中国农历新年旅游用药提示和健康的食品的食谱

臨近中国农历新年，許多華人可能有出国旅游和探親訪友的计划。对于那些没有出国旅行计划的華人可能會计划在加拿大與朋友和家人共進晚宴。

在这个月的博客，我们将提供新年旅行药物一些有用的貼示，以及一些健康和美味的食谱！

看看我们的新网站：

www.mycustomcarepharmacy.ca

旅游药物：

对于享受安大略省药品福利（ODB）的老年人计划前往國外超过3个月的，最好是尽可能早跟你的药剂师商量配藥计划。这是因为ODB对配出國度假的药物數量有限定，这取决于你上次配药的時間和你手上還剩多少药。

例如，如果你刚拿了3个月的药物，你可能无法获得6个月的藥量。所以一定要你知會我们的药剂师，我们可以帮助你计划好，以确保您能够获得最大的旅游所需药物。我们也将帮助你填写一份确认您的旅游计划所需要的文件。

在美健药房，这项服务是免费给你。

旅行疫苗:

        

告诉你的医生以確認你是否需要相应的疫苗來預防您在旅行中得病。有些疫苗是需要在您旅行前的1-2个月就要给予。您也可以考虑口服疫苗，Dukoral，以防止旅行者的腹泻。这些常见的疫苗在美健药房都有现货。

健康和美味的食谱：

         

美健药房目前出售零热量，零糖分，零碳水化合物，可用于煮餐的醬料。下面是兩款選用濃厚和辛辣烧烤酱的美味食谱。

不要忘了報名參與我们的

免费烹饪示范活动

在 2016年1月31日

与国内知名的减肥厨师

丹尼尔 Verati！

2-4pm，

在美健药房电话  905-305-0111

预订您的座位！

                                                    

牛肉煮中国白菜 (4人份)

• 1 1/3 磅的加瘦牛肉碎
• 6 杯切碎的中國白菜
• 2 杯切成片的青椒
• 1 茶匙Walden農場的燒烤麻辣醬
• 2 瓣大蒜剁碎
• ½ 扎香菜剁細
• 6 湯匙醬油
• 2 茶匙橄欖油
• 海鹽，辣椒適量調味

加入油之前先加熱炒鍋，加入碎牛肉煮5分鐘。倒掉多餘的油，把肉放一邊。加入青椒煮幾分鐘然後加蒜，再加入中國白菜煮軟，加入醬油，鹽和辣椒調味。加適量燒烤麻辣醬，文火煮1分鐘。頂配香菜。

每份：卡路里356，21克脂肪，32克蛋白质，10克碳水化合物

                                           

四川風味的西蘭花煮火雞(4人份)

• 1.5 磅的火雞胸脯肉切成1英寸的方塊
• 6 杯灼過水的椰菜花
• 2 杯青椒
• 2 湯匙剁碎的姜
• 1/3 杯Walden農場濃厚的辣味燒烤醬
• 2 湯匙橄欖油
• 2 湯匙醬油

將燒烤醬和醬油放入小碗裡，備用。在炒鍋或大煎鍋里高溫熱油。

加入火雞煸炒3-4分鐘，直到熟透。用漏勺裝起。

倒入油，加入蔥，蒜，生薑到鍋里。攪拌約30秒。添加西蘭花和辣椒。炒3分鐘，直到蔬菜是香脆嫩滑。加入火雞和混合好的醬料。翻炒約1分鐘或至湯汁濃厚。

每份：卡路里373，18克脂肪，蛋白质38克，15克碳水化合物。

预祝大家新年快乐, 身体健康!

Chinese new year travel medication tips and healthy food recipes!

As we approach Chinese New Year, many of us in the Chinese community may have plans to travel abroad to see our friends and family. For those of us that are not travelling, we may be planning dinners and gatherings for our friends and family here in Canada.

In this month's blog, we will provide some useful tips on travel medications, as well as some healthy and tasty food recipes for the new year! Don't forget to visit our new website: www.mycustomcarepharmacy.ca for more info!

