​       Crash, bang, boom…It sounds all too familiar.  People are involved in all types of accidents from minor fender benders to severe spinal “whiplash” injuries.  I have found that whether you were involved in an accident at 10 mph or 65 mph, you can still have damage to your spine.  Cars are manufactured differently than they were 40 years ago.  Today, they are made out of plastics and aluminum, not steel.  That 2,000-pound car that hit you from behind won’t injure your car as easily as it will damage YOU.  All that force travels somewhere...and that somewhere is your delicate spine.  Ouch!  National statistics estimate that an average person is involved in an accident every seven years.  That is a tremendous amount of trauma over a lifetime, multiplied with falls, stress and bad habits.
     Research shows that within a two-week period, the body will form permanent scar tissue in the injured area. This scar tissue is formed as a result of muscle spasms, poor flexibility of the bones, poor blood supply in joints and nerve interference.  I have found in adult X-rays, years after the accident, that the patient will have permanent arthritis and degeneration (if the misalignment is not corrected immediately).
       In my experience, the major causes of severe injuries are: rear end collisions, head turned to the left or right during the time of impact, tightening up before you get hit or arthritis in your spine already (this degeneration makes your spine weak and unstable).
       It is extremely important that you have your spine checked after every accident, no matter how minor it may seem.  Research shows that it only takes the pressure of a dime to take away 60% of the nerves’ ability to function properly.  Remember that pain is always the last symptom that will occur.  Your nervous system controls every function in your body from breathing, digesting, smiling to running.  In the nervous system, 90% controls function and ONLY 10% controls pain.  It would be a terrible thing to have your child live their life for the next 25 years with a SUBLUXATION, until one day they would develop a headache or neck pain and finally seek treatment. This means that they would have lived the last 25 years with less than 100% nerve function to every part of his body.   I have found that immediate attention to any injury will speed the healing process and decrease the chances of permanent injury. 
 
 We look forward to re-aligning you and your family. 

​     One of the problems that many parents deal with today with their children is constipation.  It has become a problem that affects two out of every four children that come into my office.  These toxins continue to stay in the body and will cause sickness and ill health. Our children today also continue to have a diet that has minimal fiber from grain and fruits and water.  The health and wellness of your child comes from within their own body and not from a pill, laxative or a potion.  The body’s ability to heal, regulate and eliminate is directly proportional to the function of the nervous system.  About 80% of children today are subluxated during the birth process (C-section, forceps or suction). This subluxation or misalignment interferes with the child’s ability to digest and eliminate foods. Research also states that before the age of six, your child will fall 2,500 times and three will be directly on their head (off the crib, bed or down the steps). The nervous system is the master controller of the body. There isn’t a single organ, or tissue gland that is not controlled by your child’s nervous system. Research states that it only takes the pressure of a dime to take away 60% of function in the nerve.  When your child’s nervous system is off or imbalanced his/her body will not eliminate wastes properly.
      The greatest gift a parent can give their child is a complete and functioning nervous system.   A parent reported that after years of going the bathroom only one to two times per week, her daughter had regular daily bowel moments after chiropractic adjustments.  She also stated her daughter hasn’t been sick for a year and her skin looks dramatically healthier.  Another mom said her son has always had problems going to the bathroom. After adjustments he has more energy, no upset stomach and goes the bathroom every day.    

​     Did you know that some hospitals in Australia have newborn babies checked by a chiropractor right after delivery?  I feel this procedure should be routine throughout the world.
     You might be surprised to learn that most adult problems chiropractors deal with actually have a start in childhood.  Think about this for a moment, your child’s spine is his/her lifeline.  Running through it is the spinal cord containing billions of nerves that send messages and information from the brain to every part of the body and back again.
      Yes, we all have our very own internal Internet!  As long as none of these messages are interrupted, your child should have the very best health possible.  If, however, there is any interference with this information “highway,” these messages will not reach their designation.  As a result the body starts to work improperly.  Chiropractors call this malfunction a subluxation.  It can be a serious threat to health.  It may affect the immune system, lower body resistance, and leave your child prey to various “bugs” and infection. 
     Some of the examples of malfunction that I see are: asthma, bed-wetting, ADD, chronic ear infections, colic, scoliosis, “growing pains,” etc.
 
