Better Life, Better Health through Chiropractic

Inspirational Quote

“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are”.

Max De Pree

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Chiropractic and Public Health

This article caught my eye: “Why Public Health Matters“.

Mostly we don’t think about Public Health per se. It’s just there. And yet it has such huge ramifications to most aspects of our lives. I remember as a Chiropractic student learning about water purification and the safe slaughtering of cattle; those were just the field trips. And even then I wondered what relevance this had to my future avocation as a Doctor of Chiropractic.

This article brought it all back. It also reinforced the necessity of seeing the bigger picture. “Public health is prevention, treatment and mitigation, and chiropractors are involved intimately.”
This is where I and my profession are coming from:

Reduction of incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality are critical components of public health concepts of wellness, and are equally important to chiropractic practice. Prevention can reduce the incidence of a given disease or condition, treatment may reduce the prevalence of a disease or condition, and intervention may limit the morbidity or the mortality associated with a chronic condition. Chiropractors often try to use these concepts with their patients. Physical activity and nutritional guidelines may be given to a patient to attempt to prevent episodes of back pain or overcome a current pain episode. Ongoing care may be provided to limit or control chronic back pain while striving to improve activities of daily living. These are public health roles.

So when you think about health and public health, think about Chiropractic. It’s all about prevention of dis-ease by keeping things working properly without interference.

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Placebo Effect is Real

A recent study from German researchers has shown that the placebo effect is physiological, not just psychological.

In other words, it’s not “all in the mind”!

The study showed that when the subjects expected a pain relieving cream to be effective, their pain was reduced by 25%. “When patients expect a remedy to be effective, the brain releases natural endorphins, which tell the spinal cord to suppress incoming pain signals.”

The researchers showed that an area of the spine called the dorsal horn works with the brain to activate this so-called placebo effect.

Read these fascinating articles:
Placebos: Is It All in Your Spine?
Direct Evidence for Spinal Cord Involvement in Placebo Analgesia
Spine, brain work together in placebo
Placebo effect starts in the spine

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Diabetes drug linked to heart failure

As a diabetic, I find this worrying.

On August 24, 2009, Science Daily published the results of a study into the drugs rosiglitazone and pioglitazone. These belong to a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones and are widely used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The study found that rosiglitazone is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and death among older patients.

Detailed analysis showed that patients treated with pioglitazone had a significantly lower risk of heart failure and death compared to patients treated with rosiglitazone.

People who have concerns regarding their medication should consult their medical practitioner.

Diabetes Drug Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Failure

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Inspirational Quote

“The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison”.

James Cash Penney, Founder of JC Penney Stores

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1909

A friend sent this in an email and we just had to share it.

Share it with your children and grandchildren.

The Year 1909

One hundred years ago.

What a difference a century makes!

Here are some statistics for the Year 1909 :

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The average life expectancy was 47 years.

Only 14 percent of homes had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 mile of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower at 990 feet! (Not counting its 82 foot antenna which wasn’t added till 1958.)

The average wage in 1909 was 22 cents per hour.

The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year ..

A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year,

A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

Sugar cost four cents a pound.

Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.

There was no income tax, no gasoline tax, and no sales tax.

More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.

Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!

Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as ’substandard. ‘

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.

Five leading causes of death were:

1. Pneumonia and influenza

2. Tuberculosis

3. Diarrhoea

4. Heart disease

5. Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars.

The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn’t been invented yet.

There was no Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

Two out of every 10 adults couldn’t read or write.

Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school…

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, ‘Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health’

( Shocking? Not really, it was swallowed back then, not mainlined. )

Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.

There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. !

I am now going to forward this to someone else without typing it myself.

From there, it will be sent to others all over the WORLD – all in a matter of seconds!

Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

IT STAGGERS THE MIND

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Cycling – healthy or not?

Recently several articles about cycling have come to my attention. It can be detrimental to your health! I love cycling, so I found this most disturbing, as you can imagine.

Well, the traditional seats on a bicycle are bad for the nerves of the groin. And cyclists tend to have bones which are less dense than they should be! Now what?

Seats: get yourself a proper seat which will minimise groin pressure. Check your bike shop for the split or cut-out styles, which are more anatomically correct. Or the gel type which supports without excess pressure.

Now, what to do about bone density? Well, don’t be a long-distance racer. Normal recreational cyclists don’t seem to suffer from this problem. Give yourself good nutritional support which is properly balanced. A good quality calcium supplement such as raw (unpasteurised) milk, together with Vitamin D and weight bearing exercise, can greatly improve bone density.

Ensure you warm up properly before your ride, have your seat at the correct height to prevent knee problems, and ride for the pleasure of it.

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Inspirational Quote

“It’s our attitude in life that determines

life’s attitude towards us”.

Earl Nightingale, Motivational Speaker

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Vaccines + Mercury = Safe?

If you need more information regarding the “safety” of vaccines containing thimerosal (which is “an organomercury preservative added to many child vaccines”, containing 49.6% Hg), I’ll just give you a few links here.

We are talking all vaccines, including Hepatitis B and influenza. Did you know your child gets 48 doses of 14 vaccines before the age of 6?

Some of these articles are very scientific and academic, and some are written in easier to understand format!

Study Shows Significant Harm from One Birth Dose of a Mercury-Containing Vaccine

Hepatitis B Triple Series Vaccine and Developmental Disability (this was in 2007!)

New Study Proves Thimerosal Induces Autism-like Neurotoxicity

Thimerosal produces lasting impairment of nociception and apparent activation of opioid system in rats

Induction of metallothionein in mouse cerebellum and cerebrum with low-dose thimerosal injection

Mitochondrial dysfunction induced by low-level exposure to thimerosal and other metal compounds

Just thought you might like to know!

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Which Flu Shot?

In a series of studies from British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario, the data appear to suggest that people who got a seasonal flu shot last year are about twice as likely to catch swine flu as people who didn’t.

What?

This is the link: MOH cautious on flu shot fears

The study is not yet published, but the information has been widely disseminated. We all know the dangers of vaccines, what with the squalenes and the mercury, but this is yet another reason to really think before allowing our bodies to be poisoned in the name of protection against an illness which does not appear to be as serious as portrayed by the media.

Dr Mercola says :

In addition to the swine flu vaccine, health officials are also urging everyone to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu as well, which would entail getting 3-4 shots in total – each dose containing as much as 25 mcg of mercury.With all the neurological problems we already face – autism, and increasing numbers of dementia– why would health officials recommend injecting you with 100 mcg of a proven neurotoxin?

More information here:

Eighteen Reasons Why You Should NOT Vaccinate Your Children Against The Flu This Season
State lifts limit on mercury preservative in swine-flu shots

Please do your homework before allowing this.

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