Blue Ridge Wellness Center Newsletter 

What has made chiropractic the second most popular healthcare system in the world? Why do tens of millions of people visit their neighborhood Doctor of Chiropractic – and the numbers are growing!  

It’s because Doctors of Chiropractic can locate and correct subluxations, small distortions in your spine and body structure that can cause tremendous health damage if not corrected.  

Tired of being sick and tired? Welcome to the world of chiropractic ~ discover how natural health can be. 

This issue’s table of contents 

• People who see chiropractors are healthier
• Special report: Posture and chiropractic
• Did you know? Don’t talk to the police
• Why my practice has virtually no autism
• Low cholesterol doesn’t protect against heart attacks
• Chiropractic research
• Don’t give your baby the vitamin K shot
• Words of wisdom
• Humor 

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. – Bill Cosby 

People who see chiropractors are healthier 

It’s true. Numerous studies have confirmed what chiropractors and their patients have known for a long time: people who visit chiropractors for regular care are healthier – no matter how old or young.  For example, in one study the researchers concluded: “[Chiropractic] patients report significant positive changes in physical health, mental/emotional state, stress and life enjoyment…” (1)  While in another study it was found that: “Chiropractic is associated with significant benefits in physical and mental/emotional state and combined wellness.” (2)  In yet another study the authors found that: “Chiropractic users were less likely to be hospitalized, less likely to use a nursing home, and less likely to use prescription drugs, more likely to have better health, to exercise, to be mobile.” One of the more interesting things about this study was that it involved people over 75 years of age!!! (3)  There’s even more. An informal research poll we recently conducted in our office has revealed that not only are people who visit chiropractors healthier but they are also better looking, funnier, wittier and they sing better too! 

Special report: Posture and chiropractic  

Good posture is a comfortable, relaxed, balanced state that provides you with energy, poise and stability. When you have good posture your head is balanced over your hips, your chin is parallel to the floor and your pelvis is level. You walk with energy and lightness to your step. Good posture is essential for physical and mental health. 

Poor posture, on the other hand, stresses your neck, back, hips, legs, knees and feet – even your brain! It can lead to chronic fatigue, pain, decreased lung capacity, headaches, eyestrain and brain stress. In time, poor posture can lead to loss of height, and spine, bone, joint and disc degeneration – your movements become stiff and halting, you look older and you age faster.  

Computer stress 

In a few short years computers have invaded our workplaces, homes and laps. The dream of the original computer pioneers of a computer in every home has become a reality – and so has computer stress: eye strain, wrist pain and the other discomforts that occur from long periods of computing. How can we avoid such stress? 

To relieve eye stress, keep your eyes at least 18″-24″ from the screen and rest them periodically – look out into the distance or out a window. If you face a wall, place a mirror near your computer and focus on a distant object through it. Also breathe deeply because shallow breathing creates tension and fatigue. Remember to get up and walk around, stretch and relax.   

Sleeping posture 

Proper sleep posture can relieve stress on your brain, spinal cord and discs, enhance body healing and repair, restore lost energy and improve psychological health.  But if you awaken tired, achy, tense or irritable it may be because of poor sleep posture. For example, a “fetal” position, with your knees up and your head down reverses your low back and neck curves and increases stress. Stomach sleeping hurts your neck, mid back and hips (a pillow or towel under the hips will help straighten the spine if you continue stomach sleeping, which you shouldn’t).   The ideal sleeping posture is on your side, legs nearly straight, head level and supported by a soft pillow; lying on your back is second best. 

What about mattresses? 

In a comfortable bed you may move, in your sleep, 20 to 30 times a night. But on a hard bed you may move up to 100 times a night! A too hard mattress that doesn’t “give” in the hip and shoulder area will resist, rather than conform to, your shape. That can cause spine, shoulder and hip discomfort and pain just like a too soft or a lumpy mattress. 

Return to good posture 

As your doctor of chiropractic relieves stress on your spine, nerves and muscles, you’ll discover increased balance, coordination and energy. That’s one reason why professional athletes, who are exquisitely sensitive to their balance and poise, use chiropractic care to maximize their performance. 

