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Vietnam: The Land of Ascending Dragon

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A taste of wellness from Vietnam. Wishing you a happy healthy week
Vietnamese Pho is a very healthy dish. The soup is made up of bone broth, rice noodles, and thinly sliced meat (usually beef). with bean sprouts, fresh herbs like lime and Thai Basil, limes, chiles, and other garnishes.  Một hương vị sức khỏe từ Việt Nam. Chúc bạn một tuần vui vẻ sức khỏe!
Extremely hot temperatures here in Vietnam but definitely enjoying the beautiful meditative gardens. Learning about the art and culture and how the Buddhist way of life achieve daily peace and wellness.
Visited a Pumelo Garden located in the Coconut Island in Ho Chin Min. The goal is to learn the agriculture of growing the green Pomelo known as Bưởi only found in Vietnam.
Part of taking care of the fruit bearing trees include bee pollination . I learned that there is such a thing as Royal Jelly. Royal jelly is a milky secretion made by worker honeybees (Apis mellifera). It’s rich in carbs, protein, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Royal jelly has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties to reduce cholesterol, blood sugar, PMS symptoms, menopause symptoms, and chemotherapy side effects.
 
Pomelos are like grapefruit but with a milder taste. Large and slightly oblong citrus is green and faintly yellow when ripe. You can find it most of the year in Vietnam, and on display during special occasions.

VIETNAMESE FOOD- The Vietnamese food is comprised of lots of green leafy vegetables, herbs, fresh fruits, root crops such as sweet potatoes, taro and more.
FLOATING MARKET-Greeted with a spectacular view of the orange sky from the rising sun. The air is filled with excitement for the floating market.
Along the Mekong river, travellers to Saigon enthused with buying something or anything of their interest at the popular Can Tho’s Cai Rang Floating Market.
The Cai Rang Floating Market, is one of the largest wholesale floating market in the Mekong Delta. It begins around around 04:00 and runs until 10:00.
About six kilometres from Can Tho, or about a 40-minute boat ride.
 
While floating down the river, local fruit vendors, food stalls in boats, merchant vessels carrying loads down the river and houses built on stilts.

Sampan riding at the scenic water ways of the Mekong Delta at Ho Chi Minh City. We toured a coconut farm, and visited Vinh Trang pagoda.

HEALTH & WELLNESS – TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE ORIENTAL MEDICINE- The Vietnamese Traditional Medicine promotes health and prevention of disease through the use over 3,000 herbal plants, meridians, massage acupressure and nutrition. Had an opportunity to learn a lot today! #healingbodyandmind
TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE FOOT BATH- Happy Feet – Happy Heart-
In Traditional Oriental Medicine, the feet are considered as the second heart of the body. Based on the accupressure and reflexology points of the body. In Traditional Vietnamese Medicine, herbal foot baths enhance blood circulation to the body meridians. Foot bath strengthen the bones, joints, and tendons. It also improves metabolism and encourage healthy immune system.
 
The foot bath sachet included over 20 herbs and medicinal plants. The foot is soaked for at least 30 minutes then followed by reflexology massage.

Agriculture in Vietnam is one of main source of livelihood . Filled with rice fields, fruit groves, and kitchen gardens throughout Vietnam include a wide variety of fruit trees (banana, orange, mango, jackfruit, and coconut) and vegetables.

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