When should you take your child to a chiropractor?
     When you want your child to have all the benefits of a conservative, natural, drugless, approach to health.  A visit to a Doctor of Chiropractic should be a pleasant experience, one without painful injections and procedures but with plenty of nurturing.  It is critical to have your child examined as soon as possible after birth, as the process of delivery can be very traumatic for a newborn and can create subluxations, or misalignments of the delicate spinal bones.  This can interfere with your child’s “information highway” and cause a myriad of malfunctions.
     When your child takes a fall, tumbles, or is involved in some trauma.  Such an incident can easily create a subluxation, which can lie undetected for years, surfacing in the adult years as a major health problem.
     Your baby should have six check ups at six crucial events in the first year of life.
      Chiropractic is one of the safest forms of health care in the world, and the largest drugless health care profession on the globe.
      When choosing a chiropractor for your child, ask if he or she has special pediatric training or certification; as in all health professions, Doctors of Chiropractic have a number of specialties within the profession.  So ask!  

​       Depression touches one in three Americans in their lifetime and comes at great personal and economic cost.  Current treatment for this problem in America is often impersonal and focuses primarily on psychopharmacology.  The impact of depression is enormous in terms of human suffering and economic costs both nationally and globally.  Estimates of the yearly economic cost of depressive disorders, in the United States alone, range from 30 to 44 billion dollars (Wells, 1996).  Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and World Health Organizations (WHO) have released a five-year study of the leading causes of death worldwide, which reveals that depression was the fourth leading cause of disease-burden in 1990.  By 2020, it will be the single leading cause of death worldwide (Murray & Lopez, 1996).  It seems that people are unable to cope with hustle and stress in every day life.  Daily T.V. commercials talk about depression and the medical treatment for it, most commonly Prozac.  (Prozac) Fluoxetine is now one of the top ten most prescribed drugs in the U.S. with 30 million users (Stokes & Holtz, 1997).
       Research showed that rats and mice with artificially induced cancer developed an increased rate of tumor growth when they were given Prozac or other antidepressants.  Prozac has been implicated in numerous suicides and acts of violence, and can cause nausea, nervousness and insomnia.  So, given the facts and the side effects of the medical choice, what are my alternatives?
       Nothing is easy in life, and just taking a pill will not solve problems.  Health and happiness comes from within, not from an outside force, pill or potion.  Wouldn’t it be great if there were a quick fix?  We all know that quick fixes are NOT long-term, but the side effects of a drug can be!  Getting down to basics can be part of the solution as well as part of our earthly journey.  Therapy, change of diet, exercise, and chiropractic care create the foundation for change and is the “alternative” versus the quick fix.  The nervous system is the connection between the brain and body.  If there is any subluxation, or misalignment, your mental status, attitude and overall quality of life will be affected.  In my nine years experience, I have found that people under chiropractic care lead happier, healthier and more productive lives.  Certain lifestyle changes are essential: exercise (secret natural endorphins, which are 200 times more powerful than morphine with no side effects), diet changes (no refined sugars, white flour, or artificial sweeteners), and meditation, which creates focus, balance and better connection with yourself.  The combination of these will make a huge impact on you and your family life. 
       In a recent research project, they compared chiropractic care, exercise and anti-depressants.  The results showed that the group that exercised and received chiropractic adjustments had the best results with no side effects.  One patient said, “After having depression for fifteen years, chiropractic care, along with exercise and the proper diet, has allowed my body to be the happiest and healthiest it’s ever been.”
       By taking a pill, people want a quick fix, while the path to health a lot more of a commitment.  Remember, in order to have happiness, you must be willing to change.