Did you know? Don’t talk to the police 

I don’t expect you to have police confrontations (who does?) but this talk, entitled “Don’t Talk to the Police” by Professor James Duane is incredible. After he speaks a police officer is asked to comment. Those comments are amazing as well. Please send them to your friends, family members and associates. Forewarned is forearmed.

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Why my practice has virtually no autism 

by Mayer Eisenstein M.D. J.D. M.P.H., ‪http://homefirst.com/ 

Dr. Eisenstein’s years of practice records were researched and it was found that autism was practically non-existent in the 35,000 children he has had in his practice. Find out why. This video was shot during a recent presentation at the American Medical Autism Board’s Second Annual Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders in Troy, Michigan in March 2010. See it at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7UY_wm-GtU  

Low cholesterol doesn’t protect against heart attacks  

Don’t fall for the latest diet fad – eat traditional nutrient-dense foods and avoid low fat diets, statin drugs or scare tactics designed to make you feel guilty, weak and helpless. The facts have been known for over a generation: 75% of the people who have heart attacks have “normal” cholesterol.  Statin drugs are dangerous – you need cholesterol. Cholesterol is an antioxidant and fights inflammation. Low cholesterol levels have been linked to depression, cancer, infection, low testosterone and other conditions. (4) 

Chiropractic Research 

Constipation and neck pain in a six-year-old girl. A 6-year-old girl suffering from constipation, neck pain, gastrointestinal pain and vertebral subluxations was brought in for chiropractic care. The child’s subluxations were located and corrected. Mother and patient reported bowel movements improving from once every 4-5 days to every day along with resolution of gastrointestinal pain and neck pain. (5)   

51-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis. This is the case of a 51-year-old female with multiple sclerosis and GERD-related symptoms that began chiropractic care for subluxation correction. Subluxations were found and corrected in the cervical, thoracic and pelvic regions. Dramatic improvement in symptoms related to multiple sclerosis was noted. (6) 

Don’t give your baby the vitamin K shot 

Hospitals like to administer a synthetic, fat-soluble vitamin K injection to all newborns that is 100 times the daily requirement! If a mother is not malnourished, however, there is no proof that there is a vitamin K deficiency.  The vitamin K shot includes carbolic acid (a poisonous substance distilled from coal tar), propylene glycol (used as an antifreeze and in hydraulic brake fluid), formaldehyde (a cancer-causing agent used to embalm bodies), mercury (the most poisonous naturally occurring element) and benzyl alcohol. 

Large doses of vitamin K are linked to childhood cancers, leukemia, jaundice and other severe reactions, including death. Animal studies link vitamin K to liver damage, kidney damage and death. Additionally, synthetic vitamin K has never been studied to see if it causes cancer or impairment of fertility.  A Lancet study reports, “We conclude that healthy babies, contrary to current beliefs, are not likely to have a vitamin K deficiency … the administration of vitamin K is not supported by our findings….” (7)

Words of wisdom

If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls who live under tyranny.

– Thomas Jefferson 

Humor 

  Questions

1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?

2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?

3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?

4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?

6. Why do “slow down” and “slow up” mean the same thing?

7. Why do “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same thing?

8. Why do “tug” boats push their barges?

9. Why do we sing “Take me out to the ball game” when we are already there?

10. Why are they called “stands” when they are made for sitting?

11. Why is it called “after dark” when it really is “after light”?

12. Doesn’t “expecting the unexpected” make the unexpected expected?

13. Why are a “wise man” and a “wise guy” opposites?

14. Why do “overlook” and “oversee” mean opposite things?

15. Why is “phonics” not spelled the way it sounds?

16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?

17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?

20. Why is bra singular and panties plural?

21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?

22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?

23. How come abbreviated is such a long word?

24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren’t we clean when we use them?

25. Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

26. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?

27. Christmas – What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks? 

 

Bye!!!  

Please write or stop by and give us your feedback. Are there any subjects you’d like to hear about? Anything you dislike? Feedback is always important to us. And, of course, if you’d like hard copies of this newsletter stop by the office and we’ll give you some for your friends and relatives. If they have email, have them write to us and we’ll add them to our subscriber list. 

References 

1. Blanks RHI, Schuster TL, Dobson M. A retrospective assessment of network care using a survey of self-rated health, wellness and quality of life. JVSR. 1997;1(4):1.

