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Frequent Illness No More

August 8, 2022 by towers

Please explain why you came to our office.

“My son had frequent ilnesses and we were in the doctor’s office a few times a month.”

Please describe your response to treatment.

“Since Dr. Burgoon has been seeing him, he is sick WAY less often!  He is also sleeping better and having more regular BMs.”

~3 year-old boy

Filed Under: Patient Testimonials Tagged With: chiropractic for wellness

A Real Head Turner

July 18, 2022 by towers

Please explain why you came to our office.

“My neck was causing constant pain both on my job and at home.  I would have intermittent pain in my lower back and daily pain in my right forearm and hand.”

Please describe your response to treatment.

“It is very remarkable that while my neck isn’t completely cured yet (I’m on my 4th visit), it is not causing me constant pain.  I am able to turn my head much easier.  My arm feels better.   I do feel like a newer woman.”

62 year-old female

Filed Under: Patient Testimonials Tagged With: neck pain and chiropractic treatment

Is Your Inflammation From Eating the Wrong Fats?

July 8, 2022 by towers

We now offer the OmegaQuant tests for quick and easy determinations of the body’s balance of fats (pro-inflammatory vs. anti-inflammatory), vitamin D, and even hemoglobin A1C.  A simple finger prick and collection of a drop of blood is all it takes.  These are all very important indicators of whether the diet is anti-inflammatory, immune-system supportive, and supportive of healthy pregnancy/lactation.  With these results we can make specific diet recommendations to address any insufficiencies/imbalances.  Ask for more information by calling our office or scheduling an appointment with Monica.

Filed Under: Events, Healthy Habits, Nutrition News Tagged With: omega 6 to 3 ratio and inflammation

Take Nothing For Granted

July 1, 2022 by towers

Please explain why you came to our office.

“I started bringing my daughter to see Dr. Burgoon because she had lower back pain and her gait was off.  She was unable to take stairs by alternating her feet.”

Please describe your response to treatment.

“Since being treated a few months by Dr. Burgoon, she no longer complains of back pain, her posture and gait have improved.  She is now able to go up and down stairs by alternating her feet.”

10 year-old female

Filed Under: Patient Testimonials Tagged With: chiropractic and gate correction

Commit to Eating Only Organically Grown Food!

July 1, 2022 by towers

There are many good reasons for supporting organic agriculture (and having an organic garden if you can) but this one strikes home powerfully.  The industry-friendly EPA allows “biosolids”, a euphemism for human sewage, to be spread as fertilizer on US farm fields.  Sewage is contaminated extensively with “forever chemicals”, toxins that accumulate and persist in the sewage, in the crops, and in people who eat them.  Organic standards do not allow sewage to be spread on organically certified farms so organically grown food is safe from sewage.  If you buy locally, be sure to ask growers what they are using as fertilizer and whether they use “biosolids”.

 

Filed Under: Healthy Habits Tagged With: organically grown food not contaminated with sewage chemicals

Time to be a Different Person

June 15, 2022 by towers

Please explain why you came to our office.

“Sick and tired of being sick and tired.  Having to use motorized carts in Walmart and the Arc Encounter.  Feeling like an invalid when getting together with friends and family.  Then my 60th class reunion was coming up and they said there would be handicapped provisions.  I did not want to participate in them, so I decided to try diet and chiropractic services and prayer.”

Please describe your response to treatment.

“It’s hard to describe except that I feel like a different person.  My prayers were answered.  I have so much energy!!  About 80 or 90% less pain, less time on the couch.  Mental clarity is much improved and mental attitude is better.  I’ve even lost 5 pounds without even trying.  At the reunion, I walked a lot, went down stairs without even holding the rail and not stopping for each one using the same foot!  Normal stepping.  I refused biscuits and gravy, BBQ pork, cold slaw, baked beans.  I brought homemade healthy muffins and granola bars and fruit!”

77 year-old female

Filed Under: Patient Testimonials Tagged With: energy level and chiropractic

Aches, Pains, and Migraines

June 3, 2022 by towers

Please explain why you came to our office.

“Normal pregnancy ‘aches and pains’ and migraines.”

Please describe your response to treatment.

“My migraines and headaches are almost non-existent now!  I feel much looser and more relaxed in my neck especially.”

28 year-old female

Filed Under: Patient Testimonials Tagged With: pregnancy and chiropractic

Flat on the Back Trouble

May 16, 2022 by towers

Please explain why you came to our office.

“Lower back pain and poor posture.”

Please describe your response to treatment.

