HealthFultips

A link between Vaccines and Autism?

2008-12-11T16:32:00.001-05:00

There is a great debate currently unfolding in the U.S., and it centered on the link between childhood vaccines and the development of Autism.

Many scientists and drug companies (who make the vaccines) claim that vaccines do not cause Autism in children. In stark counterpoint, many consumer organizations claim to have solid evidence that vaccines do indeed cause Autism in children.

According to a spokesperson for the National Vaccine Information Center, the rise in Autism cases can be directly correlated to the increased number of vaccines given to our children. In the recent past, the administration of vaccines to children has nearly doubled. At the same time, our nation experienced a nearly 50 percent rise in children diagnoses with learning disabilities and asthma. Plus, we’ve seen cases of childhood diabetes triple and in every state Autism has increased by 200 to 7,000 percent. These are big numbers that deserve big attention. But money stands in the way of settling this debate, as many federal grants have not been renewed to continue research on this vital topic.

So what can you do as a parent to protect your children? Learn more about the research that has already been conducted in the field of vaccinations. Visit the National Vaccine Information Center at http://www.909shot.com/ for the latest news and information.

New Newsletter

2008-12-01T17:48:00.002-05:00

Hey everyone! I sent out a new newsletter on Thanksgiving Day. If you didn't receive it, you can see it here. You can also see a listing of all our past articles and newsletters here.

To register visit http://www.naturallifeclinic.com/news.html

After-Thanksgiving Cleanse

2008-11-29T11:53:00.003-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving day-you've eaten till you couldn't anymore, ruined the healthy eating plan that you were on- what do you do now?

Try The Dieter's Cleanse-It's a complete 7 day cleanse program. What's even better-This kit includes TWO programs in case you want someone else to do the cleanse with you. (which I recommend)

Read more on cleansing

The Lemonade Cleanse (Master Cleanser)
Tiao He Cleanse

Happy Thanksgiving day

2008-11-27T15:41:00.002-05:00

I just wanted to wish all the readers of Healthfultips.com blog a Happy Thanksgiving day.
I love you all and wish you the best this upcoming holiday season. Thank you for your readership, your interest, and your loyalty.

Quote

2008-11-23T12:21:00.000-05:00

"The master maker of the human body did not create you and then run off and leave you masterless. He stayed on the job as Innate, as the Fellow Within, as nerve transmission controlling every function of life, as Spirit from Above-Down, Inside-Out, expressing, creating, exploring, directing you in every field and phase of experience so that your home is truly the world and the world is your home."

Not a good Tattoo idea

2008-11-23T09:59:00.005-05:00

He may regret this tattoo tomorrow..

When is the right time to stop getting adjusted?

2008-11-22T15:12:00.001-05:00

If chiropractic adjustments have made your aches and pains disappear—it’s vital that you continue getting adjusted on a regular basis! Just because your symptoms have gone away does not mean that the misalignment in your spine has been fully corrected. Nor is it a guarantee that the pain will not return should you stop receiving maintenance adjustments.

Just as braces move teeth into proper position, chiropractic adjustments move vertebrae back into proper alignment over time—but regular maintenance is required to help maintain the desired results. If a patient of orthodontics does not wear a retainer after the braces come off, over time the teeth will move out of proper alignment. The same principle holds true to maintaining the proper alignment of the delicate spine.

Furthermore, Doctors of Chiropractic are trained to detect problem areas in your spine before they develop into aches, pains and health problems. Think of it as preventive maintenance that will help keep your body functioning at maximum capacity.

Is a popping sound normal during an adjustment?

2008-11-13T09:56:00.001-05:00

As a patient of chiropractic care, you’ve most likely experienced an audible popping or cracking sound the moment particular areas of your spine receive a spinal adjustment. But what causes this sound? Is it normal? And should it be heard with every adjustment?

The noise you hear is not coming from the spinal bones that are being adjusted; rather the sound comes from synovial fluid, a natural lubricant that is found in every joint in the body. This fluid contains dissolved gasses that have formed tiny bubbles within the fluid.

During a chiropractic adjustment vertebral joints are slightly separated as the vertebra is moved back into proper position. This movement releases the built-up pressure on the fluid and gasses within the joint and creates a “pop” similar to the release of pressure when a cork comes off a bottle of champagne. It is a natural process and not harmful in any way.

Not all adjustment techniques produce a popping noise, so it is impossible to judge the quality of a chiropractic adjustment based upon the noise, or lack of noise, created at the time of adjustment.

A Cure for Colic

2008-11-07T06:56:00.000-05:00

Being the parent of an infant is a wonderful privilege, but if your baby suffers from colic your new found joy may quickly be replaced with feelings of helplessness and frustration.

Symptoms of colic in an otherwise healthy baby are described as periods of prolonged irritability, fussiness and inconsolable crying that lasts at least three hours a day, at least three days a week. While nearly all infants experience times of unexplained fussiness, colic escalates “fussiness” to a whole new level.

The good news is that colic is very treatable through gentle chiropractic adjustments.

In a study of healthy babies who were diagnosed with colic, chiropractic adjustments were administered to correct misalignments in the infant’s spines. After just two weeks of chiropractic treatment, 94 percent of parents reported that their infants experienced fewer episodes of inconsolable crying and irritability. Of these babies, over fifty percent of them had been previously treated with medication to alleviate the symptoms of colic, but to no avail.
In another study, over 90 percent of the infants experienced a major decline in episodes of colic after just two chiropractic adjustments.

The root of colic behavior can be traced back to the birthing process. As the baby is being born it experiences tremendous pressure and strain on the neck and spine. A prolonged time of “pushing” or extraction with forceps or vacuum multiplies the pressure placed on the baby’s delicate spinal column. During this time it is common for vertebrae in the neck and back to shift out of place, causing pain and discomfort (as well as a plethora of other health issues) that provokes a baby to become irritable, fussy and cry for hours on end.

The good news is that through simple and gentle chiropractic adjustments, an infant’s spine can be realigned, delivering much needed relief to both baby and parent.

It’s never too early to have your child checked and adjusted for misalignments in the spine. It’s a healthy practice that will help your child grow and develop to their fullest potential.

Sleep Better with Hops

2008-11-04T17:08:00.003-05:00

A German study found that Hops is proven to have sedative effects. Hops is widely used to treat tenseness, restlessness, and sleep disorders. Hops extracts have been combined with herbs such as valerian to induce sleep and with passion flower to produce sedation.

he authors conducted experiments to determine the sedating activity of ethanolic and CO2 extracts of hops. They found that body temperature fell (indicates sedation) in subjects given Hops

Hops Supplements:

Hops (100)
Herbal Sleep
Nutri-Calm

Do Vaccines cause Autism?

2008-10-31T16:41:00.000-04:00

Scientists believe they have found a direct link between childhood vaccinations and autism, asthma and ADHD!

These shocking results come from a Generation Rescue study released in June 2007. The research, privately funded without ties to the pharmaceutical industry or the medical community, included an extensive interview of 17,674 vaccinated and unvaccinated children.

When compared to non-vaccinated boys in the same age group, researchers found the following statistics:

- Vaccinated boys age 4-17 are 155 percent more likely to have neurological disorders, are 224 percent more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and 61 percent more likely to have autism.

- Vaccinated older boys, in the age range of 11 to 17, were found to be even more susceptible to autism. They are 158 percent more likely to have a neurological disorder, 317 percent more likely to have ADHD, and 112 percent more likely to have autism.

- Vaccinated boys were 224 percent more likely to develop ADHD.

- Vaccinated boys and girls were 120 percent more likely to develop asthma.

Younger boys that have been vaccinated show less symptoms of autism, however researchers believe that these lower numbers will rise over time as professionals are more able to accurately diagnose the early symptoms of autism in younger children.

Scientists who conducted the study now believe that the mercury found in routine childhood immunizations plays a major role in the ten-fold increase in autism cases over the past two decades.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in every 150 children will develop autism.

[Source: article “The Age of Autism: Study sees vaccine risk” at www.sciencedaily.com, http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070626-16403000-bc-ageofautism.xml]

Cold Medicine can be deadly for small children

2008-10-23T03:14:00.000-04:00

A 2007 announcement from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) warns parents to avoid giving their babies and toddlers over-the-counter cold medicine and cough syrup without first consulting a physician.

Results from a two-year study found that over 1,500 babies and toddlers were rushed to hospital emergency rooms with health threatening reactions to common cold medications designed for small children. Sparking this investigation was the 2005 deaths of three infants who were found to have up to 14 times the recommended amount of cold medicine in their systems.

The problem is that it’s very difficult to regulate a safe medication dosage for children so young and small. The CDC currently has no dosing recommendations for children under age two.

So what is the best method for helping an infant or toddler fight a cold? The chiropractic community suggests that all infants and toddlers receive a spinal examination and chiropractic adjustments. These gentle chiropractic adjustments relieve misalignments in the spine allowing the immune system to function at maximum capacity, thus quickly and naturally fighting off sickness.

(Source: http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/mmwrnews/2007/n070111.htm)

Is your child in pain?

2008-10-16T20:39:00.000-04:00

Did you know there is a direct correlation between your child’s health, and the health of their spine? In a 2004 study of 650 children--323 girls and 327 boys--researchers found that pelvic subluxation, or misalignment of the lower spine, promoted a rash of aches, pains and other symptoms kids commonly experience while growing up.

Each child in the study received a full physical examination, x-rays and surface EMG and thermography test. The results were as follows:

- 96 percent of the children examined had pelvic subluxations.

- Common physical complaints included low back and neck pain, numbness of limbs, pain in limbs, sinus problems, headaches, dizziness, stomach problems, bed-wetting, constipation, diarrhea, asthma, fatigue, colic, and croup.

- Common behavioral concerns included memory and sleeping problems, ADHD, learning difficulties, and elevated temper.

- Common immune system complaints included ear infections, fever, acne and throat complaints such as Strep, tonsillitis and soreness were also noted.

Why did so many children share the same health complaints? Because a misaligned spine causes surrounding muscles to move out of normal position in an effort to correct the misalignment. In doing so, both the subluxation and the over-adjusted muscle cause signals from the brain, traveling through the nervous system in the spine, to be partially or totally blocked. In turn, normal body processes become impaired, health problems begin to immerge and symptoms—like those address above—become present.

How can you correct these harmful childhood subuxations? Seek a spine evaluation and Chiropractic adjustments as soon as possible.

Source: Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, October 2004

Quick Headache Remedy #1

2008-10-15T20:37:00.004-04:00

If you usually get a headache upon waking up, drink two glasses of water.

Chances are, you are dehydrated. You should feel better within 5 minutes.

In my practice, I see people with constant headaches become amazed that just a little bit of water can make such a HUGE difference. Try it!

Simple Weight Loss

2008-10-01T21:15:00.013-04:00

Dr. Madeira’s Weight Loss: Natural and Simple

Everyday Americans are bombarded with advertisements for weight loss plans. Each plan claims to have a unique strategy for rapid weight loss. But if you can’t decipher which weight loss plan is the best for you, or you can’t afford to buy all the extra gadgets and meals that come with the plan, it’s time to consider Dr. Madeira’s Natural and Simple weight loss solution.

When followed diligently, these simple steps can yield remarkable weight loss results.

Get on the scale each morning—knowing where you are at the start of each day will help keep you honest with yourself.
Stop drinking soda pop forever – both diet and regular sodas are off limits.
Eat smaller portions more often. This will minimize insulin release which causes fat storage in your body.
Portion your meal in the kitchen, but eat in the dining room. Skip the second helpings.
Drink more pure water.
Exercise a little bit each day, start small if you have to.
Stop eating Trans Fats (a.k.a. partially hydrogenated oils), especially margarine, butter substitutes, commercial peanut butters and French fries!
Eliminate the “White Family”—no white sugar, white flour, white rice and white bread.
Increase your fiber intake by eating more vegetables (steamed or raw)
Eat 8oz. of lean protein each day
Wean off coffee. Get down to one cup or none each day.

(Source: the book “Setting Things Straight: Acheiving Spectacular Health Without Medical Guesswork, Drastic Dieting and Deadly Drugs” by Natural Health Care Expert Dr. John Madeira)

A Little Thing

2008-09-25T09:08:00.002-04:00

The other day a patient came in and said that that last adjustment had "changed his life" The thing is, when I adjusted him I didn't give him a special "Life Changing Adjustment"-It was a regular (good)adjustment that I try to give to all my patients.