2. Marino MJ and Phillippa ML. A longitudinal assessment of chiropractic care using a survey of self-rated health wellness & quality of life: a preliminary study. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. 1999;3(2):1-9.
3. Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL, Aronow HU, Cassata DM, Beck JC. Chiropractic patients in a comprehensive home-based geriatric assessment, follow-up and health promotion program. Rand Corporation study. Topics in Clinical Chiropractic. 1996;3(2):46-55.

4. Castelli WP. Cholesterol and lipids in the risk of coronary artery disease – the Framingham heart study. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 1998;4 Suppl A:5A-10A.

5. Horkey M. Resolution of chronic constipation and neck pain following chiropractic care in a 6-year-old female. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. 2010;2:51-55.

6. Lerner B & Lerner S. Improvement in multiple sclerosis and GERD in a female with vertebral subluxations undergoing chiropractic care: a case study. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. 2010;2:41-50.

7. Van Doorm JM, Hemker HC. Vitamin K deficiency in the newborn. Lancet. 1977;310(8040);708-709.

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Tired of being sick and tired? Welcome to the world of chiropractic – discover how natural health can be.

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. – Franklin P. Jones  

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. – Ruth Gordon  

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. – Carl Jung 

This issue’s table of contents 

• Chiropractic education is for kids
• Chiropractic takes stress off your nerves
• Hundreds of $millions down the drain
• Milk, the REAL, real thing
• Did mercury pills cause Abe Lincoln’s fits of rage?  
• Research
• High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) linked to liver scarring
• Words of wisdom
•  Antibiotics increase chances of ear infections returning  
• Humor
• References 

Chiropractic education is for kids 

Kids love to learn about how their bodies work. They are fascinated by their skeletons, how their bones fit together and how it all moves. They are also interested in learning about how messages travel through the body from the brain, over nerves and to the organs. We often notice how they love to play with, hold and marvel at model spines and other teaching aids.  We’re always happy to give a mini-lesson in chiropractic and health that your child(ren) will remember for a long time.  Isn’t it better to start them on a path of natural healthcare now? The first stop can be a visit when we’ve got a few minutes to chat. Who knows? You might have a future chiropractor in your family? 

Chiropractic takes stress off your nerves 

Are you stressed out? You’re not alone. Millions of people live lives of quiet desperation – trying to deal with stress and getting pounded down for it. There are many wonderful ways of releasing stress – exercise, play, meditation, massage, body work; it’s ok to take a vacation from your worries for a while – don’t worry, they’ll be waiting for you when you return.  Stress has been linked to many different physical and mental disorders and conditions. Removing or at least reducing stress should be a major goal of anyone who wishes to stay healthy and fight aging. Fortunately, one of the most powerful and effective ways to reduce stress is chiropractic care. 

How does chiropractic release stress? 

First please keep in mind that all stress is not all bad. Stressful situations can help us grow, learn and overcome obstacles. In fact getting married, having a child, going on a vacation, engaging in high performance sports, buying a home and many other exciting things are also periods of high stress. The technical term for good stress is eustress.  But of course there is the stress that harms us. It is called distress. Chiropractic deals with that kind of stress.  Chiropractic releases a very deep, destructive form of stress in your body called a subluxation. A subluxation is a distortion in your body structure that can stress your nerves, brain, muscles, bones, joints, discs, tendons, ligaments, connective tissue and internal organ systems (elimination, digestion, circulatory and others).  If you have a subluxation your balance is slightly off-center, your muscles may always be slightly contracted with tender (trigger) points; your ligaments, tendons and joints may feel tight, your energies will be depleted and you’ll feel fatigue and experience premature aging. You may feel exhausted all the time. 

Subluxations are dangerous; they may undermine your energies, your body function, your ability to function at your best, to think clearly, to play sports optimally and to relax more deeply. Subluxations may stay in your body for years, even decades, unless they are located and corrected.  

Cause and caused by stress 

Subluxations cause stress and they paradoxically are caused by stress. A difficult birth, a fall in childhood, sitting for long periods, working in difficult positions, an accident or injury (physical stresses), a sudden shock, an emotional upset (mental stress), a poor diet or exposure to toxins (chemical stress) or a combination of stresses can all cause subluxations. 

