Ready to get lucky? Heed popular Taiwanese Zodiac Master- Ai Er Fei’s (塔羅星座艾菲爾老师) advice then, and swing into the year of the golden dog with better luck, and most importantly health.
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Those Born in the Year of Rat or Pig
Advice from the Master:
Eat more green coloured food
Examples of Fruits:
Kiwi, Green Apples, Green Grapes, Honeydew Melon and Avocado
Examples of Vegetables:
Asparagus, Lettuce, Celery, Spinach, Broccoli, and French Beans
Examples of Fungus & Legumes:
Green Peas, Green Mung Beans, and Green Split Peas
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Green coloured fruits and vegetables contain the pigment-chlorophyll. In our system, the green foods represented those foods rich in isothiocyanates, which aids in the removal of carcinogenic compounds in our body by inducing the enzymes in the liver. Besides, green vegetables are good sources of vitamin K and folic acid. The former is essential in blood clot formation, while the latter is needed to prevent neural tube defects during pregnancy.
Related CNY snack:
Green Pea Cookies (53.33 calories per piece)
Those Born in the Year of Tiger or Rabbit
Advice from the Master:
Eat more red coloured food
Examples of Fruits:
Red Grapes, Strawberry, Watermelon, and Pomegranate
Examples of Vegetables:
Beetroot, Red Capsicum, Rhubarb and Red Cabbage
Examples of Fungus & Beans:
Red Kidney Beans, and Adzuki Beans
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Red foods are packed with the pigment-lycopene. Lycopene may inhibit the population of cancer cells in several ways, such as stimulating the immune system to battle the cancer cells, blocking the catastrophic action of free radicals in the body and lowering the potency of the male hormone testosterone, which can lead to prostate cancer.
Those Born in the Year of Snake or Horse
Advice from the Master:
Eat more yellow coloured food
Examples of Fruits:
Pineapple, Yellow Fig, Yellow Kiwi, and Lemon
Examples of Vegetables:
Potatoes, Corn, Yellow Capsicum, and Winter Squash
Examples of Fungus & Legumes:
Yellow Split Peas
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Yellow coloured foods are rich in beta-carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A. To see the full spectrum of light, our eyes need to produce certain pigments for the cones & rods in our retina to function properly. One of these pigments which are responsible for vision in the dim is rhodopsin. Rhodopsin is formed from Vitamin A cis retinal, and opsin. Thus, inadequate intake of Vitamin A may interfere with the production of rhodopsin, leading to night blindness.
Related CNY Goodie:
Pineapple Tart (93.2 calories per piece, 20 g)
Those Born in the Year of Monkey or Rooster
Advice from the Master:
Eat more purple, black or blue coloured food
Examples of Fruits:
Prunes, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, and Elderberries
Examples of Vegetables:
Brinjal, Purple Cabbage, Yam, and Purple Kohlrabi
Examples of Fungus & Legumes:
Shiitake Mushroom, Black Fungus, and Black Beans
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The blue or purple hues in the foods (stated above) are due primarily to their anthocyanin content. Studies show that anthocyanins may reduce the risk of heart disease by preventing clot formation. Remember to go towards the darker selections, as the darker the hue, the higher the anthocyanins content.
Related CNY Snack:
Black Melon Seeds (222.6 calories per 100 g)
Those Born in the Year of Ox, Dragon, Goat or Dog
Advice from the Master:
Eat more white, orange or yellow coloured food
Examples of Fruits:
Persimmon, Orange, Mango, Papaya, Banana, Pear, and Pomelo
Examples of Vegetables:
Sweet Potatoes, Carrot, Pumpkin, White Radish, and Cauliflower
Examples of Fungus & Legumes:
White Fungus, Shimeiji Mushroom, Chickpeas, and Alfalfa Sprouts
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White coloured fruit and vegetables contain ingredients like beta-glucan EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), SDG (Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside) and lignin which provide powerful immune system support. These ingredients also activate the natural destroyers for all substances dangerous for our body, B and T cells, thus reducing the risk of colon cancer, breast cancer and prostate.
Related CNY Snack:
Kueh Bangkit (15.24 calories per piece, 4 g)
Image Credits (Animal Symbols): Caesar UK
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