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Issue VIII - April 2006
(Celebrating our 3rd anniversary in practice this month!)
Welcome to our office's Chiropractic newsletter.
We'd like to entertain you, inform you (and even inspire you a little).
To control your cow, give it a bigger pasture. - Suzuki Roshi, Zen Master
Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave
let him obey his conscience. - James Freeman Clarke
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Antibiotics Increase Asthma
Antibiotic Exposure as a Baby Nearly Triples Asthma Risks
Children who are given antibiotics before they are 1 year old run a higher risk of developing asthma.
Canadian researchers analyzed seven studies involving more than 12,000 youngsters, and found that those who were given antibiotics early on were almost three times as likely to develop asthma.
Another study found that multiple exposure to antibiotics increased the risk even more, by 16 percent for every additional course of antibiotics given.
Currently, children are often prescribed antibiotics for respiratory and ear infections, even though many such infections are viral in origin and therefore unaffected by antibiotics. The rate of Canadian children who develop asthma is double what it was two decades ago.
One of the most common reasons why ear infections occur is a reaction to pasteurized milk. Over 50 percent of ear infections are resolved by simply removing pasteurized milk. Raw milk will typically not cause ear infections.
If restricting pasteurized dairy does not work the next step would be to remove all wheat products and forms of processed sugar, including fruit juices.
Toronto Star March 13, 2006
Canada.com March 14, 2006
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Special report: If your neck is subluxated...
You have 7 neck (cervical) vertebrae and they are named C-1 (right under your skull), C-2, C-3 all the way to C-7 at the bottom of your neck..
When a particular vertebra is out of position, certain nerves may be affected. If those nerves cannot supply your body parts (organs, glands, muscles, bones, etc.) with energy and information, they may not work properly and various conditions may result.
While there’s not a 100% correlation between a certain subluxation in your spine and a particular health problem, over a century of clinical observations have revealed that certain conditions seem to be associated with certain subluxated vertebrae. Following are common correlations. If you know anyone with any of these problems please tell them to call us for a chiropractic checkup.
[Illustration on the right is of the head and cervical (neck) vertebrae from the back.]
Your first cervical vertebrae is called C-1 but it also has a special name: the "atlas." Why? Because it holds up the globe of your head just as the Greek god Atlas held up the globe of the heavens.
Nerves from between your skull and C-1 (atlas) affect your head, face, upper neck, inner & middle ear, sympathetic nerve system, sinuses, eyes, auditory nerves, pituitary gland, scalp, brain and more! So many nerves are in this area that when a C-1 subluxation is corrected nerves all over your body, your spinal cord, brain, brain coverings (meninges) as well as your entire spine from top to bottom may be helped.
[Illustration at left shows the head and C1 and C2 vertebrae from the back.]
What can a C-1 subluxation do to me?
A subluxation of your atlas (C-1) has been related to headaches, migraines, nervousness, insomnia, head colds, nervous "breakdowns", anxiety, difficulty concentrating, ear infections, hormonal problems, menstrual difficulties, depression, "brain fog", low IQ, low resistance to disease, low overall brain function, digestive problems and many other conditions.
Your second cervical vertebrae or C-2 also has a special name: the axis. That’s because it’s involved in turning, twisting and tilting your head.
Nerves between the atlas (C-1) and the axis (C-2) affect your optic nerves, sinuses, mastoid bones, tongue, forehead and heart.
What can a C-2 subluxation do to me?
A subluxation of your axis (C-2) has been related to sinus troubles, allergies, crossed eyes, deafness, eye troubles, fainting spells and seizures as well as many other conditions.
Chiropractors are able to locate and correct (adjust) subluxations in your body, especially those of your upper neck: your atlas and axis (C-1 and C-2). What can cause C-1 and/or C-2 to go out of place? Stress is often the culprit. Sometimes a difficult or even not-so-difficult birth can subluxate the upper neck vertebrae and cause body malfunction and health problems for someone for the rest of their lives. That’s why it’s especially important for these areas to be checked by a chiropractor as early as possible.
Other causes of upper cervical (upper neck) subluxations include emotional traumas, falls, accidents, getting knocked around playing sports, chemical stress such as junk food and anything that overcomes your natural tendency to stay balanced.
The photo at left shows a Doctor of Chiropractic adjusting a C-1 subluxation using a special adjusting procedure for babies.
The photo at below right shows a young man being adjusted using an adjusting table. 
Both of these photos illustrate what many people have remarked about many chiropractic patients – they are really, really cute.
By the way, there are many different ways of adjusting these vertebrae. Why not ask us about the procedures we use? And please, bring in your children for a spinal checkup – a C-1 or C-2 adjustment today may prevent a lifetime of less-than-perfect physical and mental functioning.
(P.S. We’ll be highlighting more vertebrae and their effects on the body in our next issue. If you have any specific questions, please let us know).
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Trans-fats
What is a trans-fat? Is it really bad for you?
It seems that a number of years ago scientists with way too much free time on their hands found out that if they heated cooking oil to a very high temperature and then bubbled hydrogen through it the oil became solid. Voila – margarine was born (shortening too). These are trans-fats.
Sound unnatural? It is. But wait, it gets worse. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, consumption of trans-fatty acids doubles the risk of a heart attack, increases the risk of diabetes and is responsible for the deaths of 30,000 Americans annually.
