Bone Broth Soup

Bone Broth Soup

      Bones used to be used regularly in making soups, stews, sauces and gravy. As with many other healthy components of diet, bones have gone by the wayside as an unnecessary inconvenience. But bones are where the marrow creates blood, both red and white blood cells. Bone broths are wonderful for the immune system. Large predators crack open the bones of their kill and suck out the marrow. They know instinctively that the marrow helps keep them strong and healthy. Incorporated into meat or poultry soups it can help keep us healthy as well.

beef or lamb marrow bones  (can also use ox tails)

2 boxes organic beef broth   ( the kind with no can juice ) 

1 large yellow onion   minced 

1 Shallot   minced

6 cloves garlic   minced

3 stalks celery  chopped

2 large carrots  chopped

curry

garlic powder

sea salt

Herbs De Provence

grape seed oil

  

Place broth, bones, carrots and celery in pan. Bring to boil then turn down to low and simmer.  

Sauté   onions, garlic, shallots, in grape seed oil, until soft. Sprinkle generously with sea salt, curry and garlic powder. Add to broth. 

Cook several hours. Add Braggs Amino Acid, miso, and/or a dash of brown rice vinegar and Mirin (rice wine), or red wine if desired.

Enjoy!
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                                                               Nancy Burton, L.Ac.
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What Traditional Chinese Medicine Treats

What Traditional Chinese Medicine Treats

      People ask all the time, "What does Acupuncture (TCM) treat?"  It treats just about everything, except acute situations. In emergency situations, go to an emergency room. Western medicine excels at treating life threatening conditions, with drugs and surgery. Western medical tests are incredible for asserting if there is a 80-90% failure in an organ or system, in which case surgical, or drug intervention is appropriate. It is the stages before, and after, the acute where TCM shines.     

     When patients come in with chest pain I refer them to their doctor. After we find out what is going on, we can proceed. One gentleman came back with a clean bill of heath, after all the tests his cardiologist odered, but the chest pains persisted. We cleared the phlegm from his chest and the pains went away. Another woman was told she was not a candidate for heart surgery, due to her age, but Acupuncture, Chinese herbal, and nutritional supplements, decreased her discomfort and increased her energy and quality of life. 

     With cancer patients TCM works so well together with western medicine, that most oncology departments in hospitals now employ Acupuncturists. By keeping the digestive and immune systems strong, patients typically come through surgeries, chemo, or radiation much better and with fewer side effects, often increasing life span and quality of life. While waiting for surgery there is Acupuncture and Chinese herbal formulas that can help reduce masses and tumors.

     After surgeries TCM can dramatically reduce pain and recovery time. A patient that went in on a Friday to have posts implanted, to replace teeth, returned to her surgeon for a check up on Monday. During the surgery, it was discovered that she had so much bone loss that a major reconstruction of her jaw was necessary. On Monday, when the surgeon saw her, he exclaimed "Why aren't you bruised? Why aren't you swollen?"  There are Chinese herbal formulas for acute injury that address inflammation, bruising, bone and soft tissue regeneration, even disc inflammation and injury, for cases with back injuries. All of them effectively address pain by treating the root cause of the problem.     

      What does Acupuncture / TCM treat?  The question with the briefer answer would be to ask what it doesn't.     

  

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                                                                       Nancy Burton, L.Ac.

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Vegetable Pate

Vegetable Pate

      Many people wonder how to incorporate as many vegetables in the diet as I advocate, aside from the trusty stir fries and steamed vegetable medleys. Vegetable pates are a good way to do it. Great as appetizers, or snacks, the fresh vegetables give quick energy, vitamins and nutrients to hungry people and the nuts or seeds, and olive oil, in the recipes slow down the metabolism of the glucose, (that everything we eat is converted into except protein), and the good oils supply the building blocks for hormones, that are the messengers  for everything in the body. Coconut oil would be a nice addition, since it quick brain food and  easily assimilated by the body.    

