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[My Personal Health Tip] Sprouted Brown Rice: A Guardian of Blood Pressure and Brain Health!

2024.04.01 09:54

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The food I want to introduce in my own healthy diet is sprouted brown rice.

This is a food I consistently take to manage my blood pressure, and I am seeing positive results.

Let me introduce my personal method to maximize the benefits of brown rice.

[My Personal Health Tip] Sprouted Brown Rice: A Guardian of Blood Pressure and Brain Health!

My own healthy sprouted brown rice

It is important to cook brown rice properly so that it is easy to digest.

Unhulled brown rice, with only the outer husk removed and the germ and inner husk left intact, is hard and difficult to digest.

So, germination is initiated to solve such problems.

If you sprout brown rice so that the roots grow slightly (1-2mm), the outer shell becomes softer and the nutritional content increases.

[Benefits of sprouted brown rice]

There are many beneficial components for the body, such as vitamins, amino acids, GABA, and enzymes.

Sprouted brown rice contains a high amount of GABA, which is good for the brain.

The GABA component helps with vascular diseases.

It is also said to have effects on nerve stabilization, brain health, and dementia prevention.

When brown rice is sprouted, the content of calcium, vitamin B1, and dietary fiber also increases.

Three methods to sprout brown rice

It is sufficient to have the roots slightly (about 1-2mm) protruding from the brown rice.

(First method)

Please wash the brown rice multiple times.

Soak in water for about 8 hours.

Put brown rice in a sieve and cover it with a damp cloth.

Spray water frequently to keep it from drying out.

(Second method)

The first method is too cumbersome.

Soaking brown rice in water continuously and leaving it at room temperature of about 20 to 25 degrees Celsius for one to two days will cause it to sprout.

Sometimes, you need to change the water.

It can spoil if left at high room temperature for a long time~

You need to maintain the proper temperature and change the water frequently.

Please check periodically if the roots are growing. Even if roots appear, not all of them do. I usually cook or store in the refrigerator as soon as the roots grow about one-third of the way through the brown rice.

(Third method)

This is the easiest method.

After thoroughly washing the brown rice, soak it in water for about 8 hours.

Pressure cooker brown rice => sprouted brown rice (2 hours/4 hours/6 hours...) If you set the sprouting time, the brown rice will be ready after the specified time.

It's convenient, but it's hard to tell if the roots have taken hold. I sometimes do this when I'm busy.

With healthy black beans~

Add soaked black beans after sprouting brown rice.

Cooked with brown rice in the pressure cooker.

Sprouted brown rice takes more effort than white rice, so I usually cook a large amount at once, divide it into portions, and freeze it.

I eat brown rice about once a day.

Even though it has been sprouted, it is still harder and less digestible compared to white rice, so it needs to be chewed as long as possible in the mouth, which is why it is mainly eaten in the evening when there is more time.

Cook brown rice and glutinous black rice in an 8:2 ratio.

I cook rice using 100% brown rice without mixing it with white rice.

Mix brown rice and black sticky rice in approximately a 8:2 ratio.

Regular brown rice is hard and difficult to eat, so I add a little and include a lot of sticky brown rice.

The reason for adding black rice

Black rice is called a medicinal grain because its benefits are very high. Black rice contains flavonoid compounds, which have effects such as anti-aging, anticancer properties, and skin beautification.

Points to be careful about with brown rice

If you have a gastrointestinal disorder, brown rice may be difficult to digest, leading to stomach discomfort.

Brown rice may not be suitable in case of weakness.

Unsprouted brown rice contains phytic acid, which can interfere with mineral absorption.

A one-minute sea bream with only the husk removed is good.

It is better to purchase small quantities of freshly milled brown rice frequently.

Brown rice grown on our land is good.

Brown rice snack

I often eat brown rice puffs and sprouted brown rice rice cakes as snacks.

It's good to eat when you're bored or hungry.

Sprouted brown rice rice cakes

It's also delicious to make tteokbokki or, when feeling lazy, to thinly slice and make tteokguk.

I mainly introduced brown rice, brown rice puffed rice, and brown rice rice cakes that I frequently use.

I am managing my slightly high blood pressure (not to the extent of needing medication, but advised to monitor) well through sprouted brown rice, various vegetables, and walking about ten thousand steps a day.

The GABA component found in sprouted brown rice is said to help with brain health and dementia prevention, so I recommend it as a longevity food for the era of 120 years now, beyond the 100-year lifespan.

I hope it will be helpful to those in need^^

Comments 10

김예란

진짜 좋은 정보 많이 알아가요 감사합니다!!!

2024.04.01 10:21

은하수

Author

발아현미밥~ 정보 도움이 되셨다니아주 기쁩니다.
오늘도 건강한 하루 되세요^^

2024.04.01 11:52

seabuck

혈압관리와 뇌건강까지
책임져 주니 효능이 대단하네요
자세한 레시피 감사해요

2024.04.01 10:21

은하수

Author

예~잘만 먹으면 건강에 많은 도움이 될거라 생각됩니다~
뇌건강에도 좋다니 대단하지요 ^^

2024.04.01 11:54

구름방울

현미 가래떡도 있는지 몰랐네요
아무래도 맛때문에 백미를 고집하게 되는데 가래떡 먹어보고 싶어요 ㅎ

2024.04.01 11:39

은하수

Author

예 ~저도 현미와 관심 가지다 알게되었어요
맛은 아무래도 백미가래떡이 좋지요 ㅎㅎ 현미도 한번 도전해 보셔도 굿일듯요^^

2024.04.01 11:55

자연인

발아현미가 이렇게나 몸에 많은 도움을 주는군요 혈압관리해야하는데 발아현미밥으로 바꿔야겟어요 ㅎ

2024.04.01 19:01

은하수

Author

예 발아현미밥 혈압관리에 도움이 많이 됩니다~
적절한 운동, 야채, 좋은 기름 섭취 등을 병행하면 도움 되실 거에요^^

2024.04.01 22:13

인프리

발아현미 흑미 검정콩 효능 너무 좋네요. 
아무래도 소화문제로 현미는 조금 적게 다른 잡곡을 많이 넣고 있는데 하루 한끼를 현미를 많이 넣어 먹는 것도 방법이겠어요!
알려주신 방법들 중 저와 아이들이 함께 할 수 있는 방법으로 건강 식단 만들어봐야겠네요
좋은 정보 감사합니다!

2024.04.01 22:38

은하수

Author

인프리님 제가 올린 정보가 조금이라도 도움이 되니 아주 기쁩니다~
현미 조금씩 드시고 계시군요~다양한 잡곡을 먹는 것도 좋은 방법인거 같아요~
저는 밥으로는 검정콩이랑 흑미 현미 세가지만 먹고 있고, 다양한 잡곡으로 만든 미숫가루도 따로 먹고 있답니다.
건강 식단 응원합니다 ~^^굿밤되세요

2024.04.01 22:41