Oriental Cucumbers

Serves 4

4 medium cucumbers

1 small red onion

sauce

mix together

2 tablespoons lite soy sauce

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

1 tablespoon flax seed oil or olive or sesame oil

optional: ¼ cup of fresh chopped lemon mint,

or 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds,

or ¼ cup of fresh blueberries

1.   Peel and slice cucumbers

2.   Dice red onion

3.   Whisk sauce together and pour over cucumbers

refrigerate and serve

Potential healing powers

Cucumbers have a high water content of 96.4 %, so it is refreshing and low in calories. Cucumbers are a good choice since some fibros have considerably higher percent body fat levels. This may be due to fibros not metabolizing carbs and fats efficiently.

I can’t say enough good things about flax oil. The use of flax oil has been reported to lower blood cholesterol levels due to its Omega-3 fatty acids. Flax can also enhance immune function and promote anti-inflammatory action.