 “I feel so relaxed.”  Doctors of Chiropractic specialize in locating and correcting (adjusting) subluxations. When deep subluxation stress is released patients may respond by saying, “I feel so relaxed” or “I feel like a weight has been taken off my shoulders.”  Its not unusual for patients to report that they feel lighter, are more energetic and sleep better as a result of chiropractic care.  In these stressful times we owe it to ourselves to make regular chiropractic checkups part of our healthcare regimen. Fight stress buildup with chiropractic care – and bring your family in with you. 

Hundreds of $millions down the drain 

Despite months of dire warnings that the “killer flu pandemic” was going to leave death and disease in its wake, this past flu season was one of the mildest on record. Some epidemic! Excuse me, some pandemic!  Millions in taxpayer dollars were wasted and there are calls for an investigation of the World Health Organization (WHO) that begat this “pandemic”. Over half of the 229 million doses of the useless, dangerous H1N1 vaccine the U.S. government bought must be discarded since they will soon pass their expiration date. (1) 

Milk, the REAL, real thing 

Its original, natural, truly organic version has kept humanity healthy and happy for hundreds of generations: raw milk from grass-fed cows. Grass-fed cows are healthier, happier and live longer than cows penned up in industrial feed lots. Properly handled in clean conditions, raw milk is healthy and tastes wonderful.    Grass-fed raw milk is full of disease-fighting vitamins and minerals, essential fatty acids, amino acids and good bacteria. When you pasteurize milk, the heat destroys all of the immune-fighting properties. That pasteurized, homogenized white liquid at the grocery store has been called “chalk water” by dairy farmers.  It’s interesting to note that when calves are fed pasteurized milk they die. Why give it to human children?   Grass-fed raw milk also contains one of the most important health-building ingredients usually lost in processed, cooked food: enzymes. Enzymes are inflammation fighters and immune builders. But they’re destroyed by pasteurization. Some enzymes include: 

    Amylase: Breaks down carbohydrates in food.  

    Catalase: An antioxidant that protects cells from damage. 

    Lactase: Promotes absorption of minerals necessary for good health. 

    Lipase: Breaks down fats and triglycerides. 

    Phosphatase: Helps your body absorb and use the calcium and phosphorous. 

    Lactoferrin: Defends against bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. 

It’s the real thing, and more and more people are turning to it. It also tastes better. To find how to get real milk in your area go to: http://www.realmilk.com/where1.html 

Did mercury pills cause Abe Lincoln’s fits of rage?

In the 19^th century mercury-laced drugs were used for all kinds of conditions. Now some British scientists think that the pills Abraham Lincoln took for constipation may explain the “explosive and unexplained fits of rage” that he exhibited for a time.  Not many people know that when he lived in Illinois as a young man Lincoln, in addition to his humor and personal warmth, was known for his strength.  He was considered the best wrestler in the county. For such a person to exhibit rage could cause considerable damage. In fact the article states that:  “On one occasion, the soon-to-be president is alleged to have grabbed a fellow politician and shaken him ‘until his teeth chattered.’  Now, British scientists say they have identified the cause of this un-Lincolnesque behavior: exceptionally high levels of mercury in tablets he took for constipation. In addition, high levels of mercury in Lincoln could explain the nausea, insomnia and depression he suffered from as well. (2)    

Chiropractic Research

Scoliosis, attention deficit disorder, migraines. This is the case of a 7-year-old girl born with right side facial paralysis (from a difficult birth), scoliosis, attention deficit disorder, difficulty concentrating, vomiting and light sensitivity from intense migraine headaches since the age of 2. Her parents brought her in for chiropractic care and subluxation correction was initiated. Along with improvement of her subjective complaints such as migraines, difficulty concentrating and light sensitivity, after just one month of care X-rays revealed a 62% improvement in scoliosis. (3) 