Udo Erasmus, in Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill, writes that trans-fats interfere with vision in children, lower intelligence, interfere with liver function, affect sexual function in animals and have been correlated with increased breast and prostate cancers. It appears that while trans-fats increase supermarket food shelf life they don’t seem to help our shelf life. (1)
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Did you know?
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Time magazine’s Man of The Year in 1982 was: the computer.
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The first multipurpose computer weighed more than 30 tons. It filled an 1,800-square-foot room and had 6,000 manual switches. Today’s average laptop weighs 6 lbs.
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Our brains take in more information in one day than the largest computer does in years.
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In 1875, the director of the US patent office resigned. He said there was nothing left to invent.
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Tohru Iwatani, the inventor of the video game Pac-Man, came up with the idea when he saw a pizza with a slice missing at a dinner party.
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Words of wisdom
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. - Helen Keller
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln
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Deodorants could cause breast cancer?
After being dismissed as an "urban myth", experts are now calling for more research into a possible link between deodorants and breast cancer. There is increased evidence that the aluminum in common antiperspirants can break through the skin and potentially cause breast cancer by mimicking the hormone estrogen, which is related to breast cancer. The paper appeared in the Journal of Applied Toxicology. (2)
Another study from Northwestern University also suggests a possible link between breast cancer and deodorants when used in conjunction with underarm shaving. In the study of 437 breast cancer patients, those who shaved at least three times a week and applied deodorant at least twice a week were almost 15 years younger when diagnosed with breast cancer. (3) In a CBS News interview Dr. McGrath said:
I personally feel there is a very strong correlation between the underarm hygiene habits and breast cancer... Breast cancer has existed since Hippocrates. But when you plot the sales of antiperspirant deodorants with the incidence of breast cancer in the United States, they both have grown in almost a parallel fashion. (4)
In response the billion-dollar antiperspirant industry says their products are undeniably safe while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to investigate the issue.
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Chiropractic and spinal research
Do you know anyone living on drugs? They may have years of uncorrected subluxations in their body. Please tell them about chiropractic.
Improvement in depression. Since the earliest days of chiropractic, it has been found that chiropractic care can have a profound impact on depression. Chiropractors formerly owned and operated two psychiatric hospitals with impressive results that were superior to medical institutions.
In one study 15 adults who were diagnosed as clinically depressed and who were found to have an upper cervical subluxation were given chiropractic care in 3 private practice settings in the southern United States. Participants were administered the Beck Depression Inventory II prior to care and again post-care. A "highly significant improvement" in depression test scores was revealed after chiropractic care. (5)
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New advance in vaccines – avoid them
Non-vaccinated children are healthier. Yet another paper published in a bio-medical journal reminds us that having natural infections in early childhood results in less heart disease and cancer as well as other chronic diseases and illness when older. Children permitted to have natural infections have healthier, more mature, robust immune systems.
Is it therefore wise to vaccinate children against relatively benign diseases? If a child is well-nourished (as is the case for 99.99+% of children in the US and other modern countries) these diseases are beneficial. (6)
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Chiropractic in the news
Locals say chiropractic key to recovery.
From neck and back pain to allergies, chiropractic may ease body's ailments.
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Sunlight is great for you
For thousands of years it’s been common knowledge that the sun was good for you. Heliotherapy has been practiced as a serious healthcare system. The sunblock industry is now a big donor to the dermatology industry and suddenly the sun causes skin cancer? In fact the sun is one of the best things you can do for your health. Not only does it help prevent melanoma – the most lethal type of skin cancer – it also helps prevent at least 17 deadly internal cancers. We need sun; just don’t overdo it. (7)
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Humor
Canadian Air Farce - Vaccine Humor
(Definitely worth watching and it’s under 3 minutes)
Yearly physical.
I went to the doctor for my yearly physical. The nurse starts with certain basics. "How much do you weigh?" she asks. "115," I say. The nurse puts me on the scale. It turns out my weight is 140.
The nurse asks, "Your height?" "5 feet 8," I say. The nurse checks and sees that I only measure 5'5".
She then takes my blood pressure and tells me it is very high.
"Of course it's high!" I scream, "When I came in here I was tall and slender....Now I'm short and fat!"
She put me on Prozac.
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Bye – see you next month.
See you next month. Would you like to give copies of this newsletter to your friends, co-workers and relatives? E-mail us and we can add them to our mailing list. Please remember that everyone needs to be free from subluxations so bring your friends and loved ones for a spinal checkup.
References
1. For more information on trans-fats see Trans-Fat: What Exactly is it, and Why is it so Dangerous? at www.mercola.com by Joseph Mercola DO and Rachael Droege.
2. Darbre PD et al. Chemical used in deodorant found in breast cancer tissue. Journal of Applied Toxicology. 2004;24:1.
3. McGrath KG. An earlier age of breast cancer diagnosis related to more frequent use of antiperspirants/deodorants and underarm shaving. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2003;12(6):479-485.
4. Deodorants plus shaving linked to breast cancer. And, The Cancer-Antiperspirant 'Myth'.
5. Genthner GC, Friedman HL and Studley CF. Improvement in depression following reduction of upper cervical vertebral subluxation using Orthospinology Technique. JVSR. Nov. 7, 2005;1-4.
6. BBC NEWS: Day care prevents child cancers .
7. Grant WB. An estimate of premature cancer mortality in the United States due to inadequate doses of solar ultraviolet-B radiation. Cancer. 2002b;94:1867-1875. See also, Sunlight prevents cancer, study says.
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