It got me thinking of the following by BJ Palmer:

Small Things Are Large

A slip on the snowy sidewalk, in winter, is a small thing. It happens to millions.
A fall from a ladder, in the summer, is a small thing. That also happens to millions.
The slip or fall produces a subluxation.
The subluxation is a small thing.
The subluxation produces pressure on a nerve.
That pressure is a small thing.
The pressure cuts off the flow of mental impulses.
That decreased flowing is a small thing.
That decreased flowing produces a dis-eased body and brain.
That is a big thing to that man.
Multiply that sick man by a thousand, and you control the physical and mental welfare of a city.
Multiply that man by a million and you shape the physical and mental destiny of a State.
Multiply that man by one hundred thirty million,* and you forecast and can prophesy the physical and mental status of a nation.

Now comes a man. Any one man is a small thing.
This man gives an adjustment. The adjustment is a small thing.
The adjustment replaces the subluxation. That is a small thing.
The adjusted subluxation releases pressure upon nerves. That is a small thing.
The released pressure restores health to a man. That is a big thing to that man.
Multiply that well man by a thousand, and you step up physical and mental welfare of a city.
Multiply that well man by a million, and you increase the efficiency of a State.
Multiply that well man by one hundred thirty million, and you have produced a healthy, wealthy, and better race for posterity.
So adjustment of the subluxation, to release pressure upon nerves, to restore mental impulse flow, to restore health, is big enough to rebuild thoughts and actions of the world.

Man is a SMALL thing, worlds considered. An axis vertebra is small, man considered. The odontoid process, on an axis, is small. An atlas is SMALL, man considered. The neural canal, in an atlas, is also SMALL. Yet, that axis odontoid process, small as it is; crowding in upon the atlas neural canal, small as it is, acts as a governor to the destiny of man's thots and functions; for it, in normal position permits a free flow, or in subluxation interferes with a free flow of all that force with which man thinks and acts. Man lives when he CAN think and act. Man dies when he CEASES to create thot and perform motion. Man becomes sick when thot and function are below par. Therefore, the inter-magnum-atlas foramen or the odontoid process may be a SMALL thing, but it is the BIGGEST thing in man.

So, atlas or axis specific adjustment of the inner-magnum atlas foramen or odontoid specific subluxation, to release pressures upon nerves, to restore normal quantity impulse flow, to restore health IS BIG enough to rebuild the thoughts and actions of the world.

The atlas or axis is a lever that opens or closes the tube passage thru which flows energy which controls quality of thot, in the brain, by static stoppage of flow above; and quantity of function, in the body, below, by active stoppage of flow.

The atlas or axis is a rheostatic switch, located close to the human-dynamo-generator; on the path of the great main feedline; which, because of multitudinous potential and practical possibilities, can cut current flowing into any number of fibers from one to all; from fraction to totality; from one part of the body to its entirety. The atlas or axis, by opening or closing, controls living or dying processes and can make a man all present or all absent; make him half here or quarter gone. Any one thing, at any one place, which controls force-flow, is a dominant factor for damage, if it stops it; a dominant factor for good, if it releases it. In the hands of an incompetent fiend--one whose objectives are unsound--the hand that controls that switch, that turns OFF power, can darken the human city and commit human murder, even tho slowly. In the hands of a competent friend--one whose objectives are sound--the hand that controls that switch, that turns ON power, can enlighten the nation and fool many a physician, surgeon, or undertaker. And, it takes so little to turn that switch on or off. Any adult can learn how. It is a powerful weapon, for good or ill, in the hands of humanity, for the welfare of humanity. If a person uses this switch to extract money from the sick, caring little whether he turns it on or off, that person is a menace to society; a criminal in desire, and his hands should be padlocked OFF that switch, and his feet leg-ironed so he cannot reach it. If a person approaches this switch desiring to help humanity secure MORE POWER to think clearer, purer, and better thoughts, that man is a benefactor of the race; a humanitarian in desire, and his hands should be assisted to stretch out to reach every human atlas or axis switch; his feet should have wings, that they might reach them faster; obstacles in his path should be removed; hurdles cast to one side. THAT SWITCH IS THE GREAT SPECIFIC BETWEEN GOD AND HIS MAN; for with that switch OFF, God is partially absent and His man is sick, insane, criminal, and a fiend in destructive thots and actions. THAT SWITCH IS THE GREAT SPECIFIC BETWEEN GOD AND HIS MAN; for with that switch ON, God is entirely present in His man and he is well, sane, law-abiding, and a friend in constructive thots and actions. The value of learning how, and the ability that can turn ON human specific switches, is beyond computation, in the bigger sense. We do know what it costs our country alone to care for the unfortunates whose switches are TURNED OFF.

The idea that knows cause, that can correct cause of dis-ease, is one of the biggest ideas known. Without it, nations fall; with it, nations rise.
The idea is the BIGGEST I know of.

Dr. B.J. Palmer

Reading the Stickers on Your Fresh Fruit

2008-09-19T15:42:00.001-04:00

Want to steer clear of genetically-modified fruit? Not sure if your fruit is organically grown? Here's how you can tell.

Sticker labels on the fruits actually tell you how the fruits have been grown -- whether they were organically grown, conventionally grown with pesticides and herbicides; oh, and let's not forget about the genetically-engineered fruits.

Conventionally-grown fruit labels have four digits and usually start with a 4.

Organically-grown fruit stickers are five digits and start with a 9.

Genetically-modified fruit stickers start with an 8. This is good to know, because stores aren't obligated to tell you if a fruit has been genetically modified.

So next time you go shopping, remember these critical numbers and know how to avoid purchasing inorganic and GMO fruits. Shop safe.

Boost your immune system

2008-09-18T13:15:00.001-04:00

Your immune system is designed to naturally fight off colds, viruses, infections, diseases, allergies and asthma, even auto-immune disorders. But if your natural body processes are hindered and unable to function at top level, your immune system—and your health—is put in jeopardy.

Want to boost your immune system easily and naturally? Simply follow these 6 suggestions and you’ll be on your way to maximized health.

Chiropractic Adjustments.
The No.1 best thing you can do to boost your body’s immunity is to get your spine adjusted. Your immune system is a direct extension of your nerve system. The nerve system is what carries messages from your brain to the rest of your body. These messages instruct the body on how to defend itself from sickness and heal itself. But if these vital messages are blocked due to spinal misalignment, your health will begin to fail.

Eat Your Veggies.
Feeding your body leafy green vegetables, fruits and foods high in vitamins A, B, C, D and E all help to strengthen your immune system. These nutrients provide the building materials your body needs to build up and maintain things like clear vision, strong teeth, healthy internal organs, etc.

Breastfeed Your Baby.
Babies that are breastfed tend to be far healthier than babies that are fed synthetic formulas out of a can or a box. Breast milk is loaded with antibodies and other immune building nutrients that synthetic formulas just can’t replicate.

Don’t Vaccinate Your Children.
This is a controversial topic, but after decades of studying health and contrasting and comparing cultures that do and do not use vaccines, it’s clear that the harsh chemical formulas of vaccines often cause more harm than help. (For more information on this topic, read Dr. Madeira’s book “Setting Things Straight” found at http://www.amazon.com)

Germs: Friend of Foe?

2008-09-11T20:21:00.000-04:00

True or false: when you come in contact with a germ, you’re bound to get sick from that particular germ.

While many people believe this statement to be true, the answer is actually false. Just because you make contact with a germ doesn’t mean you’ll get sick. The truth is that healthy people remain healthy when they contact a germ; it’s the unhealthy people who develop serious illnesses from germs.

The human body is not indestructible, and therefore very healthy people may develop a simple illness like the common cold, or perhaps the stomach flu, but rarely anything worse. People who are truly strong and healthy on the inside do not drop over dead from heart attacks or get cancer. Only people whose inner health has slowly deteriorated and whose resistance has become compromised get sick with serious illness.

Think about it like this—if the germ theory was true, no one who works in a hospital would be alive to talk about it. Doctors, nurses and health care workers come in contact with germs all the time, yet just the opposite occurs. They rarely get sick because their body’s resistance has been built up.

To compliment the germ theory, a new fear of germs has spread across the U.S.—it is called the “hygiene hypothesis” In a nut shell, the hygiene hypothesis tells us that we’re not safe from the illness caused by germs, therefore we must eliminate germs every chance we get. That’s why we’ve seen a dramatic rise in the use of antibacterial soaps and hand gels. As a theory, the idea sounds great, get rid of the germs before they get you. But in reality, just the opposite it true.

Everyone’s immune system needs exercise, or else is gets weak and becomes unable to fight off sickness. By creating sterile environments with antibacterial washes, sprays and cleaning agents, we’re making our immune systems lazy. Then, when a germ happens to sneak past our line of defense, its ability to make us sick increases dramatically because our immune system is too weak and out of shape to fight it off.

To prove this point, let’s look to the Amish community of America.

The Amish are comprised mainly of farmers who live in less than sterile conditions. They do not use vaccinations or medications of any kind. They don’t seek medical doctors, but believe in natural home remedies and chiropractors to keep their health in check. They eat fresh produce and get natural exercise from their active lifestyles. Many also interact with livestock on a daily basis and their children often get dirty playing on the farm. Yet, these people who come in contact with all sorts of germs everyday—and never visit medical doctors—have one of the healthiest track records in the world. Why? They’ve allowed themselves to be exposed to life and the germs that come with it. That exposure has exercised their immune systems so that they can withstand the sickness caused by germs.

It all boils down to this—don’t be afraid of germs. Instead, allow yourself to live a full and healthy life, and in the process eat lots of fresh produce and avoid processed foods. Exercise. And optimize your immune system by getting regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments.

[Source: Book, “Setting Things Straight” by Dr. John Madeira, D.C.]

Dating a Chiropractor-cartoon

2008-09-04T21:06:00.002-04:00

How Chiropractic Works

2008-09-04T20:50:00.000-04:00

Our body is made up of trillions of cells that form our tissues and organs. Those cells are connected to our brains by way of a vast network of nerve pathways, known as our nervous system. Your brain directs and controls all body function by sending messages down your spinal cord to reach every tissue and organ in your body.

Every cell of your body is in constant contact with your brain, controlling your heart beat, blood pressure, digestion, immune system, liver and kidney function, blood cell production, body movement, etc. But when a misalignment of the spine occurs, some of your body’s nerve pathways get blocked, inhibiting brain to cell communication. This blockage interferes with the body’s ability to heal itself and work properly. The scary part is that many people have a spinal misalignment and they don’t even know it. They do not feel discomfort in their back, but the misalignment may be secretly causing problems elsewhere in their body. That’s why receiving chiropractic adjustment on a regular basis is so important to good health.

Chiropractors are rigorously trained for eight years to evaluate the health and alignment of the spine, and its impact on the rest of the body. The treatment delivered by chiropractors is a very safe and painless procedure—so safe that it won’t even harm the spine of a tiny infant.

Chiropractic adjustment restores the normal nerve flow from the brain to the body, and back again. In order for your energy to be strong and for your to feel and function at your best, it is imperative that your spine be checked and adjusted to remove misalignments on a regular basis.

[Source: Setting Things Straight, John H. Madeira, D.C. available at www.settingthingsstraight.com]

Lower your Cholesterol Naturally

2008-08-27T21:54:00.002-04:00

If you’ve been told your cholesterol levels are too high, don’t just rely on prescription medication to improve your condition—that should be an absolute last resort. Medication only masks the real problem, anyway. Instead, choose a natural, non-invasive cholesterol lowering plan that comes with no negative side effects and is proven to improve all other areas of your health. What is this natural method? It is a healthy lifestyle combination of proper food, regular exercise and chiropractic adjustments.

But before we reveal the details on how these three ingredients can lower your cholesterol, there are few things you should know.

Often cholesterol is seen as a villain, but the truth is that our bodies need cholesterol—even what the government refers to as “bad cholesterol”—to survive. Each cell in our body needs cholesterol in order to reproduce, grow and function. The real job of cholesterol is to help rid our bodies of harmful waste and fats, while also delivering beneficial components that help to heal internal areas that have been damaged.

A high cholesterol count is not always a problem, it is often a sign that other things in your body are under attack. You see, chronic inflammation of your arteries and other internal body parts can be caused by many unhealthy things. When internal inflammation or deterioration occurs, the human body naturally creates more cholesterol to help heal and repair the damage.

Therefore to properly lower cholesterol, you must lower or eliminate the internal damage that is being done to your body. Three common catalysts of internal damage are:

Poor Eating Habits: Fatty processed foods, trans fats and high refined sugar intakes can wreak havoc on your internal processes.

Lack of Exercise: Failure to increase your heart rate on a regular basis can drastically limits your immune system’s ability to provide the proper defense your body needs to stay healthy on the inside and reduce inflammation in the body.

Spinal Misalignments: Misaligned vertebrae in the spine can partially or totally block brain signals that are being sent to areas of the body, causing faulty bodily functions, inflammation and pain.

