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