“Very minimal back pain of any kind.  And able to lay flat on my back on the floor.”

71 year-old female

Filed Under: Patient Testimonials Tagged With: low back pain and chiropractic

Nut Or Seed Butter

May 16, 2022 by towers

Nut butters can be hard to digest and for people who have less of an ability to digest fats they may be off limits.  By preparing your nuts and/or seeds this way you may tolerate them better.  But keep in mind that eating nuts seems to cause some people who are eating a low-carb diet to gain weight–particularly belly fat.  This may be related to the high arginine to lysine amino acid content of nuts.  Be aware of this and limit your intake of nuts in general.

Follow the instructions  given in a previous post for preparing your nuts/seeds.

What about peanut butter?  Well, lots of folks don’t digest it well.  Afterall, peanuts are a legume (as in dried beans) and not a true nut.    Also, there is the possible contamination of aflatoxins–liver-harming toxins from mold that grows on peanuts even if they are organically grown because they are an underground crop.

If you are allergic to tree nuts, you can use 2 cups of pumpkin or sunflower seeds instead of using walnuts.

 

You will need a blender or food processor.

 

1 cup “prepared” walnuts

1 cup “prepared” pumpkin seeds

2 Tbsp. ghee, melted (you may substitute coconut oil)

2 tsp. honey, optional

salt to taste if your nuts were nut prepared with salt

 

Melt the ghee in a metal bowl on low heat.  Remove from heat and set aside.  Blend the pumpkin seeds first–blend until finely ground.  Add to the bowl of melted ghee and stir well.  Add the honey if you desire it and stir well again.  Blend the walnuts in the blender until finely ground and add to the mixture.  Stir well.  Taste and add salt if desired.  Keep in the refrigerator.  It will harden so that it is hard to spread but you can remove the amount you need and allow it to warm to room temperature for easier spreading.  Great on apple slices or celery sticks.

 

Filed Under: Monica's Recipes Tagged With: pumpkin seed butter recipe, walnut butter recipe

Go Nuts

May 16, 2022 by towers

Get the best taste out of your raw nuts while making them easier to digest by following these simple steps.  It’s worth the time to make a big batch and store them long-term in the refrigerator.  I try to always have one or more varieties available for snacking or baking or making nut butter–my favorites are walnuts but pecans come in second.  Pumpkin and sunflower seeds are good too.  I have made a nut butter with a walnut and pumpkin seed mix which is yummy–look for the recipe here.  I avoid cashews–they are never truly raw because they have to be heated to remove a poisonous compound.  They may still contain some of this poison ivy-like compound and I wonder if that is why I don’t feel good when I eat them.

So this is what you need to do:

Purchase raw (be sure they are not roasted or pasteurized) nuts.  If you can get organically grown that is best–I order nuts from here. They are expensive but I wait until they have a sale and get enough for free shipping–sign up for their emails for the sale notification.  Then store them in the freezer until you are ready to process them.  For pumpkin and sunflower seeds, I purchase from here.

Measure about 2 quarts of nuts/seeds and place into a large bowl.  Add enough water to totally cover the nuts. Allow to soak overnight or about 12 hours.  Drain and rinse very well until the rinse water is clear–the soak water will be very brown with walnuts and pecans.  The soaking rids the nuts of some harsh-tasting stuff so be sure to rinse very well.  I use a large colander for draining–allow to drain until no water is dripping from the bottom.

Pre-heat an oven to 140 degrees F.  or the lowest setting on your oven.  Spread the soaked nuts/seeds in large shallow baking pans–a thin layer will cut on the drying time needed to thoroughly dry.  Salt the nuts if desired–about a teaspoon of nuts per quart of nuts.  Stir well to distribute the salt–some of it remains on the pan so don’t think this is too much salt–and spread again in an even layer in the pan.  Place the pans in the oven until the nuts/seeds are thoroughly dry.  This may take 4-12 hours depending on your oven temperature and the thickness of the layer in the pan.  The first time you make them check them every 2 hours (stir them while you are at it for quicker drying) by biting into one to see if there is still moisture in the center.  If your oven has a drying option at 140 or lower, they will nut burn if left longer.  In fact, they can may taste better.  Once I left walnuts for 16 hours at 140 and they were very buttery and now I leave them past the point of drying.

Remove from the oven once thoroughly dry.  Allow to cool and then place in glass jars.  I use 1/2 gallon, wide-mouthed mason jars as pictured above.  Store in the refrigerator.  They will keep for weeks.

 

Filed Under: Monica's Recipes Tagged With: processing nuts, sprouted nuts

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