January 2019

Instant Pot Thai Style Peanut Carrot Soup

Utica Park Clinic is partnering with Tulsa Health Department dietitians Megan and Melissa for Facebook Live Cooking Classes. Below is the recipe from Megan and Melissa's January 24th Facebook Live featuring Instant Pot Thai Style Peanut Carrot Soup.

To view this Facebook Live Cooking Class, click here: https://business.facebook.com/UticaPark/videos/540324343111281/

 

Instant Pot Thai Style Peanut Carrot Soup

Ingredients

·         3 Tbsp. Canola Oil

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According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), since 1999, deaths involving prescription opioids have increased by more than five times. The CDC also states that over 200,000 people have died from prescription opioids in that time frame. We spoke to Dr. Scott Fowler, family medicine provider at Utica Park Clinic in Bixby, regarding opioids and the ways you can ensure you are using them safely, questions you should be asking your provider about them and how you can manage your use of opioids.

How to Prevent Winter Ear Infections

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