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HEALTHY Autumn Stew Source: Healthy
continued from page 11 Eating for Life to
Makes 4 Servings: Freezes well in individual portions Prevent and Treat
vegetable stir-fry. Diabetes by Patricia
• water, divided (1 1/2 cups)
2. Exercise regularly. Any • reduced-sodium soy sauce (1 tbsp.) Bertron, RD
additional activity you do is • onion, chopped (1) Deirdre Sweeney,
beneficial. Walking for ten • red bell pepper, seeded and diced (1) MS, APRN, ANP-BC,
minutes a day a few times a • cloves garlic, minced (4) GNP-BC trained as a
week is a great place to start • 4 cups frozen (defrosted) or pre-cut squash (or a fresh Nurse Practitioner at
and build up to longer walks squash if you prefer) Massachusetts General
more frequently. This helps • crushed tomatoes (1 15-ounce can) Hospital and has
reduce breast cancer risk by • dried oregano (1 1/2 tsp.) been in practice for
helping with weight control • chili powder (1 tsp.) 16 years. She believes
and builds up your immune • ground cumin (1/2 tsp.) in the power of
system. • black pepper (1/4 tsp.) nutrition and lifestyle
3. Limit alcohol. All forms of • kidney beans, undrained (1 15-ounce can) to prevent illness and
alcohol can increase estrogen • corn, undrained, or 2 cups frozen corn restore health. She has
levels and cause DNA (1 15-ounce can) received a certificate in
damage which is how cancer Directions Plant-Based Nutrition
begins. Try to reduce how from eCornell and
much and/or how often you 1. Heat 1/2 cup of water and soy sauce in a large pot. is now trained as an
consume it. 2. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook over medium Integrative Nutrition
heat until onion is soft and most of the water has Health Coach through
4. Maintain a healthy weight. evaporated, about 5 minutes. the Institute of
If you follow the above Integrative Medicine.
suggestions this one will fall 3. Add squash to cooked onions along with tomatoes, She focuses on guiding
into place. Body fat stores 1 cup water, oregano, chili powder, cumin, and black people to make small
estrogen so a lower overall pepper. Cover and simmer until squash is just tender when sustainable changes
body weight reduces your pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. over time to improve
estrogen exposure. 4. Add kidney beans and corn and their liquids and cook 5 their health. Her
minutes longer. website is www.
Here is a simple Fall recipe to
get you started! 5. Enjoy it over a bed of brown rice or a baked potato deirdresweeney.com.
SECRET GA. She graduated Magna
continued from page 16 Cum Laude from Life
University with a Doctorate
them. Joint degeneration and of Chiropractic. She has been
scoliosis are often halted, practicing in Citrus County
and occasionally reversed, as for 24 years. She has studied
evidenced by radiology reports Functional Integrative Eastern
that I have from the two local and Western Medicine via
hospitals. Feel younger and Miller School of Med. and
live up to your full potential the Univ. of Bridgeport and
by calling us at 352-795-8911! Rehabilitation as well as the
420 credit hour Chiropractic
Dr. McFarland-Bryant Orthopedist specialist
graduated with honors from program. She has studied the
Lake Michigan College natural treatment of addictions
with an Assoc. of Science at the American College of
in Medical Laboratory Addictive and Compulsive
Technology then continued disorders and Nutrition at
her Science major at Brenau the Canadian Memorial
University of Gainesville, Chiropractic College.
