Thursday, July 21, 2011

Coo Coo for Coconuts

People are going coo coo for coconuts and it's hard to swallow all of this newly marketed information but it is true.  The health benefits are astounding including: quenching thirst, strengthening physical constitutions, eliminating nose bleeds, and bolstering emaciation.  Coconut water clears the negative effects of too much heat during summer weather or high intensity exercise.  Coconut naturally quenches thirst, helps eliminate edema due to weakened heart function or diabetes.  Coconut is even helpful for male infertility increase the abundance of semen.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Reporter Wants To Know What Makes Me an Expert in the Field of Infertility

1. What makes you an expert in your field?

Experience: After successfully getting hundreds and hundreds of women pregnant for over a decade when they are told they will never, ever have a child of their own makes me a leading expert in my field. Just last week we had 3 pregnancies in women I was treating for infertility and over 40 and a birth of a healthy baby boy too!



Pictures Say a Thousand Words: I attached several fertility success pictures for you to view.



Defying the Odds: My work is miraculous yet most coupes have no idea that my area of expertise is available to them. I have helped hundreds of couples achieve happy, healthy babies and it is indeed the most rewarding work. Patients have traveled as far as London, England to seek my expertise. Many fly in to the city in which I live and receive treatments from me for weeks and sometimes months on end.



Published: My fertility expertise has been printed in various media outlets including Achieving Families (a magazine that supports couples struggling with fertility and habitual miscarriage), Tips and Quips (a fertility blog), The Independent, and next month I will be featured in Idaho Women's Journal to name a few.



Volunteer:I have served on the board of Resolve, a non-profit organization that aids couples devastated by infertility through education, support and expert advice.



Books: I am currently writing two books about infertility addressing the emotional, physical and spiritual challenges couples face during their journey from infertility to joyful parents.



Experts Seeking my Expertise: Many of my patients have actually been OBGYN doctors who treat infertility and have chose to seek my expertise instead of using their own medicine. Currently on of those physicians is pregnant with her second child. Others Acupuncturists expert in women's health throughout the nation email and call me to consult on challenging fertility cases.


Partnering with Fertility Doctors: I treat patients naturally with acupuncture and herbal medicine in my private practice and have over a 74% success rate. I have been one of only a handful of fertility Acupuncturists honored to also accompany my patients who choose IVF as their choice of fertility enhancement giving pre and post acupuncture during embryo transfers to increase their successful birth rate by over 65% (Proven by studies in Fertility and Sterility 2002, 2006, 2008). Outside of my practice I have treated patients at La Jolla IVF, Reproductive Partners, San Diego Fertility Center, Reproductive Science, Infertility, Gynecology and Obstetrics,  & Scripps La Jolla.


In the Press: I have been sought out as an expert in women's healthfeatured in multiple media outlets often times highlighting my fertility success stories including: MSNBC, The San Deigo Union Tribune, Woman's Day, USA Today, Parents, Parenting, Miami Herald, Natural Health magazine, National Public Radio, KPOP radio, KUSI Tv News, KBOI, Today's Local News and Yahoo News to name a few. I was interviewed by Good Morning America Last week and we are scheduling video soon.


Taught College After completing my four year Master's Degree I taught Acupuncture at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego (one of the most respected colleges in our field).

2. How have you earned a living specifically as an expert in your field? I founded and own my own practice and day in and day out I help women feed their souls creating new life in their wombs defying western medical diagnosis welcoming healthy babies in their arms. I treat patients within my practice and am invited as a guest to treat at some of the most prestigious fertility centers in the world. I have earned a living by treating individuals with acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition to enhance and treat infertility. It has enabled me to buy a home, send both of my children to private school, afford a nanny and buy the medical building in which I practice. My practice is solely word of mouth and people consult with me all over the country to enhance their fertility from London, to San Diego, to Louisiana to Idaho.



3. What advice would you give to

someone who wants to earn a living as an industry expert?