Travel medications:

For seniors covered under the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) that are planning to travel for more than 3 months, it is best to talk to your pharmacist as early in your vacation planning as possible. This is because there are some government restrictions on dispensing vacation drugs supply under the ODB, depending on when you got the medications last and how much medication supply you have on hand.

For example, if you have just picked up 3-months supply of medications, you may NOT be able to get a 6-months supply for vacation. So make sure you talk to our pharmacists and we can help you plan out your re-fill schedule to ensure that you can receive the maximum travel supply of your medications. We will also help you fill out the required documentation confirming your travel plan.  At Custom Care Pharmacy, this service is of no charge to you.

Travel vaccines:

Talk to your doctor about getting the appropriate vaccines to prevent illness during your travel.  Some vaccines need to be administered 1-2 months prior to your travel. You may also consider getting an oral vaccine, Dukoral, to prevent travellers' diarrhea. These common vaccines are in stock at Custom Care Pharmacy.

Healthy and Tasty recipes:

Custom Care Pharmacy now carries zero-calories, zero sugar, zero carb dressings that can be used for preparing your meals. Below are 2 delicious recipes using the thick and spicy BBQ sauce.

Don't forget to RSVP for our FREE cooking demonstration event on JAN 31 2016 with famous weight loss Chef Dan Verati!2-4pm at Custom Care PharmacyCall 905-305-0111 to reserve your seat!  

Beef with Chinese Cabbage 

1 1/3 pounds ground beef extra lean
6 cups Chinese cabbage finely sliced
2 cups green peppers cut into pieces
1 teaspoon walden farms BBQ thick and spicy sauce
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 bunch coriander chopped fine
6 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
sea salt to taste
cayenne pepper to taste

Heat the wok before adding oil and bring up to high heat. Add ground beef and cook until tender. Season with soy sauce. Salt and cayenne pepper.
Add BBQ sauce, simmer for 1 minute. Top with coriander.

Per serving: 356 calories, 21g Fat, 32 g protein, 10g carbohydrate

Szechuan-Style Turkey and Broccoli

1 1/2 pounds turkey breast cut into 1" cubes
6 cups broccoli flowerets blanched
2 cups green pepper
2 tablespoons garlic minced
2 tablespoons ginger shredded
1/3 cup Walden Farms BBQ Thick and Spicy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Combine BBQ sauce and soy sauce in small bowl. set aside. Heat oil in wok or large skillet over medium high heat. Add turkey and stir-fry 3 to 4 mins or until cooked through. Remove with slotted spoon.

Add oil, green onions, garlic and ginger to skillet. Stir-fry 30 seconds. Add broccoli and peppers. Stir-fry 3 minutes or until vegetables are crispy and tender. Add turkey and sauce mixture. Stir-fry approximately 1 minute or until sauce thickens.

Per serving: 373 calories, 18g Fat, 38g Protein, 15g Carbohydrate

Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous chinese new year! 

节日大餐的健康提示！

节日大餐的健康提示！

两年前，我们写了有關如何预防和控制在节日大餐時可能出现的吃得過多的问题的博客。今年，我们想提醒你的一些健康提示，并为你提供一些美味的低脂肪，低碳水化合物的食谱！

1.当你把的火鸡或烤牛肉放在你的盘子上時，確保你要留下大量的空间來放蔬菜（生或熟）。如果可以选择，尽量挑瘦肉（如鸡肉），或鱼用餐。

2.盡量慢慢地吃。当你吃得太快時，因你的身体不能很快地产生消化酶，可导致消化不良。此外，我們需要至少吃20分钟來令大脑建立起一个酒足饭饱的信号，它告诉我们“飽了”。因此，如果我们慢慢吃，我们就会没有吃太多也觉得飽了。

3.在您用餐时，选择蔬菜或饮鱼清汤而不是酒精或汽水。饮酒和苏打水會破坏我们的血糖水平，过多的糖就會转化为脂肪存在我们的体內。

4.吃完节日大餐后，请不要直接去睡觉，或躺在沙发上观看电视。虽然你不应该在饭后做剧烈运动，但休闲的散步，或其他低强度的活动，可以帮助消化，从您的膳食燃烧掉一些卡路里。

