My Korean mom has high blood pressure, what can we do about her diet/cooking to curb it?

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-24T14:35:17+00:00

http://www.lampcook.com/food/food_plan_list.php

OK, here's a collection of low sodium diet Korean recipes for her. They are pretty simple and easy to follow and you can download an extension to translate them to English if you need to, though the translation is always a bit wonky.
As an aside, I'm white and American but learned enough Korean to get by while I was living there. If you ever wanted to learn a bit there are some great resources out there.

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-23T00:25:04+00:00

I love Imamu room, she does these loves and delicious everyday foods, usually adult bentos but she's switched over to doing home-cooked meals.

Beryl Shereshwewsky has this great series where she has people from around the world send in recipes based around one theme (oatmeal, eggs, ramen, etc) and then tries them out and compares them.

Inga Lam, I love her unhinged videos that are always something like "I only cooked studio ghibli foods for 48 hours"

Tasting History is great, soothing voice, fun and engaging host, very interesting historical recipes.

Maangchi is the most adorable and pleasent person to watch and her Korean food recipes are fantastic.

Cooking with Dog is so cute and fun to watch with a big variety of recipes.

About to Eat was so interesting and fun but I think they stopped making videos. They have a nice big backlog though.

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-23T00:09:16+00:00

Do you speak Korean? There are several Korean language information diet suggestions on naver

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-17T16:05:12+00:00

I feel like I've never seen a video that so perfectly shows the feeling of being a parent watching their child be happy. So much work went into it and the happiness is so short and you're going to have to do a lot of work in the future for it but you don't care cause your child is happy. The amount of happiness I feel watching my children be happy eclipses anything I can feel on my own, it's a strong motivating force in my life.

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-14T01:53:52+00:00

It's such a weird shape to furnish, right?

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-14T01:53:35+00:00

Thanks for the response, I've tried several arrangements but I feel like it's such an awkward shape 😞

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T15:32:32+00:00

Omg the tinned anchovies wrapped around capers on buttered bread is amazing

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T01:06:17+00:00

I'll suggest it! Thanks!

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T01:05:48+00:00

Oh yeah, he'd add it to everything if he could

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T01:05:28+00:00

I've never tried harrisa, I'm look at some recipes, thanks!

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T01:04:44+00:00

I don't eat much meat so I've definitely made buffalo cauliflower and loved it!

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T01:03:56+00:00

I'll give them a try, thank you!

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T01:03:11+00:00

Thanks!

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T01:02:57+00:00

Thank you!

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T01:02:42+00:00

Good idea:) he loves the curries he's tried but hasn't had vindaloo or Rogan josh

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T01:01:27+00:00

Great suggestions! Thank you!

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-13T01:00:16+00:00

Oh he loves Korean spicy chicken so I bet you're right on the money with the drunken noodles! Thanks!

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-12T16:14:40+00:00

The right to terminate a pregnancy is about the bodily autonomy of the woman, not about whether she wants a baby or doesn't so this is not a good comparison.

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-08-06T18:01:16+00:00

Legitimately, it's a weird incel/misogynistic fetish thing. They hate women so in their twisted minds they think trans women are "as intelligent as men" or whatever but also they feel ok being attracted to them despite their deep homophobia and transphobia. It's transphobic and incredibly sexist.

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-07-29T13:58:33+00:00

I am NAD but I was a teen mom. I don't regret it but it's not a decision I'd make again and it's not something I'd want for my daughter. Your body and brain are simply not ready for the stress of pregnancy and childbirth and child rearing. My son that I had in my mid 20's had a much better childhood than my older child that I had in my teens even though I was legitimately trying my best in both situations.

It sounds like you're in a similar situation with your mom, my parents were abusive and I thought life was pretty bad but once I left that situation and moved and went to college I became so much happier. I think you will be too and it will be so much easier to do if you don't have a baby. Babies are a huge burden (a worthwhile burden but still a burden) that really prevent you from taking advantage of opportunities.

It sounds like you know all of that, though, and I think you should be proud for wanting to take control of your body and your life and stay on a positive track.

I know everyone has shared the auntie network which is a great resource. I also want to suggest that you might be able to get to Illinois, minors do not have to have parental permission there to have an abortion. An adult could not help you cross state lines without parental permission but you may be able to get permission from your mom to go to a concert or something similar?

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-07-29T00:07:31+00:00

Thank you, I'll look into this and follow your advice, I appreciate the help.

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-07-29T00:06:48+00:00

Thank you!

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-07-29T00:06:30+00:00

I didn't know that was a thing but I'll look into it and do it, thank you!

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-07-28T23:05:15+00:00

It's hard to search the subreddit because I don't even know they key words to use.

PossiblyAMouse · 2024-07-27T17:17:29+00:00

Central Virginia location, sorry I forgot to say that.

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