Be Passionate: Follow your passion and don't let anything get in your way. I was advised to become a doctor, not an herbalist and acupuncturist, however, after acupuncture and herbal medicine saved my reproductive health (doctors were recommending a hysterectomy by the time I was 21) I was passionate about sharing this time-honored, scientifically proven, wonderfully safe and natural medicine with the world. I initially wanted to become a lobbyist to change laws and promote this medicine but I truly believe that my heart to heart work is far more fulfilling that feeds my soul, my heart and changes my patients life forever.



Read, Write, Publish, Repeat:My advice to anyone seeking to be an expert is: read, write, talk, volunteer, push limits, publish, educate and give your heart every day. Eventually, you will become the leading expert if you follow your passion, work diligently every day and open yourself to any possibility allow no obstacle to stand in your way.



Mentor: I assisted the most famous Acupuncturist and Herbalist in our city (San Diego) for four years before ever treating my own patient. Learning from a mentor was invaluable and gave me knowledge beyond books. I then became a mentor to several other aspiring Acupuncturists and Herbalist that further solidified my expertise.

Meet with leading experts in your field. Call them. Take them to lunch. Ask them questions.

Read, research and read some more. Be passionate and come from a place of integrity every step of the way.

Give Back: Last year alone I donated over $34,000 worth of medical care to my community.

If you know someone struggling to get or stay pregnant please forward this to them!
Thank you.

Friday, July 8, 2011

Inconceivable Fertility Options

1 in 5 couples over 30 suffers from infertility. 1 in 5.




1 in 5 of those couples has been diagnosed with “unexplained infertility” by their doctor.



The harrowing realities that women and men suffer while exhaustively trying to conceive are often hidden from the rest of our oblivious society. There are torturous emotions that gnaw at a couples’ tenacity, perseverance, and even their once indestructible love.



Prior to the development of in vitro fertilization (IVF), no other fertility treatment options were offered to women with premature ovarian failure or diminished ovarian reserve. To this day IVF, Intrauterine Insemination, Surgery and Hormone Therapy are the only options from a western medical perspective. For the majority of those couples the risks are too grave, the expense too enormous and the success rates too low to consider IVF as a viable option.



Shockingly what the majority of women are never told is how effective the 2,000 year old acupuncture and herbal medicine is in improving not only ovarian function but also egg quality, endometriosis, habitual miscarriage, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, hypothyroidism, high FSH levels, premature menopause, and the ever elusive, unexplained infertility. Men too benefit from acupuncture and herbal medicine improving sperm count, quality, motility and again, the dreaded diagnosis of unexplained male factor infertility.



Even with prestigious medical journals publishing the efficacy of acupuncture combined with IVF increasing pregnancy rates by over 65%* many doctors are still not informing their patients of the tremendously effective treatment of acupuncture for fertility enhancement. The astounding pregnancy rates occurred throughout seven different acupuncture trials with 1,366 women in a systematic review and meta-analysis published February, 2008 issue in the British Medical Journal.



As a patient you must be your own advocate and researcher. As a friend of a couple struggling to get or stay pregnant it is critical you educate your friends with your new empowered fertility enhancement facts.



Acupuncture has had thousands of years to figure out the complexities of reproductive function and its physiological short-comings in couples struggling with their fertility. In our time honored medicine there is no diagnosis of “unexplained infertility”. We assess your entire body, emotional temperament, cycle length, pain levels, color and amount of your menstrual blood, and timing of ovulation to assess your diagnosis as to why you are having a difficult time getting or staying pregnant. With men we assess your sex drive, temperament, back pain and energy levels among other aspects of your overall health. More medical evidence continues to prove acupuncture as a viable option for infertility. A study published in the July 2005 issue of the highly acclaimed medical journal Fertility and Sterility found that acupuncture helped infertile men by improving sperm quality in their semen.



According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, if a woman’s menstrual flow is too light that is indicative that she doesn’t have enough blood to properly nourish her uterine lining essential for implantation. If she tends to be freezing cold all of the time with menstrual pain then she will be diagnosed with cold in her uterus inhibiting proper timing of ovulation. We systematically choose fertility enhancing acupuncture point prescriptions that are unique to the individual patient’s pattern of reproductive disharmony. Our natural medicine is conveniently prepared in the form of liquid or pills. It is also specifically coordinated with the acupuncture prescription to further enhance fertility.