这里有一份美味，低脂肪，低碳水化合物的食谱是采用 Walden Farms 的不含热量和碳水化合物的芝麻生姜酱。这个配方是來自厨师 Dan Verati 的一本食谱书里，我们曾與我們的减肥患者分享，是帮助他们成功减肥后保持体重的食谱。

照烧火雞和花椰菜飯

1 1/2磅的火鸡胸脯4件

4杯黄豆芽

2杯青椒

2杯葱

2茶匙柠檬汁

2茶匙蒜

2茶匙姜末（剁细）

1/4杯瓦尔登湖农场芝麻生姜酱

1汤匙麻油

1瓣大蒜剁碎

將柠檬汁，芝麻生姜酱和香油混合。使用一半來腌火鸡（30分钟至2小时），搁置。將火鸡肉煎一下（每边4〜6分钟）经常搽些腌料上去。用橄榄油爆香姜和蒜，加入辣椒和洋葱，煮3分钟。加入黄豆芽和保留腌料炒5分钟。即成火鸡黄豆芽

每份：卡路里398 19克脂肪44克蛋白质，18克碳水化合物

花椰菜飯（作为替代大米）

1個花椰菜，切成片，放入搅拌机種碎成米粒大小

·        在热不粘锅加入葡萄籽油后，再加入花菜，煮熟后盛入碗内，待用。

著名的減肥厨师Dan Verati

將來Custom Care Pharmacy美健药房

做一个健康的烹饪示范活动!!

日期：星期日，2015年1月31日

时间：下午2时至4时

地点：美健药房

打电话905-305-0111预订座位。

别忘了带上你的朋友和家人！

Healthy tips for holiday dinners!

Two years ago, we wrote a blog on preventing and managing problems that may arise from eating too many holiday meals. This year, we would like to remind you of some of the healthy tips and provide you with some delicious recipes that are low in fat and low in carbohydrates!

Healthy tips for holiday meals: 

1. When you are putting the turkey or roast beef on your plate, make sure you leave lots of room for vegetables (raw or cooked). If you can choose, try to pick lean meat (like chicken breast) or fish for your meal. 

2.  Eat slowly. When you eat too fast, your body cannot produce digestive enzymes fast enough and that can lead to indigestion. Furthermore, it takes at least 20 minutes of eating for our brain to register a satiated signal that tells us we are "full". So if we eat slowly, we will feel full without eating too much.

3. During your meal, choose a vegetable or fish broth soup over drinking alcohol or soda pop. Consuming alcohol and soda pop can disrupt our blood sugar level and the excess sugar is converted into fat inside our body. 

4. After having a holiday meal, try not to go straight to bed or lie down on a sofa to watch TV. Although you should not do intense exercise after a meal, a leisure walk or other low intensity activities can help with digestion and burn off some calories from your meal. 

Here is a delicious and low fat, low carbohydrates recipe using Walden Farms, zero calories, zero carbohydrates, Sesame Ginger Dressing. This recipe is from "My Ideal Recipes" by Chef Daniel Verati, a book of recipes that we share with our weight loss patients to help them maintain their weight after a successful diet. 

Turkey Teriyaki & Cauliflower rice

1 1/2 pounds turkey breast 4 pieces

4 cups soybean sprouts

2 cups green peppers

2 cups green onions

2 teaspoons lemon juice

2 teaspoons garlic

2 teaspoons ginger (chopped fine)

1/4 cup walden farms Seasame Ginger Dressing

1 tablespoon seasame oil

1 clove garlic minced

• Combine lemon juice, dressing and sesame oil. Use 1/2 to marinade turkey (30 mins to 2 hours). Set aside
• Broil cutlets (4 to 6 mins per side) brushing often with reserved marinade. 
• Saute ginger and garlic in olive oil. Add peppers and onions. Cook for 3 mins.
• Add soybean sprouts and reserved marinade and saute 5 mins. 
• Serve turkey on soybean sprouts

Per serving: 398 calories, 19 g fat, 44 g protein, 17 g carbohydrates

Cauliflower Rice (as an alternative to rice)

• 1 head of cauliflower, cut into slices and put into blender/chopper to make rice-size bits
• In a hot non-stick pan with grape seed oil, add cauliflower; let cook. pour into bowl and set aside

Custom Care Pharmacy will be having a 

healthy cooking demonstration event 

with the famous weight loss chef, Daniel Verati! 

