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Some of us just love the cold (see illustration)
but for many of us all we can think about is that
winter is 2/3rds over and spring is coming closer
every day. Soon we’ll be seeing buds on trees
and flowers opening, then we’ll be swimming at
the beach, seeing falling leaves, raking leaves
and then it’ll be snowing. Oops, went a little
too far that time (darn cycle of life). We've got
some exciting information for you this month.
Feel free to share it with your friends.
Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love
the people with whom fate brings you together, but
do so with all your heart. – Marcus Aurelius
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to your courage. – Barbara Winter
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Chiropractic for Animals
We’re from the government and
we’re here to help
Words of wisdom
Don’t microwaves vegetables
References
bring many walking patients to their
chiropractor: spinal pain, muscle spasms,
nerve problems, disc problems, limping,
injuries from falls and accidents, jaw (TMJ)
problems, difficulty chewing, vomiting,
respiratory or urinary infections, diarrhea,
constipation, incontinence, seizures,
neurological problems, lameness, leg
weakness, paralysis and others.
Chiropractic for Animals
Horses have unique problems
Chiropractic for dogs
and cats? Absolutely!
How about
chiropractic for cows,
sheep, tigers, birds,
lizards, snakes and
race horses? Why
not? Just like
humans, animals with
spinal columns can
develop spinal
(vertebral) subluxations – misalignments of
the spinal bones, and sometimes other parts
of the skeleton, that damage or irritate the
nervous system causing body malfunction.
Racehorse owners seek out chiropractors
since adjustments may improve running
time. Horses’ unique problems include being
tack shy, not standing still for mounting,
bucking/rearing, hopping in trot, disunited
canter and uneven wear of hooves.
The patients that hop, jump, lope, slither, fly
or trot have a lot of the same problems that
What about exotic animals?
Birds that fly
into windows,
dropped guinea
pigs, stepped
on snakes,
limping lizards
and even tigers
need
chiropractic care. Michigan chiropractor
Corey Rodnick, DC, Ph.D. attracted media
attention when Layla, a baby white Bengal
tiger cub with torticollis (“wryneck”) from a
traumatic birth was flown from a zoo in
Texas to his office for care (pictured here)
(1).
How about a really big cat? Good
Housekeeping magazine highlighted Dr.
Michael Gleason adjusting Rakhan, a 450pound Bengal tiger. He also cares for a 58year-old retired circus elephant named
Ginny. (2) Life magazine showed a twoyear-old monitor lizard Athena, that “hadn’t
been herself since a fall,” (3) getting an
adjustment.
Try chiropractic first
Want your pet to live a healthier, more
natural, drug-free life? A spinal checkup
may make the difference between sickness
and health and even between life and death.
(While you’re at it, don’t forget your kids.
Humans need chiropractic too!)
We’re from the government and
we’re here to help
Bureaucrats at the US
government’s FDA are
trying (again) to limit your
access to supplements
and herbs. Why are they
picking on herbs when 2.2
million people a year are hospitalized by
prescription drugs, there are 7.5 million
unnecessary surgeries and 8.9 million
unnecessary hospitalizations? Deaths
caused by conventional medicine (drug
reactions, malpractice, mistakes) total
783,936 each year – more than heart
disease (699,697 in 2001) and cancer
(553,251 in 2001) making modern medicine
the #1 cause of death in the US. (4)
Words of Wisdom
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its
sorrow; it empties today of its strength.
– Corrie Ten Boom
Love will find a way. Indifference will find an
excuse. – Author unknown
In times of universal deceit, telling the truth
becomes a revolutionary act.
-- George Orwell
Don’t microwave vegetables!
A test measured the levels of flavonoids
(antioxidants) that remained in fresh broccoli
after it was cooked by steaming, pressure
cooking, boiling or
microwaving.
The results showed
large differences:
Conventional boiling
led to a 66% loss of
flavonoids compared
to fresh raw broccoli while pressure cooking
led to a 53% loss of flavenoids (the majority
of it was found in the cooking water). But
when broccoli was microwaved the loss of
flavonoids was 97%!
Steaming had minimal effects, in terms of
loss of antioxidants; there was almost no
difference in antioxidants between raw and
steamed. (5)
References
1. Rodnick CB. Tiger alignment. Midland Daily
News. July 19, 2003;146(80).
2. Valvur A. Fixing furry backs. Good
Housekeeping. May 1998;27.
3. Life Magazine. February 2000.
4. Life Extension Magazine. March 2004
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/mar2004_
awsi_01.htm
5. Vallejo F, Tomás-Barberán FA, García-Viguera
C et al. Phenolic compound contents in edible
parts of broccoli inflorescences after domestic
cooking. Journal of the Science of Food and
Agriculture. 2003;83(14):1511-1516.
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Chiropractic Q&A
Chiropractic more effective than
medication, acupuncture
Chiropractic and spinal research
Aspirin use linked to pancreatic
cancer
Tylenol can be deadly
Humor
References
Chiropractic
Questions and
Answers
Do Chiropractors Have Medical (MD)
Degrees?
Chiropractors have Doctor of Chiropractic
(DC) degrees from chiropractic colleges.
The education is similar to that of a medical
doctor in some respects and different in
others. While MDs study drug prescribing
and other medical procedures, chiropractors
study spinal analysis and adjusting.
Chiropractic More Effective Then
Medication, Acupuncture
Chronic spinal pain patients receiving
chiropractic care responded much more
favorably and with better results than those
who used medication or acupuncture. 27.3%
of the patients under chiropractic care
experienced early pain relief compared to
9.4% of the acupuncture patients and 5% of
the medication patients. (1)
Chiropractic and Spinal Research
Remember, all people can benefit from
chiropractic care. Feel free to forward these
studies to others.
Chiropractic and Infertility, Migraines. A
28-year-old woman visited a chiropractor
because of severe migraine headaches she
had had since she was a teenager. She also
had irregular menstrual cycles and had been
to medical clinics for her inability to conceive. Two months after beginning care she
reported no headaches during the preceding
month. A regular menstrual cycle began 7
weeks into care and within 6 months she
became pregnant. (2)
Restoration of Vision. An elderly man
experienced a complete loss of vision
following head trauma. It was determined
that optometric and opthalmological treatments were not indicated. The patient was
referred to a chiropractor and after a series
of chiropractic adjustments the patient'
s
vision returned. Possible neurological
explanations are addressed in the study. (3)
Restoration of Sense of Smell. A sixtyyear-old man had gone to a chiropractic
clinic for lower back muscle pain. During his
exam he revealed that he had lost his
senses of smell and taste 18 months earlier,
while he was suffering from a common cold.
Chiropractic care: an atlas subluxation was
adjusted; T3 and a PI ileum were also
adjusted. Later that evening the patient
reported: “This is the first time I’ve been able
to taste and smell anything for the past
year.” At a six-week reexamination smell
and taste were still intact and his lower back
muscle pain (gluteal) had resolved. (4)
Aspirin Use Linked to Pancreatic
Cancer
Those using aspirin for daily aches, pains
and headaches should consider alternative
care. Regular aspirin use has been revealed
to increase one’s risk for pancreatic cancer.
31,000 Americans a year are diagnosed with
it and almost every victim dies within 3 years
(under medical care). A study of 88,000
nurses found that those who took 2 or more
aspirins a week for 20 or more years had a
58% higher risk of pancreatic cancer. Taking
14 tablets or more per week had an 86%
greater risk than non-users. Taking 6 to 13
tablets increased the risk 41% and taking 13 a week increased the risk 11%. (It had
earlier been reported that regular aspirin use
may cause pancreatitis, an inflammation of
the pancreas that may precede pancreatic
cancer.) (5)
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Can Be
Deadly
A January 22, 2004 article by the Associated
Press reports that many Americans are
accidentally overdosing on the over-thecounter pain reliever acetaminophen, best
known as Tylenol. The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has released a
warning for consumers to avoid dangerous
or potentially lethal side effects. More than
600 products that treat pain, colds, flu and
coughs contain acetaminophen. Taking too
much acetaminophen can also damage the
liver beyond repair. According to the FDA,
more than 56,000 emergency room visits
and approximately 100 deaths a year are
due to acetaminophen overdoses.
Humor: The difference between
men and women
1. NAMES: If Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and
Barbara go out for lunch, they will call each
other Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara.
If Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom go out, they will
affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy,
Godzilla, Peanut-Head and Scrappy.
2. EATING OUT: When the bill arrives,
Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom will each throw in
$20, even though it'
s only for $32.50. None
of them will have anything smaller and none
will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the
pocket calculators.
3. BATHROOMS: A man has five items in
his bathroom: a toothbrush, shaving cream,
razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from the
Marriott. The average number of items in the
typical woman'
s bathroom is 337. A man
would not be able to identify most of them.
4. ARGUMENTS: A woman has the last
word in any argument. Anything a man says
after that is the beginning of a new one.
5. CATS: Women love cats. Men say they
love cats, but when women aren'
t looking,
men kick cats.
6. MARRIAGE: A woman marries a man
expecting he will change, but he doesn'
t. A
man marries a woman expecting that she
won'
t change and she does.
7. DRESSING UP: A woman will dress up to
go shopping, water the plants, empty the
garbage, answer the phone, read a book,
and get the mail. A man will dress up for
weddings and funerals.
8. NATURAL: Men wake up as good-looking
as they went to bed. Women somehow
deteriorate during the night.
9. OFFSPRING: Ah, children. A woman
knows all about her children. She knows
about dentist appointments and romances,
best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and
hopes and dreams. A man is vaguely aware
of some short people living in the house.
10. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Any married
man should forget his mistakes. There'
s no
use in two people remembering the same
thing.
AND FINALLY... A couple drove down a
country road for several miles, not saying a
word. An earlier discussion had led to an
argument and neither of them wanted to
concede their position. As they passed a
barnyard of mules, jack asses, and pigs, the
husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of
yours?"
"Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws."
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Stop by the office and we’ll
give you some hard copies or
write to us and we’ll 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. Giles L, Muller R. Chronic spinal pain: a
randomized clinical trial comparing medication,
acupuncture, and spinal manipulation. Spine.
2003;28(14):1490-1502.
2. Vilan R. The role of chiropractic care in the
resolution of migraine headaches and infertility.
Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics.
2004;6(1):338-341.
3. Gilman G, Bergstrand J. Visual recovery
following chiropractic intervention. Journal of
Behavioral Optometry. 1990;1(3):73-74.
4. Filosa DA. A remission of anosmia and
ageusia following chiropractic adjustments.
Palmer Research Forum. 1988;4(2):43-45.
5. Schernhammer, ES, Kang JH, Chan, AT et al.
A prospective study of aspirin use and the risk of
pancreatic cancer in women. Journal of the
National Cancer Institute. 2004;96(1):22-28.