      To make a vegetable pate, chose a wide range of vegetables, and an assortment of nuts and seeds. You can keep it simple, or throw anything and everything in. The main way to master vegetable pates is to experiment and have fun!  

       My latest concoction included, cauliflower, carrot, broccoli stalk, pea pods, a little green onion, roasted red pepper, one garlic clove, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, cashews, sea salt, Tamari, ( or you can use Braggs Amino Acids), Lemon juice from one lemon and about 1/4 cup olive oil. Two small packages of a roasted seaweed snack, cut into small very squares (available in Health Food Stores), and a very small amount of minced fresh ginger. Flax seeds or sesame seeds would be lovely additions as well. Put it all a food processor and blend until smooth. You might need to add more olive oil.    
       Serve on brown rice crackers, celery, or for added color and flair, cut mini red, yellow and orange peppers in half and stuff with pate. You can also spread the pate 1/4 inch thin and dehydrate it to make a delicious cracker. 

        There is no wrong way to make it. Taste it as you go and see what you like. The main way to master vegetable pates is to experiment and have fun.  Enjoy!

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Oils

What oils to eat or not to eat and what to use for cooking as opposed to use for uncooked recipes can be confusing. Oils where villainized for many years. But the high carb low fat diet just made people fatter and impaired health. 

      

Good fats are necessary in our diets. They slow down the glycemic assimilation of foods. Butter, or olive oil on a piece of bread, in spite of the increased calories, causes less of a weight gain than a piece of bread with nothing on it. This is assuming a person can assimilate fats.    

      

Good fats are the building blocks of hormones. Hormones are the messengers for everything in our bodies. If our hormones aren't working it causes a wide range of health problems. 

These are my favorite oils and why.

Grape Seed Oil:  good for cooking, and baking, doesn't create free radicals when exposed to high heat.

Olive Oil: Don't use for high heat cooking. Use to drizzle over foods, for flavor, in salad dressings, for dipping bread on feast days. 

Coconut Oil: 

Is absorbed differently, and more easily by the body than other oils. Can be used for cooking at high temperatures, for stir fries, etc. Available in refined or unrefined. In this case refined does not destroy it's healthy properties, it just does away with the coconut flavor, for those that don't like coconut, or don't want coconut flavor in a particular recipe.    

                                                                                                Enjoy!  

                                                  

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Food Poisoning

Food Poisoning

      Indications of food poisoning, as opposed to stomach flu, can be violent vomiting, or diarrhea, with sudden onset. There are Chinese Herbal formulas, that are great for food poisoning. So, after eating, if things aren't sitting quite right, and there is any question of food poisoning, it is a good formula to take. Unfortunately, by the time many people realize there is a problem they are too sick to take anything. Thank goodness there are other solutions.

      Coconut Water, unsweetened and pure, is a treatment for food poisoning in many warm countries that grow coconuts. It is also a natural way to replace electrolytes, a major concern with vomiting, diarrhea or when people are too sick to drink water. It very quickly alleviates the headache, body aches, and nausea of dehydration. 

      Recharge is another product that helps replace electrolytes. It doesn't contain the chemicals, and difficult to digest sugars, that most sports drinks contain. 
     After a case of food poisoning it is advisable to take a Chinese herbal formula to kill the bacteria that causes food poisoning, and can lead to stomach ulcers.
      When traveling in third world countries, my husband and I bring our food poisoning herbs, along with those for parasites, and take them before meals, so we can eat where the locals do, with out getting ill.  
      Keeping a few Chinese herbal formulas on hand and knowing how to use them is a great way to enjoy your food and not pay for it later.

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Mung Bean Pancakes

                                                         Mung Bean Pancakes

Mung Beans

Kim Chi or Sauerkraut 

Minced garlic, onion 

Grape Seed Oil

Water or Chicken Broth ( Imagine brand, low sodium )

Soak mung beans for two days, rinsing several times per day. 