Date: Sunday, Jan 31st 2015

Time: 2pm to 4pm

Location: Custom Care Pharmacy

Call 905-305-0111 to reserve your seat. 

Don't forget to bring your friends and family! 

乾燥皮膚的護理

當溫度下降到零度以下，室外空氣濕度降低可從我們的皮膚剝去水分。在室內有暖氣，但如果不使用加濕器也會引起皮膚乾燥。為了避免整個冬天皮膚乾燥，發癢，有幾件事情你可以做。以下有一些預防技巧您可以使用!

首先，我們要看看您正在使用的肥皂和保濕霜。如果你喜歡花很長的時間在淋浴, 和使用普通肥皂,這些都可以使你的皮膚很幹。最好是使用溫和的皮膚清潔劑（如 Cetaphil Gentle Cleanser），並在寒冷季節少用很熱的水淋浴。

潤膚露 (Lotion) 通常含有酒精和香料，可使你的皮膚乾燥和刺激。選擇乳霜類, 無香味的保濕霜較適合舒緩你的乾燥皮膚。對於那些有特殊敏感肌膚的，小心商店買保濕劑裡面的化學防腐劑, 有時會引起過敏和皮膚狀況惡化。

在美健藥房，我們現在提供一種100％全天然的皮膚保濕霜，無需處方。含有的成分，是100％的蔬菜來源，完全沒有化學防腐劑。

該護膚霜中含有的天然成分，NataPres，包含多個植物提取物，能自然保存護膚霜, 對抗細菌和真菌的生長。

如果你一直使用我們的經典的保濕霜強有力的或輕保濕霜，這些都仍然可採購。你還可選擇添加抗皺成分!

如果你想擺脫黑斑或老年斑，我們現在提供定制美白祛斑治療霜。

了解更多詳情，請致電905-305-0111

美健藥房

Taking care of your dry skin

When the temperature plunges down to below zero, the drop in humidity in the outdoor air can strip moisture from our skin. Indoor heating without the use of a humidifier can also cause dry skin. To avoid having dry, itchy and irritated skin all winter long, there are a few things that you can do.

First of all, take a look at the soap and moisturizer that you are currently using. Taking a long, hot shower and using a regular soap can make your skin very dry. It is best to use a gentle skin cleanser ( i.e. Cetaphil) and use less hot water in your shower during the cold season.

Moisturizers that are in a lotion often contains alcohol and fragrance that can dry and irritate your skin. Choose a moisturizer that is cream based and without fragrance to soothe your dry skin.

For people with extra sensitive skin, the chemical preservatives that are present in common off-the-shelf moisturizers can sometimes cause irritation and flare-ups of skin conditions.

At Custom Care Pharmacy, we now provide a 100% All natural skin moisturizer that we can dispense to you without a prescription. 

The All Natural Skin Cream contains ingredients that are 100% from vegetable sources, with absolutely no chemical preservatives. 

The natural ingredient, NataPres, contains extract of multiple plants that can naturally preserve the cream against bacteria and fungus growth.

Furthermore, we dispense the All Natural Skin Cream in an airless jar to prevent contamination that sometimes can occur with common twist top vials.

Of course, we continue to provide our classic moisturizers: both in strong base and light base. The classic moisturizers can be boosted with anti-wrinkle ingredients. Just ask us to "add booster"!  

Custom made Skin lightening treatment cream are also available.  

Contact us in store for further details or call us at 905-305-0111.