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Turnip Taters

July 10, 2023 by towers

Potatoes are so starchy that I usually add other vegetables like turnips when I want to enjoy them.  In the past, I’ve posted a few recipes using turnips so please check them out for more description and other ideas.

If you garden, consider growing turnips–they are easy, quick to mature, and you can plant them in early Spring because they are cold tolerant.  They’ll be ready to harvest in early summer.

You don’t need to peel the potato or turnip.  Just scrub well and cut out bad/dark spots.  Thick skin around the top of a turnip should be peeled off.

Serves two:

1 medium-sized red potato, quartered lengthwise and cut crosswise in 1/4 inch slices

1 cup turnip slices, cut the same way as potato

1 cup chopped red or yellow onion

2 Tbsp. ghee

salt

Melt ghee in a large skillet pan on medium heat.  Add onion and stir.  Saute for 5 minutes stirring a few times.  Add potato and turnip slices.  Use a spatula to loosen every few minutes to keep the slices from sticking.  Keep a lid on between stirs.  Cook until slices are tender and slightly browned–about 10 minutes.  Salt to taste.  Serve immediately.  The picture below also shows steamed green beans with basil oil   to which I added chopped chicken.  This was a light meal perfect for summer.

 

 

Filed Under: Monica's Recipes Tagged With: potato and turnip recipe, turnip recipe

Egg Dip

June 26, 2023 by towers

There are a variety of ways to fit eggs into your diet and as long as the eggs are from healthy, pasture-raised hens fed organic feed they are a very nutritious food.  I do not care for the texture of cooked egg whites so that is why I came up with this recipe.  Whether that is an issue for you or not, it’s fun to have a dip to have with vegetables– makes a nice light meal if you are not that hungry but know you should eat something.  It is best to have the cultured veggies and juice to make this dip but raw vegetables and vinegar (perhaps the vinegar from the marinated onion or daikon radish mentioned in that linked recipe) would be fine substitutes.

Serves 1:

2 hard-boiled eggs (place eggs in a sauce pan and cover with cold water; bring to a hard boil, cover and immediately remove from heat; after 10 minutes rinse in cold water and peel.)

1 tsp. prepared mustard

1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

2 Tbsp. sauerkraut juice (the liquid in your cultured vegetables) or 1 Tbsp. vinegar and 1 Tbsp. water

1/2 tsp. tamari

1 carrot, cut length-wise into sticks

daikon radish slices, preferably fermented or marinated

Place the chopped eggs and all other ingredients except the carrot and daikon in a blender.  (I have a Tribest small blender that has worked great for years now.  It has 1 cup and 2 cup-size blender containers so no need to use a big blender container for small jobs.  Also, it’s great for grinding flax seed, coffee beans, etc.)  Blend until smooth and place in a serving bowl.  Garnish with carrot and daikon.  Serve immediately.

Filed Under: Monica's Recipes Tagged With: daikon radish recipe, egg recipe, sauerkraut recipe

Castor Oil Packs Made Easier

June 16, 2023 by towers

Castor Oil Packs have a long history for treating all kinds of ailments in the world of natural medicine.  Many people have not made use of them because they can be inconvenient and messy.  Well, don’t give up on them–get a pack and lots more information from www.shopqueenofthethrones.com and start decongesting and rejuvenating your liver.  The packs are re-useable and besides the one for the liver, they have them for the thyroid and abdomen also.  Best of all, you can sleep with the pack on.   Remember to only buy organic castor oil that is in a glass bottle.  Heritage is a good brand and it is available online at sites such as vitacost.com.   The only contra-indications for use of castor oil packs are  pregnancy and lactation.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Healthy Habits

Baby First

June 16, 2023 by towers

Please explain why you came to our office.

“Daughter has come here for adjustments since she was 2 1/2 months old.  I have always had a lot of back pain working as a CNA and nurse.  Husband encouraged me to come in and get adjusted since the back pain got worse after having my daughter.”

Please describe your response to treatment.

