Many clients express the same concern: "I don't have time to cook, I'm too busy." It's understandable. Life is getting busier by the day. However, taking the time to nourish ourselves with good quality food is essential to maintain the energy required to keep up with our busy lives. Neglecting to nourish ourselves can lead to poor health in the future, which is not where we want to be.

A quick and easy solution is a stir fry. It's one of the fastest ways to get a big dose of culinary medicine into your body with the least amount of time spent in the kitchen. Believe it or not, a delicious stir-fry can be made in less than 15 minutes. First, marinate your protein of choice (beef, chicken, shrimp, or tofu) for 10 minutes. While the protein is marinating, chop an onion into thin crescents, de-stem and slice 4-5 shiitake mushrooms, separate half a head of broccoli into small florets, seed and thinly slice a red pepper, and chop 1/4 cup of cilantro or parsley. Once the ingredients are ready, it takes less than 5 minutes to throw everything into a hot wok or frying pan and toss it around.

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