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We will introduce excerpts from past musubi magazines and books published by Seishoku Publishing.
In the 23rd installment, we will introduce articles from the February 2 issue of Musubi Magazine about how food heals the mind. (all XNUMX times).
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Ashikari Clinic, located in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, provides psychiatry/neurology and psychosomatic medicine.What is unique about the clinic is that it has a kitchen studio inside the clinic, and instead of being a regular cooking class, it offers lectures for beginners based on the concept of nutrition and a "food cooking class" where you can learn nutritional dishes that can be practiced at home. It is opening.Most of the participants are patients, but the general public can also participate in addition to the patient's family members.We interviewed Dr. Iyoko Ashikari, the director of the nutrition class.
In a multipurpose room with a kitchen
About XNUMX-XNUMX minutes on foot from JR Nakano Station.The Ashikari Clinic is located in a residential area facing the school grounds of an elementary school.
On the day I visited for the interview, a cooking class was being held with the theme of "Japanese food for autumn and winter."
Seven participants, including one man, gathered in the multi-purpose room with a kitchen on the second floor.After listening to each person's recent status and physical and mental condition first, Mr. Kazushi Kawamura, a nutrition instructor certified by the NPO Japan Society of Medical Sciences, explained recommended ingredients for winter.
The menu for the day was brown rice mixed with salted and finely chopped Japanese mustard spinach, daikon radish and shark lees soup, and clove-flavored salted apples.
Mr. Kawamura explains that the fish, carrots, onions, and fermented food sake lees used in kasujiru have the effect of warming the body. I talked about trimming.
In addition, salt-boiled apples, which do not use sugar and bring out the natural sweetness with saltiness, contain cloves, a spice that is also used as an anesthetic for Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, and dentistry. I was told that it is also effective in preventing bad breath.
After the general explanation is over, the practical training begins.
Enjoy cooking and socializing
The participants, dressed in aprons, followed Kawamura's instructions and began to prepare the food.
To the question, "Is it okay if I don't peel the carrots?" Mr. Kawamura quickly answered, "It's okay because it's the whole thing."For the salt-boiled apples, I also added the skin and core, which I will remove later.
Tasting after cooking.Chopsticks advance in a peaceful atmosphere.After the meal, Mr. Kawamura gave advice on how to avoid the cold and warm the body, and the meeting was adjourned.
Men who participated (80I heard the story from Mr.
Originally, while my wife was suffering from dementia and went to the clinic, she started going to the nutrition class.She also grows vegetables in her garden.
I was told that I would never make the dishes I learned at home, but I continue to go to the class every time and enjoy interacting with my friends.
Yoga and dementia prevention classes
The nutrition class started with a multi-purpose room on the second floor about four and a half years ago when the clinic moved and built a new building.
In the classroom, students first take four "beginner's courses" to gain an understanding of food in general.
The first is an introduction to diet.You will learn the basics such as the relationship between mind and body and food, Ichibutsu whole and Shindofuji. The second time, how to cook delicious brown rice, foods that strengthen bones, etc. The third time is about vegetables and fermented foods. The second time is how to eat lipid and protein.
The beginner's class is held once a week, and each time, you learn while eating a main dish using brown rice and miso soup.
After completing the beginner's course, there is a "step-up" course.What I interviewed was one of the step-up courses, and I practiced how to prepare my mind and body for each season and various dietary dishes.
There is a fee for both, but if you receive treatment at a clinic, you may be covered by insurance.
In the multi-purpose room, there are physical therapies such as yoga and active muscle health methods, serious dementia prevention classes, and picture letter classes.
Eating brown rice relieves hay fever
We asked Mr. Kawamura, who is the main instructor among the three dietary instructors in the nutrition class.
Through the treatment of her two daughters' atopic dermatitis, Ms. Kawamura met Dr. Zuiyun Wang, director of the Japan Society of Medical Sciences. I was handed a pamphlet.
I immediately applied for the food school, and until then, I changed my family's diet XNUMX degrees and changed it to brown rice and vegetables. bottom.Meat disappeared from her table and her husband and daughter were served fish, but Ms. Kawamura herself tried to eliminate animal products.
It was eight years ago in January when I put up with my favorite sweets and started eating vegetarian brown rice. I was surprised.
My child's atopy gradually subsided, and my husband, who was dissatisfied with his diet, felt the effects of food as his own atopy cleared up and his cholesterol level improved, as well as his health checkup and blood test values improved. was.
A nutrition class was held at the clinic, and Dr. Wang introduced me to teach it.
Participants realize the importance of food
According to Kawamura, nearly XNUMX% of the patients who come to the nutrition class are patients from the clinic, some of whom are not eating well, do not cook, or are unable to cook due to illness. It means that there are people who say.
In the classroom, in addition to lectures, each class is served with brown rice, miso soup, vegetables, fish, and beans as a side dish.Around this time, Chinese medicinal dishes were also introduced.
"No matter how much I talk to them, there are things they don't understand or notice, so the best thing is to have them eat. When I ask people who have taken beginner classes, they say, 'It's different when you eat,' and 'Is there such a difference when you eat?' A lot of people say
For the cooking training, we use ingredients that can be purchased normally at supermarkets, and try to create a menu that can be easily prepared at home.
For those who like meat, he tells them to eat chicken breast as healthy as possible rather than fatty meat.
In addition to cooking, you can also make miso and plum shiso juice.In the past, they even made tekka miso.
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Iyoko Ashikari
After graduating from Nagasaki University School of Medicine in 2 and entering the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Keio University School of Medicine, he gained clinical experience at the National Hospital Tokyo Medical Center, Jiundo Internal Medicine Hospital, Yufukai Hospital, and Keio University Hospital.In September 14, he opened the Akariari Clinic because he wanted to practice community medicine.Moved from June 9.A brain and mind prevention center will be established, and group therapy will also be started.In September 26, the Nakano Ward Regional Cooperative Dementia Disease Medical Center will be operated as designated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
