Curried Sweet Potato-Apple Soup

The rain is here, the wind is howling, Halloween is a few short days away……..that means it’s SOUP time!!!

One of our favorite dishes for fall. 

Curried Sweet Potato-Apple SoupImage courtesy of Martha Stewart.

Ingredients

• 3 medium sweet potatoes
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, plus more for garnish
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Madras curry powder
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/4 cups chunky applesauce
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Peel and dice 2 1/2 sweet potatoes. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger, nutmeg, 1 1/4 teaspoons curry powder, and salt and pepper to taste and cook until toasted, 1 more minute.

Add the diced sweet potatoes, chicken broth and 2 cups water to the pot, cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and stir in the applesauce. Simmer, covered, until the sweet potatoes are soft, about 20 minutes. Puree the soup with a blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper; keep warm.

Meanwhile, peel and thinly slice the remaining 1/2 sweet potato and toss with the olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake until crisp, 7 to 10 minutes.

Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the remaining 1/4 teaspoon curry powder and cook, stirring, until browned; remove from the heat and add the vinegar. Top with the curry butter, cilantro and sweet-potato chips.

Save the date

We know it seems early, but it’s really never too early to save the date for our annual Toy Drive.  Every year proves to be better than the last.  The kids love seeing Santa, hoping to go over their list just one more time

Save the Date

PHC's Annual Toy Drive with Santa Claus is set for Saturday December 4th

Stay tuned for further details

More Omega news

 

Here at PHC, we make it easy for you to get the nutrients you need. We carry a brand that we trust to give us the best quality Omega-3’s needed for optimal health.   If you don’t like the gel capsules, we carry the oil.  Dr. Min and Dr. Lori drizzle this on their salads or sandwiches.  Try it!

Having a diet that is toxic with Omega 6 or deficient in Omega 3 EFAs creates a pro-inflammatory state within the body.  This is very significant because inflammation is at the root of virtually all of the common chronic illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and depression as well as the autoimmune and atopic diseases such as arthritis, Crohn’s Disease, irritable bowel, psoriasis, eczema, allergies, fibromyalgia, lupus, and multiple sclerosis.  Inflammation is also a major factor in dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain and/or cramping), headaches, and back and neck pain.

Omega-3 Who needs it?

Who needs to supplement with Omega-3 fish oil?

The answer to this question is easy -

Everybody- Everyday - For Life!

Research is clear that omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) are some of the most crucial essential nutrients ever identified for human and other animal health. Omega-3 EFAs are extremely important in the structure and function of every cell in the body and the function of your cells is what determines your overall health.

Everyone needs to consume EPA and DHA Omega 3 fatty acids in order to be healthy and to prevent illness and the modern Western diet is almost void of these nutrients.

What is even more alarming than the pandemic deficiency in EPA and DHA omega 3 fatty acids is that virtually all people living in industrial nations are now toxic with the omega 6 fatty acids and saturated fat that is so common in modern diets.  Research indicates that the ratio of omega 6: omega 3 fatty acids in the average modern diet is as high as 20:1.  The evidence indicates that the proper healthy ratio is 1:1. 

Being toxic with omega 6 fatty acids and deficient in omega 3 fatty acids is a deadly combination that is shown to increase the chances of illness in people of all ages.  Illnesses associated with omega 6 fatty acid toxicity and/or omega 3 fatty acid deficiency include ADHD, allergies, eczema, asthma, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, lowered immunity, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, fibromyalgia, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer’s, painful menstruation, back pain, neck pain, and headaches.  YIKES!

The data from scientific research and clinical trials is indisputably clear.  Everyone needs to ensure that they have sufficient amounts of EPA and DHA from fish in their diets.  Sadly, eating fish is not a viable option because of the documented dangerous levels of pollutants and toxins.  Supplementing with Omega Sufficiency^®, the world’s premier purified, toxin and pollutant-free omega 3 EPA/DHA fish oil is not only scientific, it is common sense when it comes to maintaining and/or restoring your health and preventing disease.

This is precisely why we don’t advocate treating symptoms with EPA and DHA but rather focusing on supplying your cells with the sufficient amounts of EPA and DHA that science has shown are required for health and the prevention of illness.  Furthermore, and very importantly, the significant determining factor regarding who should supplement with Omega Sufficiency^® is not whether or not you are symptomatic but whether or not you are supplying your cells with the sufficient amount of EPA and DHA required for health and illness prevention.

Waiting until you or your family become symptomatic or have a diagnosed illness to supplement with Omega Sufficiency^® would be absurd considering the fact that science has shown beyond any reasonable doubt that everyone requires EPA and DHA on a daily basis in order to be healthy and prevent illness. 

This is why we stress the importance of supplementation BEFORE illness develops.  It is both dangerous and illogical to wait until illness develops to begin to take care of yourself or your children or your pets!  How can we PREVENT ILLNESS or PROMOTE HEALTH if we wait until we are already ill before we take action?

PHC carries a great tasting fish oil in liquid or capsule form, Omega Sufficiency by Innate Choice.

Exercise of the Week – Quadriceps Stretch

We’re giving away a free iPad!  Every time you refer someone to our clinic, your chances increase to win!  It’s that easy.  Just send your neighbors, friends and family our way and we’ll enter your name in the drawing each time.

Standing Quadriceps Stretch

Difficulty: Easy (this is just one way you can stretch the front of your thigh, please consult your chiropractor before doing this or any other exercise.)
Start: Standing beside a chair.

Exercise: Reach for one foot, and hold it behind you. Keeping knees close together bring foot up toward buttocks until you feel a light pull along front of thigh.
Hold for 30-60 seconds. Switch sides, and repeat 2X per side

Win an iPad!

We love our patients!  Month after month so many of you refer your friends, family and neighbors to our office.  We want to thank you for your continued support. 

From Oct 1 – thru Nov 24th refer a new patientto our office and receive a coupon for $10 off your next visit…….AND…….your name will also be entered to win an iPad! 

Each referral you make gives you a better chance to win. 

If that isn’t enough, the patient with the most referrals will receive a free 1 hour massage with our amazing massage therapists!

So……….who are you going to refer?