl barley is used and I love the
> > sticky bite of
> > it.
> > >
> > > Here's a recipe for barley soup:
> > >
> > > Barley soup with roasted garlic
> > >
> > > 1 cup pearl barley
> > >
> > > 5 cloves whole garlic, roasted
> > >
> > > 2 litres chicken stock, steeped from 1?chicken breasts
> > simmered in
> > three
> > > litres water
> > >
> > > 2 tbsps vegetable oil
> > >
> > > 2 large onions, diced
> > >
> > > 2 carrots, diced
> > >
> > > 2 stalks celery, diced
> > >
> > > 150g turkey ham, cut up
> > >
> > > 1 tsp ground white pepper
> > >
> > > 1?tsps sea salt or to taste
> > >
> > > 1 tbsp chopped parsley
> > >
> > > Method
> > >
> > > 1. Wash barley and soak it in a bowl of water for
> > three hours. Drain.
> > >
> > > 2. Heat oil in pan and fry onions. Add carrots and
> > celery, then the
> > barley
> > > and fry for three minutes.
> > >
> > > 3. Add chicken stock, pepper and roasted garlic and
> > simmer over low
> > heat
> > > for at least an hour, or until barley is soft.
> > >
> > > 4. Add salt to taste and serve the soup garnished with
> > chopped
> > parsley.
Yours Sincerely,
Anthony Ng
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