To reduce high cholesterol levels, improve your eating and exercise habits and receive chiropractic adjustments on a regular basis. It’s a simple plan that works for most. So before you let your doctor medicate you with unnecessary chemicals that mess with your body’s natural processes, can cause nasty side effects and cost hundreds of dollars each year, opt first for a simple and natural plan for better health.

Dr.Dan said...

One of my patients lowered her cholesterol 100 points in 1 month using Red Yeast Rice

Avoid Cholesterol Drugs

2008-08-21T23:17:00.000-04:00

Have you been told your cholesterol level is high? Wait! Before you fill that prescription for cholesterol-lowering medication that will come with a handful of nasty side-effects, there are a few incredibly important things you need to know that your physician may have failed to tell you. Like what a drug’s NNT is and how it directly affects you.

NNT stands for “number needed to treat.” NNT answers the question: How many people must take a particular drug to avoid one occurrence of a medical issue, such as a heart attack? In other words, if a drug has an NNT of 50 in regards to avoiding a heart attack that means that 50 people need to take the drug in order to prevent one heart attack. Of that group, one person’s life is spared; the other 49 are still at major risk for coronary failure.

You’ve probably never heard about NNT because the term is only used by pharmaceutical researchers during the drug “testing” phase. After the results are in, this term and the drug’s “number needed to treat” are often spun around by a quick-witted marketing department who find a way to make even the worst drug statistics look like the next miracle.

To better understand NNT, take a look at the drug Lipitor, made by Pfizer.

A Lipitor newspaper ad claims the drug reduces heart attacks by 36 percent. This claim is followed by a small asterisk. At the bottom of the ad, in mouse type, the asterisk reveals:

“That means in a large clinical study, 3 percent of patients taking a sugar pill or placebo had a heart attack compared to 2 percent of patients taking Lipitor.”

When you do the NNT math on this statement you’ll find that what the asterisk is really saying is that in a group of 100 people taking Lipitor for over 3.3 years, only one person’s life will be spared from a heart attack. The other 99 people taking Lipitor have nothing positive to show for their Lipitor experience; instead they’ve spent hundreds of dollars on a useless pill and are now suffering through a bunch of Lipitor-related side effects.

The true effectiveness of a drug is usually well hidden behind scientific mumbo-jumbo and ads that contain pictures of happy people enjoying life. The reality is that the prescription drugs your physician is so quick to hand out could cause you more harm than help.

To make sure you’re getting the true help you need, take your health matters into your own hands. Get educated on your health conditions and start implementing a cure the natural way: healthy food choices, healthy doses of exercise each week and regular visits to your chiropractor and other natural minded health care professionals. These health options combined come with an NNT of 1—you.

Take control of your health today; choose a healthy lifestyle that includes regular chiropractic adjustments.

[Source: Article by Dr. Mercola “The Low-Down on Cholesterol: Why You Need It—and the Real Methods to Get Your Levels Right”]

8 Medications that M.D.'s Would Never Take

2008-08-18T21:10:00.001-04:00

So if they won't take them, why should you? Click here to read the story.

Summary:
1. Advair
2. Avandia
3. Celebrex
4. Ketek
5. Prilosec
6. Nexium
7. Visine Original
8. Pseudoephedrine

Vaccines Are Not Mercury Free

2008-08-12T09:46:00.001-04:00

After much public controversy surrounding the mercury content of
childhood vaccinations, Health Advocacy in the Public Interest (HAPI)
raised $500 to have four vaccines tested for heavy metal content.
The vials were sent to Doctor's Data, an independent lab which
specializes in heavy metal testing.

Many manufacturers voluntarily began producing supposed "mercury
free" vaccines in 1999. Some product inserts currently claim that
a "trace" amount of mercury still exists in the final product but
that the amount has been greatly reduced. Others claim to be
producing completely mercury free products.

During an investigation into the mercury issue, HAPI learned that
Thimerosal, a 50% mercury compound, is still being used to produce
most vaccines and that the manufacturers are simply "filtering it
out" of the final product. However, according to Boyd Haley, PhD,
Chemistry Department Chair, University of Kentucky, mercury binds to
the antigenic protein in the vaccine and cannot be completely, 100%
filtered out.

Story Continues Here:
Vaccines are NOT Mercury Free

Beware of Vytorin

2008-08-07T13:30:00.000-04:00

Data from a recent study shows that people taking the popular cholesterol-reducing heart medication, Vytorin, are 33 to 70 percent more likely to develop—and die from—cancer.

The study, called SEAS, was initially launched to examine the effectiveness of Vytorin to prevent severe, age-related heart valve problems. During the course of the study researchers unexpectedly stumbled upon Vytorin’s link to cancer.

Vytorin and its sister-drug, Zetia, are widely prescribed medications in the US, raking in over $4 billion a year for Merck and Schering-Plough.

A statement by Merck and Schering-Plough acknowledged that the medications did seem to come with a higher risk of cancer, but added that the discovery was “an anomaly that, taken in light of all of the data, doesn’t support an association with Vytorin.”

The problem with that statement is that current ongoing studies, such as IMPROVE-IT and SHARP, are investigating the Vytorin-cancer link, and what they’re finding does not look good for anyone who has been taking Vytorin.

[Source: “Heart drug’s safety scrutinized” USA Today Weekend Edition, 7/25/08]

Chiropractic Improves Athletic Performance

2008-07-30T14:51:00.001-04:00

A new study reveals that bicyclists can improve their performance by undergoing a short program of chiropractic care.

The study involved six people, 4 male and 2 female. Three of the males and both females were competitive racers.

Initially, the subjects were tested to determine their base line performance. Using a CompuTrainer--a stationary, computerized machine that allows the rider’s personal bike to be attached to it—each bicyclist participated in a race simulation. Researchers then recorded various data regarding strength, pressure and force. After the test, each biker was examined and adjusted by a chiropractor, then retested on the CompuTrainer one to two weeks later.

A poll of the riders found that five reported a lower perceived effort of how hard they were working at the same workload during the retest. Five of the riders also experienced improvement in pedaling performance. These results indicate that a bicyclist can ride longer before fatiguing.

Chiropractic adjustments improve all aspects of body performance by correcting misalignments of the spine, which interfere with nervous system and the body’s ability to function at 100 percent capacity. If this is what chiropractic adjustments can do for bicyclists, just image how beneficial chiropractic adjustments will be to your everyday living!

[Source: www.montanarochiropractic.com/computrainer.htm]

Insurance company Rules

2008-07-28T14:40:00.003-04:00

Cool Quote

2008-07-25T20:59:00.001-04:00

That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.

Paul Valery (1871 - 1945)

How Chiropractic Works

2008-07-23T08:37:00.001-04:00

Are you Buying Expired products?

2008-07-16T09:43:00.001-04:00

According to a June 20, 2008 report in Consumer Affairs online, those chain store pharmacies that sell everything from medication to food may be tricking you into buying potentially dangerous expired foods and medications.

During a recent undercover shopping operation in southern California, state investigators found 48 expired products in 26 different CVS stores. Products that were old and expired—yet still on the shelves for sale—included baby food, toddler food, milk, eggs and over-the-counter medication. Price tags had been placed over the “sell by” dates to conceal the fact that the products were past expiration.

Federal law declares that most consumer products must display a valid expiration or sell by date. Oddly enough, it’s not exactly against the law for a store to sell a product that is past its expiration date. But it does become a matter of false advertising when a store that prides itself on selling fresh and current products begins to carry old and out-dated items without informing consumers of their practice.

If you live somewhere other than California, don’t assume that you’re in the clear. CVS stores in New York were also found to engage in these unlawful selling practices.

So how do you know which stores are trustable? Don’t assume anything and become a label reader. Do your homework, look for expiration dates and make wise decisions regarding the foods and products you put in your body. Better yet, avoid medications and processed foods at all costs by eating a healthy diet that includes plenty of fresh produce. And be sure to further optimize your health by making regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments a part of your lifestyle.

Can Gardasil kill you?

2008-07-10T22:19:00.001-04:00

More than 8000 Complaints about Gardasil, including Death
By Michael Dorausch, DC

It's ugly looking news for the makers of Gardasil, a vaccine that is intended to guard against four strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). A blizzard of news reports are out today, regarding complaints involving the shot, which reportedly number over 8000, and include numerous reported cases of paralysis and at least 18 deaths. Meanwhile, the vaccine maker is standing by its product, and the Centers for Disease Control suggests there is no reason to believe the deaths are linked to Gardasil.

Shares for the maker of the vaccine, Merck, fell sharply today amid a worry over future Gardasil sales. The vaccine has apparently been a blockbuster for the ginormous drug manufacturer, as an estimated 8 million females have already received HPV vaccination via the companies product. Currently, they have the market cornered on vaccines of this nature, as Glaxo's Cervarix vaccine continues to face delays, it is not expected to win US approval until late 2009.

syringesAccording to several news reports, information regarding adverse effects (or side effects) of the vaccine jab became available via the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) thanks to the Freedom of Information Act. Watchdog websites like Judicial Watch (Judicial Watch Uncovers New FDA Records) published reports with details on vaccine adverse reactions, which included 10 deaths since September of 2007 (and possibly as many as 20), 140 "serious" reports which are categorized as "life-threatening", 10 reports of spontaneous abortions, and six cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system), of which there is reportedly no known cure.

Amongst the "serious" reports made to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a case concerning a 23-year-old female who was vaccinated with her 1st dose of Gardasil on January 31 of 2008. The patient reportedly experienced anaphylactic shock 2 minutes after vaccination, which can be considered to be immediately life-threatening. Another involved a 14 year old female who suffered an immediate postinjection reaction. After receiving the shot, the young girl reportedly took 6 steps, fell to the ground unconscious and had a 60 second grand mal seizure.

Vaccine advocates will claim fear mongering and interference from preventing daughters dying of cervical cancer, while parents of those children that have suffered injuries (or death), or those believing this may be a huge medical experiment, will be increasingly calling for elected officials and public health representatives to be more transparent regarding the risks associated with vaccination programs such as the HPV and cervical cancer campaign.

Regardless of which side of the fence you may sit on, there's no questioning that soliciting expert advice and researching trusted resources is the way to go when deciding whether or not to vaccinate.

Golf for Longer Life?

2008-07-09T13:31:00.001-04:00

Go ahead; take the afternoon off to play a round of golf—it’s good for your health and can lead to a longer life, provided that you walk the course instead of ride in the golf cart.

A study conducted by the Swedish medical university Karolinaska Institutet, and recently published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, tracked the health of 300,000 Swedish golfers. Results from this study indicate that avid golfers of any sex, age, and socioeconomic background can increase their life expectancy by five years. Golfers with a low handicap have the longest life expectancy.

The average round of golf can last 4 to 5 hours, which includes walking at a fast pace for several miles. This is where the real health benefits are found. Of course, this study does not rule out that other lifestyle factors—such as healthy eating—can play a part in prolonging life.

Other interesting data collected from this study suggests that golfers from blue-collar professions will experience greater health benefits from golf, compared to golfers that come from white-collar professions. Either way, it’s clear that exercise is a vital key to longer living.

[Source: Karolinska Institutet, www.ki.se ]

Doctrine of signatures

2008-07-08T15:57:00.001-04:00

The fascinating observation that the external form or color of a substance reveals its medicinal use is known as the Doctrine of Signatures. It has been around for thousands of years. Here are some examples:

A Carrot slice looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and YES, science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over three dozen neurotransmitters for brain function.

Kidney beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok choy and Rhubarb look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Avocados and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? .... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in two’s when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the number of sperm to overcome male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives promote the health and function of the ovaries.

Grapefruits, Oranges, and other citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually promote the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears, which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.

Chiropractic is cool with the U.S. Government

2008-07-02T09:40:00.001-04:00

Those who remain skeptical about the health benefits associated with chiropractic adjustments may be interested to learn the U.S. government’s point of view regarding the topic.

At the end of May 2008 the U.S. House of Representatives officially recognized chiropractic adjustments to be part of a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, they have approved a directive that orders the Pentagon to make chiropractic care a standard benefit for all active-duty military personnel.

The bill — passed by the Armed Services Committee on May 14 and the full House on May 22 — also contains language allowing for chiropractic demonstration projects at overseas military locations and clarifies that chiropractic care at U.S. military facilities is to be performed only by a doctor of chiropractic.

To date, Doctors of Chiropractic are at 49 military bases around the country.

[Source: American Chiropractic Association, www.acatoday.com]

Avoiding Skin Cancer

2008-06-25T14:35:00.001-04:00

Summer is officially here—and so is the increased threat of developing skin cancer. As the most common of all cancers (accounting for 50 percent of cancer diagnosis in the U.S.) it’s important that we take the time and effort to protect our skin—and our very lives—from harmful sun exposure.

