Please explain why you came to our office.
“Dr. Burgoon was recommended by my daughter. I had an injured shoulder cuff from a fall.”
Please describe your response to treatment.
“It has been outstanding–healing has been good.”
80 year-old male
Turkey Burgers
Here’s a recipe for basic burgers made with ground meat but with other good things added. I like to “cut” meat with veggies, and if it is ground meat with ground nuts also. Whenever you can add vegetables to your dishes do so–people just do not eat enough vegetables. Make enough for leftovers–they are great with a salad the next day.
6 burgers
12 ounces ground organic turkey or beef
1 large onion, chopped fine, about 1 cup
1/2 cup finely minced fresh parsley
1/2 cup ground walnuts or sunflower seeds
1/2 tsp. ground clove
1 tsp. dried basil
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil or coconut oil
salt and black pepper as desired
Saute onion in 1 Tbsp. oil. Place all ingredients including the sauteed onion in a bowl and mix well. Form into patties. Brown in a skillet with remaining oil on both sides until cooked through. Serve with mustard or ketchup.
Pesto Eggs
At this time of year gardeners have lots of sweet basil on hand. My favorite use for basil is pesto. I’ve posted a recipe for pesto previously but here’s a reminder recipe. Don’t forget that it is easy to freeze the pesto in small containers for ready use as a topping on vegetables, eggs, fish, and pizza during the winter season. I’ve even served millet grits with pesto. Yes, I really like the pesto recipe!
4 hard-boiled eggs from pasture-raised chickens
1 cup pesto
2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
Peel the eggs. Rinse them off and cut in half lengthwise. Place on a dish. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle pesto on top. Serve with a salad for a light lunch or dinner.
Separated Shoulder Found & Relieved
Please explain why you came to our office.
“Neck pain, knee pain that had been to physical therapy for with no relief. Overall Blah.”
Please describe your response to treatment.
“He found out I had a separated shoulder and what caused a lot of discomfort. The treatment has been awesome and feel much better. My knee pain is nowhere near where it had been. I have been able to do stuff that I couldn’t easily do previously. Dr. Burgoon rocks.”
~33 year-old female
Fish Cakes
Fish cakes are easy, delicious and a great way to have leftover fish. It is easy to make them gluten-free–you don’t need bread crumbs. Flounder, cod, halibut, turbot–generally, the milder tasting white varieties–work in this recipe. Have them for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Makes 4 cakes serving 2
1 cup of mashed leftover fish
1/2 cup ground walnuts, or sunflower seeds if allergic to nuts
2 Tbsp. arrowroot or tapioca flour
1 cup chopped onions
1 egg, beaten
1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp.olive oil or coconut oil
Saute onion in 1 Tbsp. of oil in a skillet over medium heat until soft and lightly browned. In a bowl mix together well the fish, ground nuts or seeds, flour, egg and salt. Add the sauteed onion to this mixture and mix again. Form 4 patties (I use a spoon). Clean the skillet and then heat the rest of the oil in it over medium heat. As soon as oil is hot (not burning or smoking!) drop in the patties and brown about 4-5 minutes on each side. Serve immediately.
Cucumber Smoothie
Smoothies are usually sweet but they can be refreshing and light without being sweet which is especially appealing in the summer months. We have an abundance of cucumber from our garden now so I am being creative with them. We add them to our vegetable juice and I will make some pickles but this smoothie is quick and makes a good light breakfast.
1/2 of a med-large cucumber chopped in large pieces
1/2 of an avocado
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 Tbsp. Great Lakes Collagen powder (optional)
Place cucumber in a blender and blend until pulverized and liquified. Add other ingredients and blend again. Drink immediately.
Summer Cultured Vegetables
I hope you are enjoying the season with lots of fresh local produce available whether from your garden or the farmer’s market. Just wanted to share a trick I’ve learned regarding culturing/fermenting vegetables. I don’t know about your house but ours is warmer than 60-70 degrees F. Vegetables need a temperature in that range to ferment–if it gets hotter they tend to go bad. So if you have had this problem in the summer, use a cooler to cool down the veggies. I just made 2 batches of Chinese cabbage sauerkraut (simple ingredients: Chinese cabbage, garlic, fresh dill weed, and salt). See my recipes here, here, and here for other combinations. I kept my cooler in the kitchen for easy access (remember you have to press out the gas bubbles once a day) and used 1 ice pack replaced with a cold one twice a day and it worked beautifully. In one week I had well-fermented kraut with no mold.
Keep on having fun in your kitchen!
Protruding Disc Protruding into My Life
Please explain why you came to our office.
“I came to Towers Family Chiropractic with a protruding L5 disc problem. I was in pain and unable to stand up straight. I had tried 8 weeks of physical therapy and 8 weeks of acupuncture. I also had a steroid injection. I was trying to avoid surgery.”
Please describe your response to treatment.
“Dr. Burgoon identified several other mis-alignments in my spine and worked to treat my entire spine. Through my adjustments and exercises I have improved immensely. I am back to work full-time and continue to improve with weekly treatments. It’s a great practice with great results!”
Totally Effective w/ Great Bedside Manner
Please explain why you came to our office.
“Extreme pain in joints–especially lower back.”
Please describe your response to treatment.
“Totally effective and I’ve been sore for 30 years and in one month already am relieved of most pain. Great bedside manner. Shares knowledge of how and why, what is done and is effective.”
Very Impressed With My Results
Please explain why you came to our office.
“Tools Dr Burgoon uses for adjustments.”
Please describe your response to treatment.
“I’m very impressed with my results. Dr Burgoon does a great job in finding and working on places that give me problems. He is gentle and soft spoken. I also appreciate the exercises he gives that I can strengthen at home. “