Put mung beans in blender with enough water or broth for consistency of pancake batter.

Add spices and garlic and onion.

Cook like a pancake in grape seed oil.  

Serve with Kim Chi 

                                                                              Enjoy! 

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                                                       Nancy Burton, L.Ac.
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Mung Bean Soup

Mung Bean Soup

Mung Beans

Yellow Onion

Garlic Cloves

Tamari or Braggs

Brown Rice Vinegar

Sea Salt

Spices:   Curry, dried ginger, cumin, cardamon 

Chicken Broth     Imagine Brand Low Sodium

Rinse mung beans several times and soak over night.  Rinse again in morning.

Place in sauce pan with vegetable, or chicken broth,  

Add spices:  

curry (lots of curry), dried ginger, cumin, cardamon, sea salt 

Mince garlic and yellow onion. Sprinkle with sea salt and other spices listed above. 

          Sauté garlic and onion in frying pan.

Add Tamari, or Braggs Amino Acid to taste, and a splash of brown rice vinegar.

Cook until consistency of split pea soup. 

                                                                                    Enjoy! 

If You Love Them

If You Love Them

      A man who escaped from a communist country was ask what the consequences to his family would be.  " Death ! " was the reply. "Death for your entire family?"  "Yes,' he responded, "but the only family I had left was my wife."  "Then she will be killed?"  the man smiled slowly, "Yes....the perfect crime!"
      A fate worse than death is a long lingering illness, for an individual, for all their loved ones, and especially for the loved ones religateded to the role of care giver. A debilitating health problem, over a span of years causes incredible stress and often results in extended illness or early death for those left behind, after the patient is gone.   
      The best solution, is prevention in the first place. Eating a wide range of many colors, and textures of vegetables, and good clean protein, three times a day, determining the amount of complex carbohydrates (like grains, potatoes, sweet potatoes) depending on metabolism and physical activity levels, minimizing sugar, wheat, corn and dairy, staying away from processed and fast foods, eating organic, and exercising can make the difference between a long and healthy life and sentencing ones self, and loved ones, to a fate worse than death.  
So, if you aren't motivated to take care of yourself for yourself, do it for the ones you love.

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                                                                             Nancy Burton, L.Ac.
                                                                                      534 Washington St.  Ashland, OR  97520
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Allergies and Exercise

      A person can have the perfect diet, and be able to assimilate their food but if they don't exercise they are missing the third essential component to health. The four major drainage systems are the 

Crispy Kale

Crispy Kale

      A delicious and healthy snack, Kale chips are easy to make. Just spread a bunch of kale out on a baking dish, or cookie sheet and place in the oven. I like the curly, green type of kale. Bake at 200 degrees for about 45 minutes or until Kale is crispy. Some recipes call for olive oil and sea salt, but it tastes great just plain, and is an even healthier version. For those of us who like to cut back on complex carbs, this is a great way to get the crunch without the crackers or chips. Enjoy!

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                                                                        Nancy Burton, L.Ac.
                                                                                534 Washington St.  Ashland, OR  97520
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Staying Young

Staying Young

      I see people who are old by 30 and people who are young in their upper 80's. We have so many interesting concepts of age, and aging in our society, a society that reveres youth and beauty. Many people go to extremes to stay looking young. What actually equates to beauty, if you think about it, is health. People who radiate health are attractive, at any age. When people look unhealthy, it is not attractive. 

     One of my 'youngest' elderly patients was one of my first appointments after opening a former practice on the Oregon Coast. He was in his 80's and complaining of occasional aches and pains. "Do you exercise regularly?" I ask. "Oh yes," he replied, " I do a little something every day." "And what do you do?" I inquired, prepared to have the discussion about how walking to the mailbox and back didn't count. "Oh" he responded, "If I'm not out surfing, I climb Neakanie Mountain."  
      Another one of my "youngest" older patients shared her formula for youth. "Some time ago, someone told me, get out and walk your dog everyday......even if you don't have one."
      A good diet, and the ability to assimilate food is essential to health. But what aids digestion, increases blood flow, which increases the nutrients organs and tissues receive, is exercise. The people that live the longest, healthiest, lives and are mentally and physically vital the longest, are the most physically active. 
     So, make time for exercise in your life everyday, get out and walk your dog, even if you don't have one.


