Your greatest defense against illness and disease is your diet. We teach the 90-10 rule. 90% of the time make healthy choices and 10% do whatever you please.
Here are some steps you can take now to prevent cancer, heart disease, lupus, auto-immune diseases, depression, inflammatory bowel diseases, and reverse the signs of aging inside and out including luminous skin.
Buy a nutribullet or vita mixer or something similar. This tool blends your foods to create the nutrients in a palatable form with bio-availability of the essential vitamins, minerals, good fats and fiber.
Just about anyone can enjoy a berry smoothie. Adding in super power nutrients is easy to disguise, effortlessly increasing your healthy omega fatty acids 3, 6, 9's that increase cognitive function, brain health, heart health lower tryglcerides and ease rheumatoid arthritis and depression, improve your skin and blood vessel elasticity.
Best sources for Omega 3's include fatty fish: salmon, herring, sardines, macherel, black cod, blue fish, and algae. My personal, favorite source is Nordic Naturals. This company eliminates the toxic potential of environmental sources such as mercury.
Other good sources are a pre-curser Omega-3 are found in flax seeds and walnuts.
Omega 3's are also found in: brussel sprouts, spinach, kale, and salad greens.
Omega 6's are easily found in the western diet and don't need your specific attention to add more include: safflower, corn, cottonseed and soybean oil.
Omega 9's are not considered essential since our bodies can make Omega 9's include: olives and their oil, avocados, sunflower, canola and peanut oils.
Blending Tips for Newbies:
50% Greens
50% Fruits
Additional Boosts of Nutrition
Vary your ingredients to maximize your health benefits.
Here are some health specific recipes to get you started:
Always choose NON-GMO (genetically modified) and Organic Foods, ALWAYS
Fountain of Youth:
50% Organic Spinach (I use the pre-washed for ease of creating my shakes)
1/4 Avocado
1/2 Banana
1 Small Nectarine
1/2 Cup of Blueberries
5 whole walnuts
1 Cup of Water
1 Tbs of Chia Seeds
1 Tbs. of Caco Powder
Get Your Glow On
50% Kale
1/2 Cup Pineapple
1/2 Cup Strawberries
1 Tbs. Go ji Berries
1 Tbs. Berry Hemp Protein Powder
10 Cashews
1 Cup of Water
1 Tbs. of Raw Hemp Hearts Dashed on top of shake at end
Heartburn Soothing Shakes
50% Butter Lettuce
1 Banana Frozen
1/2 cup Pineapple
1 Cup Papaya
1 Stalk Celery
1 cup of Coconut Water
Osteo Bone Builder
50% Kale
1/2 Cup Rasperries
1/2 Blueberries
1/2 Banana
5 Cashews
5 Almonds
1 Tbs Raw Cacao
1 Tbs Chia Seeds
I Cup of Water
Fertility Found Shake
1 Cup of Blueberries
1/8 of a Beet
1/2 Cup Raspberries
1/4 Cup Pumpkin Seeds
1/4 Cup Brocolli
12 Red Seedless Grapes
2 Tbs Flax Seeds
2 Tbs Go Ji Berries
1 Tbs Macca Root
Water
Stuck in a Smoothie Rut? Wake up to this powerhouse and take on the world!
1/4 Cup Organic Acai Juice (more anti-oxidants than blueberries or pomegranates and healthy omegas too)
1/2 Cup Organic, Non-GMO, Spinach
(SERIOUSLY this tastes GREAT! Keep Going.)
6 Almonds (natural protein and source of vitamin E- great for your eyes, skin and heart)
1/4 Cup of steamed beets (cleanses the liver and blood)
1 TBS of Organic Milled Chia Seeds ( 5 gm of fiber, 3g of protein and Omega 3's
1 Tbs. Organic Cacao Powder (iron, protein and rich in fiber)
1-2 Tbs. of Organic Hemp Shake Super Berry from Nutiva (protein, fiber, anti-oxidants and healthy Omegas)
1 Cup of water
Blend for one minute in your Nutribullet
1 Tbs. of Hemp Hearts (I put this on AFTER I put all ingredients in my Nutribullet)
Kristen Burris, L.Ac., M.S.T.O.M., Dip. Ac. was voted Top Doc 2010 in Eagle and Business Person of the Year 2011-2012. Ms Burris has been nominated for National Association of Business Owner of the year 2013 and receives referrals from Acupuncturists and doctors throughout the US including Dr. Mehmet Oz. She is the founder and medical director of Eagle Acupuncture. She is a nationally-recognized practitioner in the field of women’s health: menopause, irregular menstrual cycles, migraines, digestive problems, pain and fertility enhancement. Ms. Burris combines her skills of acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and nutrition with her compassionate approach to promote health in her patients. Kristen Burris has been featured in USA Today, Woman’s Day, MSNBC, Yahoo News, Parents, Parenting, Natural Health,& Better Nutrition magazines, The San Diego Union Tribune, The Miami Herald, NPR radio, KBOI TV and KUSI TV. Ms. Burris taught graduate school at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, California, one of the most respected colleges in the field of integrative medicine. Throughout her career she has also treated patients at: San Diego Hospice, UC-San Diego Free Clinic, UC-San Diego Dental Acupuncture Study and at the leading fertility centers in California.
