Welcome to our office's Chiropractic
newsletter. We'd like to entertain you, inform you (and even inspire you
a little).
In giving advice, seek to help, not please,
your friend. - Solon (638 BC - 559 BC)
Tension is who you think you should be.
Relaxation is who you are. - Chinese Proverb
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Germs don't cause disease?
 Germs, such as bacteria and viri, are everywhere:
in the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink and everything
we touch.
You probably have influenza, tuberculosis, tetanus, staphylococcus and
other germs in you all the time. Yet infections are relatively rare -
most of the time we, and most people, are infection free. Why isn't everyone
sick all the time?
Because there's more to getting sick than breathing
in germs. Even in the worst epidemic, the majority of the population never
get sick.
Professor Rene Dubos, one of the most influential
scientists of the 20th  century, rejected "germ equals disease" thinking.
He said, "Viruses and bacteria are not the sole cause of infectious disease,
there is something else." (1)
 What is that "something else?" A malfunctioning
body causing low resistance to disease becomes fertile ground for germs!
A great way to improve resistance to disease and keep germs in their place
is make your body function better by having your subluxations corrected.
Chiropractic care has been shown to improve your ability to fight infection
and if you or a loved one has an infection, chiropractic care is necessary
so the body will be in a better state to heal itself.
 Do nothing, live longer?
Experts disagree - slow down or speed up?
In The Joy of Laziness: How to Slow Down
and Live Longer, Dr. Peter Axt, says everybody has a limited amount
of "life energy" and that the speed with which it is consumed determines
their life span and those who exercise more produce more "free radicals"
- unstable oxygen molecules that are believed to speed the aging process.
The author, a reformed long-distance runner, says gentle walking is sufficient
to keep people in shape if combined with a diet that is low in carbohydrates
and high in protein. But Dr. Graham Archard, of Britain's Royal College
of General Practitioners, says: "I can understand why the book might sell
well as it is always nice to be told that you can sit on your backside
and do nothing." (2)
The answer is that we need balance in our lives: periods of rest and periods
of activity, work and play, as the Bible says, "To everything there is
a season." We don't need to be long-distance runners nor do we need to
be sleeping all the time. Moderation is the key to a happy, long, healthy
life.
Words of Wisdom
The reasonable man adapts himself to the
world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable. - George Bernard
Shaw
Nature never makes any blunders; when she
makes a fool she means it.
- Joshua Billings
Chiropractic
and arthritis
 Arthritis can cause disability, pain and ruined
quality of life. Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint
disease, is the most common type affecting about 80% of the U.S. population.
(3)
Why is this happening? Can we prevent OA? The major cause of osteoarthritis
is long-term vertebral subluxations. Chiropractors specialize in analyzing
the spine for, and eliminating (adjusting) subluxations. This can not
only prevent osteoarthritis but has even been able to reverse it, (considered
impossible by medicine). Everyone with OA needs chiropractic care so as
to avoid prescription drugs as much as possible. (4-5) Speaking of drugs
for arthritis...
Dangerous arthritis drugs
From the NY Times: "Merck stonewalled for
years over the safety of its popular arthritis drug, Vioxx TM, only to yank it from the market when a convincing study found
it raised the risk of cardiovascular problems.... Pfizer's best-selling
arthritis drug, Celebrex TM, more than doubled or tripled
the risk of heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths, depending
on the dosage." (6)
And that's not all...
Increased Heart Attacks, Strokes in Patients
Taking Naproxen (Aleve TM)
A study testing whether Celebrex TM or naproxen would reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease
was halted when it was noticed that patients taking naproxen (Aleve™),
had 50% more heart attacks or strokes than patients taking placebo. Naproxen,
an over-the-counter pain reliever, has been on the market for nearly 30
years. (7)
Can autism
and learning disorders be reversed?
