Welcome to our office's Chiropractic newsletter. We'd like to entertain
you, inform you (and even inspire you a little).
"There is no use trying," said
Alice
; "one can't believe impossible things."
"I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was
your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed
as many as six impossible things before breakfast." - Lewis Carroll.
I never came upon any of my discoveries through the process of rational
thinking. - Albert Einstein
Happy Holy Days!!! May your light shine forth and reveal the illumination
within your soul to your loved ones, your community and to the world. May we
all strive to heal each other and repair the world and hasten peace, joy, hope,
health, healing and growth. And of course, thank you for honoring us by
entrusting your health to our care.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Seasons Greetings from the Doctors
We would like to wish you a very special Holiday Season. We hope that you and your families are happy and HEALTHY during these joyous times.
We would also like to remind you that part of keeping HEALTHY is staying WELL ADJUSTED. So, with the exception of being closed on December 26th, we will be open for all regular business hours.
| Mondays & Fridays |
9 am - 6 pm |
| Tuesdays |
4 pm - 7 pm |
| Wednesdays |
9 am - 6:30 pm |
Keep your Spine Free of Subluxations for Healthier and Happier Holidays  Chiropractors spend thousands of hours learning how to locate and correct
vertebral subluxations, areas of severe stress, in your body. Uncorrected
vertebral subluxations weaken your spine, deform your ligaments, cartilage,
spinal discs and vertebrae and unbalance and weaken your body structure. This
causes lack of energy and vitality, chronic fatigue and premature aging.  Because of life's stresses (birth trauma, accidents, chemical stress and
others) most people have uncorrected subluxations in their body, affecting their
physical and mental health. Enjoy the holidays - make sure you and your family are well adjusted.
Fight Winter Blues with Chiropractic Improvement in depression with chiropractic. 15 adults who were
clinically depressed and who were found to have an upper cervical subluxation were given chiropractic care in 3 private practice settings in the southern
United States
. Participants were administered
the Beck Depression Inventory II prior to care and post-care. All patients showed a significant improvement in depression test scores after
chiropractic care. (1)
Back Surgery? Try Chiropractic First With over 50 million Americans suffering from low back pain, it's the 2nd leading workers' compensation injury and the 2nd leading cause of
doctor  visits. From1993 to 2003 hospitalizations for back problems rose from
528,000 to 658,000 with nearly all being unnecessary. Patients had
spinal-fusion surgery (their spine will never be normal again), bone grafts,
implanted rods and wires, injections and pain-killers which have a very high
failure rate. Why do people go to hospitals for back problems when chiropractic is safer,
much less costly and more effective? Please let those you know that the safe,
drug-free, non-surgical chiropractic alternative may be literally around the
corner.
Words of Wisdom Life is merely a matter of perspective. For example. Like most young boys, Timmy always dreamed of being a professional baseball
player, playing in the World Series. One day, he was in his backyard
practicing. One could hear him announcing: "World Series, game 7, two outs,
bases loaded, bottom of the ninth, series tied...the home town fans are going
wild".
Timmy throws the ball up in the air, quickly grabs the bat with both hands
and takes a mighty cut, only to miss. "Strike one," he says out loud, somewhat
dejected. He again throws the ball up in the air, takes another home run cut at
the ball, only to miss again. "Strike two," he announces, feeling the weight of
the world on his shoulders. Again he launches the ball up in the air, grabs his
bat, swings with all of his might and misses...strike three. He hangs his head
low, slowly walking away. Suddenly he breaks into a dance, hands held high in
the air and announces to the crowd, "I am the greatest pitcher that ever lived".
Remember, a person with any health problem needs chiropractic. Feel
free to forward these studies to others.  Spinal balance equals better health
The more balanced your spine, the healthier you are; the more unbalanced your
spine, the sicker you are. This was the finding in a study of 752 patients who
were evaluated for spinal balance and health status. The authors of the study found that health status was significantly poorer as
spinal deviation off-center increased and the severity of symptoms increased as
spinal imbalance increased. Chiropractic's goal is to correct or adjust your
subluxations, releasing deep stress and bringing you back to balance. (2) Maintenance Care for the Spine Reduces Low Back Pain, Disability Levels
30 patients with chronic low back pain lasting 6 months or more were
separated into two groups. The first group received 12 chiropractic adjustments
over a one-month period, but no care for the subsequent 9 months. The 2nd group also received 12 adjustments over a one-month period, along with
"maintenance" adjustments every 3 weeks for the following 9 months. Patients in both groups experienced significant decreases in low back pain
scores after the initial care. However the "maintenance" patients' disability
scores were significantly lower after the 10-month period than before the
initial care - an average of 16.6 points lower per patient. In the other group,
"the mean disability scores went back to their pretreatment level." (3)
Benefits of Breast-feeding  Breastfeeding is good for mothers as well as babies. Mothers who breast-feed
have a lower risk of getting breast cancer and (4) breast-fed babies have a
decreased risk of getting breast cancer when they grow up. (5) Infants
exclusively breast-fed for 16 weeks or more had 50% less acute otitis media.
(6)
Anyone who reads the ingredients on a can of infant formula will see that it
is simply a recipe of cow's milk, sugar and (chlorinated) water. This is not
substitute for nature; formula is harmful to a baby's optimal health.
MDs not vaccinating their own children?