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                                                                Nancy Burton, L.Ac.
                                                                       534 Washington St.  Ashland, OR  97520
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Lowering Blood Pressure

Lowering Blood Pressure

      High Blood Pressure can be a scary thing. There are many holistic ways to lower blood pressure but sometimes, whether taking medication for hyper tension, using natural methods, or just for situational flair ups, tools to lower hypertension can come in handy. 

      The first tool to reduce blood pressure quickly is to sterilize a sewing needle and prick the tops of the ears, squeezing just a few drops of blood out. If out and about where needling is not an option, just vigorously pinching the tops of the ears can help. It is an Acupoint for high blood pressure. 

      The second tool is soaking the feet in hot water. This is especially good at night, since hot water on the feet brings the energy flow down in the body, the direction it should be headed in the evening. High blood pressure can make it very difficult to sleep at night, so this is a soothing and effective ritual, that can help, until blood pressure is effectively reduced by other methods.
     Crossing the legs when sitting can raise blood pressure by 16 points.
     Not drinking enough water during the day, as opposed to other liquids, can be a contributing factor. Caffeinated drinks can also caouse an incease in figures.
      High blood pressure is always something to have checked by an M.D. and then keep an eye on. If it is high at the doctor's office, asking for it to be taken three times, in a row, can often rule out 'the white coat syndrome', as going to the doctor can be stressful. 
      A good diet, exercise,  Acupuncture, Chinese herbal formulas and nutritional supplements can  do amazing things for blood pressure, but in the case of extremely high figures, have any structural problems ruled out by  an M.D. or specialist.   


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                                                                          Nancy Burton, L.Ac.
                                                                                   534 Washington St.  Ashland, OR  97520
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Changing Other People's Diets

Changing Other People's Diets

      This weekend I was invited to speak at a workshop, which is always a rewarding experience. People come up with such wonderful questions. One woman inquired, after my talk, about changing the diet of a 92 year old parent, who had just come to live with her. "She drinks coffee, eats sugar, and white bread. What do I do?"  The woman looked rather shocked when I told her, " At 92, let her eat what she wants!"

     Trying to get to all the questions of the people who had come to speak to me on the break, I didn't get a chance to elaborate. Health is a choice. It needs to be a personal choice, made on a daily basis. For mentally competent adults, it doesn't work to have that choice made for you. Pressuring anyone into healthy choices, 'for their own good', just leads to unhealthy stress for everyone involved. Share information about the reasons behind healthy choices. But keep in mind, they are choices, and be respectful when people chose for themselves.   


                                                   Health & Happiness,
                                                           Nancy Burton, L.Ac.
                                                                 534 Washington St.  Ashland, OR  97520
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Preventing Allergies

Preventing Allergies

      Now is the time to get ready for allergy season. For people who suffer from Spring allergies, it would be advisable to get the Chinese herbal formula Jade Screen and start taking it now. Most health food stores carry the Plum Flower brand. It builds up the immune system. Taking it 2-3 times a day and should help alleviate allergies in the spring. For allergy season itself there is another formula, Clean Air, also by Plum Flower. If these formulas are not available at the health food store, check with the Acupuncturists in your area. They should carry it, or be able to tell where to get it

      In the mean time, cut way back or eliminate foods that cause mucous and phlegm, and impair the immune system, like dairy, sugar, wheat, corn, and alcohol. Not always easy things to cut down on, but it makes a huge difference for allergies. Foods like these that are difficult to digest cause the immune system, specifically the white blood cells, to jump in to digest the food. If white blood cells are working on digestion, they can't do their job. Sugar, for example, depletes the immune system for 4-6 hours. Alcohol is a concentrated form of sugar. Anything high on the Glycemic Index is difficult to digest and therefore impairs the immune system, which therefore contributes to or causes allergies. 

