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Immunity Broth

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:26:31 -0500

We hear about the H1N1flu every day - here is something you can make at home to boost your immunity and help prevent the getting the flu!

Immunity Broth
4 cups of organic vegetable broth
4 ounces of organic cooking greens (a mixture of chard, kale, collard greens, mustard greens, spinach. etc.)
2 shallots and/or garlic cloves, chopped
2 carrots, sliced
6 shitake mushrooms

For protein: Add chicken, tofu, or shrimp

Bring the shallots, carrots, garlic, & broth to a low boil for 5 minutes. Stir in organic cooking greens. Stir for two minutes, cover and remove from heat.
After 10 minutes, drink a cup or the warm, nurturing broth then serve the vegetables over rice, noodles, or anything else.
(preparation time: 20 minutes).

Girls Night Out Coming Up!

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:23:07 -0500

The next girls night out will be on Wednesday, May 13th. Bring a friend! Check out ‘Upcoming Events’ for details.

Nutrition Labels

Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:32:07 -0600

Last night we had another talk as part of our ‘Better Body Challenge’. We covered how to read nutrition labels - giving you the tools to make smart decisions in the grocery store.

If you missed it, Trader Joe’s has a one page summary that will bring you up to speed. If you have any questions about it, please email us, and we’d be happy to help you out.

Click here for the Nutrition Label Primer.

Lower Back Stretches to prevent Pain

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:55:18 -0600

Many of you have been treated by our office for lower back pain, and are feeling much better. It is vital that you continue with your exercises, even when you are pain-free! Below is a link to some great stretches to help prevent lower back pain from the American Chiropractic Association.

Print out the two page PDF, and keep it handy...

You can find the file here.