Roasted Beets and Sauteed Beet Greens Recipe

Ok, you can wipe the weirded out look off of your face. Beets are a SUPERFOOD–extremely full of fiber, phosphorus, sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins A and C, niacin, biotin, and folic acid. That’s a pretty big list, huh? They also help cleanse and support the blood and liver. The liver’s responsible for cleaning out all toxins that the body encounters, anything from pesticides to alcohol to medications, etc. It takes a beating and it needs support at times.

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Ingredients

• 1 bunch beets with greens (see above for all the good stuff found in beets!)
• 1/4 cup olive oil, divided (should be in pretty much anything you cook; the darker the better; this monounsaturated fat type is heart-disease fighting and bad cholesterol fighting)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (one of the world’s greatest antioxidants; cook  with it as much as possible!)
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion (optional)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Wash the beets thoroughly, leaving the skins on, and remove the greens. Rinse greens, removing any large stems, and set aside. Place the beets in a small baking dish or roasting pan, and toss with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. If you wish to peel the beets, it is easier to do so once they have been roasted.
2. Cover, and bake for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a knife can slide easily through the largest beet.
3. When the roasted beets are almost done, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and onion, and cook for a minute. Tear the beet greens into 2 to 3 inch pieces, and add them to the skillet. Cook and stir until greens are wilted and tender. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the greens as is, and the roasted beets sliced with either red-wine vinegar, or butter and salt and pepper.

 

Yours in the Best Health,

Dr. Kayla Zirpel-Proctor

www.back2wellnesschiro.com

Recipe found at: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/roasted-beets-and-sauteed-beet-greens/Detail.aspx

Want to Detox and Be Less Stressed???

Here are a few tips I recommend to make the detox easier and less stressful:

1. Pick a detox program you will commit to. I think food-based detox programs are the way to go just because we are a busy society with many of us working 40+ hours per week.

2. Vary foods throughout the detox so you don’t get sick of them. I love salads, but I remember I got burnt out on them pretty fast when I ate them for 5 days straight. 

3. Rotate in some “salty” and “sweet: foods.  For example, saurkraut would be a “salty foods,” black molasses on baked squash would be a “sweet food,”  and rice pasta with marinara sauce and garbanzo beans will kill any “carb cravings” you might experience.

4. Prepare yourself for an initial increase in headaches, neck pain, and muscle and joint aches. Certain people may experience toxin release in which the body may act sick as accumulated toxins, bacteria, and yeast die. I recommend naps and chiropractic adjustments during this time period.

5. After the program is completed, slowly reintroduce any foods you suspect you might have an allergy or even a sensitivity to. The most common foods would be dairy, gluten, soy, eggs, corn, and/or peanuts.

 Again, I specialize in wellness chiropractic care that keeps people healthy through a 100% fully functioning spine and nerve system. I also specialize in muscle testing to determine the best detoxification supplement for each person and his or her health needs. I would be more than happy to help out proactive people seeking better health potential through a healthier lifestyle! Give a call to 952-693-3736 and/or visit www.back2wellnesschiro.com and ask for the New Patient Intro Package.

Yours in Health,

Dr. Kayla Zirpel-Proctor

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Specializing in Gettin’ People Squeaky Clean! Part II: Dr. Kayla’s Journey

(Continued from http://back2wellnesschiro.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/specializing-in-gettin-people-squeaky-clean-part-i-dr-kaylas-journey/)…

Day 4: I had a pretty relaxing day. My husband and I went camping at Interstate State Park that night (yes, I know–on April 1??? we do weird stuff like that). So I planned accordingly with my fruits and veggies. I think the highlight of my night was seeing the look on my husband’s face when I cracked open a can of saurkraut–priceless!. The not so good part of my night was when I couldn’t sleep because I was cold and my bum was on the ground because my air mattress leaked. I thought I would pay the next day with a sore neck  and back.

Day 5: I was feeling wonky after the night tenting. I thought I would have a headache all weekend, especially since I was detoxing, but after a nap in the car on the way home, I actually felt ok. I made Steamed Articoke with a balsamic vineger-olive oil-cracked black pepper dip and Baked Kale Chips. Yum!

Day 6: I awoke energized this morning! I also turned into Betty Crocker later that day. I made Baked Kale Chips again (I couldn’t get enough of them that weekend!) and Roasted Beets and Greens.

Day 7: This was a big Test Day for me. I was pretty much down to only eating cruciferous veggies, raw greens, apples and pears and their juices. I’ve worried about this day prior to beginning the detox: “How was I going to make it through a whole day of work and teaching until 10 PM at Globe University that night??”

I’ll tell you how–the program I chose phased me into this phase and the supplement I took gave me the energy and addressed any cravings I had so that by the end of the night, I wasn’t tired–I was actually energized and didn’t have the usually headache I would have had by the end of the night. And this was with me waking up at 5:30 AM that day!

Day 8: I found I’m not really craving or needing to eat foods today. I feel like I could continue on the cruciferous veggie-raw greens-apple-and-pear diet I was on for the last few days for another few days. This is a nice feeling–I don’t feel beholden to coffee (trust me–I love my coffee!) or food in general. I’m now letting “food be my medicine.” It’s a really good feeling.

Day 9: I reincorporated legumes, nuts, and seeds back into my diet. AND I realized that today was my last detox day!

Tonight, I feel great sense of acheivement and accomplishment!

In the next blog post, I will share some FANTASTIC tips that will help you succeed in your detoxification program goals!

Yours in Health,

Dr. Kayla Zirpel-Proctor

www.back2wellnesschiro.com

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Specializing in Gettin’ People Squeaky Clean! Part I: Dr. Kayla’s Journey

Feeling sluggish? Headachy? Neck painish? Tired all the time? Can’t get enough energy to grab that cup of Caribou?

We spring clean our houses (most of us hopefully???), but rarely do we spring clean our bodies. As we transition from winter to spring, we witness nature healing itself by growing and replenishing. We are reminded that are bodies are just like nature–healing, growing, and replenishing.

I’m a big fan of detoxification programs with appropriate supplementation–IF they are the correct program and products for YOU. I specialize in muscle testing to determine appropriate detoxification supplements. This technique shows a specificity to each person and his or her unique  health needs.

Today, I will begin sharing my journey and the results of a recent detox program I did in March. In my next article, I will share with you the remainder of the journey as well as tips that I have found to help me succeed along the way.

Day 1: Actually not feeling too bad–definitely less headaches this time around than previous detoxes I’ve done in the past.

Day 2: Same as yesterday except I developed a pretty good headache and neck pain later that night. Going to bed early and sleeping soundly helped that. My husband and I had brown rice pasta with a non-allergenic and non-toxic marinara sauce of which I added garbanzo beans to. It was a fabulous dish that I ate the next day to avoid any carb or pasta cravings I might encounter in the future days of the detox program.

Day 3: Same tired and slight headachy feeling. Dr. Lindsay adjusted me today and stated that my neck was moving pretty well–only had one subluxation. However, the toxins were releasing and that’s why I was not feeling 100%. This is proof of the “chemical causes of subluxation” (subluxation = spinal misalignments that cuase stress to our nerve system) that we may encounter from what we encounter/encountered in our environments.

Day 4: A turn of events! What happens next??? Stay tuned for “Specializing in Gettin’ People Squeaky Clean! Part II: Dr. Kayla’s Journey!”