      In cases of sweet, or junk food cravings, it is an indication of Candida, in which case it is also necessary to address Heavy Metals, including detoxing each day if teeth have any metal fillings. 

     Eating organic protein, preferably protein on the neutral or highly beneficial list for one's blood type (Eat Right For Your Type by Dr. Peter D'Adamo) and a wide range of many colors and textures of vegetables 3 times a day, (yes, vegetables for breakfast), builds up the body, the immune system, and helps normal detoxification, so you don't have to detox through a swollen, runny nose.   

      All this sounds like a lot to have to do, but until learning and applying all this my allergies were so horrific that my eyes would swell shut. I got so tired of being miserable that allergies became one of my specialities, when I learned the tools to stop them. When eating anything I have advised avoiding during allergy season, which is inevitable, check and see how you feel the next day, which is usually when the problems show up.

      Acupuncture is another way to build the immune system, and if the suggestions here aren't enough it is time to get in to an Acupuncturist, or Naturopath who can check the function of digestion, the gallbladder (its ability to break down fats and phlegm), the body's drainage/ detox systems (the liver, spleen, kidneys and lymph), the thyroid, and hormones. All of these contribute to the bodies ability to deal with external pathogens like pollen.

     Allergies are not something people have to suffer with, given the right tools.

                                          Health & Happiness,

                                                 Nancy Burton, L.Ac.

                                                       534 Washington St.   Ashland, OR  97520

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Creating Recipes

Creating Recipes

      
My sister-in-law made a wonderful paella for a family gathering. "Mama, tell the story." our three year old grand-niece begged her mother.

      
"Once upon a time," our niece began, "a long time ago, there was a queen who was traveling through the countryside. Now things weren't like they are now, with restaruants and hotels. When people traveled they had to stay where they could, in people's homes, if they would have them. So when this queen stopped at a poor farm house the farmer was honored to have her but also horrified, for he had nothing fit to serve a queen. He sent those of his household around to his neighbors to see what they had to add to the rice he had available. One neighbor had seafood, another sausage, another vegetables. Into the ceramic dish they went with the rice and some chicken stock.

      
"What is this dish called?" ask the queen,"It is one of the best I have tasted. " Paella" the farmer replied, which meant, 'For Her.' "
       
This is how recipes were created.  Whatever was readily available, or abundant, was used. Today, in our society, with so much to chose from, it is almost more difficult to be creative, than it was to be forced to use what was at hand. People cling to recipes, instead of determining what is fresh, at it's peak, and are afraid to make changes, incase it doesn't work out. 
       
When cooking, have a spoon on hand and taste. Does it need more of this or that ingredient? What would give it more zip, or make it more interesting? Don't be afraid to experiment. Try new spices, new seasonings. Incorporating different flavors, salty, sweet, sour... stimulate different parts of the pallet, giving people the urge to take another bite.  
   
Miso and soy sauce,  Tamari (the wheat free soy sauce, or Braggs Amino Acids are good for a salty flavor. Mirin (Rice Wine), cinnamon, Stevia (the green dried leaves) are good for a touch of sweet. Lemon juice or brown rice vinegar are good to have on hand for a dash of sour. Subtle blends of flavor make a dish. Experiment and have fun, and you can come up with your own favorite recipes, fit for a queen.

                                                Health & Happiness,
                                                         Nancy Burton, L.Ac.
                                                             534 Washington St.  Ashland, OR  97520
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Stone Soup

Stone Soup

One of my favorite childhood stories is that of Stone Soup. It about a soldier who arrives at a small European village. The villagers knew that soldiers took what they wanted and move on, usually carrying all they could with them, leaving the villagers to starve. So when soldiers were spotted everyone hide their food, their daughters, wives, and other valuables. 

