2016 FALL / WINTER Circumspice 906.482.2030 • www.keweenaw.coop Hancock, MI Top 5 Easiest Anti-Inflammatory Herbs and Spices to Start Using Today page 4 Photo: Taryn Fitz-Gerald/wellnesswithtaryn.com Holiday Turkeys & Hams FRESH TURKEYS Through our membership with National Cooperative Grocer $2.69/lb we are able to offer these outstanding pricing programs: Available to pre-order today! Co+op Deals change twice Co+op Basics offers Some sizes sell out fast monthly. See the sales flyer in Raised on a family farm in MN everyday low prices on so reserve early! many popular grocery the store, on the website, in the Free-range • No Antibiotics (starting October 3) and household items. Mining Gazette, and look for Sizes vary from 10–24 pounds signs in the aisles.* Available to pickup $10 deposit per turkey November 18th after 6pm *Additional Co+op Deals coupons are available six times a year (coupon booklets available at the Co-op). store specials fresh deals $4.09/lb $7.39/lb FROZEN Fresh Deals are a way of saying Store Specials are a way of saying TURKEYS FRESH HALF SPIRAL SLICED thanks to all of our customers. thanks to all of our customers. Look for Look for rotating deals in our SEMI BONELESS HAMS rotating deals throughout the store. fresh departments. Limited supply in stock Available one week before Christmas (no pre-order) From Garret Valley in NJ • Fully Cooked Raised on family farms in New York No Added Nitrates or Nitrites • No Antibiotics Students & Seniors Organic • No Antibiotics • Vegetarian Diet No Hormones • No Preservatives All students who shop on Sundays receive a 5% discount on their Sizes vary from 10–16 pounds All Natural Ingredients • Minimally Processed purchase. Current student ID card required. All seniors 60 and over who 5%DISCOUNT shop on Wednesdays receive a 5% discount on their purchase. New Ways to Appreciate Owners (starting 2017) The Co-op offers Owners* special pricing on bulk or case quantities of pre-ordered product. Applies to any product In response to Owner requests to make the that one day, but instead will be offered to BULK available to the Co-op, whether we regularly stock it or Owner Appreciation Day more flexible, we’re Owners who are current with their payment not. Orders need to be a full case, sack, bag or whatever trying something new in 2017. We plan to plans on the shopping trip of their choice form the item comes from the wholesaler to qualify for case convert our Owner Appreciation Days into during a designated month each quarter. pricing. The price is calculated at 20% over cost. ORDERS more cause- or theme-related events, with More information will come your way as we more focused sampling and education along formalize details, but we wanted to give you a with the festive atmosphere, heads-up that change is in the works! OWNER APPRECIATION music and fun. Starting in 2017, Owners* receive a 10% discount on all Join us for one more Owner Appreciation Day The 10% discount will no (with 10% discount) in 2016: OWNERS ONLY OWNERS regularly priced items for one shopping trip each quarter. You choose the day within the designated month each quarter. longer be associated with 10%DISCOUNT (Read more about this change on the next page.) Monday, November 14 2 CIRCUMSPICE FALL/WINTER 2016 *Owners must be current on their payment plans to qualify. FALL/WINTER 2016 CIRCUMSPICE 3 Cayenne Pepper Green Tea Cayenne pepper contains With the cold weather right around the corner, green capsaicin which gives it its fire tea is a wonderful way to warm up and reap a number Practical Wellness hot qualities and is a powerful of health benefits. Green tea contains catechins which anti-inflammatory substance. are profoundly anti-inflammatory and account for a Top 5 Easiest Anti-Inflammatory Herbs and Spices Capsaicin is often used as majority of the beneficial compounds. In addition to a topical analgesic in pain being anti-inflammatory there is also evidence that green to Start Using Today relief creams. When ingested, tea can boost metabolism, has anticancer effects and can by Dr. Jinny Sirard—Superior Family Chiropractic cayenne pepper promotes a boost your immune system. Not all green tea is created more alkaline environment, healthy circulation, and has equal, you should always choose organic varieties to immune boosting qualities. Cayenne is also a great source avoid ingesting harmful of several vitamins (A,E,C,B6, K) and manganese. My pesticides, in fact, this sing anti-inflammatory herbs and spices is a is one of the simplest to add to your diet. It does not favorite way to use cayenne pepper is in its dried form. precaution should be simple and impactful way to enhance your have a strong flavor and can be sprinkled on to savory If you prefer a milder, or hotter pepper, you can use the practiced with all teas in health. Though inflammation is a crucial part dishes, added to soups and