The good news is that there are several simple things you can do to help guard against this deadly disease. Consider the following:

Avoid prolonged, direct sun exposure. A little sun expose is healthy, but it should never lead to a sun burn.

When you must be in the sun for prolonged periods of time to do yard work or attend outdoor events, slip on a long sleeve shirt and hat.

Use sunscreen, especially those that use natural ingredients (these can be found at most health food stores.) Avoid sunscreens that contain a large amount of chemicals.

Stay away from tanning beds and sun lamps. Exposure to these UV rays gives you an 8x higher chance to develop skin cancer and also negatively affects the immune system.

Should you begin to notice unusual spots and skin changes, such as persistent red patches and areas that itch or bleed—don’t wait, consult a dermatologist.

[Source: cancer.org “skin care facts”]

Americans and diet

2008-06-23T19:01:00.002-04:00

For those of you who watch what you eat, here’s the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.

The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION:

Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you

Nutrition myths from the Weston Price Foundation

2008-06-23T15:19:00.000-04:00

Nutrition myths from the Weston Price Foundation

For complete references and more information go to www.westonaprice.org

Myth: Americans do not consume enough essential fatty acids.
Truth: Americans consume far too much of one kind of EFA (omega-6 EFAs found in most polyunsaturated vegetable oils) but not enough of another kind of EFA (omega-3 EFAs found in fish, fish oils, eggs from properly fed chickens, dark green vegetables and herbs, and oils from certain seeds such as flax and chia, nuts such as walnuts and in small amounts in all whole grains). (7)
Myth: A vegetarian diet will protect you against atherosclerosis.
Truth: The International Atherosclerosis Project found that vegetarians had just as much atherosclerosis as meat eaters. (8)
Myth: Low-fat diets prevent breast cancer.
Truth: A recent study found that women on very low-fat diets (less than 20%) had the same rate of breast cancer as women who consumed large amounts of fat. (9)

Toddler Tooth Decay

2008-06-20T10:25:00.001-04:00

For many parents in the United States, brushing a toddlers baby teeth isn’t always top of mind—but it should be.

If a child is old enough to have a tooth, he’s old enough to get a painful cavity, which is why it’s extremely important that parents teach oral hygiene to their children as soon as teeth begin to emerge.

To help ensure that your child has a healthy smile, do not allow your toddler to fall asleep with a bottle containing milk, formula, fruit juice, or a sweetened product of any kind. If your baby needs a bottle or sippy cup to help them fall asleep, fill it with water. Here’s why: the sugars—even the sugars found in milk—are enough to begin rotting a child’s teeth during sleeping.

To combat tooth decay, begin brushing your toddler’s teeth very early in life.

In conjunction with tooth brushing and dental cleanings, make sure your child receives regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments to help enhance the rest of your toddler’s health. It’s the simple things like this that will help give your child a healthy start in life.

[Source: Oralhealthamerica.org]

Intestinal Obstruction?

2008-06-16T14:41:00.002-04:00

The other day a patient brought in her 8 year old boy bent over in pain, wanting to see if there was anything I could do for him.

The boy was in severe pain, bent over and could not straighten up. I took him back to the consultation room and palpated the abdomen, and there were areas of severe pain. I thought that it could be a case of appendicitis or infection, but there was no temperature and the location of the pain was not quite right.

I told the mom to take the boy to the emergency room immediately, because i could not find the cause of the problem. I told her let me check him chiropractically, because his body would definitely work better if it was free of subluxations.

Checked his cervicals, and adjusted his C1 -the boy commented that the pain was better!

Checked lumbars and adjusted several of them-Pain improved some more!

Adjusted Ilium and Pain improved better still, but wait the boy had to use the restroom

After what seemed to take forever-(because the waiting room was full and I was a bit stressed over that)The boy and mom emerged from bathroom saying that there was no pain of any kind!

Apparently, the adjustment got the boy's body working better and after a rather large BM, cleared the apparent obstruction in the intestine.

Chiropractic Works!

Positively Improve Your life

2008-06-11T14:26:00.004-04:00

In a great book by Dr. Robert H. Schuller entitled 365 Positive Thoughts he shares what he believes are some of the keys to living a consistently victorious and prosperous life:

1. LOOK FOR POSITIVES

“Say something positive about every person and/or idea that you are introduced to. Do not reject or disregard a person or idea simply because there is an objectionable element present. Capitalize and cultivate the positive elements.”

2. SEE POSITIVE POSSIBILITIES IN EVERY SITUATION

“In every situation, look for the positive.”

3. THINK IT MIGHT WORK

“Most people get caught up in the, It won’t work syndrome. Change your thinking to, it could work. When facing difficult situations, start listing ways that it might work.”

4. JOIN THE WHY NOT CLUB

“If someone else can succeed and prosper in any given endeavor or relationship, then why not you?”

5. EXPECT POSITIVE OUTCOMES

“Expect positive outcomes knowing that your energy, resources and inspiration come from God’s bountiful storehouse.”

6. LEARN TO REACT POSITIVELY

“Make the best of every situation. Train yourself to react positively.”

Thoughts of worry and negativity will only bring your spirit down and open the door for more negativity to enter your life. Control your thoughts—choose to ponder and believe good things about your situation and refuse to spend any time worrying or thinking negative thoughts. With the right mind set, you will find yourself achieving more and enjoying life on a greater scale.

Avoiding an Adverse drug reaction

2008-06-07T09:09:00.000-04:00

Researchers are now estimating that 3 to 6 percent of all hospital admissions are caused by dangerous, and often hidden, side-effects associated with prescription drugs. Even worse, 87 percent of these adverse drug reactions were not listed on the medication’s label.

Between the years 1998 to 2005, hospital admissions—due to negative side-effects stemming from prescription medication—sky-rocketed from 34,966 cases to 89,842. With this came a 2.7 percent increase in deaths directly resulting from an adverse drug reaction. In 2005 the number of Americans who needlessly died as the result of lethal drug-related side-effects reached a disturbing 15,107 souls.

It’s clear that America’s drug-safety evaluation system is full of flaws, making it very difficult to trust the medical community. That’s why every one of us must take our health seriously. If we don’t want to end up a medical statistic we must make permanent, healthy changes to our lifestyle. Healthy eating is a priority, as is exercise. Add regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments to that mix and you’ll be on your way to a longer, healthier, better quality of life that is adverse drug reaction free.

[Source: Archives of Internal Medicine 9/10/2007]

Another Makeover

2008-05-26T09:54:00.001-04:00

Our Natural Life Clinic website has gotten another makeover. If you want to take a look visit here.

We would also welcome suggestions and comments on how to make our site better.

Toilet seats are cleaner than your keyboard

2008-05-21T14:33:00.000-04:00

The term “computer virus” has just taken on a whole new disturbing meaning.

Microbiologist James Francis recently conducted a study on the cleanliness of the average computer keyboard and mouse. He swabbed 33 different keyboards in an office building. As a means to have something to compare his findings against, Francis also collected samples from an office toilet seat and a restroom door knob.

Here’s the bad news: the toilet seat was cleaner than all 33 keyboards in the test. Here’s the worse news: four of the keyboards he swabbed were potential health hazards—meaning that serious health problems and sicknesses could arise by simply coming into contact with the germs on the keyboard.

Why are keyboards so dirty? It’s simple; most germs are transmitted by our hands. If we touch something dirty or contaminated, then touch a keyboard, the keyboard becomes infected. If you share a public keyboard, or fail to clean it regularly, it becomes a breeding ground for germs and viruses.

Get into the habit of washing your hands after you use the computer. And be sure to disinfect your keyboard and mouse on a regular basis. A little bit of prevention will go a long way in maintaining your health.

[Source: Consumer Affairs, May 5, 2008 “Study Gives Whole New Meaning to ‘Computer Virus’]

Nutrition and Health (funny)

2008-05-16T19:01:00.001-04:00

For those of you who watch what you eat, here’s the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.

The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION:

Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you

Hospital Drug Errors Hurt 1 in 15 Kids

2008-05-16T10:20:00.000-04:00

The rate is alarming: one in fifteen hospitalized children will fall victim to an accidental overdose, experience a bad reaction to medication, or will be given the wrong drug—all of which could end in death.

Researcher used to believe that only two in 100 hospitalized kids would experience a drug-related harmful event. But a recent study using a new medical error detection method has found that number to be much higher. It’s now believed that 11 in 100 kids will be harmed during their hospital stay.

Until hospitals begin using fool-proof methods to prevent accidental overdoses and medicine mix-ups, it’s important that parents stay with their children in the hospital and question every medication that is being administered. Ask what medication your child is being given and why. Do your homework and be the watchdog your child needs.

Of course, avoiding the hospital altogether is the highest goal to achieve. That’s why chiropractic adjustments are such a valuable key to maintaining health—even in new born infants and small children. Take proactive measures to keep your kids out of the hospital. Feed them a healthy diet and forget the junk food. Make sure they get outside to play and exercise. And schedule them for regular chiropractic adjustments.

[source: April 2008 issue of the journal of Pediatrics]

Open in Cartersville!

2008-05-14T14:47:00.002-04:00

We have opened our New Office in Cartersville! The Address is 32 West Main St. Suite #114
The phone # is 678-535-7760. Dr. Pete Egan has joined the staff at Natural Life Clinic we are thrilled to have him on board!

Also, the latest issue of our e-newsletter is out! If you don' currently receive it click here to subscribe. It has loads of interesting health articles.

The latest issue

Previous issues

Depression helped with Chiropractic

2008-05-12T09:11:00.001-04:00

A documented case study appearing in the April 23, 2008 issue of the scientific periodical, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, showed the improvement of a patient with major depression with chiropractic care. In this case study a 46-year-old man suffering from his third bout of major depression, presented himself for chiropractic care.

In addition to the diagnosis of depression the man also had many symptoms related to his depression such as generalized bilateral neck and low back pain, anxiety, fatigue, and a small appetite. He was also suffering from the effects of the medications he was taking, which included a decrease in sex drive, dizziness, overall muscle weakness, and insomnia.

A standardized questionnaire known as the SF-36 was used to determine the patients initial status as well as his responses to chiropractic care. The SF-36 is a health survey questionnaire with 36 questions. It has been tested by the federal health authorities and is used to predict quality-of-life improvement after a particular healthcare treatment or intervention. The average American scores a 50 on the SF-36 test.

The case study notes that Mood disorders affect 18.8 million American adults (9.5% of the population) in any given year. The study points out that clinical depression is quite different than just feeling depressed. They note that most everyone occasionally has such experiences, in times such as grieving for the death of a loved one.

As noted in this case a 46-year-old occupational software support engineer presented for chiropractic care with the diagnosis of major depression and with the intention of improving his overall health. He was currently suffering his third bout of depression and was on medical leave due to this situation. The severity of his situation was highlighted by the addition of many symptoms related to his depression which included loss of appetite, malaise, fatigue, joint stiffness, neck pain, low back pain, as well as thoughts of suicide and anxiety. He was taking the medication Paxil which then added the symptoms of decreased libido, increased perspiration, weakness, and dizziness.

His self rating according to the SF-36 initially showed a score of 40 for physical component summary, and a score of 25 for mental component summary, compared to the average of 50. The patient's initial chiropractic evaluation consisted of x-rays and a number of tests and procedures that revealed multiple findings of vertebral subluxations.

Specific chiropractic adjustments were initiated to correct the subluxations. He received a total of 34 adjustments over an 11 month period. After just three visits, the patient reported a decrease of anxiety and fatigue and an increase in muscle strength. Over the course of his care his low back and neck discomfort had resolved. He no longer experienced dizziness. His depression improved considerably, according to his SF-36 scores and his Global Wellness Scale scores.

The author of the case study concluded, "This report details the life history and symptomology of a 46-year-old man suffering with major depression; the 11 months of chiropractic care; and the man’s physical, social and mental response to correction of vertebral subluxations. This report supports the previous literature written regarding correction of vertebral subluxation, and it’s positive effect on physical, mental and social well-being.

Source:Now You Know Newsletter

Going Green with Chiropractic

2008-05-09T20:34:00.000-04:00

You recycle glass bottles and newspapers. You bought a canvas grocery tote to replace plastic bags. You drive a hybrid vehicle. Yet every time you purchase over-the counter and prescription medication, you are most likely contributing to the contamination of our national water supply—and you never even knew it.

In 2007 a study sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the American Pharmacists Association found that many public water supplies around the U.S. were contaminated with pharmaceuticals.

A study of Lake Michigan water samples found traces of ibuprofen, Tylenol, beta blockers from heart medication and birth-control pill hormones. An examination of treated drinking water in the Grand Rapids, MI area contained the anti-seizure medication carbamazepine.

Medications get into the water supply every time we throw medication in the trash or flush it down the toilet.