      
When this particular soldier showed up, instead of molesting the people, he took out a pot and some wood and set up a camp fire, in the center of town. Into a boiling pot of water he dropped several stones. One or two brave souls approached and ask what he was doing. 

"I am making stone soup." he told them. "The most wonderful soup you will ever taste, and you are more than welcome to join me when it is done." 

They had never heard of such a thing, or of a soldier willing to give instead of take. "Of course," he conceded, " it would be even better if we had a few onions."  

"I have onions!" cried one man, and off he ran to fetch them, bringing more people back with him to try the stone soup as he returned. In went the onions, after stirring and tasting, and assurances that this was shaping up to be an excellent batch of stone soup the soldier sighed, "If only we had some carrots. " 

" I have carrots!" cried another villager and off he went to get them. By the time the soup was done most of the village was present, and each had made their own contribution to the stone soup. Yes, they all agreed when it was done and passed around, it was the best soup any of them had ever had.

      
It is interesting how the same story, at different periods in one's life, bring to mind different things. Of course this is a wonderful story, with many different lessons but the one that I missed before is the variety that went into that soup. That is what we crave. That is what we snack or binge, or over eat trying to get. Variety! 

Our hunting and gathering ancestors, sought out each day ate many different colors and textures of foods that they gathered as they roamed from place to place. Variety, it feeds our bodies, our minds, our spirits. It is what is missing in so many diets. So, a remedy for cravings, fatigue, and boredom with food is a steamed or sautéed version of Stone Soup. It just makes you feel good!

                                                              Health & Happiness,

                                                                  Nancy Burton, L.Ac.

                                                                          534 Washington St.  Ashland, OR   97520

                                                                          For Appointments Call:  541-646-0134    

   

"Veggie" Pizza ?

"Veggie" Pizza ?

      Once in a blue moon my husband and I will get a slice of pizza. Its an American tradition, and we see it as a "Feast Day Food", an occasional treat. I sat down at a table as Bob got in line at the crowded counter.  He was getting our silverware when our slices and salads arrived. "I am sorry", I told the waitress as she plunked down some anemic looking wedges of bread and cheese, "you must have the wrong table. We ordered Veggie Pizza."  "That is Veggie" she informed me. "OK....but... where are the vegetables?" I ask. "There is tomato, " she quipped. Technically a fruit, I thought. "and olives," grows on a tree, big pits, what about that is anything like a vegetable, I wondered? "and artichoke hearts." she finished. I mentally conceded, half points there, an artichoke is a vegetable, even if it is marinated and canned with little nutritional value left. "Thank you."  I said. It was tasty, even though it wasn't the spinach, zucchini, and multiple colored fresh peppers that I had envisioned.    

      The very sad point that hit home was how many people in our present day society don't even know what a vegetable is, including my waitress, the owners of the establishment, the cooks, and apparently most patrons that order that particular creation and think they are actually consuming a Veggie Pizza. 

      Just for the record, when I talk about incorporating many vegetables in a meal, think of olives more as condiments, adding some flavor and pizzaz. Mushrooms aren't vegetables either, though again great for adding flavor, texture, interest and many have medicinal properties, though the most popular button mushroom rates right up there with iceberg lettuce for nutritional value ( not enough to mention). 

      Canned and jarred vegetables have had all the live enzymes, vitamins and minerals cooked out of them. V-8, I have been forced to inform several of my patients, did nothing for them but add to their sodium and chemical intake, and could not be counted in the 6-10 different kinds of vegetables I advise people to eat on a daily basis. The smoothies or juices sold in cans or jars in the Health Food Stores, with seemingly healthy ingredients have had most everything cooked out of them, or they would spoil and have no shelf life. If they have been 'enriched', the vitamins added back in, they are mostly synthetic vitamins that do more harm than good.