Fertile Benefits of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine for Women



Increased blood flow to uterus and ovaries

Balance hormones

Improves function of ovaries

Lowers FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) levels

Increases conception with or without ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology)

Increases live birth rates; reduces miscarriage

Lower rates of ectopic pregnancies

Regulates Luteal Phase

Resolves Endometriosis

Treats Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome

Improves Quality of Uterine Lining

Reduces Stress

Treats Unexplained Infertility

Treats Hypothyroidism



Fertile Benefits of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine for Men

Improves semen quality

Increases sperm count

Corrects morphology of sperm

Improves sperm motility

Reduces Stress

Improves Well Being

Treats Impotency

Treats Unexplained Infertility







Infertile women seek Fertility Acupuncturists expertise to become a seemingly impossible fertile Mother-to-be. In a moment we transform desperate, empty, souls into thriving vessels of life. To help create life is the most fulfilling career. When our swollen-bellied Mama's waddle through the door we know we have changed not just one life for the better, but an entire family.



When the metamorphosed women joyously push forth their miracles they rejoice and an overwhelming blanket of calm cradles their spirit that has been shattered for so long. They bring their precious babies into the office so we can hold their soft, sweet, bodies and know our work is done. Holding a child of a woman who was been told she will never have a baby makes life worth living and hard work an effortless joy.



For more fertility testimonials, case histories, and studies please visit: www.EagleAcupuncture.com

www.Acufinder.com

www.Resolve.org









• Source: British Medical Journal, doi:10.1136/bmj.39471.430451.BE (February 2008)

• Source: Fertility and Sterility, July 2005





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 and KBOI TV News. Ms. Burris' expertise includes: women’s health, fertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, post partum, difficult menstrual cycles, menopause, 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.

Gift of Egg and Sperm Donation

I have been treating infertile couples for over a decade and served on the board of RESOLVE (the non-profit organization that supports couples struggling to get or stay pregnant) and have improved pregnancy rates at many of the top fertility centers in the nation. I have given pre and post embryo transfer acupuncture treatments to enhance pregnancy rates by over 65% as proven by Fertility and Sterility medical journal study.




My heart has experience both the elation and joy upon receiving news of successful fertility treatments (both naturally and through IVF) for my patients both. I have been witness to many devastated couples who are told by their Reproductive Endocrinologist that they have less than a 1% chance of conceiving with their own eggs or sperm. This medical opinion crushes the spiritual and emotional life within a person. For these couples it is almost unbearable to make it through each day let alone each pregnancy of their friends, families, and co-workers. In extreme cases even witnessing pregnant strangers can be so inhumanely devastating that people feel suicidal.



I have had numerous patients opt for the egg donor and or sperm donor route and not one of them has ever regretted the decision. It is such a precious gift that is given to these women and men who are struggling with their fertility. I have seen women reborn within themselves once they are pregnant. I have watched grown men weep with joy at the news that their wife is pregnant for the very first time. The gift of sperm and egg donation is just as miraculous as organ donation both saving a life of a dieing person in very different ways.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

IVF Lottery

I have accompanied hundreds of women during their IVF embryo transfers giving them acupuncture to increase their successful pregnancy rate by over 65%*. I have witnessed the heartbreak, the financial strain and many successes that accompany IVF. I know that patients who attend FREE seminars by IVF centers are entered into a "lottery" for a chance to win a Free IVF cycles here in the U.S.. This attracted more patients to the fertility centers and gave some people who ordinarily couldn't afford an IVF cycle a chance to participate.



In the UK they are offering gambling at $20 a pop for the potential to win a $15,000 IVF cycle.  I am sure there will be conflicting views on this new approach to affordable IVFs but from my perspective I think it's creative and innovative. 
I personally think it's ethically ok as long as a potential patient doesn't go into debt or form a gambling addiction. I can see the allure but I would advise patients to choose a limit as to how much money they will gamble before entering the lottery and sticking to that financial commitment. People enter drawings all of the time for other medical practices to win free treatment and sometimes it costs money to attend the events. The lottery is just another way for people to hopefully offset the enormous cost of IVF cycles.