sautéed greens, blended into Scoville rating scale or SHU, the higher the number the general. :: Uof the repair process in our body, too much can be a bad your smoothies or combined with your tea. My two hotter the product. Add cayenne to dishes that go well thing. Unfortunately for many, the Standard American favorite ways to use turmeric are to sprinkle it on top of with a little (or a lot) of heat or make my detox lemonade Diet or SAD diet, rich in processed foods, excess grains, my eggs in the morning with a dash of cayenne pepper (see recipe in sidebar). Bibliography loads of sugar, and void of nutrient dense food, is to and sea salt and to make a turmeric latte (see recipe in Kaefer, Christine M., and John Milner A. “The Role of Herbs and Spices in Cancer blame. Not only can adding anti-inflammatory herbs sidebar). Turmeric contains the powerful compound Prevention.” The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 19.6 (2008): 347-61. Print. Garlic and spices to your diet help with pain and inflammation, called curcumin and benefits you in several ways due Shobha, R.i., C.u. Rajeshwari, and B. Andallu. “Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Herbs Garlic is an extensively used and Spices in Cancer Prevention.” Cancer (2014): 91-100. Print. when accompanied by a healthful diet, they can help to its pleiotropic properties, which means it works in culinary spice with a long list Fürst, Robert, and Ilse Zündorf. “Plant-Derived Anti-Inflammatory Compounds: Hopes prevent inflammatory diseases such as asthma, arthritis, several biochemical pathways in your body producing of benefits. The research to and Disappointments regarding the Translation of Preclinical Knowledge into Clinical Progress.” Mediators of Inflammation 2014 (2014): 1-9. Print. Alzheimer’s, neurological disorders, and cancer to name a many favorable health benefits. It is antibacterial, anti- support anti-cancer effects is few. carcinogenic (or anti-cancer), a powerful antioxidant, and “Turmeric.” Wikipedia. N.p., 2006. Web. 10 Sept. 2016. extensive. Most of the medicinal “Garlic.” Garlic. The Worlds Healthiest Foods, n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2016. In my chiropractic practice, I recommend anti- of course anti-inflammatory. There are over 100 PubMed benefits come from the sulfur compounds contained in inflammatory diet modifications for the numerous health studies investigating and documenting the numerous “10 Medicinal Ginger Health Benefits - Dr. Axe.” Dr Axe. N.p., 22 June 2015. Web. 15 garlic which give it its pungent, strong odor. The sulfur Sept. 2016. benefits and to help alleviate pain in many of my patients, benefits of turmeric, and more compounds have a stimulatory effect on the immune Photos: KreativKolors/Shutterstock.com (turmeric) and I can attest to the benefits. From a clinical perspective, specifically curcumin. system as well as cardio protective attributes and can even Binh Thanh Bui/Shutterstock.com (ginger) many of these substances work in a similar biochemical Nattika/Shutterstock.com (cayenne) help you burn fat. Garlic is very easy to use in the kitchen Timmary/Shutterstock.com (garlic) manor as NSAIDS, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory Ginger but when choosing garlic, fresh is best. Dried garlic is also William Warby/Wikimedia Commons (lemon) drugs, but without the detrimental side effects. In the Hailing from the same family a healthy choice and can save time in the kitchen. Precut WJ Houtman/Wikimedia Commons (green tea) short-term they have the potential to help you feel better, as cardamom (another healthy garlic sold in jars does not boast the same health benefits and in the long-term they can create a more healthful you. spice not covered in this and should be avoided. It is recommended that garlic, Turmeric Latte Most of these herbs and spices can be purchased and article) and turmeric, this delicious herb is one of the once crushed or chopped, is allowed to sit for 3-5 minutes consumed in an encapsulated form, which is a great way oldest medicinal foods on the planet. It has been used in Combine the following ingredients. Serve cold or before use. Doing so allows full activation blend a steaming hot cupful with a tablespoon of to deliver large amounts to your body in a more clinical Aryvedic and Chinese medicine for thousands of years. of the sulfur compounds and therefore sense. However, to enhance our relationship with these The list of benefits is extensive and includes digestive coconut oil to create a delicious frothy latte-like maximizes its benefits. beverage. powerful foods, I am a big proponent of learning how to benefits such as anti-nausea, GERD and ulcer relief, as consume them in a way that they can be truly enjoyed and well as anti-cancer effects, blood pressure regulation, pain • 1 can full fat coconut milk appreciated; as a food.