Infertility and Chiropractic. This paper was a review of case studies of eleven female patients, ranging in age from 22 to 42, whose histories included one natural childbirth, two miscarriages, two failed in-vitro fertilizations and three failed artificial inseminations. After receiving chiropractic care, there were eleven successful pregnancies. As we know, many people go to chiropractors for one problem (back pain for example) and discover that subluxation correction can improve other problems. That’s why the chief concerns that these women presented to the chiropractic offices included other problems such as: low back pain (one), infertility (eight), dysmenorrhea (two), ulcerative colitis (two), ankle pain (one), and neck pain (one).  All the women became pregnant between one and 20 months after receiving chiropractic care. (4) 

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) linked to liver scarring  

Beware your breakfast cereal – HCFS seems to be in nearly everything these days – loads of soft drinks, processed foods, ketchup, salad dressing, cereal, cookies, yogurts, candies, bread – just go through your kitchen and you’ll be amazed how many products contain this dangerous artificial chemical (always read labels when you shop.) Our advice – throw anything containing HFCS out.  In addition to being linked to obesity and containing dangerous levels of mercury (used in its production) a recent study reveals that HFCS causes scarring of the liver! Duke University Medical Center researchers state:  We found that increased consumption of high fructose corn syrup was associated with scarring in the liver, or fibrosis, among patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).   

We recommend you liberate yourself and your family from this bizarre chemical concoction. Why is this product used? Because it’s cheap, not because it’s good for you. (5) Read the rest of the article at: http://healthfreedoms.org/2010/03/22/high-fructose-corn-syrup-linked-to-liver-scarring/ 

Words of Wisdom 

Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. – Sir Winston Churchill 

I still have two abiding passions. One is my model railway, the other – women. But, at the age of eighty-nine, I find I am getting just a little too old for model railways. – Pierre Monteux  

Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born. – Albert Einstein  

Antibiotics increase chances of ear infections returning

In this study, ear infections were found to recur more often if the child was originally treated with amoxicillin (an antibiotic). The researchers found that acute otitis media (middle ear infection) recurred in 63% (47/75) of children in the amoxicillin group compared to 43% (37/86) of the children in the placebo group. The authors write, “This is another argument for judicious use of antibiotics in children with acute otitis media.” (6)  This is another reason to bring your child in for chiropractic care especially if he/she has ear infections. Many clinical reports and studies have praised the drug-free, non-surgical chiropractic success with ear infections in children.  For example, in one study of 211 infants, examined 5 days after birth, who suffered from vomiting, hyperactivity and sleeplessness, chiropractic care frequently resulted in the immediate cessation of crying, muscular relaxation and sleepiness. The authors, who are medical doctors, wrote that an unhealthy spine “causes many clinical features from central motor impairment to lower resistance to infections – especially ear, nose and throat infections.” They assert that all newborns should have their spines checked by chiropractors as “the success of adjustment overshadows every other type of [care].” (7) 

Humor

Henny Youngman:
A man calls a lawyer’s office.
The phone is answered, “Schwartz, Schwartz, Schwartz and Schwartz.”
The man says, “Let me talk to Mr. Schwartz.”
“I’m sorry, he’s on vacation.”
“Then let me talk to Mr. Schwartz.”
“He’s on a big case, not available for a week.”
“Then let me talk to Mr. Schwartz.”
“He’s playing golf today.”
“Okay, then, let me talk to Mr. Schwartz.”
“Speaking.”  

Bye!!!   

Please write or stop by and give us your feedback. Are there any subjects you’d like to hear about? Anything you dislike? Feedback is always important to us. And, of course, if you’d like hard copies of this newsletter stop by the office and we’ll give you some for your friends and relatives. If they have e-mail, have them write to us and we’ll add them to our subscriber list.

References

1. Millions of H1N1 doses may have to be discarded. The Washington Post. April 1, 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/31/AR2010033104201.html?nav=rss_email/components
2. Royal Society of Chemistry news release: UK Lab reveals shocking mercury level in Lincoln’s blue pills. March 22, 2010. http://rsc.org/AboutUs/News/PressReleases/2010/BluePillsMercury.asp
3. Jaszewski E and Sorbara A.  Improvement in a child with scoliosis, migraines, attention deficit disorder and vertebral subluxations utilizing the Pierce Chiropractic Technique. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. 2010;1:30-34.
4. Bula SM. Infertility and chiropractic: a review of the literature. Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics. 2008;9(1):567-571.
5. Kaplan D. High fructose corn syrup linked to liver-scarring. Health Freedom Alliance News. March 22, 1010.
6. Bezáková N et al. Recurrence up to 3.5 years after antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in very young Dutch children: survey of trial participants. British Medical Journal. 2009;338:b2525. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/338/jun30_1/b2525
7. Gutman G. Blocked atlantal nerve syndrome in babies and infants. Manuelle Med. 1987;25:5-10.

