Your 28-Day Total Health Plan - Day 25

Day 25: Be a KPC

No, I don’t mean you should be a busybody; KPC here means Keeping People Connected. Make it a point today to call an old friend out for lunch or just to chat. Or if you work in a big company, invite someone you seldom talk to, to have lunch together. Get more involved in your community – find out how you can volunteer at a local organization or in your church. Or simply, look around your house and see what perfectly good items you do not use, that you can bless others with, or offer your skills and services to those who can benefit from it.

Now is also a good time to show gratitude to people who have made a difference in your life. It has been shown in several research studies that gratefulness actually gives you more energy (Emmons & Mcullough, 2003), can help you sleep better and lowers your anxiety level (Korb, 2012), and can help you feel physically better due to increased levels of serotonin and the trust hormone oxytocin.

Amazing! So, guys, thank you for reading and following my suggestions so far!

Today’s Recipe

Here’s another seafood brown/black rice recipe you can try.

INGREDIENTS (serves 4)

½ cup brown/black rice

½ cup quinoa

30gm prawns

30 gm fresh scallops

30 gm fish fillet

2 tbsp soya sauce

pepper to taste

1 tsp ginger juice or a slice of ginger

1 tbsp pure coconut oil

2 ¾ cup stock (chicken or ikan bilis)

DIRECTIONS

1.   Rinse and drain the rice and quinoa.

2.   Shell prawns and devein. Cut fish fillet into bite-size. Marinate seafood in soya sauce and pepper.

3.   Bring stock to a boil in a big clay pot or non-stick pot. Add rice and ginger juice and bring to a boil over high heat, uncovered. Lower heat and cook for 10 mins.

4.   Spread seafood and coconut oil on top; cook for another 6 mins, uncovered.

5.   Turn off flame and cover the lid for 5 mins or till dry before serving.

Today’s Exercise

Continue with the exercise you started yesterday – whether it’s dancing, swimming, skipping or just your walk-and-run routine. What’s important is that you just do it.