LUSCIOUS BITE is my love story with food:  a journey of making daily healthy choices in dealing with an auto-immune disorder, Psoriasis, which I was diagnosed in 1996. I dream of having beautiful skin that glows from within in addition to a healthy life and this is what LUSCIOUS BITE aims to achieve overtime. These days, my skin is free from Psoriasis. I am truly grateful for the healing. It was a remarkable journey indeed.... a battle that I have won. Amen. 

 

Psoriasis didn’t really bother me that much until 2 years ago when my skin condition began to scream with aggravation due to my diet which was consisting of too much sugar, dairy, gluten and hot spices. I began to question, what if the answer to beautiful skin lies in healthy body, mind and soul. So, I began researching natural healing approaches and I came to understand that the foods that I am accustomed to may be ‘poison’ for me -  I need recipes that work for me. So I set out to share my experiments here. Hence, everything you will see on my blog will be part of my learning and healing process. 

 

Today, my diet consists of plant based foods with omega-rich fish. I have stopped taking red meat coming to almost 3 years now, refined sugar and processed foods including dairy and gluten products. Within two weeks living on this new diet I felt amazing and found new energy. This has reaffirmed my belief that natural ingredients have healing properties, provided they are the right one for me. As Hippocrates said, let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food, so I continue to search for organic, gluten free, dairy  free, unprocessed foods including adding more greens & fruit on my plate -  the right nourishing foods that provide my body with nutrition that it truly needs in helping me to be the best version of myself.

 

We are all different. There is no one fixed diet that will work. I got to find way of eating that works for me and make me feel energized, balanced and healthy and stick with it. This discovery is fun and really fascinating! I mostly cook my own meals these days as when I do so, I feel good knowing what is going into my body. This is a form of self-love!

 

I am not a trained chef. Nevertheless, I had basics in food science, cooking and baking when I was in secondary school. In retrospective, I could have gone to further my study in culinary arts or foods & nutrition but I graduated in Chemical Engineering from England instead. I create no bombs but love portions in my kitchen. Ahak! 

 

My love for food and cooking never died. Cooking has been a part of my DNA thanks to my late Grand-aunt who had instilled the love of cooking in me since childhood. I used to observe her preparing scrumptious meals for the family and alongside I imitated her through what used to be my childhood game called ‘Masak Masak’ – we little girls would cook out of plants nearby or imaginary ingredients using plastics utensils. Now, cooking and baking is something I continue to play out of love.

 

Today I continue to explore more with different ingredients and new territory in textures, tastes and flavours. With LOVE as key ingredient in my cooking, chemistry happens in my kitchen - in a healthy and most luscious way! I cook food out of love and eat it in a way which allows me to take control of my disorder.

 

I would like to spread love and wellness through LUSCIOUS BITE. Hope my findings will inspire you to lead a healthy life – body, mind and soul.

 

Have a beautiful luscious life ahead! 

 

Lots of love, 

Aina Osman

 

 

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