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Enjoy the benefits of Chiropractic, the largest natural, drug-free, healthcare system in the world. Families are discovering that chiropractic promotes health and healing without dangerous drugs. More and more people are turning away from symptom treatment and choosing natural ways of expressing health. 

Tired of being sick and tired? Welcome to the world of chiropractic ~ discovers how natural health can be.

  This issue’s table of contents

•  Chiropractor – Doctor of Cause
• OK, break out the Spring
• Epigenetics
• BJ Palmer, Developer of Chiropractic
• Chiropractic Research
• Did you know that Kraft cheese has no cheese?
• Avoid fluoride and get a water filter
• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) linked to cataracts
• Can you get your children into school if they are not vaccinated?
• Pass on the margarine
• Prostate screening test questioned
• Words of wisdom
• Humor
• References

  Chiropractor – Doctor of Cause

 Chiropractors spend thousands of hours studying how to locate and correct a major cause of stress and body malfunction (or dis-ease): the subluxation complex (VSC). Subluxations are areas of stress inside your spine and body structure that interfere with your nervous system causing body/mind disharmony. Subluxations lead to lowered resistance to disease, inefficient body function, altered chemistry, distorted posture and balance, accelerated aging and premature death.  

Only a chiropractor is trained to locate and correct subluxations using specialized techniques called chiropractic adjustments. 

Without subluxations your natural healing wisdom – your innate intelligence or inner doctor – can function more efficiently. The initials DC stand for Doctor of Chiropractic, but to many it also stands for “Doctor of Cause.” 

OK, break out the spring

Spring is here, so bask in nature’s healing rays. Go for walks in the sun, lie in the sun, enjoy great scenery, go out into the countryside and revel in springtime (it only comes once a year).  Springtime is for rebirth and what better time for growth, healing and inspiration. It  seems like springtime is the best time for resolutions – after all bathing suit weather is on the horizon.

Spring is also a great time for a chiropractic checkup for you and your family.  Bring them all in. 

Epigenetics 

These days we hear so much about our fate being determined by our genes.  People are told they can blame their genes for all their shortcomings: “I can’t help it if I’m fat, it’s genetic. I can’t help it if I’m unhappy, it’s genetic, I can’t help it if I’ve got diabetes, it’s genetic.  However, the fact is that your genes make up a small part of what your life and health become.

hether or not you remain healthy and vibrant into your 80s, 90s and beyond has more to do with lifestyle than with your genetics (DNA) or luck. 

No kidding – you are not a slave to your genes.

Yes, it doesn’t hurt to choose long-lived parents and grandparents – but why did they live so long? That begs the question – why did one’s great-great grandparents live so long?

The emerging science of epigenetics is revealing that genetics plays a rather small part in how long and how healthy you will live. Epigenetic experiments reveal that you can turn on or turn off your genetic expression (which genes will work) by changing how you eat, think and enjoy (or don’t enjoy) life.

Simply stated, consciousness can change genetic expression.

This has implications for chiropractic care. Chiropractic’s powerful ability to release blocked life energies/mental impulses has been a blessing to millions of people suffering from all kinds of conditions, including conditions believed to be “genetic.”

How does this occur?  According to Dawson Church, Ph.D. in his groundbreaking book The Genie in Your Genes:  As we think our thoughts and feel our feelings, our bodies respond with a complex array of shifts. Each thought or feeling unleashes a particular cascade of biochemicals in our organs. Each experience triggers genetic changes in our cells. (1)

A good attitude, creativity, compassion, love, healthy relationships, a sense of awe and gratitude, a purpose in life, prayer, good nutrition, sunlight, laughter – all these are methods by which we can improve our genetic expression. 