     This has been a question that many people ask all the time.  It is also a common phone call that states, “I won’t be coming into to the office because I am sick.”  Well the answer is very simple.  Did you know that your nervous system is the master controller of your body? Current research states that the immune system is directly controlled and connected to your nervous system.  It only takes the pressure of a dime to decrease the ability of your immune system by 60%.  Interference in the nervous system is called a subluxation, will lead in decreased ability of the body to heal, regulate and fight off infections.  This is like driving your car on the highway with the emergency brake still on. You will still get to your destination, but the journey will take a long-long time.  It has been shown that people under chiropractic care will get sick less often and less severely.  They also miss fewer days from work and school.  One hundred and seven patients were evaluated and found to have a 200% greater immune competence than people who had no chiropractic care.  It was also determined that these chiropractic patients had a 400% better immune response than people with immune compromised diseases like Hepatitis and AIDS.
     Health experts are indicating that drug resistant diseases are on the rise.
Experts from the New England Journal of Medicine indicate that the overuse of antibiotics is causing the increase of the diseases and infections.  The World Health Organization reports that the unnecessary use of antibiotics has created a breed of "superbacteria" which are resistant to standard drugs and which actually weaken the immune system.  The abuse of antibiotics has been a factor in the worldwide epidemics such as Ebola and AIDS.  Antibiotics are often prescribed for colds, ear infections and sore throats even though they are unnecessary an ineffective in treating the problem.  It has been shown that these health problems go away with or without antibiotics.
     So getting back to the Question.  Yes, absolutely you should get adjusted when sick.  An adjustment will increase your body’s ability to fight the infection to 100%.  And I expect to adjust you and your child when you have the cold or flu.  But won’t I get everyone sick when I come into the office.  Remember people under chiropractic care get sick less often and less severely.  They also recover in half the amount of time than someone who does not get adjusted.  I look forward to seeing you in sickness or health.        

​A common ritual in America is getting a flu shot “just in case” when “flu season” is immanent.  How safe and effective are today’s influenza vaccines?  Dr. Scheifle and researchers described the results of a study of hospital workers receiving trivalent influenza vaccine prepared for the 1988-1989 flu season.  Of approximately 500 full-time workers in “high risk” areas, 288 took the vaccine.  Of these, 266 returned a questionnaire regarding any symptoms experienced within 48 hours after the vaccination.  90% of the respondents reported adverse effects.  49% reported systemic adverse effects.  5% missed work as a consequence of vaccine adverse effects.  This study was reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal January 15, 1990. 
            Ten years later, things aren’t any better.  A “CBC News” report dated January 12, 2000, states that flu vaccine is only 30-50% effective in seniors and 70-90% effective in healthy adults.
            Officials in Los Angeles were baffled when a group of vaccine recipients developed influenza.  “We don’t know why.  Nobody knows,” said Dr. Weinstein, chief of infectious diseases at Kaiser Permanente’s Panorama City Hospital.  “It seems to be the same strain that’s in the vaccine, so it should’ve worked,” he continued. 
In Vancouver, British Columbia, during the 6:00 p.m. news hour on Friday January 7, 2000, Harvey Oberfeld noted that of 32 individuals who received the flu shot, 30 had contracted the flu.  This is a failure rate of more than 90%.
Vaccines enthusiasts reached the height of their folly in 1976, when a pandemic of “killer swine flu” was predicted.  America was asked to buy a “pig in a poke” and accept vaccination.  The media proclaimed that failure to do so would result in an epidemic that would rival any in recorded history.  The government spent millions on the vaccine.  The outcome?  There were deaths.  There were cases of paralysis.  But they were not from the dreaded “killer flu.”  They resulted from the vaccine that was supposed to prevent it.
J. Anthony Morris, one-time head of influenza control in the U.S., warned his superiors in the federal government that the vaccine was dangerous and probably ineffective.  When they refused to act, he went directly to the media.  Morris advised the public that the vaccine was unsafe, and an epidemic was unlikely.  As a result, he was fired from his position at the Food and Drug Administration.  His experimental animals, representing years of research, were destroyed.  His superiors blocked publication of his findings.
Other scientists and physicians were also critical of the vaccine.  Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling, in a letter to the author dated May 11, 1976, indicated that he and his wife did not intend to take the vaccine because he felt there was “significant danger” associated with it. 
The Lancaster, Pennsylvania Intelligencer Journal of August 14, 1976, reported on a survey of practicing physicians asked about the vaccine.  100% of the physicians surveyed said they would not administer swine flu shots to their own children.  T.A. Vonder Haar, then Coordinator of Programs in Public Policy at the University of Missouri stated in a letter dated May 10, 1976, “Virus vaccines are notoriously ineffective…flu vaccines have been documented as having contained SV-40, a known carcinogen, with full FDA knowledge.”
Even the insurance industry balked at this one.  They refused to indemnify vaccine makers against claims arising from the administration of swine flu vaccine C.  Joseph Stetler, then president of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Association was quoted by UPI as saying, “It’s like you taking out a life insurance policy and suddenly becoming a kamikaze pilot.”  The answer – the government agreed to insure the vaccine makers!  What was the result of this debacle?
According to Newsweek, July 18, 1977, $135 million was appropriated by Congress to indemnify vaccine makers.  However, claims totaling more than $1.3 billion were filed with the Justice Department alleging injury or death as a result of the swine flu shots.  517 Americans were struck with Guillain-Barre syndrome, and at least 23 died.  And what of the killer epidemic?  The total number of swine flu cases was six, and in some cases the diagnosis was questionable.
Flu shots seem to be more a product of cultural superstition than science.  Think twice before rolling up your sleeve.  