Researchers acknowledged that at this time, the drugs found in water samples were measured in parts per trillion, and were not considered to be a threat to human consumption. However, these scientists also agreed that no one knows the dangers associated with being exposed to low dose medications over a lifetime.

The aquatic life in these lakes and streams are not as fortunate. Already scientists have discovered male fish that grew female ovarian tissue due to their long-term exposure to birth-control hormones in the water. Here’s a bigger question, are we eating these fish?

Consumers are advised to be warned about taking medication. Not only could you hurt your body with unforeseen side effects, but your demand for these medications will be taking a toll on the environment.

Give your body, and your water supply, a “going green” makeover. Treat your health concerns naturally—through chiropractic adjustments and a healthy diet. It’s that simple.

[Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service article “Improper Disposal of Unused mediation Inspired New Awareness Program” www.fws.gov]

Chiropractic helps your body resist disease

2008-04-30T09:40:00.000-04:00

Exactly how powerful is the experience of receiving a chiropractic adjustment? New evidence suggests that chiropractic care does much more than alleviate back pain—it positively affects body chemistry all the way down to the cellular level. In a nutshell, chiropractic adjustments strengthen the body, making cells and DNA more resistant to disease.

In March 2006, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research published a landmark study that offered a long-awaited scientific explanation for why chiropractic patients experience positive health benefits. The article stated that chiropractic care could stimulate basic physiological processes that help diminish bodily stress and enhance DNA repair.

In the study, a diverse group of 76 people were divided into three categories. Group one received short-term chiropractic care. Group two received long-term chiropractic care. Group three was the control group that did not receive chiropractic adjustments. Results indicated that long-term chiropractic care of two or more years produced healthier bodies. Age, sex, nutritional supplements and prior health conditions did not hinder or enhance these results. Basically stated, chiropractic adjustment improved the overall health of everyone in groups one and two.

To look at the study results on a deeper, more scientific level, let’s examine the average human body. Everything from your career, to your family dynamic, to your eating and sleeping habits produces physical, chemical and emotional stress in your body. These stresses can obstruct and negatively affect your nervous system, which in turn hinders your body’s ability to produce naturally occurring antioxidants that fight off disease and other illness.

However, chiropractic adjustment works to remove obstructions to the nervous system. This allows internal body processes to begin functioning at normal levels, thus enhancing the body’s ability to produce healthy chemicals that work to protect cells and DNA from becoming mutated by disease.

[Source: Medical News Today, March 2006]

We want safer vaccines

2008-04-26T21:59:00.001-04:00

Parents, politicians and organizations are now questioning vaccination safety to an extent we've never seen before. "We're not anti-vaccine, we just want safer vaccines," they say. They are discussing "splitting up" the vaccine schedule so children get less shots on one visit and making vaccines "green" which I guess means taking the mercury out of them.

There is nothing "green" (natural) about vaccination.

The goal of vaccination is to do what the immune system is designed to prevent. Vaccination bypasses the skin and mucous membranes by injecting bacteria, viri and toxic chemicals deep inside the body where these substances have access to the blood and internal organs. And - most importantly - where the body cannot develop an acute immune response to detoxify and cleanse.

If there is no fever or no rash, that is bad. Your body needs to expel toxins and vaccination prevents that. You are never as healthy when there are foreign proteins, toxins and bizarre chemicals in your body. The result is neurological and immune diseases, which were rare or non-existent years ago - autism, asthma, allergies, ADD, ADHD, arthritis, autoimmune diseases - and we're just at the A's. The list goes on and on - brain tumors, cancer, diabetes, lupus, hearing problems, otitis media, visual problems, tics, nervous disorders. Do you know any normal kids - no chronic illness, no dyslexia, no allergies, no learning disorders, no emotional dysfunction? They are getting rarer and rarer.

Diet, injections, and injunctions will combine, from a very early age, to produce the sort of character and the sort of beliefs that the authorities consider desirable, and any serious criticism of the powers that be will become psychologically impossible. Even if all are miserable, all will believe themselves happy, because the government will tell them that they are so. - Bertrand Russell, The Impact of Science on Society, 1953, p.50

As Empricial healers, chiropractors rebel against this painful, unnatural, bizarre 18th century medical rite. Come to think of it, vaccination is the only medical procedure from the18th century that we still practice. One day it will be considered as barbaric as bloodletting¬ - probably worse.

Safer vaccines? There is no safe vaccine. When it comes to vaccines just say "no thank you."

EFT

2008-04-26T11:29:00.000-04:00

I have been reading a book called "Energy Tapping" dealing with EFT-"Emotional Freedom Technique" . Yesterday I had a patient that had severe back pain and spasm ,and by doing some EFT, it completely cleared everything.

Find this book at Amazon

Washington Post Contest

2008-04-25T15:30:00.004-04:00

The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.

Here are this year's winners. Read them carefully. Each is an artificial word with only one letter altered to form a real word. Some are terrifically innovative:

1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund,which lasts until you realize it was your money to start With.

2. Reintarnation : Coming Back to life as a hillbilly ..

3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

4. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

5. Giraffiti: Vandalism Spray-painted very, very high.

6. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

7. Inoculatte : To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

8. Hipatitis: Terminal Coolness.

9. Osteopornosis: A Degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

10. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's, like, a serious bummer.

11. Decafalon (n.): The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

12. Glibido: All talk and no Action.

13. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when
they come at you rapidly.

14. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

15. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

16. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.

And the #1 pick:
17. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an a##hole.

Sciatica

2008-04-23T14:36:00.002-04:00

The sciatic nerves are the largest and longest nerves in the body. They exit your lower spine and group together in the pelvis, then split off into two branches, with a branch running down the back of each buttock, leg and into the foot.

When one of these nerves becomes inflamed, the condition is called sciatica. Symptoms include pain radiating from the lower back into the buttock and down the back or outside of the leg. The pain can come on suddenly, like a lightning bold, or it can present itself as a dull, nagging toothache type of pain.

Often times sciatica is caused by a misalignment in the lower spine. If a vertebrae shifts out of place, it can put pressure on the sciatic nerve, which results in irritation and inflammation. The good news is that this type of sciatica can often be successfully treated through a series of painless chiropractic adjustments.

[Source: ChiroCommunity.com]

Cartersville

2008-04-20T15:50:00.004-04:00

How is it that a town like Cartersville has all the hair salons, banks and churches ever-but we have very few decent restaurants?

NotAtlanta.org

Vertigo

2008-04-20T08:12:00.004-04:00

Yesterday a lady came in with extreme vertigo (dizziness). She had been referred to us by another patient.

She had been in the hospital for 3 days, but all sorts of tests, scans could not find the cause.

When she walked in , she had to be assisted with walking. I checked her, and her Atlas (C1 Vertebra) was subluxated.

After the adjustment, she could immediately walk without help! The people in the waiting room (and even my staff) were shocked!

Chiropractic Works!

Doctors: Do as I say, Not as I do

2008-04-16T14:39:00.001-04:00

Why are family physicians telling us to “get the flu shot” when less than half of them are being immunized themselves? This statistic, reported in ModernMedicine.com, raises a big red flag in regards to the validity of immunizations in general.

In 2006 it was found that 58 percent of health care workers had not received a flu shot that season. This goes against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that every health care professional be vaccinated against influenza.

So why are doctors pushing flu shots when many of them are refusing the injection themselves? Maybe they know something we don’t, or maybe they just want to put more money in their own pockets. Regardless the reason, the equation doesn’t add up.

In the face of a rapidly growing public outcry against all forms of vaccination, perhaps we could learn something from the 58 percent of the medical professionals who are against receiving a flu shot. Perhaps these physicians have read read the medical studies that warn of deadly chemicals found in vaccinations spreading more harm than good. Or maybe it’s the frightening parallel between the rise of autism and the induction of a new chemical mixture administered in early childhood immunizations.

These days, it’s difficult, if not impossible, to rely on the medical community to tell us the “truth.” We can no longer rely on medicine to keep us healthy; it’s time to take our health matters into our own hands. Look around, the healthiest people in the world aren’t on medication. Instead, they’ve been choosing to eat a healthy diet, they avoid junk food, they maintain the health of their spine through chiropractic adjustments, they exercise, and they have their weight under control. It’s a simple method to achieve health, and it doesn’t involve a flu shot.

[Source: ModernMedicine.com, Physician, vaccinate theyself (2/1/08)]

Drug Errors Hurt 1 in 15 Hospitalized Kids

2008-04-14T08:53:00.003-04:00

The above headline comes from an April 7, 2008, CNN story reporting on the large number of medical errors children receive while in hospitals in the US. The article starts off by saying, "Medicine mix-ups, accidental overdoses and bad drug reactions harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children, according to the first scientific test of a new detection method."

The new detection method mentioned in the article was described in a study published in the April 1, 2008 issue of the scientific journal, "Pediatrics", the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. According to the published journal study, "The purposes of this study were to develop a pediatric-focused tool for adverse drug event detection and describe the incidence and characteristics of adverse drug events in children's hospitals identified by this tool." The researchers described the tool as an actual "trigger method" that used certain indicators or "flags" to find adverse drug reactions in children as opposed to the previous method of depending on reports from supervising adults.

The results of the study showed that the rate of adverse drug events (ADE) was much higher than previously thought. Dr. Charles Homer of the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality, whose group helped develop the detection tool used in the study, stated, "These data and the Dennis Quaid episode are telling us that ... these kinds of errors and experiencing harm as a result of your health care is much more common than people believe. It's very concerning." In the CNN article, Dr. Homer referenced the recent news that actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins got accidental life-threatening heparin overdoses in a Los Angeles hospital.

The study looked at 960 randomly selected children's charts from 12 children's hospitals and looked for the specific "triggers" in these charts. Researchers found that adverse drug event rates were 11.1 per 100 patients, 15.7 per 1000 patient-days, and 1.23 per 1000 medication doses. The study also showed that 22% of all adverse drug events were deemed preventable, 17.8% could have been identified earlier, and 16.8% could have been handled better.

Possibly the most disturbing portion of the study was that, according to researchers, only 3.7% of the adverse drug events would have been identified by previous methods. Researchers concluded, "Adverse drug event rates in hospitalized children are substantially higher than previously described. Most adverse drug events resulted in temporary harm, and 22% were classified as preventable."

Birthing Trauma

2008-04-09T15:13:00.001-04:00

One of the most traumatic events of your life was most likely your birth and it may be responsible for your “bad back” or other less than desirable physical conditions you’ve been experiencing.

During a normal birth monitored by physicians in a hospital it’s common for extreme measures to be taken in an effort to pull and pry the baby out of the mother (think forceps and suction.) When these processes occur, the baby’s neck and spine are being pulled and stretched with forces up to 70 pounds!

A study examining the ability of a newborn’s spine to resist injury from over stretching has shown that 90 pounds of pressure was enough to completely separate and dislocate vertebrae in the neck and spine. Less pressures (as used in most hospitals) have the ability to cause mild to severe soft tissue, spinal cord and/or brainstem injury.

In Australia it’s somewhat common practice for a chiropractor to be on staff in the delivery room. Immediately upon birth the baby is examined for misaligned vertebrae and gently adjusted by the chiropractor, thus giving the baby the best head start in life it could possibly receive—a spinal cord free from obstruction so that the brain can fully communicate with, and continue to properly develop, the rest of the body.

No child is too young to receive these gentle chiropractic adjustments. Make sure your child or grandchild is receiving the head start in life they deserve. Have their spine regularly evaluated and adjusted (when necessary) by a chiropractor.

[Source: Chirotips.com/birth_trauma.htm]

Website update

2008-04-08T15:03:00.002-04:00

Our Spanish website, http://www.clinicavidanatural.com recently got updated.

If you speak spanish, or are just curious-check it out!

Vytorin warnings neglected

2008-04-02T19:29:00.000-04:00

It’s all over the news this week; people taking the potentially life-threatening, cholesterol lowering medication, Vytorin, should think twice before continuing its use.

Vytorin is a widely popular anti-cholesterol drug that is prescribed to about 4 million Americans. Yet when a major study, recently published by the New England Journal of Medicine, compared this medication to other drugs in its category, Vytorin's benefit claims fell flat. It was also shown to cost about five times more than other similar drugs that perform on a similar level.

Wait, the bad news just gets worse.

In 2004 when pharmaceutical companies were pushing for Vytorin’s release to the public, the FDA’s very own pharmacology reviewer found that even the smallest dose of Vytorin caused severe toxicity in laboratory animals and recommended against its approval. Yet somehow this dangerous drug still got FDA approval and has now raked in over 5 million dollars for its manufacturers, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp.

Since its approval, scores of people taking Vytorin have reported all kinds of serious side effects that have dramatically reduced the quality of their life, often times leading to hospitalization. The side effects of this drug can be so bad that New England Journal of Medicine says is should only be taken as a last resort.

