Top of the Hill; Purification Program; Creamy Red Pepper Soup
Health Tip:
Sometimes we need a bit of a reset! Even with the best of intentions we have a tendency to fall back into not as good habits. Even I have found that I need to pull back and reset a few times a year to keep everything in check. I am doing the Standard Process Purification Program starting January 5 to clean up things after the holidays and give myself a great start to the new year. If you would like to join me, you can start any time! We have a couple of different programs if you’d like to go that route or you can do it on your own. If you’d like more information, please let me know! If you work on your health now, you will have it later as well! – Dr. Llana Call Smith
Monthly Article:
Top of the Hill
I want to paint a picture: you’re standing at the top of a heavy snow covered hill. You pack a wonderful tight snowball, and you drop it at your feet. It starts to roll down the hill and as it does so, it gains speed and starts gaining in size. By the time it gets to the very bottom of the hill it is a massive snowball boulder!
Now, thinking of this particular analogy, think about your health. Is it easier to fix this snowball health problem at the bottom of the hill or the top of the hill? If we work on the problem at the bottom of the hill, it is a huge problem that needs massive intervention! However, if we work on the problem at the top of the hill, it is a tiny snowball problem which requires little effort to eliminate.
Again, I ask which is easier: to fix a problem when it is a little problem or wait until it is a big problem? When I am working with patients, I actually find this analogy works in two different ways. The first is that waiting too long to fix a problem results in a much bigger problem to fix. It is much easier to fix it when it is a new, fresh, small problem than waiting for it to become a bigger issue. The other way this analogy comes into play with patients, is how we actually address a problem. One of my goals with patient care is to go to as far ‘up the hill’ as I possibly can to fix the problem. This allows us to get to the root of the problem. In the analogy of the snowball at the top of the hill, the root of the problem is the snowball that was dropped that then became a very big boulder. With health, it is often a small problem that then transforms into a big problem as time progresses. If we can find the root of that health issue, or sometimes issues, a few small changes can have exponential results. That is what I call working smarter, and not harder!
Recipe of the Month:
This soup is so good and so quick to whip up! I used a ½ a jalapeno pepper when I couldn’t find the jalapeno pepper powder. (I did finally find the pepper powder in the more Hispanic or Mexican flavors section of the store)
Creamy Red Pepper Soup
1 cup warm water
1 red pepper, chopped
½ large avocado, chopped
5 baby carrots, chopped
1 teaspoon onion, chopped
½ teaspoon garlic, chopped
¼ cup hemp seeds
½ teaspoon jalapeno pepper powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
Directions: Stir all ingredients while heating for about 5-10 minutes until thick, smooth and slightly warm.
Recipe from Standard Process
Upcoming Activities and Announcements:
Christmas Schedule: We will be closed the week of Christmas and also New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, December 22-25 and December 31-January 1. We will resume normal hours January 5, 2024. Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy New Year!!
Purification Time next month!
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