The exact mechanisms by which your consciousness and environmental influences can actually touch your DNA to alter your genetic expression remain a mystery. But don’t worry about that. Enjoy this mystery; be amazed at your amazing powers to change, heal and grow and in so doing you’ll continue to help your genes express your best for a healthy, long, happy life.

BJ Palmer, DC – Developer of Chiropractic   

Here is a rare photo of Dr. BJ Palmer, the son of the man who discovered chiropractic (DD Palmer) demonstrating chiropractic spinal adjusting procedures in his research clinic in Davenport, Iowa in 1935.  Dr. Palmer was a multifaceted genius – an educator, researcher, scientist, author, speaker and very importantly, a defender of chiropractic.  

Under his watchful gaze and direction, chiropractic grew from a fledgling profession practiced by a few people in the American mid-west to tens of thousands of practitioners worldwide; all this during a time of intense persecution of drug-free, natural health practitioners.   Chiropractic has survived and thrived as a profession largely due to the talents of this man and those who worked with him. His legacy remains. His family continues to be associated with the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa that was founded at the turn of the century.             

Chiropractic Research

Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) and chiropractic. Thirty-three patients (3 to 18 years old) who had nocturnal enuresis were placed under chiropractic care in this study.  An analysis of their records showed that 22 had resolution of symptoms for 12 months after beginning chiropractic care. Most of the children received two adjustments. Ten of those with bedwetting also found their constipation resolved. (2)  

Lumbar nerve pain with disc herniation. This is a study of 49 patients suffering for years with lower back pain, nerve pain and disc herniation. The patients were followed for 14.5 months after ending care.    Upon interview 77.5% said they had improved with 90% saying the improvement was “good” or “excellent.” Clinically meaningful improvements in pain and disability were seen in 79% and 70% of patients, respectively. Patients averaged about 13 visits. (3) 

Learning disabilities, dyslexia, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and chiropractic. One hundred fifty-seven (157) children, aged 6 to 13 (86 boys and 71 girls), with developmental delay syndromes involving difficulties in reading, learning, social interaction, and school performance received chiropractic care.  Under chiropractic care all 157 children showed improvements in 8 psychometric tests and 20 areas of cognitive function including their ability to concentrate, to maintain focus and attention, to control impulsivity which improved their performance at home and school. (4) 

Did you know Kraft cheese has no cheese? 

Many of Kraft’s synthetic “cheese” products contain absolutely no cheese whatsoever.  When confronted with their misleading labeling, Kraft CEO Irene Rosenfeld claims the fake cheese “meets the high standards for taste, quality and performance consumers expect when buying a Kraft-branded cheese product.” Under citizen pressure to clamp down on Kraft’s fraudulent labeling in 2002, the FDA issued a perfunctory warning letter to the company. Kraft thumbed its nose at the federal agency by removing their “cheese foods” labels and replacing them with equally misleading labels calling the pseudo-dairy items “cheese products”. Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_4015.cfm.

Avoid fluoride and get a water filter 

For decades the harmful effects of fluoride on adults and children have been discovered in laboratories throughout the world. Fluoride, the main ingredient in rat poison, is an industrial waste product that is added to the water in many communities throughout the US.  If your community adds fluoride to your drinking water please get a water filter that removes this harmful chemical before it goes into the mouths of you and your family. (Good filters remove chlorine as well).  Animal studies conducted in the 1990s by EPA scientists found dementia-like effects at the same concentration (1 ppm) used to fluoridate water, while human studies have found adverse effects on IQ at levels as low as 0.9 ppm among children with nutrient deficiencies, and 1.8 ppm among children with adequate nutrient intake. (5-8) 

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) linked to cataracts 

HRT has been linked to breast and ovarian cancer, heart attacks and dementia.  Now, in an eight-year study of 30,000 postmenopausal women, it’s been linked to cataracts.  This comes from the Thursday, March 11, 2010 issue of Natural News (we recommend you subscribe to this great free newsletter).  Read the rest at:  http://www.naturalnews.com/028349_HRT_cataracts.html. 

Can you get your children into school if they aren’t vaccinated?

Know your rights. In most of the US you CAN get your non-vaccinated children into public school. Some excellent medico-legal information is located at the Vaccine Rights website: www.vaccinerights.com.

