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Healthy Living Chiropractic Newsletter
Body and Soul Chiropractic 111 7th Street S. Lethbridge,
Alberta 403.320.8080 December 2008 |
I desired to know why one
person was ailing and his associate, eating at the same table, working in the
same shop...was not. Why? What difference was there in the two persons that
caused one to have disease while his partner...escaped? Why?
– D.D. Palmer, Discoverer of Chiropractic, The Chiropractor’s
Adjuster, 1910
For greater health and wholeness for yourself and your family
explore chiropractic.
Would you like to do more
than treat symptoms?
Are you interested in
making disease prevention and health enhancement part of your lifestyle?
Looking for more than
a drug approach?
Then welcome to a more natural world ~ welcome to the world of
chiropractic.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Your
incredible neck
• The
spinal cord
• What
chiropractors do
• Memory
loss is linked to low levels of “good” cholesterol
• Chiropractic
and spinal research (from our archives)
• Words
of wisdom
• Do flu
shots work? Ask a vaccine manufacturer.
• Rainfall
causes autism?
• The ant
nebula
• If you
want a baby (and a sex life) avoid soy
• Natural
birthing
• The
town of allopath
• Humor
• References
Your incredible neck
Your neck is made up of seven bones, referred to as cervical
vertebrae, with discs between them.
There are a lot of structures in your neck. Your bones are strapped
together with ligaments; tendons attach your bones to muscles and your neck is
full of muscles that attach from your head and vertebrae to your ribs, shoulder
blade (scapula), collar bone (clavicle), breastbone (sternum) and other
structures in your chest. You’ve also got millions of nerves, blood and
lymphatic vessels all over the place. In addition, there’s a food tube
(esophagus), an air tube (trachea), a voice box (larynx) and so many more
things it would take many pages to discuss them all. Your neck is a very busy
place.
Your neck vertebrae are numbered from top down, C-1, C-2,
C-3 all the way to C-7. Two neck vertebrae have special names: C-1 is also
called the atlas (because it holds the globe of the skull) and C-2 is referred
to as the axis (because it is involved in the turning of your head).
Chiropractors pay particular attention to the neck because
inside your neck, inside your vertebrae, is a special canal: the spinal canal.
Your spinal cord passes through your spinal canal. If the neck vertebrae are
not properly aligned, the billions of nerves making up your spinal cord may be
affected.
The result? A misalignment (subluxation) of a cervical
(neck) vertebra can cause almost any health problem. Your resistance to
disease, your immune system, your brain, your internal organs – all can
be adversely affected by an unhealthy neck.
The illustration to the left is a cross section through one of your vertebra
looking down. In the center lies the spinal cord – a tight bundle of
billions of nerves that starts in the brain and travels down the spine. Nerves
exit from your spinal cord and go to every part of your body. The illustration
shows your nerves (in pale yellow) exiting from the spinal cord. The illustration
to the right shows the connections between your nerves and your organs.
Chiropractors are highly trained
professionals that analyze your body structure for distortions known as
subluxations. Subluxations put stress on your nerves and can affect the
function of your discs, muscles, joints, internal organs, and your immune,
digestive, eliminative and other body systems.
Using the art of the chiropractic adjustment, Doctors of
Chiropractic correct your subluxations, restore your body structure and release
stress from your nerves. The result is a healthier, happier you.
This is a photo of one kind of spinal adjustment to the
atlas vertebra that sits just under your skull. There are many ways
chiropractors can adjust the atlas (C-1). An atlas subluxation can affect your
entire spinal column and therefore the health of your entire body. Chiropractic
has developed over 100 different safe, gentle and effective ways of analyzing
and adjusting your spine so you’ll be free of health-damaging
subluxations.
Memory loss is linked to low levels of
“good” cholesterol
For years critics of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs have
said that low cholesterol was linked to depression, suicide, injuries, cancer
and infection. Now a new study reveals those with low levels of HDL by age 61
are 53% more likely to have memory problems (study of 3,673 individuals). (1)
Chiropractic and spinal research (from our
archives)
Did you know there are thousands of papers describing the
wonders of chiropractic and spinal care in health and disease? Remember: a
person with any kind of health problem needs chiropractic. Being free from
subluxations could make a big difference in any disease. Feel free to send
these studies to anyone you know. By the way, is there any disease or condition
you'd like to know about? Write us.
Bipolar disorder.
A 52-year-old man diagnosed with bipolar disorder sought chiropractic care for
lower back pain. The man had symptoms of depression, anxiety and jerky, uncontrolled
movements on one side of his body. He was adjusted using Thompson Technique
protocol and advised on the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. After 4 visits,
the jerky movements associated with his anxiety attacks had subsided and his
depressed state had improved. (2)
Headache, neck pain,
arm pain. An analysis of forty-seven random controlled trials
reviewed chiropractic care for headaches, neck pain, cervico-brachial pain
and/or upper back pain. It took a mean of 17 visits to resolve headaches, neck pain
and upper back pain. (3)
High blood pressure.
Atlas vertebra subluxations were found associated with decreased blood to the
brainstem and increased blood pressure. Fifty patients with Stage 1
hypertension received either an upper cervical adjustment or a sham procedure.
