Every Day Health Defense

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.

 

What's For Breakfast? Nutritious and Delicious

What’s For Breakfast? Nutritious and Delicious

The Typical American Breakfast is one of the worst meals of the day nutritionally speaking.  It’s often full of saturated fat (the unhealthy kind), dairy and processed foods.  Here is an easy fix for a family ready to turn around their health:

Buy a Nutri-Bullet or Vita-Mixer

This is what I ate for breakfast and here are some of the unbelievable health benefits:

Full of anti-oxidants that attack free radicals that are associated with cancer and accelerated aging. 

Power packed with Omegas that are heart and brain healthy and often difficult to get in an Average American Diet. 

The much touted nutritional benefits of raw cacao (chocolate without added sugar) include theobromine, a mild, non-addictive stimulant that some believe can treat mild depression. It causes the brain to produce more of a neurotransmitter called anandamide increasing the euphoric sensation some feel when indulging in chocolate. It also releases endorphins, serotonin, phenylethylamine to benefit your mood, focus and ability to pay attention.  It also enhancing metabolism, eases PMS and improves mood and brain function.

Organic Chia Seeds are naturally non-gluten seeds packed with Omega-3’s, protein, antioxidants and fiber. 

Acai Berries- have more antioxidants than pomegranate or blueberries and contains heart healthy Omega Fatty Acids. Each 8 oz serving contains 1,470  mg Omega EFA’s 3, 6 and 9. 

Recipe Created By Anti-Aging Expert Kristen N. Burris, L.Ac., M.S.T.O.M.

8 oz Organic Acai Juice (I love Zola brand)

2 Tbs. Organic Cacao Powder GMO Free

2 Tbs. Organic Milled Chia Seed (my favorite is Nutiva)

¼ organic pear

¼ organic apple

½ Cup torn Kale leaves

Blended Until Smooth in Nutri-Bullet

Delicious and Nutritious! 

www.EagleAcupuncture.com

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 receives referrals from doctors around 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.

 

 

 

 

Your Honey Isn't Really Honey, Honey

Your Honey Isn't Honey

So many benefits of honey, anti-bacterial properties great for sore throats, acne, cuts and scrapes.  Boost immunity, strengthens your consitution and well, it tastes great!

But did you know that most honey, isn't honey after all? 

What to do...shop locally.  Buy from farmers, co-ops, local farmers markets or trusted small grocery chains that know where to buy honey from local markets.

I was shocked and amazed, as a women's health and infertility expert to have recently discovered that large manufacturers are now giving BEES In-vitro fertilization!  Really?  Why? And what are the negative consquences?  Watch the movie "The Vanishing of Bees" to ge the full story but be warned, it isn't pretty.


Read the full article here about Why Your Honey, Isn't Honey At All

Also, Visit our website for more Tips on Navigating Natural Health at
 Eagle Acupuncture

Just Lie There

Just Lie There:


Here is a great weight loss tip that shockingly all that it require you to do is lie there and relax: Acupuncture.



The International Journal of Obesity published a review of 31 studies on the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of obesity. The enormous systematic review was comprised of 3,013 cases where acupuncture was used to reduce body weight.



Acupuncture significantly reduced a body weight of 1.56 kg (0.74–2.38 kg), on average, compared to placebo or sham treatments. Acupuncture also showed more improved outcomes for body weight (mean difference=1.90 kg; 1.66–2.13 kg), as well as for obesity (relative risk=1.13; 1.04–1.22), than conventional medication.



Source: International Journal of Obesity, January 2009; Acupuncture for obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.269



Don't worry Acupuncture doesn't really hurt just go to someone who has experience and uses a gentle needle technique.



Please let me know how I can help you.

Sincerely,

Kristen Burris

www.EagleAcupuncture.com Kristen Lohman Burris, L.Ac., M.S.T.O.M., Dip. Ac. Voted “Top Doc 2010” and is a nationally recognized Acupuncturist and Herbalist who has been featured in USA Today, MSNBC, AOL Health, Woman’s Day, Parenting Magazine, Parents Magazine Natural Health Magazine, San Diego Union Tribune, The Idaho Statesman, Miami Herald, Yahoo News, National Public Radio (NPR) and KUSI TV News. Ms. Burris' expertise includes: women’s health, fertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, difficult menstrual cycles, menopause, digestive problems, and pain. . She and her husband Tony Burris, L.Ac., M.S.T.O.M treat patients with acupuncture, herbal medicine and nutrition as natural medicine in their family-owned, private practice, Eagle Acupuncture in Eagle, Idaho. Ms. Burris has treated patients at Top Fertility Centers Nationwide, San Diego Hospice, University of California in San Diego (UCSD) Integrative Clinic, and for UCSD Dental Study. Ms Burris was the creator of fertility retreats for couples and served on the board of RESOLVE, the non-profit organization supporting couples with infertility.

Heartburn Solutions

Kristen Burris, L.Ac., M.S.T.O.M., Dip. Ac. was voted Top Doc 2010 in Eagle. . 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.






Marshmallow Root :(not the kind used in s’mores) (Althaea officinalis) contains mucilage, soothe the lining of the esophagus and throat coating it with its thick essence reducing pain and inflammation caused by heartburn. The easiest way to ingest Marshmallow is to brew the tea using 8oz. of water for each Tablespoon and a half of the dried root. Drink 3-4 cups daily. Health Food Stores have the tea prepared in tea bags as well. Warning: Use caution if you have diabetes and are on medication to reduce blood sugar as marshmallow root tea reduces blood sugars effectively too.