​      Doctors wrote 12 million antibiotic prescriptions in a single year for colds, bronchitis and other respiratory infections against which the drugs are almost always useless.  “A study found such indiscriminate use of antibiotics has contributed to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, a growing problem in the United States,” the researchers said.  More than 90% of upper respiratory infections, including bronchitis and colds are caused by a virus and are therefore impervious to antibiotics.  Doctors usually know this, but studies have suggested they may yield to pressure from the patients – or what they perceive to be the patients’ expectations – to prescribe a drug, even if it is unlikely to help.  “Every time we use an antibiotic, we run the risk of promoting antibiotic resistance, or drug resistance, by bacteria,” said the lead author, Dr. Ralph Gonzales. 
       Despite the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria strains, the old standby antibiotic amoxicillin is still the best first-line treatment for children’s ear infections – but doctors should double the standard dose.  Drug resistance has become a major problem in this country because of antibiotic misuse, and over-treatment of ear infections has been a big contributor.  About one-third of ear infections are asymptomatic and happen to get diagnosed during well-baby checkups.  “One of the most important steps in using antibiotics more wisely is not to treat those kids.”
       A recent nation-wide survey of nearly 700 kids revealed that children who have taken more than 20 cycles of antibiotics in their young lifetime were over 50% more likely to suffer developmental delays compared with children who have had 3 or fewer rounds of antibiotics.
     The spread of antibiotic-resistance bacteria is associated with antibiotic use.  Children are important targets for efforts in reducing unnecessary antibiotic use.  Antibiotic prescribing for children diagnosed as having colds, URIs, and bronchitis, conditions that typically do not benefit from antibiotics, represents a substantial share of total antibiotic prescriptions in the U.S.
       About 90% of staph bacteria are resistant to penicillin, and may be resistant to everything except vancomycin.  A super-bug immune to all antibiotics poses a deadly threat to the half million patients who contract staph infections each year in hospitals.  It’s only the latest in a disturbing trend that has claimed thousands of lives.  About 19,000 people died in 1992 from bacterial

infections that couldn’t be treated with antibiotics, making bacterial infections the 11th- leading cause of death.  More than 1,400 died in New York City in 1995 from antibiotic-resistant infections.  And the list of
Super-bugs is growing, as more bacteria develop resistance.  Health experts point to the vast overuse of antibiotics as the problem.  Through mutations and other methods, bacteria learn to fight back, rendering the drugs useless.  The more the drugs are used, the sooner they fail.
       The May 25, 1999, issue of Your Health contained a feature about the potential risks of antibiotics revealed in a new book authored by three medical doctors.  The article states that “the medical advice in the book was reviewed by experts and is based on the latest medical information” misleading the reader that these are new concepts developed by these medical individuals.
       The idea that the misuse of antibiotics is potentially dangerous is not a new one. For decades, chiropractic physicians, along with other holistic practitioners, have been warning about the potential risks, including but not limited to drug-resistant bacteria.  These conclusions can be found throughout the literature, including the book “Beyond Antibiotics”, written by Michael Schmidt, DC and first published in 1992. Instead of recognizing the ideas of these professionals as useful information, the medical profession labeled chiropractors as quacks.  Now we see that the chiropractors were right all along. It is not the first time. The same has happened with manipulation, herbs, vitamins, physiotherapy, and a host of other therapies and practices.
       The article also points out that even though these concepts have been proved true, many medical doctors still do not follow the recommendations. One excuse given by doctors who write unnecessary prescriptions is that they are pressured by patients to do so. This is simply a cop-out. Patients simply should not be choosing their own treatment as if they are ordering from a menu board at a fast food restaurant. As William J. H. Boetcker said, "That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong."
       Another excuse given is that “it takes less time to fill out a prescription form than to explain why drugs will not do any good.” This is frightening.   The latest research project to prove that medical doctors are either ignorant of the situation, or ignoring its danger, was a report published in the Annuals of Emergency Medicine.
       So Doc would you give an antibiotic to your family for an ear infection? The answer is No. I would adjust them and let nature work by itself without any interference.

