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HEALTHY RECIPE Slow Cooker Coconut Ginger Chicken

Women’s health is a specialty in healthcare that includes treatmentsspecific to the femalebody.Althoughwomen’shealth can be treated in all fields, physical therapy can be an integral part of a woman’s health care team. Our goal is to provide the highest quality of therapy in order to respond to women’s needs throughout their life cycle. Our physical therapists with experience in Women’s Health provide the latest evidence-based services to everyone from young athletes and childbearing women to peri-menopausal mothers. The goal is to use minimally invasive techniques and exercises to improve quality of life for women through a range of improvements from increased continence to decreased pain. Our ultimate goal is to give you control over your body, reduce theuseofmedicationsandprevent thepossibleneed forsurgery. Our Women’s Health Centers of Excellence focus specifically on disorders in the female body system such as postpartum pelvic pain, pain following abdominal surgery, endometriosis, urinary frequency or leakage, as well as constipation. To find out how a specially trained Women’s Health Physical Therapist can help you, call 706-993-2260 today. We currently offer Women’s Health at our Braselton and Martinez locations.

Ingredients • 4clovesgarlicpeeled • 2 inch cube ginger about 30 grams,roughlychopped • 1 small sweet onion peeled, quartered • 1Tbspoliveoil • 2Tbspbutter • 2.5 lbs boneless, skinless chickenthighscutintofour • 2canscoconutmilknotshaken

• 2Tbspcornstarch • 1canbabycorncobs • 1cuppeasorfrozenvegetables Spice Blend • 1/2tspgroundpepper • 1tspgroundcumin • 1tspgroundcoriander • 11/2tspgroundtumeric • 1tspsalt • 2tspcurrypowder(optional)

Combine spices together and set aside. In a food processor, pulse garlic, ginger and onion until it forms a paste. In a skillet, heat olive oil and melt butter. Add pureed aromatics and stir well. Cook for a few minutes, then add spice blend. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.Movearomatics toonesideof theskilletandaddchicken pieces. Cook chicken slightly on all sides and thoroughly coat it with thespices.Transfertheskillet ingredients intoaslowcooker.Remove the cream from the top of the coconut milk using a soup spoon and set aside. Pour the remaining coconut milk over the chicken until it barely covers it. Drain the corn cobs and chop in half. Add to the slow-cooker.Cookon low for4hours.Whiskcornstarchwithcoconut cream (previously set aside) until smooth and add to the chicken, stirring well. Add frozen peas or other vegetables of your choice. Cook for another 1/2 hour or until the chicken is cooked and the vegetables are hot.

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For the second year in a row, Georgialina PT was proud to help sponsor the Palmetto Peach Half Marathon. Therapists Brittney Harrel and Sara Pereda volunteer to help hydrate the runners.

The comprehensive Lymphedema Therapy Program consists of skincare instructions, manual lymphatic drainage, compression wraps and garment for both upper and lower extremities. For more information, contact therapist Kelsey Howland, DPT .

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