Hey there!

     We all love curry food because it's tasty and filling, but did you know that there are health benefits to eating Thai food as well? Check out this list of food found in Thai cuisine and the benefits they provide.

Tumeric

- Valuable digestive aid
- Helps those with arthritis
- Improve cardiovasular (heart) conditions
- Protect the body from bacterial infections (such as wounds)
- Fight skin and breast cancers in animal studies

 Galangal

 - Alleviate abdominal discomfort and pain
- Assist in digestion
- Remedy vomiting, seasickness and motion sickness
- Improve blood circulation in hands and feet
- Treat diarrhea
- Fight inflammation, thereby treating arthritis
- Treat ulcers and inflammation of the stomach
- Cure the hiccups (whaaaaa)

 Lemongrass

 - Treats flus and colds, which may be why Tom Yum Soup is so good at relieving cold & flu symptoms
- Relieves headaches and fevers
- Treats abdominal pain and other stomach conditions
- Slows arthritis
- Removes fungal conditions

 Coriander

 - Aids against gastrointestinal trouble (including gas and bloating)
- Relieves digestive problems
- Protects against bacterial and fungal infections
- Banishes loss of appetite
 Chilies

- Helps you sleep better
- Balances insulin levels
- Known to increase fat burning

 Coconut Milk

 - Lowers bad cholesterol (LDL), while promoting good cholesterol boosts immunity
- Modulates metabolic functions
- Provides valuable fatty acids which most people in the West are lacking fights aging

So in summary, Thai food is good for your digestive system and helps prevent and deal with sickness. Let's hope you never have to fight fungus infections, but if you do thai food helps with that too! Special thanks to http://thaifood.about.com/od/introtothaicooking/a/healthbenefits.htm for providing so much helpful info!

Hey there Curry Lovers, I'm not sure if you were able to come out to the opening night last night, but if you weren't able to come out, here's some photos to get your mouths watering.

Warming up with the appetizer featuring dumplings, lemon grass shrimp, and a delicious lettuce wrap.

Dive into the entree with braised pork ribs, asparagus and shitake mushrooms, shrimp and noodles, and brown rice.

And drowning in the mango sticky rice. Ekamai Sugarhouse is fully open! Get on out there and get yourself something new in the Sugarhood!
Thanks,
Woot