     A healthy immune system means high resistance to disease and infection, an enhanced ability to deal with environmental stresses, and greater health and well-being. The immune system is one of the most complicated, sensitive, and mysterious systems in the body. It is influenced by our neurological and hormonal systems, by our diet, and even by emotional and mental stress. Science's understanding of it is in its infancy, yet many believe it holds the ultimate key to life and health.
      
       Thus we can see that if the immune system were to malfunction we could be in very serious trouble.  The most common disorder of the immune system is one that is a lot less frightening: the allergy.
    
       Substances that cause an allergic reaction are called allergens. An allergic reaction (sensitivity) occurs when the immune system overreacts to an allergen and produces too many neutralizing chemicals (especially histamines) to counteract it. Some examples of allergens are dust; pollen; medicines; dog or cat dander; dairy; soaps; detergents and other kitchen chemicals; and even foods like strawberries or chocolate (heaven forbid!).
       A common example of an allergy is hayfever. Although most people who breathe ragweed pollen aren't bothered by the microscopic bits of plants that constitute pollen, some have an immune system that overreacts to it. The runny eyes, irritated mucus membranes, redness, pounding in the head, fullness in the sinuses - are produced by the neutralizing chemicals.
 
       The cause of allergies and immune system disease has not been conclusively determined. However, there are those who attribute the proliferation of allergies and other immune system diseases to the mass vaccination campaigns of the past few decades.
 
       Medicine has no cure for allergies, only treatment.  According to Robert Mendelsohn, M.D “You can depend on most doctors to largely ignore the cause and instead rush madly to treatment.” Unfortunately, the treatment is often worse than the disease, especially since the relatively safe folk-measures of yesteryear have been replaced by the sophisticated, dangerous drugs of modern medicine.
 
       Overreaction to allergens causes the body to release the chemical histamine (as well as other chemicals) that cause inflammation

and other symptoms. Antihistamines are often prescribed to counter these effects. In most cases the antihistamines dry up the nasal passages and decrease the discomfort from itching, but do not correct the immune system overreaction.
 
       Antihistamines, steroid hormones, and long-term desensitization all carry significant negative side effects.
 
       Regarding allergy shots (desensitization), Dr. Mendelsohn states, "Although millions of patients have received the shots over the past 60 years, there are no, good, long-term studies to determine possible neurologic or other consequences of this treatment." Also mentioned was "a striking incidence of positive 'rheumatoid factors' in allergic children receiving shots.” Clinical studies have shown that breast fed babies have fewer allergy problems than formula-fed babies. Although chiropractic is not a treatment for diseases, allergies included, it does, by permitting the nervous system to function with less stress, permit the immune system to function more effectively - and this is something all allergy sufferers need.
 
       Many studies have revealed the effect of a healthy nervous system on immune system health.  Ronald Pero, Ph.D., chief of cancer prevention research at New York's Preventive Medicine Institute and professor of medicine at New York University, measured the immune systems of people under chiropractic care as compared to those in the general population and those with cancer and other serious diseases.
 