Despite the public’s outcry to know the truth about Vytorin, the two pharmaceutical companies behind the pill are shrugging off the concerns, saying they will continue to make and promote their drug.

It’s clear that pharmaceutical companies are in the business of making money, not health. The good news is that you can drastically enhance your health by taking simple steps, like eating plenty of fresh produce (think vegetables and fruits), and avoiding processed foods and foods high in sugar. You’ll be surprised at what an impact your diet has on internal body processes—like the ability to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease.

Another simple way to improve your health is to schedule regular chiropractic adjustments. By maintaining a healthy spine, you’ll be opening the door to health in other areas of your body, as well.

[Source: Consumer Affairs report Doctors Warned About Vytorin, 3/31/08, and CNN.com/health report “Trial: Popular cholesterol drug fails to improve heart disease”]

April Newsletter

2008-04-01T10:51:00.002-04:00

Our April Newsletter is now available! To read, click here
To subscribe, Go here

Sign

2008-03-31T09:51:00.002-04:00

Here's a sign you don't see every day!

Feel Fabulous After 50

2008-03-27T09:08:00.001-04:00

A research poll conducted by the makers of Tylenol and supported by the Arthritis Foundation found that a majority of baby boomers feel that 50 is the new 40, even though 8 out of 10 said their bodies can no longer do many of things they could do ten years ago. To help prevent the onset of aches, pains, joint stiffness and health threats, there are several beneficial things people over age 50 can do to maintain their youth.

If you are overweight, losing just 10 pounds can lessen the stress on your knees and hips and help reduce arthritis pain. For every 11 pounds you lose, you could reduce the risk of joint pain and stiffness by 50 percent!

If you need to lose weight, look for small ways to cut calories from your daily eating habits. Cutting just 250 calories from your daily diet will result in losing half a pound a week. Here are some easy ways to achieve this goal. Drink water instead of juice or soda. Switch to non-fat or low-fat dairy products. Eat fruit as a snack, instead of potato chips and candy. Think about what you’re eating. Are you really hungry for a second helping or dessert?

Commit to a schedule of regular chiropractic adjustments. Everyone needs a healthy spine in order for brain signals to reach every area of the body. When misalignments in the spine block brain signals, your immune system becomes suppressed, opening a door for sickness, pain and loss of some types of mobility. Through chiropractic adjustments, you will enable your body to function at its maximum capacity and help maintain your health and active lifestyle.

Muscles are the shock absorbers for your joints. If you have weak muscles, you’ll more likely to suffer with joint pain or stiffness. Start doing simple strength building exercises—get moving!

Joint stiffness is a symptom of arthritis that gets worse if you don’t exercise. Make time to bend and stretch each day to obtain maximum flexibility and reduce symptoms of arthritis.

This is just a small list of things you can do to help restore and maintain your lifestyle. Consult your family doctor and doctor of chiropractic for more health tips that can be specifically customized for you.

[Source: http://www.after50health.com]

Tips on Pumping Gas

2008-03-24T08:54:00.004-04:00

This was forwarded to me in an email-I thought It would be interesting to post-Dan

I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... But here in
California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my
line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some
tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon.

Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose, CA we
deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline.
One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and
premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of
16,800,000 gallons.

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the
ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations
have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the
more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying
in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a
gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the
temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other
petroleum products plays an important role.

A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the
service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a
fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)
stages: low, middle, and high. You should be pumping on low speed,
thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping.
All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the
fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those
vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so
you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF
FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in
your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates
faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal
floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and
the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service
stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature
compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage
tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline
is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up
some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will
help you get the most value for your money.

DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!

Omega-3 fatty acids in pregnant women

2008-03-13T09:29:00.001-04:00

Omega-3 fatty acids in pregnant women and early visual acuity in infants

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition compared eye development scores among infants of women who supplemented DHA versus infants of women with typical diets. Supplemental DHA at 400 mg/day or a placebo was consumed by the women from 16 weeks of gestation until delivery. Researchers determined maternal red blood cell fatty acids, dietary intakes at 16 and 36 weeks gestation, and infant visual acuity at 60 days of age.

Infant visual acuity was related to sex and maternal DHA levels. More infant girls in the placebo than in the DHA group had a visual acuity below average and maternal red blood cell fatty acids were inversely related to visual acuity in both boys and girls.

These results suggest that some pregnant women in the study population were DHA-deficient.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 87, No. 3, 548-557, March 2008

Chiropractic Adjustments—NOT Antibiotics—Cure Ear Infections in Kids

2008-03-12T14:52:00.001-04:00

In October 2007 a TV news station KDKA reported that something unusual was happening at a local pediatric office—the doctor was prescribing “chiropractic adjustments” to his patients suffering with chronic ear infections.

According to this pediatrician, when trying to clear up an ear infection, the use of antibiotics usually has little to no effect on the condition. Ear tubes, which require a local anesthesia and often fall out, were just an ineffective. So he started referring his troubled patients to the chiropractor.

Doctor of Chiropractic, Richard Rafferty, says that just 12 to 18 chiropractic adjustments in a period spanning one to two month should correct the problem and eliminate reoccurring ear infections. His adjustments have come with such success that the word has spread quickly among parents. On a weekly basis Dr. Rafferty now adjusts between 50 and 100 children suffering with chronic ear infections.

So what exactly is an ear infection, and how does chiropractic cure this condition?

When children (and adults) suffer from an ear infection, it is due to a misalignment in the vertebrae of the neck. These out-of-position vertebrae allow abnormal fluid drainage into the middle ear. That fluid is where bacteria grows, causing a painful infection. In order to cure the problem, chiropractors gently realign the vertebrae in the neck. They use a small instrument called an activator, which delivers a light tap, gently nudging misaligned vertebrae back into place, and thus curing the problem.

The full story can be seen on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ThriveChiropractic

Chiropractic proven to enhance wellness

2008-03-05T15:03:00.000-05:00

Long-term chiropractic patients have been found to have higher levels of blood chemicals associated with effective DNA repair and exhibit an overall healthier state of being—this according to the February 18, 2005 issue of the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research.

A retrospective analysis carefully examined 46 people, all over the age of 40, who participated in regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments for the short term (8-52 weeks) or the long-term (52-312 weeks). A control group of people who had not received chiropractic treatment was also included in the analysis.

In the beginning of the test, researchers conducted blood tests on each patient to determine serum thiols levels—a chemical in the blood that helps block and repair the damaging effects of stress on DNA. Serum thiols are measured in terms of ‘nM cysteine’.

Researchers found that non-chiropractic treated patients in the control group had serum thiol levels of 124 nM cysteine while those being treated by chiropractic adjustments has much higher levels. Non-chiropractic patients actively battling a disease generally had levels below 90 compared to similar patients under long-term chiropractic care who had healthier values of 146.

The article concluded by saying, “The results clearly support the recommendations being made for wellness care by chiropractors. In addition, it should be stated that these results occurred under normal practice conditions and indicate what most chiropractors are likely achieving when performing long-term care. Also, it refutes earlier views that five to seven years of care was necessary to optimize human health status, as indicated by serum thiol levels. Our sampling indicates that this can occur in a time frame approximately half that period. Finally, there is no doubt that chiropractic care was the dominant factor in being able to realize thiol values that in some cases have not been seen in nutriceutical testing, the only other intervention shown to improve thiol values.”

In short, this scientific study proves yet again that receiving a regular schedule of chiropractic adjustments will have a direct and positive impact on your health and quality of life.

[Source: Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research 2/18/05]

Tips to staying healthy

2008-02-13T11:37:00.001-05:00

If you’re like many Americans and you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to get fit and eat healthy—February is the month when those resolutions begin to fade away. Don’t fall off the wagon; there are lots of little things you can do that will help you transition into a healthier lifestyle. Consider the following:

Snack Attack – Don’t risk getting hungry and resorting to unhealthy foods. Instead, when you leave the house, take a lunch cooler full of nutritious foods you can nibble on throughout the day.

Drink Water – The human body is comprised of 75% water. Your nervous system, bones, blood and muscles all need plenty of water to function properly. Drink 8 full cups of water daily. It will also help lower your appetite.

Schedule Ahead – Before you go to bed at night, plan a time to exercise the following day. If that means taking gym clothes to work with you, pack your clothes in the car the night before. Plan ahead to exercise.

Skip Sugar – Sugar will keep you from losing weight and gaining health. Sugar is proven to weaken the immune system, cause weight gain, and lead to diseases. Craving something sweet? Choose a piece of fruit over a candy bar.

Buddy System – Find a friend you can exercise with. You’ll be less likely to skip the gym if you know your friend is waiting for you.

Check The Scale – Studies show that people who weigh themselves each day tend to be more successful at keeping weight off because they use the scale’s information to adjust their eating and exercise habits.

Chiropractic Adjustments – You’ll need a healthy spine in order to have a healthier body. Achieve spinal health by scheduling regular adjustments with your Chiropractor. A spine free from misalignments will help insure that your body is able to reap maximum benefits from your healthy eating and exercise.

(Source: Helpguide.org)

Blind Man Suddenly Sees Again

2008-02-04T12:10:00.000-05:00

Greetings!

Twelve years ago Doug Harkey's left eye suddenly stopped working. "I woke up one day and I didn't have vision in one eye," he said.

And as quickly as he lost sight, he got it back after a trip to the chiropractor. Click here to watch his wonderful story.

Amazing stories of healing such as this aren't all that rare. The first chiropractic patient (112 years ago) was a deaf man whose hearing was restored after his own chiropractic adjustment.

Sounds crazy - I know... At one time I would have agreed with you. But such is the power of the human nerve system. When it's irritated or impinged, health problems occur... but when that irritation is corrected, the healing possibilities are endless.

This also happened when i was on a mission trip to Honduras, when an elderly lady regained her eyesight there

ADHD Drugs: Ineffective

2008-01-30T18:25:00.000-05:00

In a November 12, 2007 BBC report, researchers reported that drugs taken for Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are not only ineffective over the long term, they may deliver a negative effect on normal childhood growth.

The long-term study, called the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD, closely monitored 600 children across the United States.

Comprehensive data showed that while ADHD drugs may help a child behave better in the short run, the effect of the drugs will wear off over time. In addition, ADHD drugs are now being found to stunt a child’s height and weight.

ADHD is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood and can persist through adolescence and into adulthood. A person with ADHD has a chronic level of inattention, impulsive hyperactivity, or both.. Scientists do not know what causes this disorder.

(Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/88431.php)

Can I tell if I have a subluxation without consulting a chiropractor?

2008-01-21T20:47:00.000-05:00

Not always. A subluxation or nerve pressure is like a dental cavity - you may have it for a long time before symptoms appear. That's why periodic checkups are so important. One common symptom of nerve stress is fatigue. Unbalanced body structure causes you to lose energy - you may feel like you don't get enough sleep or you wake up tired. Although it may be possible to know you have spinal nerve stress, it is rarely possible to be sure you don't. An occasional spinal checkup is always a good idea.

Montel Williams' Chiropractic Testimonial

2008-01-17T13:26:00.000-05:00

Most people that follow entertainment news are aware that Montel Williams, daytime talk show host , has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Well, here is a wonderful testimonial from the talk show host regarding his chiropractic care and how it has helped him.

I'm not certain because I haven't done the scientific research on it to know if this can work for everybody else out there, but I want to tell you I suffer from MS (multiple sclerosis), I have extreme neuralgic pain in the lower extremities, I'm in pain 24 hours a day seven days a week 365 days a year, and then I go to see this doctor, I've had pain in my feet, I've struggled with my balance, so Dr. Erica set me to see a man who I will tell you now, 12 days ago... and there's not a person that knows me who will not confirm this, if you just ask them, everybody who sees me, I am walking differently, my pain is less, I have already regained strength in my left leg, my left leg has dropped because I found out that my pelvis was tilted, it's dropped back down, they are now the same length, it's the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me, take a look at this...

Preventing Low back pain

2008-01-16T13:54:00.000-05:00

It’s estimated that 8 out of every 10 Americans will suffer with lower back pain at some point in their life. This type of pain commonly sets in between the ages of 30 and 40, but can affect anyone, at any time. The good news is that there are some easy things you can do to avoid this often agonizing condition.

One of the best preventive measures you can take to avoid lower back pain is to receive chiropractic adjustments. These adjustments help to maintain proper position of the spine and spinal cord, so that the brain can clearly communicate with, and maintain, the health and function of cells, organs and other body parts.

In addition to chiropractic adjustments, add low-impact exercise to your daily routine. Things like walking, swimming, and riding a bike are extremely beneficial to the creation of strong lower back muscles.