"Finding the Words," a documentary which will
be aired this summer on PBS, is about autistic kids that went through
a variety of therapies to get rid of the mercury, etc., and came out of
it and are now living normal lives. For more information go to Finding
the Words or http://shopping.netsuite.com/c.ACCT129248/site/files/ftw.htm
 Pacifiers bad for baby's teeth
A study in the December Archives of Diseases
in Childhood revealed that pacifiers or thumb sucking may be responsible
for some forms of malocclusion of infancy. Another reason to breastfeed.
(8) Read more about the benefits of breastfeeding here: http://www.icpa4kids.org/research/children/breastfeeding.htm
Berries cure
cancer?
The Moss Reports by Ralph Moss, Ph.D. is a
great resource on the world of cancer cures, research and politics. The
latest article BERRIES AGAINST CANCER can be found at http://www.cancerdecisions.com/071705.html
Deadly immunity
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
 If you are interested in keeping your children
healthy you need to read this article about a government study revealing
that mercury in childhood vaccines may be the cause of the epidemic of
autism and learning disorders. Go to http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/16/thimerosal/print.html to read this eye-opening article.
Sunlight saves lives
 Get in the sun (just don't burn) and you'll
be healthier and happier. New research is showing that not getting enough
sun causes more cancer and deaths than too much sun.
The many benefits of sunlight include prevention of heart disease, 16
different cancers (i.e. breast, colon and prostate), Parkinson's disease,
multiple sclerosis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, chronic
muscle pain and weakness. As long as you are getting safe doses of sunshine
it will help prevent - rather than cause - cancer. (9)
Humor
7 reasons not to mess with
children
A Kindergarten teacher: was observing her classroom
of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around
to see each child's work.
As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what
the drawing was.
The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."
The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like."
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied,
"They will in a minute."
A Sunday school teacher: was discussing the
Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds.
After explaining the commandment to "honor" thy Father and thy Mother,
she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers
and sisters?"
Without missing a beat one little boy: (the oldest of a family) answered,
"Thou shall not kill."
One day a little girl was sitting and watching
her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that
her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast
on her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your
hairs white, Mom?"
Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong and
make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said,
"Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?"
A little girl was talking to her teacher about
whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow
a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was
very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated,
the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was
physically impossible.
The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".
The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"
The little girl replied, "Then you ask him".
The children had all been photographed, and
the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group
picture.
"Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up
and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's
a doctor.'
A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher,
she's dead."
A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation
of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class,
if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and
I would turn red in the face.."
"Yes," the class said.
"Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position
the blood doesn't run into my feet?"
A little fellow shouted, "Cause your feet ain't empty."
The children were lined up in the cafeteria
of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was
a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray:
"Take only ONE. God is watching." Moving further along the lunch line,
at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.
See you next month. Don't forget to stop by
for a spinal checkup and an adjustment (if needed). And bring in the family
too - non-subluxated people are healthier.
 See you next month. Don't forget to stop by
for a spinal checkup and an adjustment. And bring in the family too -
for a healthier summer!
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References
1. Dubos R. Mirage of Health. NY: Harper. 1959;73.
2. The London Telegraph. January 11, 2005.
3. Yasmin S, Fayazzadeh H, Takami S et al. Update on pathophysiology and
treatment of osteoarthritis. https://secure.pharmacytimes.com/lessons/html/osteoarthritis.htm
4. Ressel OJ. Disc regeneration: reversibility is possible in spinal
osteoarthritis. ICA Review. March/April 1989;39 -61.
5. Berkson DL. Osteoarthritis, chiropractic, and nutrition: osteoarthritis
considered as a natural part of a three stage subluxation complex: its
reversibility: its relevance and treatability by chiropractic and nutritional
correlates. Med Hypotheses. 1991;36(4):356-367.
6. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/18/opinion/18sat1.html
7. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=347557
8. Viggiano D, Fasano D, Monaco G, and Strohmenger L. Breast feeding,
bottle feeding, and non-nutritive sucking; effects on occlusion in deciduous
dentition. Arch Dis Child. 2004;89:1121-1123.
9. Marchione M. Scientists say sunshine may prevent cancer. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=778185
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