Dr. Khin Maung Lwin (FAME) - Kitchen foods and health

I am happy to be able to write this informative book that can be used in the public. It is especially valuable for housewives to know that the information provided is important and that the nutrients can be reduced or destroyed due to incorrect cooking methods. The saying “food is medicine, medicine is food” is becoming more and more true. It is very necessary to eat healthily to have a healthy life. If you do not eat right, you will be far from being healthy.

The author of this book is Dr. Khin Maung Lwin (FAME). Most readers will probably already know him from his articles, books, and television broadcasts. He has received numerous domestic and international awards and honors. He is a graduate of the University of Medicine (2) and has been in contact with the author for many years as a medical student, intern, and military doctor. The book is presented in a high-quality manner with clear color photographs, nutritional charts, and photographs of related figures. It is a reminder that the kitchen is the center of family health in our homes.

Professor Dr. Myint Maung Maung

(EMERITUS PROFESSOR)

Member of Myanmar Press and Media Council

Author Ju's first publication order

Those close to me know that I am not a good cook. In other words, I am not a good host. Even our late co-writer, Min Lu, seems to have heard about it through word of mouth. That is why, when he wrote a novel in Kalya Magazine, he included a cooking competition between Waing Shantong and Ju Shantong. My sister Than Myint Aung told me about it before Kalya Magazine was printed and distributed. At that time, I did not know those Shantongs. I did not know Korean dramas. Even Than Myint Aung had not explained the details. Khin Swe Oo was called Mae Mae Oo, and Kalya was called Mae Mae Win, and the two of them helped Shantong and Waing Shantong to win their own people. My sister told me the story.

As I spoke, I was very interested in the result. I couldn’t hold back and asked, “Who will win in the end, sister?” I asked, not knowing. I still remember Than Myint Aung’s gaze at me at that moment. “Is that a question?” she scolded me. Oh, yes. Everyone in the circle knew that a good cook is a bad host, and Ko Min Lu, who often tasted his publisher’s dishes, must have known. Who did Ko Min Lu win? I didn’t dare ask Than Myint Aung again, but laughed. I felt a little impatient. Oh, come on. Dean didn’t know my work, so I made fun of him with a novel. I wanted to invite Dean to dinner once. I had to let him go. Then he would want to continue writing the second volume of Shantung’s story. However, Ko Min Lu was lucky that he never got to taste my work until he passed away.

Now, please write me an order. Dr. Khin Maung Lwin, who wrote the book on kitchen foods and health, has asked me to do so. In fact, if the great teacher Dr. Daw Myint Myint Khin, whom we affectionately call Mammy, were still alive, this order would be written by Mammy. Mammy is a great cook. Mammy’s book on healthy Myanmar food is a book that we cherish and read often. The book on how to cook in the microwave is also a book that we can read without wasting time and effort. When we go to Mammy’s house, we are very excited because we are partly waiting for the variety of dishes that Mammy will serve. Whatever the reason for my order, I will write this book now. If someone close to me asks me what I have to do with kitchen foods and health, I have an answer ready. I am very passionate about the art of cooking. I have a passion for collecting cookbooks from all over the world. Sometimes, when I'm far away, I'm so interested that I even save them for later viewing on the internet.

The teacher's book is a book that provides knowledge not only to housewives but also to the entire public. The book provides knowledge with comprehensive scientific information. It describes the nutritional value and health value of vegetables and seeds that we often add to our daily meals from a health perspective. It also includes knowledge about the side effects that sometimes occur during the processes of growing, storing, and selling these vegetables, so our readers will benefit greatly.

I have never eaten chili seeds or guava seeds. I am afraid of appendicitis. If chili seeds or guava seeds get into the appendix, they will block it and cause appendicitis. Three or four of my closest friends have had appendicitis surgery. One of them has a rotten appendix. It is just a matter of time before it bursts. I am a doctor and I am always proud of myself for knowing more than others, but after reading Dr. Khin Maung Lwin's book, I had to reconsider whether tomato seeds were among the seeds I had avoided. Yes. I did not avoid tomato seeds that much. When I cooked, I usually squeezed the tomato seeds out before cooking, but when I made a soup, I added the seeds and ate them. I have also noticed that tomato seeds can cause appendicitis.

When I read the part about tamarind, I remembered my late father. He was a scholar of Burmese medicine. Tamarind was a medicine that my father used to take. “Daughter, please bring me some ripe tamarind and some salt.” I would put a little ripe tamarind in a tea bowl, add a little salt on the side, and give it to my father. Tamarind has a laxative effect. It has the ability to remove bad things that stick to the intestinal wall.

I first noticed another side effect of chili peppers when I went to Mandalay to see my father, Dr. U Htun Thin, for treatment of hepatitis. If chili peppers are moldy, they contain a toxin called alpha-toxin. It causes cancer. Is it scary? I have seen moldy peppers often. I used to wash the sticky, blue mold off with water and scrape it off, and then grind the dried chili peppers. It was then that I realized how many years we had been eating them without knowing. I had to think about it in the future.

Potatoes are also interesting. We Burmese people love potatoes very much. Fried potatoes are consumed all over the world. We have heard about the toxins contained in raw potatoes, but few of our housewives know why and how. I am grateful for the detailed description of Solanine in the teacher's book. I read with interest about fried potatoes that can cause cancer. Reading about the harmful effects of saturated fat and trans fat can be very beneficial for readers.

When I read about soybeans, I remembered my younger sister and her son. When my younger sister visited Yangon, she had left her little son, who was less than a year old, with us and went out for a while. Before he came back, his little boy’s cheeks and arms had started to turn red. We looked at him in shock. Why? We didn’t use mosquito repellent. We didn’t get any. We didn’t have a cat at home at that time. If that was the case, it must have been the dust that I blew on the broom. Since the red rash from allergies is caused by the release of histamine in the body, I thought it would be better if I gave him an antihistamine that would counteract the histamine, so I broke a small Citrine tablet, which is similar to Barbiturates, and gave it to him. When Ma Shwe Yu returned, she was shaking. However, as we searched for answers, we wondered if Ma Shwe Yu herself was the culprit. Ma Shwe Yu drank soy milk. She drank it from a local bottle, not the usual one. And she breastfed her baby. Let's see. Is soy milk one of the foods that can be absorbed into breast milk?

Later, the mother will stop drinking soy milk and will be careful not to let the child drink soy milk. There is no need to worry because children will naturally develop tolerance by the age of three or four. However, it is better to give them soy milk after testing. Another thing is that in our country, soy allergy testing is not yet in vogue. Fortunately, the child Pisikwe is now at the age of graduating from the tenth grade and going to university. Now, he drinks soy milk occasionally and nothing happens.

While reading Dr. Khin Maung Lwin's book, I was filled with endless thoughts and memories, and I had a lot of feelings. I had one wish for sure: I would cook a healthy meal with confidence.

27/11/2015

Jew (27, 11, 2015)