Patients received no drugs during the 8-week study. At week 8, there were
significant reductions in systolic and diastolic BP for the group receiving
adjustments. The authors wrote “restoration of Atlas alignment is
associated with marked and sustained reductions in BP similar to the use of
two-drug combination therapy.” (4)
What I
want in my life is compassion, a flow between myself and others based on mutual
giving from the heart. – Marshall B. Rosenberg
Do flu shots work? Ask a vaccine
manufacturer.
Listen to this short but powerful interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az5aAwr4ugE&feature=related
Do you personally get the flu shot?
No, I mean...why are you asking me that?
Some
of the ingredients in the flu shot:
Egg or chicken protein
Influenza viruses – (most (!) are inactivated)
Neomycin, polymyxin and gentamycin – antibiotics
Thimerosal [mercury] – a harmful (poisonous to the brain) preservative
Betapropiolactone – a disinfectant
Nonoxynol – used to kill or stop growth of STDs
Octoxinol 9 – a vaginal spermicide
Formaldehyde – embalming fluid used to kill viruses
Do you really want that concoction injected into your body?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7703072.stm
Increased rainfall, or something linked to it, may be connected to the
development of autism, scientists say.
Comment: we should look back to the Great Flood. Autism must have skyrocketed!
Seriously, does anyone really believe this article? It seems as though
researchers will look at anything but the real cause of most autism –
childhood vaccinations.
The ant nebula, a cloud of dust
and gas whose technical name is Mz3, resembles an ant when observed using
ground-based telescopes. The nebula lies within our galaxy between 3,000 and
6,000 light years from Earth.
If you want a baby (and a sex life) avoid
soy
Men who ate even a little soy-based foods had dramatically
lower sperm counts than men who didn’t.
The men in the study were patients at a male fertility
clinic who couldn’t get their partners pregnant. Scientists tracked their
eating habits for six years and found that eating as little as four ounces of
tofu or drinking a single cup of soy milk every other day caused men’s
sperm counts to plummet.
Why? Soy contains plant chemicals that mimic female hormones
(estrogens) that can lower sex drive and sperm counts, increase chest fat (male
breasts) and cause prostate problems. For example, Buddhist monks would eat soy
to curb their libido.
Soy products that do this include tofu, natto, tempeh, soy milk,
soybean oil, soy flour and various soy products (isolate, isoflavones, soy
protein, textured vegetable protein [TVP], and xanthan gum). (5)
If left
alone in labor, the body of a woman produces most easily the baby that is not
interfered with... If left alone, just courage and patience are required.
– Grantly Dick-Read, Childbirth
without Fear
More information on natural childbirth at: http://www.icpa4kids.org/research/pregnancy/natural.htm
You’ll love this. It’s perfect for today’s
over-drugged world.
http://www.mercola.com/townofallopath/index.htm
WHAT
IS A GRANDPARENT?
(taken from papers written by a class of 8-year-olds)
Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little
children of her own. They like other peoples’.
A grandfather is a man & a grandmother is a lady!
Grandparents don't have to do anything except be there when we come to see
them. They are so old they shouldn't play hard or run. It is good if they drive
us to the shops and give us money.
When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty leaves and
caterpillars.
They show us and talk to us about the color of the flowers and also why we
shouldn't step on 'cracks.'
They don't say, 'Hurry up.'
Usually grandmothers are fat but not too fat to tie your shoes.
They wear glasses and funny underwear.
They can take their teeth and gums out.
Grandparents don't have to be smart.
They have to answer questions like 'why isn't God married?' and 'How come dogs
chase cats?'
When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if we ask for the same
story over again.
Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don't have
television because they are the only grown ups who like to spend time with us.
They know we should have snack-time before bedtime and they say prayers with us
every time and kiss us even when we've acted bad.
A 6-year-old was asked where his grandma lived. “Oh,'' he said, ''she
lives at the airport and when we want her we just go get her. Then when we're
done having her visit, we take her back to the airport.''
Grandpa is the smartest man on earth! He teaches me good things but I don't get
to see him enough to get as smart as him!
It's funny when they bend over, you hear gas leaks and they blame their dog.
Bye.
See you next month. Don’t forget to stop by for a chiropractic checkup
– it’ll make your life happier and healthier. Want hard copies of
this newsletter? Stop by the office and we’ll give you some for your
friends and relatives. If they have e-mail, have them write to us and we’ll
add them to our subscriber list.
1. Singh-Manoux A, Gimeno D, Kivimaki M et al.
Low HDL cholesterol is a risk factor for deficit and decline in memory in
midlife. The Whitehall II Study. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular
Biology. 2008;28:1556.
2. Kennamer A. Chiropractic management of a man with bipolar disorder,
depression, hemichorea & subluxation. JVSR. October 20, 2008;1-4.
3. Maltby JK, Harrison DD, Harrison D et al. Frequency & duration of
chiropractic care for headaches, neck and upper back pain. JVSR. August 21,
2008;1-12.
4. Bakris G, Dickholtz M, Meyer PM et al. Atlas vertebra realignment and
achievement of arterial pressure goal in hypertensive patients: a pilot study.
Journal of Human Hypertension. 2007;21: 347-352.
5. Chavarro JE et al. Soy food and soy isoflavone intake in relation to semen
quality parameters. Fertility and Sterility. 2007;88(Supplement 1):S22.