Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

It is natural to become physically weaker as one ages. However, it is possible to stay younger and healthier than your physical age by what you eat at your table every day. More and more medical research and studies have shown the medicinal properties and benefits of herbs and healthy diet. As of this new year of 2024, let us stay healthy by looking into a variety of herbs one by one, their nutrition facts, and healthy diet so that we are able to lead a life with more confidence and constantly get ourselves back on track with aplomb even if we happen to deviate from the optimal state of health.   #16. Okra Okra is considered a superfood. It is a high-fiber food rich in vitamins and minerals. Dietitians consider it as a 1.__________________-lowering food as well. Okra contains a component called 2.mu___________, which is a thick, gel-like polysaccharide that can be extracted from the pods of okra plants. It becomes a natural thickener when it's heated. Okra is a great source...

I'm going to give you clues for two six-letter words. Reverse the order of the middle four letters of the first word to get the second.   Example: President Ford / Gave an angry look --> G ERAL D/G LARE D   1. Basement / Person using a telephone   2. Middle number in a series of ordered numbers / Damsel   3. Talked on and on / Hoist on one's own   4. Like fruits such as oranges and tangerines / Actor Tony of "Some Like It Hot"   5. a framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly used as a support for fruit trees or climbing plants/ people who work on farm; farmers   Answer Keys      1.   cella r/ c alle r     2.   m edia n/ m aide n      3.       p rate d / p etar d     4.   c itru s/ C urti s     5.   tr elli s/ t ille rs

April is the national poetry month in the U.S. Do you like to read poems or sometimes try to express yourselves with a poetic touch? Why don't you give it a shot by writing a short HAIKU or a fun limerick to begin with? Here's a few of mine. As you long as you are true to yourself with words, anyone of you could become a poet.  In the Woods Jean J. Lee Streams flow into the waterfall Breezy forest full of weeping wild flowers so tall Echo the voice lost for good, I'd say Resembles the hopeless eyes of yesterday I just stop to mimic the sound “ready-setty-to-go- y’all” What's on My Mind When I Run by Jean J. Lee They ask me why I run                 How should I feel when my morning runs were done? What could be that something I get when I run for fun? Smile on the road is what I won A voice inside of me shouting “ pit-a-pat-ilicious ” under the sun             On the Day Dad's New Life in Heaven B...

It is natural to become physically weaker as one ages. However, it is possible to stay younger and healthier than your physical age by what you eat at your table every day. More and more medical research and studies have shown the medicinal properties and benefits of herbs and healthy diet. As of this new year of 2024, let us stay healthy by looking into a variety of herbs one by one, their nutrition facts, and healthy diet so that we are able to lead a life with more confidence and constantly get ourselves back on track with aplomb even if we happen to deviate from the optimal state of health.   #15. Chickpeas Chickpeas, also called 1. ___________________ beans, which are an excellent source of protein, which may aid 2. _______________ management and boost   3.____________ health that is critical especially for women in the menopausal phase. This legume is a great choice for people who don’t eat animal products. Chickpeas have a low 4. _________   that supports h...

A few weeks ago, Greg Pliska did a tribute puzzle to Will Shortz (while he was away) in which every answer was a familiar two-word phrase or name with the initials W.S. So this past Sunday, the puzzle master Will Shorts returned the favor. Every answer today is a familiar two-word phrase or name with the initials G.P.   Example: "Quarry that's the source of road material." You would say G RAVEL P IT.       1.    What you step on to make a car go faster     2.    An annual auto race with a French name     3.    A family doctor     4.    Someone who provides instructions on the links     5.    Writing material that you might draw a chart on     6.    A noted political opinion survey     7.    An actor who co-starred with Ingrid Bergman in Alfred Hitchcock's "Spellbound"     8.    Tiny bumps on the sk...

It is natural to become physically weaker as one ages. However, it is possible to stay younger and healthier than your physical age by what you eat at your table every day. More and more medical research and studies have shown the medicinal properties and benefits of herbs and healthy diet. As of this new year of 2024, let us stay healthy by looking into a variety of herbs one by one, their nutrition facts, and healthy diet so that we are able to lead a life with more confidence and constantly get ourselves back on track with aplomb even if we happen to deviate from the optimal state of health.   #14. Farro    Are you a grain lover? You might be familiar with rice, quinoa and barley, but what about farro? Farro is an ancient grain that has been around for thousands of years and popular in the Mediterranean type of cuisine. It contains lots of 1. fib______, 2. _________tein, 3. Mag___________, zinc, vitamin B3, minerals, and antioxidants. It’s a great alternative to ...

Tomorrow (Monday) many Americans will be traveling to view the total eclipse, which, as you know, is when the moon passes in front of the sun, casting its shadow on the Earth. Today's puzzle answers are all idiomatic phrases that include either the sun or the moon — I'll give you a clue, you tell me what the phrase is. For example, if I gave you the definition "Try to attain something extremely difficult; set one's goals high" you'd give me the phrase "Shoot for the moon."     .         1. Very rarely     2.    Everything's been done before     3.    Take advantage of an opportunity while it is available     4.    Extremely happy     5.    To do something overly ambitious that can lead to one's downfall   Answer Keys     1.   Once in a blue moon     2.   There’s nothing new under the sun     3.   Make hay...

The year of 2024 means a lot of change to many countries in the world because there will be or already were huge elections in many parts of the world to select their leaders. Today, let us talk politics! Give it a try to fill in the following blanks (*using the clues) in each of the given sentences so they would make sense in terms of meaning.       1.    The Congressional Black cau_______________ is a group of African-American members of Congress. (*Closed meeting of party members to determine nominations)   2.    Don’t give up your right to vote as a citizen. Make sure your vote counts, order your ab________________ ballot today in case you’re going to be out of town on the election day. (*This ballot is used in every state to refer to a ballot filled out by a voter who cannot, for various reasons, physically make it to a voting location on Election Day.)     3.    Because Texas does not have gu_______________...