A sign of the future? The journal Pediatrics published a study
revealing that, "A relatively large proportion of nonpediatricians do not
follow, nor plan to follow, current immunization recommendations for their own
children."  Significant numbers of pediatric (5%) and nonpediatric (10%) physicians were
declining vaccines for their own children. Shots declined include measles,
mumps, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b; many MDs also postponed
DTP or MMR vaccination. The doctors expressed the same concerns as the public
as to the safety of the vaccines which may cause brain and neurological damage
(autism, ADD/ADHD, etc.). (7)
Bird Flu? Don't Panic Every year around flu shot season there's a scary story that makes $billions
for the vaccine industry. This year it's about a supposed bird flu epidemic. A
great article to counter the mindless media pronouncements can be read here: http://www.mercola.com/display/router.aspx?docid=31141
Lifelong Friends Make Life Longer  Researchers at
Flinders
University
in
Adelaide
,
Australia
interviewed about 1,500
people aged 70+ asking about family and friends, socioeconomic status, health
and lifestyle. The
Adelaide
team then tracked the participants'
survival over the next 10 years. People with a strong network of friends and
confidants had a much better chance of survival over the 10-year study period
than individuals with relatively fewer friends. This "friendship effect"
persisted despite personal losses such as the death of a spouse, or even the
relocation of friends to other parts of the country. Friends may also have a
significant impact on mood, self-esteem and coping mechanisms during difficult
times. (8)
What if you don't have people friends?  All is not lost! Take heart! Get a pet! Pet owners have fewer doctor visits,
shorter hospital stays and take less medication than those who don't own pets.
In one study dog owners were eight times more likely to survive for one year
after a heart attack than those who didn't have dogs.stock brokers with high
blood pressure were instructed to get a cat or a dog..Alzheimer's patients are
more positive and alert when animals are present.in a study of nursing homes,
when pets were part of the program, mortality rates were 25% lower than at
facilities that didn't include pets. (9)
Humor These great questions and answers are from the days when "Hollywood Squares"
game show responses were spontaneous! Peter Marshall was the host asking the
questions, of course.
Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be?
A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.
Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years.
A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes.
Q. You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman?
A. Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake!
Q. According to Cosmo, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he
is attractive, is it okay to come out and ask him if he's married?
A. Rose Marie: No, wait until morning. Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?
A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency.
Q. What are "Do It," "I Can Help," and "I Can't Get Enough"?
A. George Gobel: I don't know, but it's coming from the next apartment.
Q. Do female frogs croak?
A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water long enough.
Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while
talking
A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question, and I'll give you a
gesture you'll never forget.
Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
A. Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.
Q. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get
any during the first year?
A. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I'm too busy growing strawberries.
Q. It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is
politics, what is the other?
A. Paul Lynde: Tape measures.
Q. During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the closet?
A. Rose Marie: Unfortunately Peter, I'm always safe in the bedroom.
Q. Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls?
A. Marty Allen: Only after lights out.
Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose do?
A. Paul Lynde: Make him bark? Q. If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to?
A. Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark.
Q. According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the
habit of kissing a lot of people?
A. Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army
Q. While visiting
China
, your tour guide starts
shouting "Poo! Poo! Poo! "What does this mean?
A. George Gobel: Cattle crossing.
Q. It is the most abused and neglected part of your body- what is it?
A. Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused but it certainly isn't neglected.
Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what
was he trying to do?
A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth.
Q. Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your elephant?
A. Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant? Q. When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for its sex?
A. Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car, the rest is up to him.
Q. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has
actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they?
A. Charley Weaver: His feet
Q. According to Ann Landers, what are two things you should never do in bed?
A. Paul Lynde: Point and Laugh.  Bye - see you next month.
That is, if I can get out of this chimney (too many holiday cookies). Please
feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends - give them the healthy
life wisdom you're learning about. Too many people are taking drugs or
contemplating surgery; let them know there's a drug-free alternative. Please
remember that everyone needs to be free from subluxations, so bring your friends
and loved ones for a spinal checkup.
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newsletter for friends? Click on the send button. Oh, they
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References
1. Genthner GC, Friedman HL, Studley CF. Improvement in depression following
reduction of upper cervical vertebral subluxation using orthospinology
technique. JVSR. 2005;7(4):1-4.
2. Glassman S, Bridwell K, Dimar J. The impact of positive sagittal balance
in adult spinal deformity. Spine. 2005;30(18):2024-2029.
3. Descarreaux M, Blouin JS, Drolet M et al. Efficacy of preventive spinal
manipulation for chronic low-back pain and related disabilities: a preliminary
study. JMPT. 2004;27(8):509-514.
4. Newcomb P et al. Lactation and reduced risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer.
New England
J of Medicine.
1994;330(2):81-87.
5. Freudenheim J et al. Exposure to breast milk in infancy and the
risk of breast cancer. Epidemiology. 1994;5:324-331.
6. Sheard NF. Breast-feeding protects against otitis media. Nutrition
Reviews. 1993;51(9):275-277.
7. Klara M et al. How do physicians immunize their own children? Differences
among pediatricians and nonpediatricians. Pediatrics. 2005;116:e623-e633. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/116/5/e623
8. Giles LC, Glonek GF, Luszcz MA, Andrews GR. Effect of social networks on 10 year survival in very old
Australians: the Australian longitudinal study of aging. J Epidemiol
Community Health. 2005;59(7):574-579.
9. Interview with Bernie Siegel, M.D. Amazing healing power of pets. Bottom Line Personal. August 1, 2005 |