Other keys to maintaining lower back health include:

stretching before doing any sort of physical activity
standing tall—no slouching (it puts strain on lower back muscles)
only sitting in chairs with good lumbar support
taking frequent mini-breaks to get up from your desk and walk around
wearing low heeled shoes
lifting heavier objects with your legs, not your back
maintaining a slimmer belly—larger waists equally larger back strain
keeping your spine strong by getting the recommended daily allowance of calcium and vitamin D

[Source: Consumer Affairs “Keeping Fit Can Prevent Back Pain” 12-7-07]

Doctor of Last Resort

2008-01-16T06:09:00.000-05:00

Last week a patient came in saying that he did not know what he was going to do-he had spent over $30,000 in treatments and diagnostics to figure out what was wrong with his back. He was distressed and depressed amd about to give up.

One of his friends apparently told him to come see me. Since he had tried chiropractic in the past, he didn't feel that I could help, but came anyway.

I checked him and found many subluxations an an incredible amount of twisting (torque) in the spine. I proceeded to adjust him by hand and with the Arthro-Stim.

When he sat up, there was a strange look on his face -I asked him if he was still in pain. He said no... but had to check in different positions. He was amazed at how quickly the pain has gone. Frankly, so was I. Disc issues normally take several visits to see a nice change.

The reason I write this is eo let people know that even if you feel there is no hope for your particular condition, try something else. It may work.

For a directory of chiropractors using the technique KST, click here

Spinal Adjustment Can Lower Blood Pressure

2008-01-15T06:54:00.000-05:00

The above headline came from a January 4, 2008 TV and online article from the NorthWest Cable News seen in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana. This TV and online story interviewed Dr. Marshal Dickholtz, the chiropractor who was involved in the original study linking high blood pressure with spinal misalignments (subluxations). The online news story and video of the TV story can be seen here.

The original scientific study authored by George Bakris, MD, was conducted at the Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago Medical Center and published in the March 2, 2007 issue of the Journal of Human Hypertension.

This most recent NorthWest Cable News TV and online story interviewed the chiropractor who rendered the specific adjustments that were used in the groundbreaking study. Dr. Dickholtz has been in practice for over 50 years and focuses exclusively on the top bone in the neck called the atlas. He commented, "Think about it. If your neck is not balancing your head, it's like blowing a fuse. Your wonderful brain does not control your body as well."

In the original study at the University of Chicago doctors showed that chiropractic could lower blood pressure by 17 points. Dr. Dickholtz explained how this works by saying, "When you have a pinched brain stem, it closes out your arteries. If the arteries close down, the blood pressure has to be higher to go through those arteries."

The news story interviewed two patients of Dr. Dickholtz. Because she received chiropractic care, one 80-year-old patient, Maribeth, is now off her blood pressure medication. She commented, "At my age, to be on no medication is almost a miracle I think.". A second patient, Denise, had an initial blood pressure of 144 over 98 before her chiropractic care. After care, she reported, "After one treatment, my blood pressure was 115 over 76.".

In the news story, Dr. Dickholtz summed up the importance of this study and chiropractic care for those with high blood pressure by saying, "In our high blood pressure research, the average age was 53 and they had 40 years of damage in their spine that could have been taken care of years before and maybe never had high blood pressure.".

Salt Water as fuel?

2008-01-08T13:24:00.000-05:00

Watch this video. This guy has managed to figure out how to ignite salt water and use it as fuel.

Health Care or "Sick Care"?

2008-01-02T13:12:00.000-05:00

The United States spends over 70 percent of its health care budget to treat people suffering from diseases like cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and mental illness. This is according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

This sounds more like “sick care” rather than “health care.” That’s why health experts are now agreeing that a massive and on-going “healthy living” campaign must be launched in every neighborhood and city in the U.S.

Sure, a person can have angioplasty to unclog fatty arteries, receive radiation to kill a tumor, and take a multitude of medications to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, but these haphazard “solutions” come with a heavy penalty that often includes uncomfortable—and sometimes dangerous—side effects and a less enjoyable, lower quality of life. What American’s need is a real solution—a lifestyle of prevention.

“We need to do a better job of making people realize that chronic conditions are preventable,” says Janet Collins, director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. “You can have an angioplasty, but it doesn’t equate to the same quality [as preventing heart disease].”

On a community level, part of the solution could be to provide preventive testing and assign a health worker to follow up with patients who tested poorly for things like blood pressure and cholesterol screenings. By educating people on how to naturally improve their health through simple diet and exercise choices, we’ll start to see a smaller amount of people suffering with chronic and often deadly diseases.

What can YOU do to prevent disease in your own body? Start by monitoring the foods you eat. Avoid trans fats and other fatty, processed foods. Everyday, eat fresh vegetables and fruits. Make time to exercise—even if it’s taking the stairs instead of the elevator, every bit of exercise counts. And empower your body to fight off disease by maintaining a healthy spine through regularly scheduled chiropractic adjustments.

[Source: The Commonwealth Fund, “Prevention Key to Nation’s Health Care Future, Experts Say” 11-30-07]

More Wishes

2007-12-31T20:00:00.000-05:00

Today, I was doing some people watching and have a few observations:

Heavy (fat) people usually don't have anything healthy in their shopping carts.
Heavy people usually have heavy kids.
Most people don't really look very healthy.
Of the healthy looking people, half of them don't look happy.

So here is my wish for you: Be HEALTHY and HAPPY in this coming year.

One of MY resolutions is to LEARN more so I can help more people achieve their health goals.

Love you guys....

Happy New Year!

2007-12-31T12:41:00.000-05:00

I'd like to wish all my friends, patients and readers a happy new year. Hope all your wishes for the upcoming year come true.

Vaccinated vs. Non-Vaccinated: Who is Healthier?

2007-12-18T14:36:00.001-05:00

Vaccine Recalled

2007-12-13T07:04:00.000-05:00

There is a recall of a children's vaccine. Read the story

Forcefully Injecting Children

2007-12-12T13:27:00.000-05:00

Something is going very wrong in the United States; we are losing health freedoms at an alarming rate.

Last month the State of Maryland demanded that parents show documentation proving that their children had received a chickenpox and/or hepatitis B shot. Failure to show proof of this vaccination, along with failure to have your child vaccinated, resulted in potential imprisonment and fines up to $50 a day until their child had been injected.

Barbara Loe Fisher, an activist and noted speaker on informed consent issues surrounding vaccinations, showed up at a Maryland courthouse on November 17 to investigate what was taking place. What she encountered was a long line of confused, angry or simply uneducated parents and their children. They were waiting to enter the courthouse to face the judge who had ordered them to show proof of their child’s vaccination. Patrolling the scene was a SWAT team and police dogs.

As Barbara spoke to parents emerging from the courthouse she discovered something horrible. Upon entering the courthouse, parents were not asked questions about their child’s medical history, or if their children had experienced problems from a previous vaccination. Parents were not being informed of potentially life-threatening vaccination side-effects, nor were they given information on religious and medical exemptions to vaccinations, as allowed in Maryland. INSTEAD, PARENTS STOOD BY HELPLESSLY AS VACCINE INJECTIONS WERE FORCED UPON THEIR CHILDREN.

Judge C. Philip Nichols, a Maryland government official enforcing the vaccination mandate, was at the courthouse that day. In an interview about the children waiting in line to be vaccinated he was quoted as saying, “It’s cute. It looks like their parents are dragging them to church.”

What Judge Nichols fails to realize is that unlike a vaccination, an hour of praying in church never results in horrific brain damage or death.

It’s alarmingly evident that the health freedoms of our country are being attacked. No one should ever have the right to inject a child with a potentially harmful toxic substance without the consent of the parent(s). It’s evident that multitudes more of us need to speak up for our rights. We need to educate elected officials on the proven dangers associated with vaccinations. We need to preserve our lawful right to protect our children and say no to dangerous injections. Thousands of parents with children who now suffer with health disabilities and autism—resulting from vaccinations—are struggling to be heard. It’s time to join the fight before it’s too late.

For more information about vaccinations, side-effects, informed consent issues, and what you can do to make a difference, visit: The National Vaccine Information Center: http://www.nvic.org/ or Vaccine Info Net: http://www.vaccineinfo.net/.

[Source: article “Police with Dogs: Vaccinating Kids in Maryland” by Barbara Loe Fisher. http://www.vaccineawakening.blogspot.com/]

Facial Paralysis

2007-12-11T07:05:00.000-05:00

A gentleman came in the other day- he had Bell's Palsy (facial paralysis). No complaints of back or neck pain, he just heard that I might be able to help.

On his second visit he reported 80% improvement. (even though I still saw some muscles that were not responding)

third visit-he said numbness is all gone (again-when he ran through some facial expressions, you could still see some weakness)

I will keep you posted of the improvements.

Asthma Helped by Chiropractic

2007-12-11T06:49:00.000-05:00

A Case Study:

A case study published on November 26, 2007 in the scientific periodical the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research documented the case of a 7 year old asthmatic girl whose life was changed with chiropractic. This documented case followed the care of this little girl who had suffered from chronic asthma since age two.

The study noted that by the age of 4, she was diagnosed as having asthma. Her mother reported that almost anything from dust to cold drafts would trigger an asthmatic attack. Her asthma was so bad that the 7 year old girl was taking oral medication twice a day and utilizing three different inhalers four times per day each, for a total of 24 inhalations per day.

As a complication to her asthma, she was suffering from a cough and persistent fevers. Because of this, she was using more than ten other medications to attempt to manage the cough and fever. Even with this extensive level of medications, this little girl's life was problematic. The study noted that she experienced daily attacks, almost constant wheezing and coughing, and a persistent tight and heavy chest. As a result, she was unable to engage in any physical activities. Her condition was so severe that she would be forced to go to the emergency room for treatment approximately five times per year.

Finally at age seven, the child was brought into an office for chiropractic care. A chiropractic examination showed the presence of vertebral subluxations, and care was initiated. She was seen and given specific chiropractic adjustments for 2-3 times per week for an initial period of 3 weeks.

The results for this little girl were life changing. After just the first adjustment, the case study reported that she had a noticeable reduction in her symptoms that evening, with the cough discontinuing. Over the next three weeks of care, she experienced no asthma attacks and no coughing. Additionally, her wheezing, and chest tightness and heaviness had subsided.

The girl's mother reported that her daughter was able to increase her activity without the usual increase in symptoms. Three months following the start of chiropractic care, an examination with the girl's medical doctor documented a significant improvement in respiratory function. Her pediatrician was elated with her progress and attempted to give credit to the medications. When the girl's mother explained they had stopped giving her several of the medications prescribed and that she was receiving chiropractic care, the pediatrician did not approve and terminated his care thus forcing the parents to change pediatricians.

In the conclusion of the case study the authors summed up this case by stating, "We presented the chiropractic care of a patient with severe asthma and chronic cough. Perhaps this case will encourage future testing and screening for subluxations which could potentially cause dysponesis, resulting in a variety of symptoms that include asthma.

from NowYouKnow NEWS

Can You Avoid A Cold?

2007-12-05T12:14:00.001-05:00

There are many myths surrounding the common cold. One common myth states that a sick person is only contagious during the first three days of symptoms. But when this theory, and others, was put to the test, scientists drew conclusions that are very different from what many of us believe.

While it is difficult to pinpoint the exact time a sick person becomes contagious, scientist agree that most common colds become infectious before the first symptoms emerge, and they remain infectious throughout the duration of the cold.

The time between becoming infected with a cold virus and the emergence of symptoms—like a sore throat, sneezing, sinus congestion and nasal drip—is usually three to five days. The common cold may develop a bit faster, becoming contagious only 24 hours after a person has been infected, even though the person experiences no cold symptoms.

Even after cold symptoms disappear, a person can still infect others for up to three days. What’s most fascinating is that just because you come in contact with someone who is contagious, more often than not you do not get sick. Our bodies are designed to defend themselves. When your spine is strong, healthy and well-aligned your bodies ability to defend itself is at it’s highest potential. When it is improperly aligned, a condition called a subluxations, it effects the immune system and lowers your resistance to getting sick.

It’s clear, if you want to avoid the common cold, you need to do more than just steer clear of sick people. Here are a few tips to help you stay healthy this winter: wash your hands regularly; eat healthy food; minimize white refined sugar in your diet because of its known effect on lowering the immune system; get plenty of rest; do not get chilled and get to your Chiropractor regularly. Chiropractic adjustments enhance your body’s natural ability to ward off sickness.

Here’s some good news. If you do catch the common cold, chiropractic adjustments will help your body’s immune system get stronger faster.

[Source: New York Times, “The Claim: A Cold Is Contagious Only Before Symptoms Emerge” 3/15/05]

Poor Posture Increases Blood Pressure

2007-11-30T14:33:00.000-05:00

Read this article that reports a link between poor posture and high blood pressure.