The Pandemic Response Project (PReP) also has excellent vaccination information: www.pandemicresponseproject.com.

Pass on the margarine

Margarine is a white substance with no food appeal so yellow coloring is added and sold to people to use in place of butter.
DO YOU KNOW … the difference between margarine and butter?

·        Both have the same amount of calories.  

·        Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams, however…  

·        Eating margarine can increase heart disease.  

·        Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients from other foods.  

·        Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has none.  

·        Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.  

And now, for margarine …

·        Very high in trans-fatty acids  

·        Triples the risk of coronary heart disease  

·        Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol)  

·        Increases the risk of cancers up to five-fold  

·        Lowers quality of breast milk  

·        Decreases immune response  

·        Decreases insulin response  

Prostate screening test questioned 

The American Medical Association published a fascinating article questioning the value of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing. The PSA blood test is supposed to detect prostate cancer, but researchers now question whether it is has any value in saving lives at all.  New research reveals that the PSA test detects smaller and less dangerous tumors and is more indicative of prostate enlargement rather than prostate cancer.  Autopsies often show men with enlarged or even cancerous prostates –  a condition they had lived with for years, perhaps decades, without any treatment. (9) 

For more information, see: http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/10/11/hll21011.htm

and see also: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1215/p1377.html.

 Words of Wisdom  

“Medicines are of subordinate importance because of their very nature, they can only work symptomatically.” – Hans Kusche, MD

“If all the medicine in the world were thrown into the sea, it would be bad for the fish and good for humanity.” – O.W. Holmes, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard University 

Humor 

These quotes are among the most witty, intelligent and biting.  Use them carefully if you choose to use them at all. 

The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor:

Lady Astor, “If you were my husband I’d give you poison.”

Churchill, “If you were my wife, I’d drink it.” 

A member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.” 

“That depends, Sir,” said Disraeli, “whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.” 

“He had delusions of adequacy.” – Walter Kerr 

“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”– Winston Churchill

“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.”– ­Clarence Darrow 

“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.” – William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway) 

“Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.” – Moses Hadas 

“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”– Mark Twain 

“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.” – Oscar Wilde 

“He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.”– Samuel Johnson 

“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend…. if you have one.” – George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill

“Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second … if there is one.”– Winston Churchill, in response 

“I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.” – Stephen Bishop 

“He is a self-made man and worships his creator.” – John Bright 

“I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.” – Irvin S. Cobb 

“He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.” – Paul Keating 

“In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.” – Charles, Count Talleyrand 

“He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.” – Forrest Tucker 

 ”His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.” – Mae West 

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.”– Oscar Wilde 

“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts… for support rather than illumination.” – Andrew Lang 

“He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.” – Billy Wilder 

“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.” – Groucho Marx 

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References

1.Church D. The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention. Santa Rosa, CA: Elite Books. 2007;25.
2. Poecke AJ, Cunkiuffe C. Chiropractic treatment for primary nocturnal enuresis: a case series of 33 consecutive patients. JMPT. 2009;32(8):675-681.
3. Murphy DR, Hurwitz EL, McGovern EE. A nonsurgical approach to the management of patients with lumbar radiculopathy secondary to herniated disk: a prospective observational cohort study with follow-up. JMPT. 2009;32(9):723-733.

4. Cuthbert SC, Barras M. Developmental delay syndromes: psychometric testing before and after chiropractic treatment of 157 children. JMPT. 2009;32(8):660-669.

5. National Research Council. Fluoride in drinking water: a scientific review of EPA’s standards. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. 2006;173-188.

6. Varner JA et al. Chronic administration of aluminum-fluoride and sodium-fluoride to rats in drinking water: alterations in neuronal and cerebrovascular integrity. Brain Research. 1998;784:284-298.

7. Lin Fa-Fu et al. The relationship of a low-iodine and high-fluoride environment to subclinical cretinism in Xinjiang. Iodine Deficiency Disorder Newsletter. 1991;7(3).

8. Xiang Q et al. Effect of fluoride in drinking water on children’s intelligence. Fluoride. 2003a;36:84-94;198-199.

9. Value of PSA screening test questioned. American Medical News. 2004;27(38).

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