Licorice (Not the candy):

DGL (deglycyrrhizinated licorice) has been used for heartburn for thousands of years. It is derived from the herb licorice that has had the glycyrrhizin component removed. This reduces the risk of glycyrrhizin-related side-effects including edema (water retention) and high blood pressure.



Scientific research has proven that licorice decreases inflammation, inhibits the growth of potentially harmful bacteria in the stomach thereby reducing ulcers. Health food stores often carry chewable DGL.



Aloe:

The juice from the aloe vera plant is used to soothe an irritated esophagus. An adult dosage is approximately 1/4 cup of aloe vera juice 20 minutes before eating. Do not ingest aloe directly from the plant as it must first be prepared appropriately for consumption.



Note: Check the ingredients as your aloe vera should not contain any aloe latex, aloin, or aloe-emoin compounds, substances in the aloe plant that are very effective laxatives. Look in the pharmacy section of your grocery store.



Slippery elm bark :(Ulmus rubra muhl) The inner bark contains mucilage, a gel-like substance that swells when it is mixed with water. The mucilage soothes and coats the throat and esophagus reduces irritation and inflammation caused by heartburn. Prepared Teas can be found in health food stores.

Citrus Secrets

Benefits of Lemon- What is it best for? Your Respiratory System. Lemons destroy putrefactive bacteria in the mouth and intestines. Lemons have antiseptic, anti-microbial and mucus resolving components making it therapeutic for: colds, flu, coughs, and parasitic infections. Astringing in nature the benefits include treatment of throat infections, indigestion, constipation, dental problems, fever skin care, internal bleeding, high blood pressure, obesity, and respiratory infections.




Benefits of Orange- What is it best for? Your Mood. The health benefits of Orange can be attributed to its properties like anti inflammatory and can benefit some types of arthritis, general tonic for weak digestion, enhancing your mood and the whites of the peel can resolve eye cysts when applied topically . (Choose tangerines are often sprayed less with chemicals than oranges)



Benefits of Lime- What is it best for? Your Digestion. The health benefits of lime include weight loss, skin care- for astringing your pores and generating fluids to create moisture, improved digestion, regulating constipation, enhanced vision, and treatment for scurvy, respiratory disorders and urinary disorders.



Benefits of Grapefruit- What is it best for? Your Heart. Researchers found that grapefruit contain powerful antioxidants that may help reduce the risk of heart disease. Published in the February 2006 issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists found heart by-pass patients who ate the equivalent of one grapefruit a day significantly reduced cholesterol levels. The study included 57 patients who recently had coronary bypass surgery and failed to respond to cholesterol-lowering medication. Red grapefruit was particularly effective, reducing cholesterol by whopping 15 per cent and reducing triglycerides, which is a type of fat that increases the risk of heart disease by lowering it 17 per cent.

Acupuncture for Cancer Care

Many women unnecessarily suffer during treatment of ovarian cancer with chemotherapy and or radiation. Side effects from these intense but often life saving medicines includes but are not limited to: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, exhaustion, hot flashes, insomnia, low white blood cell count, neutropenia increasing potential infection, dry mouth and mouth sores. Acupuncture can treat all of these side-effects extremely well which is not only important for quality of life but also enables patients to complete their recommended treatments by their doctors.




More and more studies are proving the efficacy of Acupuncture in ameliorating side-effects from cancer treatment. Here are several profound findings proving Acupuncture’s effectiveness and necessity for all cancer patients. Acupuncture is as effective and longer-lasting in alleviating the common debilitating side-effects from breast cancer treatments including: hot flashes, night sweats, and excessive sweating. Another benefit with Acupuncture: no treatment side effects as compared to conventional drug therapy, according to a first-of-its-kind study presented September 24, 2008, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology’s 50th Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.


A study published in the July, 2008 issue of BMC Complementary Alternative Medicine proved that the acupuncture point on the hands, Large Intestine 2, increased saliva production and brain activity that stimulates saliva production in the mouth.

Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8:37




Acupuncture significantly reduced pain, dry mouth,  and shoulder immobility for patients after head and/or neck cancer surgery, according to a clinical study shared at the 2008 meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology.

Source: American Society for Clinical Oncology, June 2008

If you or someone you love is diagnosed with cancer and choose conventional medicine for treatment consider Acupuncture to improve your quality of life and sail through the intenses treatments of chemotherapy, surgery and radiation enabling you to return to your daily life healthier, happier and stronger. 


www.AmericanAcu.com Kristen Lohman Burris, L.Ac., M.S.T.O.M., Dip. Ac. Voted “Top Doc 2010” and is a nationally recognized Acupuncturist and Herbalist who has been featured in: USA Today, Woman’s Day, MSNBC, Parenting Magazine, Parents Magazine, Natural Health Magazine, National Public Radio (NPR), KBOI Channel 2, and KUSI TV News. Ms. Burris' expertise includes: women’s health, fertility, pregnancy, difficult menstrual cycles, menopausal symptoms, digestive problems, cancer support, and pain. Ms. Burris has also taught acupuncture to graduate students at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. She and her husband Tony Burris, L.Ac., M.S.T.O.M treat patients with acupuncture, herbal medicine and nutrition as natural medicine in their family-owned, private practice, American Acupuncture Center in Eagle, Idaho. Ms. Burris has treated patients at Top Fertility Centers Nationwide, Cancer patients at San Diego Hospice, University of California in San Diego (UCSD) Integrative Clinic, and for UCSD Dental Study. Ms Burris was the creator of fertility retreats for couples and served on the board of RESOLVE, the non-profit organization supporting couples with infertility.