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SPE C IA L E D ITIO N
By Faith International Group Ministry “West”
You are invited to join us for our 1st Anniversary
March 20-21 at 6:30pm
March 22 at 12:00pm
($10.00 donation Luncheon/Fashion Wear)
March 23 at 3:30pm
Alberta Simmons Plaza
6611 M LK King Jr. Blvd
Portland, Or 97211
For information call
Pastor Sheila A. Scott
770 375-5468
503 285-7573
Steamed vegetables and brown rice are healthy dietary choices
Health Benefits of Steamed
Vegetables Brown Rice
Diet is important in ensuring obtaining enough nutrients to provide
energy and keep organs and tissues functioning properly. In the long
term, a healthy diet can also help avoid certain potentially serious
disorders such as heart disease and diabetes. Adding steamed veg
etables and whole grains such as brown rice to daily meals is a good
strategy to maintain health and remain disease-free.
Steaming Vegetables
Steaming vegetables is a cooking method in which water vapor in steam
cooks vegetables gently, without immersing the food in hot water. This
allows them to maintain more of their nutrient content. You can steam
vegetables on the stove top by suspending them in a vented basket over
a small amount of boiling water or in a microwave, with a small amount of
water added to the container. Steaming vegetables is a good choice
compared to boiling them in water or frying them. It softens the vegetables
and is unlikely to overcook them when timed carefully. It also avoids the
use of fat, which is added when vegetables are fried.
Vitamins and Phytonutrients
Vegetables are generally rich in vitamins. Several important vitamins are
water-soluble, including vitamin C and the eight vitamins that make up the
B-complex family. Because these vitamins are leached out of food by
immersion in water, steaming vegetables preserves them more effectively
than boiling. Vegetables also contain healthy, natural antioxidant com
pounds called phytochemicals. In a comprehensive study of cooking
methods published in the "Journal of Agricultural Chemistry" in 2008,
researchers found that water-cooking methods such as steaming pre
served antioxidant chemicals in vegetables. Antioxidants help protect
you from damaging effects of free radicals, biochemical byproducts made
in your organs that can damage cellular components and raise your risk
for heart disease, cancer and other disorders.
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PCRI is bringing out the stars to celebrate our 3rd annual gala.
Please join us for an evening like no other
in Portland: Saturday, March 15, 2014.
Enjoy a lively reception and plated dinner
followed by a dramatic dance competition
featuring local celebrities paired with
professionals from Fred Astaire Dance Studio.
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Special Guest Performance by
Multnomah County Commissioner
Loretta Smith
and
Metro Councilor Sam Chase
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to learn more and purchase tickets.
Special thanks to media sponsor:
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An ongoing series of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession
Part 23. Chiropractic And Knees:
Knees neet to know how Chiropractic helps too.
M y rig h t knee hurts ter-
!ribly all of the time. It has been
Hen several times to the point of
swollen
needing to be drained. Can Chiropractic
help?
: Y our case sounds fam il-
ar. It reminds me o f one case in
particular. A man once came to
office for consultation. He wanted to
show me his knee but his slacks were
so tight from swelling in his knee that
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he could not pull his pant leg up to show
me. I talked to him about his knee and
showed him graphs of the nervous sys
tem and how it affects the knee. He de
cided to become a Chiropractic patient
and has had no problem with his knee
since. Within days the swelling was out
my his knee. Like so many patients, he had
of
an added bonus. His back was stronger
and healthier than it had been in years.
His headaches disappeared. In short, he
got that healthy happy feeling of Chiro
practic. If you have knee pain or if you
have any question concerning your
health at all, call us today, Isn’t it time
you stepped up to Chiropractic?
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon 97212 • P h o n e : ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 * 5 5 0 4