Nothing beats sitting down to piping hot comfort food in the chill of winter. Here are some recipes that you have to try beat those winter blues:

1.Turkey Chili with Quinoa

What you need

• Fatless ground turkey (half a pound)
• Water (3 and a half cups)
• Sweet onion (1 large, chopped)
• Quinoa (1 cup, rinsed)
• Garlic cloves (4, minced)
• Chili powder (1 tbspn)
• Sweet red pepper (1, chopped)
• Ground cumin (half tspn)
• Tomatoes (1 can, crushed)
• Adobo sauce (1 tbspn)
• Black beans (1 can, rinsed and drained of liquid)
• Bay leaf (1 leaf)
• Cinnamon (1 tbspn, ground)
• Zucchini (1 medium, chopped)
• Dried oregano (1 tspn)
• Pepper (1/4 tspn)
• Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (1, chopped)
• Salt (1 tspn)
• Cilantro (1/4 cup, minced)

Preparation

• Add 2 cups of water and quinoa to a large pan and bring to a boil.
• Lower the heat to a simmer once you see bubbles rising and cover the pan for 15 minutes or till the water has dried.
• Remove the pan from the heat, and sift the quinoa with a fork to make it fluffy. Set it aside.
• Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray and heat it before adding the red pepper, onion, turkey and garlic. Cook over medium heat till the meat and vegetables are cooked through.
• Add chili powder, cinnamon and cumin and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Now add zucchini, adobo sauce, black beans, chipotle pepper, salt, pepper, oregano and the remaining 1 cup of water. Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Once the mixture starts to boil, cover the pan and simmer for half an hour.
• Add the quinoa and corn and allow it to heat up.
• Take out the bay leaf and add cilantro before serving.

2.Apple Crisp

What you need

• Sugar (1/4 cup)
• All purpose flour (1 tbspn)
• Lemon juice (2 tspns)
• Apples (4 medium, peeled and sliced thinly)
• Oats (2/3 cup)
• Ground cinnamon (1/4 tspn)

Topping:

• Brown sugar (1/2 cup)
• Butter (3 tbspns)
• Oats (2/3 cup)
• All purpose flour (1/4 cup)
• Cinnamon (ground, half tspn)

Preparation

• Place apples in a deep bowl and toss with cinnamon, flour, lemon juice and sugar.
• Transfer the coated apples onto an oiled pie plate that can be used in the microwave safely. It should be at least 9 inches deep.
• Mix all dry topping ingredients in a separate bowl before adding the butter. Mix till the mixture becomes crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over the apples in the dish.
• Cover the top of the dish with wax paper and microwave it on high till the apples are soft to the touch. This shouldn’t take more than 5 to 7 minutes.
• Serve with the ice cream of your choice.

Eating comfort food on a cold, winter day can warm you from the inside out. Try these recipes and see for yourself.

In our times Internet is almost the basic source of different kind of information. People can learn foreign languages online as well as find different information about health or medicine. No matter what are you looking for in the Internet, if you seek for professional help, it is better to make sure that sources you are looking for are reliable. One way is to chat with an online doctor.

Home remedies. Are they really good?

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First of all, immune system.

What can we do to improve our immune system to prevent sickness? There are many things we can do. We should look after what we eat so carefully. First of all, eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. They contain lots of vitamins. Also, you can drink green tea which works great as an antioxidant and helps with reducing bacteria from your body. It is so good do drink tea with lemon and ginger, which are especially good for improving immune system so you won’t get sick easily and will not need to search online for self-treatment remedies. If you feel really bad and your condition does not improve within few days, don’t hesitate to see a doctor immediately.

If medicaments do more harm than good.

What if you have seen a doctor and you got an allergy for the medicaments he has prescribed for you? It can happen especially for some kinds of antibiotics. You can understand that you have allergy from having, for example, a rash on your body. This can be a little tricky, because you can notice it only after few days or weeks after using antibiotics. In such case, just try to remember or make a note somewhere the name of these meds, so the doctor in the future would not prescribe you the same product. And if you notice some allergy symptoms during the period of taking medicaments? Just consult your medical again and tell him about that. You may need to change your treatment in such case.

Be reasonable with your health.

You should remember, that you have only one health and you should care about it. Internet can be good for seeking for an information, but should not be the only source for treatment or become an ,,online doctor’’ for you, especially if the problem is more serious. This way you can do more damage than good for yourself. So you should always be careful and take a good care of yourself.

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