“It has been amazing.  I can now sit for longer periods.  I do not wake up in the pain I did before treatment.”

29 year-old female

Filed Under: Patient Testimonials

The Whole Family Benefits

June 16, 2023 by towers

Please explain why you came to our office.

“We first came for my third child’s stomach issues.  My friend referred us.”

Please describe your response to treatment.

“Wonderful!  Henry stopped crying everyday.  My other kids have also improved with so many things.  I had my fourth baby, who was born two hours after my first contraction, as compared to 20 and 30-hour previous labors.”

36 year-old Mother

Filed Under: Patient Testimonials Tagged With: chiropractic and children

Chicken with Turnips & Snow Peas

June 2, 2023 by towers

Vegetable gardening is becoming more popular and that is a good thing.  Nothing like getting your hands in the soil and reaping the bounty of physical work outdoors.  The best thing is you can grow vegetables organically successfully (I’ve been doing this for years) and you can grow vegetables not so readily found in the stores.  This year I got some turnips started early along with some edible-podded peas.  Turnips are in the cruciferous family so they are cold hardy and grow easily and quickly–like radishes.  The roots are a great addition to stir-fries or roasted vegetables.  They are low in starch and nutrient dense–and you can enjoy turnip greens.  Definitely worth growing if you are a gardener!

We had this dish with a big salad last night.  It’s easy when you have leftovers–chicken broth and cooked  chicken from a roasted chicken.  It was delicious with the hot pepper sauce.

Serves 2

2 Tbsp. of ghee

2 medium or 1 larger turnip chopped (no need to peel but scrub well)–this is about 1 cup chopped 1/4″ quartered rounds

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 cup snow peas–if not available, use frozen green peas

1-2 cups chopped cooked chicken

1/2 cup chicken broth

salt to taste

tamari to taste (optional)

hot pepper sauce or cayenne to taste (optional)

Melt ghee in a large skillet on medium heat.  Add onions and stir a few times as they cook through for a few minutes.  Add turnip pieces and stir again.  Cover for five minutes stirring a few times.  Add snow peas and cover again for a few minutes.  Don’t overcook!  The peas should remain a bright green but the turnip pieces should be tender.  Add chicken broth and chopped chicken and stir well.  Season to taste with salt, pepper and tamari as desired.  Serve immediately.

 

Filed Under: Monica's Recipes

Just Say No–It’s Easier

June 2, 2023 by towers

Did it ever occur to you that you would be better off just saying no to gluten?  The people who need to go gluten-free the most are the ones who cannot imagine what they would eat if they stopped eating wheat flour products.  Some don’t even know what wheat flour products are though they eat them three times a day!   Bread, pasta, cakes, cereals, pastries, crackers, and flour products of all kinds made from wheat can conveniently fill the stomach leaving little room for a variety of delicious and interesting, health-promoting foods.

The main reason I promote a gluten-free diet for everyone (not just people with auto-immune conditions, GERD, constipation, IBS, arthritis, etc.) comes from my observations of the behavior of people–even ones who are more health conscious– who don’t think gluten bothers them.  They will eat white flour products regularly because we are surrounded by them.  Today’s wheat flour  is one of the most problematic foods in the Western diet for many reasons.  (If you are not familiar with the work of Dr. Weston Price, check out the book “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration” written back in the 1930’s. While broad in depth, it includes a discussion of the devitalization of wheat in the Western diet–it tells the beginning of the story which has continued to get worse with wheat hybridization and then the  contamination of our wheat supply with glyphosate.)  Bread made with organic, freshly ground wheat that is fermented (sourdough) is the gold standard.  If you can’t have that, then just say no!

Filed Under: Healthy Habits

Prevent UTIs and Bladder Irritations

May 15, 2023 by towers

If you tend to get bladder infections or bladder irritation that makes urinating painful or stinging, there is a very effective natural supplement  available.  Our experience with many patients is that by taking Cranberry Complex at the first sign of trouble, symptoms can be stopped right away.  Many women are prescribed antibiotics for bladder infections, which are often recurrent, when a proactive approach using herbs would work–possibly better– without the side effects.