This is the stuff that we chiropractors have been saying since 1895.

Amazon.com Widgets

Benefits of Chiropractic Adjustments

2007-11-28T13:51:00.000-05:00

Over the decades hundreds of healthcare studies have been conducted. Time and again research shows that chiropractic adjustments are beneficial in multiple ways.

The following is a brief overview of the benefits of chiropractic that have been determined by medical and chiropractic health studies:

Significantly lower costs of injury care and medical care.
Decreased number of days missed at work due to injury or illness.
Less dependence on medication.
Improved overall health
Improved quality of life.
Less time spent at the Chiropractor’s office compared to the amount of time spent at a medical doctor’s office.
Decreased feelings of pain and discomfort.

Researchers and chiropractic experts have also found other beneficial things that you can do in conjunction with chiropractic adjustments to improve your health:

If you lose just one pound, you will take 10 pounds of stress off your lower back.
Quit smoking. Smoking causes the discs between vertebrae to degenerate faster.
Don’t sleep on your stomach, it contributes to misalignment of neck vertebrae.
Keep your wallet out of your back pocket to help maintain equilibrium throughout your spine and back muscles.

[Source: Article “Work Comp Study: Chiropractic Less Expensive, More Effective Than Medical Care,” from Dynamic Chiropractic, Nov 2004]

Dangerous Child Medications

2007-11-21T19:00:00.000-05:00

In mid-October, drug makers voluntarily pulled several leading over-the-counter cold medications labeled for infants, off the shelves. This came as rare patterns of misuse (overdose) were deemed responsible for the harm—and death—of hundreds of children across the nation.

A review of medical reports from the last 40 years clearly identified 69 child fatalities directly linked to the use of antihistamines, which are used to treat a runny nose. 54 children lost their lives due to the use of over-the-counter decongestant medications.

In Maryland alone, over 900 children suffered from cold medicine overdose in the year 2004.

Brands that were voluntarily pulled from shelves include Dimetapp, Little Colds, Pediacare, Tobitussin, Triaminic, and Tylenol.

Many of these over-the-counter child cold remedies carry side effects that include irritability, sedation, allergy and heart abnormalities.

Parents, if your child is under the age of two and contracts a cold, steer clear of medications. Instead, help them open their airways by using vaporizers, saline nose drops, and rubber nose bulbs. Keep them hydrated with chicken soup broth and other fluids. Better yet, before sickness sets in take proactive measures. Schedule your child for regular chiropractic adjustments that will help boost their natural immune system and ward off illness.

[Source: CNN Health, Oct 11, 2007]

Ritalin Controversy

2007-11-19T20:50:00.000-05:00

What if Albert Einstein had been put on Ritalin? Did you know that Einstein, one of the greatest geniuses of the last century, did not speak until he was four years old and didn't read until he was seven. His teacher described him as "mentally slow, unsociable and adrift in his foolish dreams." He was expelled and refused admittance to the Zurich Polytech Institute. Today he would have been put on Ritalin. More on DeepDownwellness.com

An adjustment makes all the difference

2007-11-16T23:03:00.000-05:00

Today, I was feeling incredibly uneasy and frustrated. I know I was driving Kim nuts. I couldn't even stand myself-I figured I needed to get out of the house.

I went to have coffee with my friend Dr. Juan Rodriguez. He was having some aches and suggested that we stop by his office and I would adjust him and he would return the favor.

WOW! As soon as I got my adjustment-I felt myself returning to normal, my mood changed, the anxiety left, and the heartburn that I had been experiencing for the past three days was GONE!

Now, I was pretty sure that I was subluxated (out of alignment), but had no idea of the effect it was having on my mood. Another good reason to visit your chiropractor even when you are not feeling any pain.

Blood Sugar Improvement

2007-11-10T18:09:00.000-05:00

A patient today told me that he went from "over 400" to "about 120" in his blood sugar levels.

Only thing he has done differently is chiropractic. NO Drugs. NO Kidding,

Diabetes-Natural Alternatives Books and Info

Beware Of The Flu Shot

2007-11-08T11:17:00.000-05:00

As temperatures drop the beginning of Flu Season is being ushered in across the United States. But before you get in line for the flu shot, there are a few life altering things you need to know about this seemingly harmless vaccination.

Research from Dr. Hugh Fudenberg—one of the world’s leading immunologists—found that people who receive the flu shot 3 to 5 years in a row are ten times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.

The catalyst appears to be the mercury and aluminum found in the flu shot vaccine. Dr. Fudenberg believes that these elements are toxic to brain cells, causing a reaction that over-stimulates the brains immune system. There is compelling evidence that suggests that an over-stimulated immune system can trigger Alzheimer’s dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease and autism spectrum disorders, as well as Gulf War Syndrome.

Even more disturbing is that the same aluminum and mercury found in the flu vaccination is found in vaccinations given to babies and children. Once these poisonous elements begin to accumulate in the brain, diseases and disorders like Autism often follow.

Here’s the good news, there are several alternatives to vaccinations. There is a solid connection between nutrition and a healthy immune system. People who stay hydrated and eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits each day, are much less likely to develop an illness or disease. By simply adding regular chiropractic adjustment to healthy eating habits, you’ll maximize your body’s immune system naturally! And you can do it all without injections and toxic chemicals being released into your system.

[Source: Newsmax.com health alert October 2007]

Dirty Facts About Smoking

2007-11-04T22:02:00.001-05:00

On average, people who smoke will reduce their life expectancy by approximately 14 years. Respiratory diseases, lung cancer, and other smoking-related health problems are responsible for 440,000 deaths each year in the United States.

Smoking-related sickness and disease is not an easy battle to fight or win. That’s why smokers are asked to stop smoking today, make efforts to maintain a healthy weight, eat more vegetable and fruits, exercise each week and be screened for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer on a regular basis.

Remember, you’re only given one body to live in. Do all you can to take care of it and enhance the quality of your life. In addition to kicking the habit, make sure you’re eating plenty of vegetables, increase your heart rate for 30 minutes a day, and participate in weekly chiropractic adjustments.

Chiropractic for more than Back Pain

2007-10-24T14:26:00.000-04:00

If you have family members and friends suffering with painful physical conditions and illness, encourage them to give chiropractic adjustments a try. Here’s what they probably don’t know.

A vertebral subluxation is a misalignment of the spine that many times goes unnoticed, yet causes many bodily discomforts and physical aliments. When a vertebra in the spine goes out of alignment it can interfere with nerve, brain and spinal cord communication, causing various body parts to stop functioning as they should, and instead, experience pain and deterioration.

For example, a misalignment in the spine can do the following things:

Disrupt the function of your internal organs, glands, muscles, joints and discs
Cause pain not only in the back region, but anywhere in your body
Induce headaches
Accelerate joint aging
Cause osteoarthritis
Open the door to disease, by lessening your body’s ability to adapt to stress and heal itself
Drain you of energy

Prescription drugs can’t remedy the root of the problem, they only mask symptoms. Encourage your family and friends to take their ailments to a chiropractor where they can start to enhance their health and quality of life the safe and noninvasive way.

Cardio power

2007-10-19T08:02:00.000-04:00

Alone, chiropractic adjustments make remarkable progress in allowing your body to operate at maximum capacity and heal itself naturally when threatened with illness. As wonderful as chiropractic adjustments are, you could harness even more life-improving power by simply adding exercise to your routine of chiropractic adjustments.

Here’s the good news. Lots of people falsely believe that exercise has to be grueling in order to be effective. The truth is that just 30 minutes of exercise that elevates your heart rate is all you need—and you only have to do it every other day!

Reaching a better quality of life is easier than you think. So don’t think about exercising, grab your sneakers and do it! Here are some motivating facts to consider:

People who keep aerobically fit are six times less likely to die prematurely from heart attack, stroke and arterial clogging.

Cardio and aerobic exercise, done vigorously for 30 minutes, increases your energy usage by 10 times! This means you’ll use excess calories, burn fat, lose weight and become more physically fit.

Many studies have linked alertness and productivity with physical fitness. A Purdue University study found that by increasing personal fitness by 22 percent, a person could improve their mental capacity and decision making ability by a whopping 70 percent. What’s more, NASA scientists proved fitter employees were 12.5 percent more productive than their less active colleagues who tired earlier.

Aerobic and cardio exercises will:

- Increases healthy DKL cholesterol levels
- Helps stabilize blood sugar levels
- Cleanse impurities from the skin
- Strengthen bones to fight osteoporosis
- Lubricate and strengthen joints
- Improve co-ordination and mobility
- Enhance confidence and self-esteem

[Source: American Heart Association and International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association website]

The Hidden Dangers of Antipsychotic Drugs

2007-10-10T20:11:00.000-04:00

Life threatening side effects related to the drugs Zyprexa, Risperdal and Seroquel have recently caused Arkansas to join the ever growing list of states that are now suing major pharmaceutical companies over the improper marketing of anti-psychotic drugs.

In the 1950’s scientists discovered a direct link between antipsychotic drugs and serious side effects such weight gain, hypoglycemia and Type II diabetes. However, pharmaceutical companies hid this fact while downplaying the ability of other drugs to treat specific problems as effectively as their drug.

Worse still, in an effort to make more money, these big pharma companies began marketing their antipsychotic drugs to the very people that were not FDA approved to take such medication—namely children, the elderly and people suffering with run of mill behavioral disorders like depression.

As Arkansas doctors began prescribing the so called miracle drugs Zyprexa, Risperdal and Seroquel to everyone, serious, life altering complications began to pop up all over the state.

In the past 8 years, the Medicaid program of Arkansas has paid for $200 million dollars worth of these prescription drugs—which were improperly dispensed due to fraudulent marketing tactics by three different pharmaceutical companies. The big pharma companies in question are Eli Lilly, Astra Zeneca and Janssen Pharmaceutica.

According to the Medicaid fraud law in Arkansas, pharmaceutical companies may have to repay 3 times that amount in damages. But the question is, can money repair the broken lives and years lost due the terrible side effects of antipsychotic drugs?

Don’t play roulette with the medications. Instead, take natural steps to improving your health and avoiding prescription drugs. Begin by eating healthy foods and staying in shape. Don’t forget a very important part of a healthy lifestyle: regular chiropractic adjustments. By improving the health of your spine, you’ll automatically enhance your body’s god-given ability to heal itself without the interference of medication.

[Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Northwest Arkansas Edition published 9/22/07]

Amazon.com Widgets

Nasty Fall

2007-10-07T14:17:00.000-04:00

Today, as most Sundays, I serve at Oak Leaf Church. As I was walking backstage, I tripped over a storage container and took a nasty fall. It was pretty funny. A few minutes later, I started having intense pain in my neck and a stabbing behind the eye.

I knew something wasn't right. Fortunately, I knew there was a fellow chiropractor in church and after a quick adjustment- I was back to where I could function.

Even a minor trauma can affect your skeletal and nervous system. If you experience trauma, definitely have your spine checked by a chiropractor. It makes all the difference in the world.

Knoxville

2007-10-06T18:54:00.000-04:00

Last week we had two guys drive from Knoxville, TN to come and get adjusted. The drive is about 1 1/2 hours each way.

Again, no idea why they drove past hundreds of other chiropractors to see me- I'm flattered, but I'm not so sure that I would do that myself.

Vaccines and Autism

2007-10-04T13:11:00.000-04:00

Scientists believe they have found a direct link between childhood vaccinations and autism, asthma and ADHD!

These shocking results come from a ground-breaking study released in June 2007 by Generation Rescue. The research, privately funded without ties to the pharmaceutical industry or the medical community, included an extensive interview of 17,674 vaccinated and unvaccinated children.

When compared to non-vaccinated boys in the same age group, researchers found the following statistics:

- Vaccinated boys age 4-17 are 155 percent more likely to have neurological disorders, are 224 percent more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and 61 percent more likely to have autism.

- Older boys, in the age range of 11 to 17, who were vaccinated were found to be even more susceptible to autism. They are 158 percent more likely to have a neurological disorder, 317 percent more likely to have ADHD, and 112 percent more likely to have autism.

- Vaccinated boys were 224 percent more likely to develop ADHD.

- Vaccinated boys and girls were 120 percent more likely to develop asthma.

Younger boys that have been vaccinated show less symptoms of autism, however researchers believe that these lower numbers will rise over time as professionals are more able to accurately diagnose the early symptoms of autism in younger children.

Scientists who conducted the study now believe that the mercury found in routine childhood immunizations plays a major role in the ten-fold increase in autism cases over the past two decades.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in every 150 children will develop autism.

[Source: article “The Age of Autism: Study sees vaccine risk” at www.sciencedaily.com,

Vaccine Books

Amazon.com Widgets