Doctor Lynn is a Naturopath, yoga nutrition therapist, fitness professional, karma master, published author, international speaker and video producer with over 40 years’ experience in the field of natural health and fitness.
To heat things up, a rooster may dance in a circle around the hen closest to him, often lowering his wing in an attempt to trigger a response from the hen. When the hen responds, he will mount the hen and mate. And you thought the chicken dance was something kids do on the playground! The Chicken Dance (Bird Dance) is a Swiss song that originated in the 1950s.
Chicken is the most widely eaten protein found in almost every culture. Chicken is a low-fat protein and can help you lose weight. It is filling and nutritious without all the cholesterol of red meat. The best chicken to eat is pastured chicken, which means it is kept in a bottomless cage where they feed on the grass and insects that grow beneath their feet. Free-range chicken means the chicken is kept in a large cage where they are allowed to roam within the cage. Note pastured chicken is free of all hormones and arsenic and provides a good source of omega-3 fatty acids.
When I was in Morocco, I ordered a chicken tagine. It was the sweetest and softest chicken I had ever eaten outside my childhood when we ate chicken from my grandfather's farm. (In those days, the chickens roamed free throughout the pasture.) The next day, I was wandering through the medina (marketplace) when I heard a chicken scream, a thud, and silence. Suddenly, I realized the chicken I had eaten the night before was pastured and killed fresh.
For those who don't eat meat (chicken included) for either health or ethical reasons, this whole episode might sound quite barbaric. However, it is essential to remember that each culture and person has their perspective on life and death. Being true to yourself while allowing others to make their choices (given that those choices do not harm you) is to be respected. Living a yogi life and practicing the yoga of eating means not being wasteful and cruel. More than making a moral judgment about what one eats or doesn't eat, one must be respectful of life and remember, "waste not want not."
But can chicken make me a hot chick and get my husband to get up and dance and crow like a rooster? It is easy to digest, has low-fat protein, and is rich in our old friend niacin (the sex tingle vitamin). There are various ways to prepare it with sauces and spices, making it a good choice for the dance of love.
Chicken is an excellent source of tryptophan and niacin. Vitamin B-3 comes in two forms niacin and niacinamide. Our bodies make niacinamide from tryptophan, which is found in animal meat. Chicken is also high in B3, a vitamin that helps with anxiety and depression.
So, if we can get low fat, high protein, and good circulation from such a sexy and versatile bird, we might just want to get up, flap our wings, do the chicken dance, and let the crowing begin!
Dr Lynn Anderson, Naturopath Yoga Therapist Karma Master
Doctor Lynn is a Naturopath, yoga nutrition therapist, fitness professional, karma master, published author, international speaker and video producer with over 40 years’ experience in the field of natural health and fitness. She has been featured in Redbook, Reader’s Digest, Huffington Post, Shape, SELF and various other national publications, TV networks and Podcasts. She is the author and producer of the Soul Walking series; Karma, Prosperity, Vitality and The Naturopathic Wellness Series; The Yoga of Nutrition and Recipes for Health, Sex, Happiness and Love; and Doctor Lynn’s Proactive-Aging Workouts; DVDs and TV with international distribution; CEC author, Burnout – it happens to all of us.