Cranberry Complex is available from one of our supplement companies, Standard Process/MediHerb.  While there are many cranberry/D-mannose supplements available in stores and online, this formulation has three  herbs in addition to the cranberry: crataeva, buchu, and uva ursi.  This is one of those supplements that needs to be in your medicine cabinet for prevention of these problems.  We keep it in stock here at our clinic because it is that effective.  A nutrition consult for help with a supportive diet and other supplements may be a good idea also.

Filed Under: Healthy Habits Tagged With: MediHerb cranberry complex, prevent UTIs with cranberry complex

Oven-made Ghee

April 24, 2023 by towers

Ghee is my favorite fat.  I use it for sauteing, searing, soups, cooking eggs, and baking, plus I use it instead of butter on pancakes, etc.   Since I no longer heat olive oil –I only use it raw on salads, in salad dressings, in pesto, and in homemade mayo–ghee has become much more prominent in our diet.  Also, we use some coconut oil but I find no need for using any other oil.

Organic ghee is expensive but you can make your own and save money.  Use organic butter–preferably from grass-fed animals.  The traditional method is on the stovetop but I have found that the oven method is much easier.  Just be sure to bake it long enough to denature all the milk in the melted butter; the pools of milk will  transform into light brown sediments which are easily strained out giving you pure ghee or clarified butter.  Be sure to use a baking dish that is deep enough to prevent spills–the melted butter should not fill your baking dish by more than half.  And store the ghee in glass mason jars–pint or quart size is best for ease of handling.

The best news is that ghee is very stable.  I keep it in the refrigerator where it can last up to a year.   Write the date on the top of the jar in order to rotate your stock.   When you hear people talk about the wisdom of having some food stored for emergencies, think of staples such as ghee that you use regularly.  It’s very practical to keep a couple quarts on hand.

Makes 3-4 cups of ghee:

2 pounds organic butter, salted or unsalted–your choice

pyrex baking dish

fine strainer (use a large one about 4″ in diameter) lined with a double layer of fine cheese cloth or clean fine, plain-white dish towel

quart-sized pyrex measuring cup

Preheat oven to 225 degrees F.  Remove the wrapper(s) and place the butter in the baking dish.  Place dish in the lower rack of the oven.  Every 15 minutes give the melted butter a gentle stir with a fork to assist with the coagulating and browning of the pools of milk.   Do not overbake and let the sediment burn–it should just brown, not blacken–or the ghee will have a burnt taste.  Once all the milk is gone (it may take up to 2 hours), remove the dish from the oven very carefully and pour the mixture through the cheese-cloth lined strainer into a quart-sized pyrex measuring cup (this makes it easy to pour the ghee into the mason jar after it is strained).  If any trace of milk settles out in the bottom of the baking dish as you strain, don’t pour it into the strainer as it will go right through and your ghee will have some milk in the bottom of the jar and will not keep as long.   To remedy this problem, either discard that last bit of ghee that has the milk in it or place the dish back in the oven and continue heating until all the milk has browned and complete the process of straining.   The ghee will be very hot so always place a spoon in containers that you transfer the melted ghee into.  After 15 minutes, remove the spoon, cap the jar and place in the refrigerator.  It will solidify once cooled.

Filed Under: Monica's Recipes Tagged With: ghee oven recipe, ghee recipe

Blame It On My Dog

April 5, 2023 by towers

Please explain why you came to our office.

“My dog tangled me up in her leash and I fell down hard onto my hands and knew I needed to see a chiropractor.  So a friend referred me to Dr. Burgoon.”

Please describe your response to treatment.

“From the first day I had relief from pain from the fall and the exercises he gave me helped even more.  We are now working through some older injuries because Dr. Burgoon has helped in ways no previous chiropractor has.”

50 year-old female

Filed Under: Patient Testimonials

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