      So, back to the point,  have your occasional piece of pizza, and enjoy it. But if you want a Veggie Pizza, try to find a pizza place that has a clue what a real, fresh vegetable is.

                                                   Health & Happiness,

                                                        Nancy Burton, L.Ac.

                                                             534 Washington St. Ashland, OR 97520

                                                                           For Appointments Call:   541-646-0134 

      

Acupuncture Stories: Regrowth

Acupuncture Stories

Regrowth

     It is fun to come to work and see miricles every day, giving people the tools they need to heal and standing back to watch their bodies do amazing things. One of the most astounding cases I have seen was the patient who accidentally chopped off the end of his finger, just above the last joint. Part of it had been reattached, though from below the nail up it was gone. But the part that was reattached turned black. The doctors informed him the the whole finger would have to be removed. 
       As an alternative we tried Acupuncture, every other day, and Chinese herbal formulas. The finger regained its color and the doctors decided that he could keep it. But, they informed him, he wouldn't have feeling in the tip for over a year. In a month he had feeling in the tip. Then the bone started growing so fast they had to do an operation to put a flap of skin over the tip. Well, that was unusual, his doctors said, but the nail wouldn't grow back. It did! 
      Now you would have to look close to see that the finger one the one hand was any different than the other. The body can do miraculous things, given the tools to heal.
       
                                                   Health & Happiness,
                                                             Nancy Burton, L.Ac.
                                                                   534 Washington St.  Ashland, OR  97520
                                                                                   For Appointments Call:  541-646-0134   



  
      
      

How the Gallbladder Effects Overall Health

      The Gallbladder is a misunderstood and undervalued organ in the body. Thought by Western medicine to be an extra part that can be disposed of without consequence.

The Gallbladder, an Essential Organ

      Somehow, in our society, we came up with the concept of extra parts, non-essential organs that the body could easily do without. But the more we learn, the more we discover that everything we have is there for a reason.

       The liver creates bile. Toxins the liver filters out of the blood 

Prevention of Colds and Flu

Prevention of Colds and Flu

     The best defense for Colds and Flu is a good offense. Jade Screen is an herbal formula for preventing colds and flu. It works by building up the immune system. Taken once a day, throughout cold and flu season, and increased to two or three times a day, when viruses are at their peak, or when living or working with someone with a cold or flu, it can help avoid illness. 
      There are many manufacturers of this ancient formula, but Plum Flower brand has the GMP rating, the Austrian equivalent of what the FDA professes to be. GMP is considered one of the highest international standards for herbs.

      At the first sign or symptom of illness stop the Jade Screen and take Gan Mao Ling, also, Plum Flower brand, to kill the virus. Continue taking six pills, for adults, every 3-4 hours until feeling well. 

     Both formulas are available at most major Health Food Stores.

                                        Health & Happiness,

                                             Nancy Burton, L.Ac.

                                                   534 Washington St.  Ashland, OR  97520

                                                                For Appointments Call:   541-646-0134 

  

Insomnia and Water

      One of the many reasons for insomnia is not drinking enough water during the day. This can cause Yin Deficiency, or not enough moisture in the body. Like a car's radiator not getting enough water, it causes the body to overheat at night. This results in thirst, hot flashes, waking and feeling hot. 

      Heat rises; energy is supposed to be going down at night, not up to the head. If energy is going up at night, due to heat or for other reasons of imbalance in the body, it impairs sleep. 

      Other beverages, besides water don't count. Many people drink lots of beverages during the day and so aren't drinking the water they need. Again, like a radiator in a car, you have to put in the right kind of fluid. Alcohol can make the problem of YinDeficiency even worse, even just one glass of wine or beer per night. So drink plenty of water during the day, to help sleep well at night.  

                                                  Health & Happiness, 

                                                               Nancy Burton, L.Ac.

                                                                     534 Washington St.  Ashland, OR  97520

                                                                                     For Appointments Call:   541-646-0134