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Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Broccoli For Life
Dr. Andrew Weil has a new book, Healthy Aging. This landed him on Larry King's show, which only proves that even people with honorable intentions make mistakes. Even so, Dr. Weil was able, not surprisingly, to press his refreshing attitudes about longevity. He talked of his mother, who in her 90 plus years enjoyed reasonable health, and squeezed all of her pain into a short period before death. That's the goal, Dr. Weil argues. And it's valuable advice. My mother, who was not a reader and never heard of Dr. Weil's 8 Days To Optimum Health (his previous popular book) had a similar performance, dying at 86 after only a few months of illness.8 Days To Optimum Health contains Weil's wonderful broccoli recipe, which I have used only 287 times, and which has changed every guest's view of that under-rated green miracle.
I offer it here how I do it, adapted from his recipe:
1 bunch of broccoli, or broccoli crowns
fresh ginger, according to taste
3 cloves garlic (unless you get gas, which broccoli tends to produce anyway)
red pepper flakes
olive oil
water
Skin broccoli, and put small pieces in the pot. Cover with ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes. Add just enough olive oil and water to make steam. Cover, and cook for five minutes, until you can put a fork in the broccoli. But don't overcook.
You will become addicted to his, I guarantee it, though I can't guarantee you'll live your Biblically alotted 120 years.
Posted by:Lary Bloom at 10:45 AM
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