Eating Dandelion Leaves
Will do anything to keep unnecessary inflammation at bay
Everything is a choice,
I went to the market,
saw shelves full of delicious desserts,
tempting to the tongue,
quick dopamine guaranteed
not necessary for the gut.
I ignored them,
it was not hard.
Among other healthy things,
bought a bunch of dandelion leaves.
I boiled them,
discarded the bitter water,
sprinkled some salt,
and ate.
Light stir-fry with
oil and garlic would be great.
Training the tongue to
follow discipline,
value healthy foods.
I fear nothing, like
unnecessary inflammation
have known it's pain.
I will do anything
to keep it at bay.
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Seema Patel
Hi, I am Seema. I have been writing on the internet for 15 years. I have contributed to PubMed, Blogger, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, and Amazon KDP.
I write about nature, health, parenting, creativity, gardening, and psychology.
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Oh wow, I had no idea that we could eat dandelion leaves. So cool!
Dandelions are good medicine