       His study found that chiropractic patients have a 200% greater immune competence than people who had not received chiropractic care. Allergies can make people's lives miserable. The standard medical approach may give short-term relief but is controversial and dangerous, and its long-term effects are untested. Common sense tells us to explore the safest, most natural means of dealing with problems before resorting to more extreme measures. A two-fold approach to allergies is often recommended: first, the avoidance of those substances that cause severe reactions and, second, correction of the basic cause - a malfunctioning immune system.
 
       As one authority states, “A healthy body is capable of neutralizing these toxic substances and a body which has malfunctioning defense mechanisms cannot. The emphasis on allergies must be on building a healthy body, not on trying to use evasive tactics by eliminating all the allergens."

​     It sounds a little different than what we are used to.  You know ROLAIDS spells relief, or Tagamet and Pepcid AC.  “Doc, you mean that an adjustment could help with my heartburn or acid reflux?  I was told I’d have to live with it and take the medication for the rest of my life.”  Heartburn is a sign that something is not working right.  It is very similar to a fire alarm that is going off and then unplugging the alarm instead of putting out the fire.  Rolaids or Tagamet does not treat the cause of the problem.  It only covers up the symptoms. 
     So, how could an adjustment help my stomach?  The nervous system controls and coordinates all functions of the body, including digestion.  When the spine is misaligned, the signals to your stomach are not received as well as they should be.  This interference is called a subluxation.  Dr. Windsor from the University of Pennsylvania was given permission to carry out his experiments. Dr. Windsor determined that there was a direct correlation to the health of the spine and the health of the internal organs.  In a series of three studies, he dissected a total of seventy-five human and twenty-two cat cadavers.  All nine cases of spinal misalignment in the mid-thoracic (T5-9) area had stomach disease.
     Many patients state that their digestion had greatly improved after getting adjusted; they were able to eat the foods they like (within reason) without using harmful medication. 
     Research shows that every medication you take may help you in one way and may hurt you another way.  Drugs like Tagamet and Zantec “stop digestion of proteins (because they both stop HCl production).” A.C. Millet (Nutrition expert) explains,  “Antacids interfere with HCl release and can upset body chemistry resulting in other problems. Long-term use can lead to serious conditions like gastrointestinal complications.”
     So, the next time you feel like eating a handful of Rolaids or Pepcid AC, think of the alternatives.

​       I have always said that you should begin chiropractic adjustments at birth and continue throughout your entire life. Just as everyone in your family should receive adjustments, you should also bring in your grandparents. With medication use on the rise with the elderly, it is especially important that these people receive adjustments. The average grandma and grandpa are on approximately seven to eight different medications, each one to treat the side effect of the other.
       Chiropractic is the essential ingredient to a healthier, more productive and longer life. Research shows that the smallest amount of pressure on a nerve from a subluxation will take away the functions of any organ, tissue or blood vessel that it controls.  Chiropractic care should be on a maintenance visit level for their entire life. Colonel Sanders received his adjustments every week for the last Sixty-Five years of his life (He lived into his mid 90’s). Here is what some of the studies have showed about how chiropractic care has added years to our grandparent lives and life to their years.   
       A detailed analysis of a database collected during a three-year randomized study of senior citizens over 75 years of age and chiropractic care revealed that they received the following:  better overall health, used fewer prescription drugs, and spent fewer days in hospitals and nursing homes than elderly non-chiropractic patients. The chiropractic patients were also more likely to exercise vigorously and more likely to be mobile in the community.
Eighty-seven percent of the chiropractic patients described their health status as good to excellent, compared to only sixty seven percent of the non-chiropractic patients.
       Furthermore, the chiropractic patients spent fifteen percent less time in nursing homes and twenty one percent less time in hospitals than the non-chiropractic patients.
       A retrospective assessment of 2,818 respondents in 156 chiropractic practices found a strong connection between persons receiving Chiropractic Care and self- reported improvement in health, wellness, and quality of life.     
       Ninety-five percent of the respondents reported their chiropractic expectations had been met, and ninety nine percent wished to continue care.
       Now matter how much arthritis or degeneration you have, chiropractic is the only profession that will detect and correct interference in your nervous system.  A healthy nervous system is the key to a longer and healthier life.  It is my wish that through chiropractic care you will be able to unlock your fountain of youth.