Joe's Italian Chicken Salad

A meal within itself that is healthy and loaded with high density low calorie nutrients your body will welcome and you'll enjoy. Ordinarily I would not recommend meat products, but on occasion I do dabble in chicken and fish mainly due to their Biblical origin.

            The usages of chicken dates back several thousand years and is recognized to possess unusual therapeutic potency against a wide variety of bacterial and viral agents. According to contemporary epidemiologic inquiry, the epidemic that was highly fatal to young Egyptian males seemed not to affect an ethnic minority residing in the same community. Research inquiry revealed that the diet of the group not afflicted by the epidemic contained large amounts of a preparation made by boiling chicken with various vegetables and herbs (Caroline & Schwartz, pp. 215-216; Gordis, pp. 161-162).

            It is also notable and of interest in regards that the dietary injunctions given to Moses on Mount Sinai, while restricting consumption of no less than 19 types of fowl, exempted chicken from the prohibition. Some scholars believe that the recipe for chicken soup was transmitted to Moses on the same occasion, but was relegated to the oral tradition when the scriptures were canonized (Caroline & Schwartz, pp. 215-216; Gordis, p. 162).

            Furthermore, preliminary investigation into the pharmacology of chicken soup (Bohbymycetin) has shown that it is readily absorbed after oral administration (Caroline & Schwartz, pp. 215-216; Gordis, p. 162). As early as the 12th century, the theologian, philosopher and physician, Moses Maimonides wrote, "Chicken soup ... is recommended as an excellent food as well as medication" (Caroline & Schwartz, p. 216). Parenteral administration should never be undertaken and is never recommended.

            Caroline & Schwartz (1975), also present a case report of a 47-year-old physician who was treated with chicken soup for pneumonia. Chicken soup administration was terminated prematurely, and the patient suffered a relapse. Chicken soup being unavailable, the relapse was treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics (penicillin) (pp. 215-216).

            On another note of interest in regards to chicken and its impact on the body is a letter by Dr. Laurence F. Greene, Professor of Urology at the Mayo Clinic, who wrote: "You may be interested to know that we have successfully treated male impotence with another chicken-derived compound, sodium cytarabine hexamethylacetyl lututria tetrazolamine (Schmaltz [Upjohn]). This compound, when applied in ointment form to the penis, not only cures impotence, but also increases libido and prevents premature ejaculation ... Preliminary studies indicate that its effects are dose related inasmuch as intercourse continues for 5 minutes when 5% ointment is applied, 15 minutes when 15% ointment is applied, and so forth.

            We have received a grant in the sum of $650,000 from the National Scientific Foundation to carry out a prospective randomized, controlled double-blind study. Unfortunately, we are unable to obtain a suitable number of subjects inasmuch as each volunteer refuses to participate unless we assure him that he will be a subject rather that a control" (Green [Letter]).

Joe's Italian Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. Fresh Mushrooms
• 3 Fresh Garlic Cloves (diced / shaved)
• 1/4 Stick Butter
• 13 oz. Chicken Breast (canned or fully cooked / grilled)
• 1 Gala Apple (apple of choice cored and chopped / diced)
• Craisins (Dried Cranberries)
• 1/4 Cup Italian Dressing (No High Fructose Corn Syrup)
• 1 Romaine Lettuce Heart (chopped)
• 2 Cups Fresh Baby Spinach
• 1 Cucumber (Peeled)
• 1/2 Cup "Shredded" Parmesan Cheese
• 4 Sweet Banana Peppers (diced)
• 30mL Red Wine Vinegar

Preparation Directions:

1. In a pan, combine butter,  garlic and mushrooms. Sautee mushrooms on low heat until done. Add chicken and 30mL of Italian dressing until cooked chicken is hot.
2. In large bowl add Romaine lettuce, spinach, craisins, apple, banana peppers, cucumber and toss to mix.
3. Add in ingredients from step 1 above.
4. Add remaining Italian dressing, red wine vinegar and toss.
5. Top with shredded Parmesan cheese and toss again.
6. Enjoy!

Makes a complete meal for 2-4 people.

References:

Caroline, N. L. & Schwartz, H. (1975). Chicken soup rebound and relapse of pneumonia: Report of a case. Chest, 67, 215-216.

Greene, L. F. (1975). The chicken soup controversy [Letter]. Chest, 68, 605.

Gordis, L. (2009). Randomized trials: Some further issues. Epidemiology (4th edition), 161-162.   Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier.