Worried About Swine Flu? Get To Your Chiropractor

If you are freaking out about the newest virus, consider the benefits of chiropractic.

In 1917, there was a flu epidemic across the nation and the world. In the midst of the tragedy, the benefits of chiropractic were undeniable! Take a look at these statistics.

Davenport, Iowa (home of Palmer College of Chiropractic)
MD: 4,953 cases, 274 deaths
DC: 1,635 cases, 1 death

Rest of Iowa
MD: 93,590 cases, 6,116 deaths – 1 patient out of every 15
DC: 4,735 cases, 6 deaths – 1 patient out of every 789

Similar numbers were reported in Oklahoma, New York and even France.

Why, you might ask, does chiropractic have anything to do with the flu? Chiropractic’s health benefits are much greater than the relief of back or neck pain, it is whole-body health care. It emphasizes the relationship between the spine and the nervous system, and how that relationship affects function and health. Spinal misalignments (known as vertebral subluxations) can interfere with the transmission of information from the brain, over the spinal cord and/or nerve roots to any and all systems of the body. The resulting altered information produces altered function and lowered resistance.

If you want to read more, check out the rest of the article. http://www.danmurphydc.com/Rhodes_Flu.pdf

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High Fructose Corn Syrup – Don’t Believe the Hype!

The corn refiners association is in full propoganda mode. I am sure most of you have seen the ridiculous commericials and even now have the news organizations reporting that there is no difference between high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sugar.

Let me be very clear…there is a HUGE difference. HFCS is dangerous to your health and should be avoided.

Sucrose or sugar is made up of 50% glucose & 50% fructose. HFCS is only made up of fructose. The fructose can only be metabolized in the liver. Glucose, on the other hand, is metabolized in every cell in the body including the brain which accounts for 25% of the glucose metabolism of the entire body.

Mice given a diet of fructose only showed livers plugged with fat, cirrhosis of the liver, male rats did not reach adulthood, anemia, high cholesterol, enlarged heart and delayed testicular development. In the same study, the mice that were given glucose only diets were unaffected.

Other problems with HFCS is the that most corn in the US is genetically modifed and has high levels of pesticide. Recently, there has evidence that HFCS contains high levels of mercury due to the processing.

Please do not go running for the artificial sweetners, they are even more dangerous. While sugar is not a health food, your body does know how to metabolize it. Use it in moderation along with lots of good proteins and veggies and your health should not suffer.

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Attention All Mothers!

Attention all mothers, you have powerful instincts…use them!

We all know that animals in the wild often only have their instincts but for some reason we believe that because we have brains our instincts should be ignored. Moms are bombarded daily with decisions about their children. Sometimes it is something as small as when to put shoes on a baby to choosing whether or when to vaccinate. Your instincts have nothing to do with your knowledge on a particular topic, it is the feeling, the voice, the pause that is your queue. Your instincts need a workout, when you start to listen to them, you become more confident which leads to stronger feelings and more trust in the gift. Moms tell me all the time that “something didn’t sound right” or “I just had a feeling” but they are intimidated by somebody with maybe more education, more children or just more opinions. Be brave and your instincts will lead the way.

Reconsider the Flu Shot

The whole premise of the flu shot is a problem because flu virus strains are constantly mutating and there is no way for researchers to determine this year’s flu strain

According to the Centers for Disease Control, The National Institutes of Health, and 30 years of data, the flu shot has not saved any lives

The flu shot can not only cause the flu, especially if given to a person with a weakened immune system like the elderly, small children and pregnant women, but it also exposes the recipient to toxins such as mercury, formaldehyde & aluminum

Consider this:

-A single dose of the flu vaccine will expose a person to 25 micrograms of mercury in one day
-Mercury has been proven to kill brain neurons
-According to the FDA & EPA, the maximum mercury exposure for the average 6 mo old should be no more than 7/10ths of one microgram of mercury in one day.
-Mercury can cause failing memory in adults
-Individuals who get too many consecutive flu shots can have 10 times the chance of developing Alzheimer’s as those who received one, two or no shots

Ingredients in a Flu Shot
•Ethylene glycol (antifreeze)
•Phenol, also known as carbolic acid (this is used as a disinfectant, dye)
•Formaldehyde, a known cancer-causing agent
•Aluminum, which is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, seizures and also cancer producing in laboratory mice (it is used as an additive to promote antibody response)
•Thimerosal (a mercury disinfectant/preservative) can result in brain injury and autoimmune disease
•Neomycin and Streptomycin (used as antibiotics) have caused allergic reaction in some people.

Possible Side Effects of the Flu Shot
–Flu
–Allergic reactions (especially in those with egg/poultry/feather allergies)
–Guillain-Barré Syndrome (a de-myelinating disease caused by acute infection with an ascending paralysis, if not treated immediately can cause death due to inability to breathe)
–Temporary neurological disorders (encephalopathy, optic neuritis/neuropathy, partial facial paralysis, brachial plexus neuropathy)
–Vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels)

Feed A Cold, Starve a Fever?

Actually it is Feed a Virus, Starve a Bacteria

According to New Scientist, January 2002,

“Dutch scientists have found that eating a meal boosts the type of immune response that destroys the viruses responsible for colds, while fasting stimulates the response that tackles the bacterial infections responsible for most fevers.”

It is important to note that viruses can cause fevers along with bacterial infections

Halloween Candy ALERT!

From http://www.innatehealer.blog.com/

About a month ago, samples of Cadbury chocolate produced in China were found to contain melamine – an industrial chemical that can be used to mask protein deficiency. Melamine tainted pet foods had sicken and killed pets in the United States and contaminated milk products had sickened over 50,000 Chinese children with kidney failure and killed some of them.
Now consumer are warned to watch out for Halloween candy for sale in the U.S. may be tainted with melamine. Milk powder, produced in China, may have been used to produce Halloween candy that’s currently on sale all across the country. See some provided links to YouTube clips with more information.You may want to throw away candies you already purchased especially those that were made in China.

PLEASE share this urgent message with your family and friends to help ensure a safe Halloween for our children.
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Those Lovely Lead Lips

On October 11, 2007, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released new products tests that revealed more than half of 33 brand name lipsticks tested (61 percent) contained detectable levels of lead. One-third of the tested lipsticks exceeded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 0.1 ppm limit for lead in candy. Lipstick, like candy, is ingested directly. Nevertheless, the FDA has not set a limit for lead in lipstick. Lovely.

Check out their website to see if your personal products are safe at http://www.safecosmetics.org/

Guard Your Girls Against Gardasil

I received this information from a colleague and I wanted to pass it on. I have been warning patients, friends and anyone else who will listen to avoid the Gardasil vaccination for girls and for good reason.

Merck, tried to strong arm the Texas legislators to mandate it two year ago. A recent report published by Judicial Watch has summarized the approval process, side effects, safety concerns, and marketing practices related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil based on records obtained under a May 2007 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
The organization calls the approval of Gardasil as a vaccine as a large-scale public health experiment.
Here are some of the report findings:
-78 cases of outbreaks of warts following the vaccine in women already infected without knowing it.
-Besides genital warts, some patients experienced massive outbreaks on the face, hands, or feet, sometimes caused by strains not included in the vaccine.
-The vaccine increases the incidence of CIN 2/3 (cervical endothelial neoplasia in moderate stage) in women who had persistent infection with vaccine-relevant HPV strains at baseline.
-A chart in a report of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) showed an efficacy rate of -44.6% (that’s a minus sign) in subjects already exposed to relevant HPV types.
-Most tests with Gardasil were done against an adjuvant-containing rather than a nonreactive saline base, possibly making the vaccine appear safer than it actually is.
-It reported that 27% of pregnant women experienced an adverse reaction upon receiving the vaccine, and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) contains 45 cases of spontaneous abortion following Gardasil.
-A total of 8,864 VAERS reports have been filed, including 38 of Guillain-Barre syndrome (a virus that causes paralysis and is connected with Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders) and 18 deaths, 11 occurring within one week of receiving the vaccine. Association, of course, does not prove causality.
-Diane Harper, M.D., a principal chief investigator in clinical HPV trials, was quoted in a Medscape article as saying, “The side effects that have been reported are real and they cannot be brushed aside.” She suggested that physicians not vaccinate patients with personal or family histories of the more serious complications, which have included neurologic disorders, thromboembolism, and autoimmune conditions.
-Gynecologist Christiane Northrup, M.D., said on an Oprah show that she wouldn’t advocate vaccinating her daughters, and that medical dollars were better spent elsewhere. Of course her view is opposed by many vaccine front groups masquerading as consumer advocacy such as the National Cervical Cancer and HPV Coalition. In addition to that, The FDA and CDC issued a joint statement reassuring the public and physicians of the vaccine’s safety.
There are many safe natural remedies that can prevent cervical cancers. Diet, nutrition, detoxification and herbal supplements to strengthen the immune system are simple and effective ways to prevent any cancers. Even if a teen does not show adverse reaction after being vaccinated with HPV shots, it does not protect her from contracting the virus nor will it protect her from getting cervical cancer in the future. The toxic chemicals in the vaccine will certainly compromise her health immediately.

Irradiated lettuce and spinach

I received the following alert from the Organic Consumers Association (http://www.organicconsumers.org/). I am posting it because I feel it is so important that consumers are aware of what the FDA and the food industry is doing to the food supply

Alert of the Week:FDA OKs Irradiated Lettuce and Spinach Rather than dealing with the problems inherent in a disease-ridden factory-farmed food system, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in mid-September it will allow the irradiation of lettuce and spinach. Food irradiation is the controversial practice of bombarding food with high levels of x-rays (ionizing radiation) in order to destroy disease causing pathogens. Unfortunately, in the process of irradiation, other hazards arise, like the creation of toxic free radicals, vitamin and nutrient loss, and the formation of carcinogenic chemicals. While irradiated lettuce and spinach must be labeled in supermarkets, there are currently no labeling requirements whatsoever for restaurants, schools, hospitals, or nursing homes serving irradiated produce or other nuked foods such as beef. Over the past decade, OCA and our allies in the organic community have prevented corporate agribusiness and the nuclear industry from contaminating organic standards. Food irradiation is prohibited on any product labeled as “organic.” There is currently a 30 day comment period for the FDA’s new rule.

The Problem with Plastic Bags

The plastic bags we get at the grocery store, office supply store, electronic store, etc., will exist on earth for 1,000 years before decomposing. The bags’ petroleum-based plastic contaminate the environment and the food chain.

-September 2007 San Francisco banned plastic bags

-July 2010 Los Angeles will ban plastic shopping bags from stores

-China put a nationwide ban on plastic bags beginning June 1st, 2008 saving China 37 millions barrels of oil a year

-Bangladesh already bans plastic bags along with 30 remote Alaskan villages

-South Africa, Ireland & Taiwan tax shoppers or charge fees on companies that distribute plastic bags

Not only do plastic bags cause environmental dangers and use valuable oil, they are dangerous to our bodies. Exposure to plastics whether it is through the food chain or in our environment, is disruptive to our hormones acting like estrogen in our bodies. Estrogen-like compounds called xenohormones are one of the main reasons for the high numbers of breast & prostate cancer, infertility, PMS, precocious puberty, and problems with gall bladder, thyroid and adrenal glands.

You can make a big impact on your health and your environment by getting plastic bags out of your life