The Osteoporosis Myth

For years we've been told to drink our milk and eat dairy products to build strong bones and teeth. There have been many cute campaigns telling us how milk

does a body good and celebrities with the infamous milk mustache asking us if we "got milk." But the sad truth is, milk does no body good, well only baby cows, the ones cow's milk was intended. When we look at osteoporosis, we are told it is caused by a lack of calcium so we should drink up (of cow's milk) in order to prevent this condition later in life. This may lead one to believe that osteoporosis is a calcium deficiency. Yet the United States, Sweden and London have the highest levels of cow's milk consumption and they also have the highest rates of osteoporosis worldwide. How can this be? This is because osteoporosis is a metabolic disorder that is caused by a high protein diet, not lack of calcium intake. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 1995 explained that "dietary protein increases production of acid in the blood which can be neutralized by calcium mobilized from the skeleton." This means, the more protein (which is plentiful in cow's milk) you take in, the more acid gets built up in the blood. But your blood needs to be neutralized, so in order for this to happen, it must take calcium from the bones which causes them to become weak. So even if someone were getting 1,400mg of calcium per day, bone mass of up to 4 percent could still continue annually if the individual were on a high protein diet. Many of us think that a high protein diet consists of eating steaks and protein shakes, but an abundance of protein is also found in cow's milk. If you look at the rates a calf and a human baby grow, of course a one year old human is quite smaller than a one year old calf. What is needed for us to grow? Proteins. And what do babies drink? Milk. Cow's milk has far too many proteins for humans to consume, this is why they are so much bigger than we are. So when we drink cow's milk, we also create a high protein diet. The key to preventing osteoporosis is to reduce the excess protein in our diet, not increase our consumption of cow's milk.

Mastectomy to Prevent Breast Cancer, Seriously?!?!

Unbelievable, yet another celebrity having a mastectomy to "prevent" breast cancer! How absurd is that?!?! You can't prevent anything by removing a body part (or taking medicine for that matter). Just because the breasts are removed doesn't mean you'll never get breast cancer, it will just manifest itself elsewhere in your body if you are promoting a lifestyle that will develop breast cancer in the first place. This type of lifestyle includes (but by far is not limited to) having an acidic diet (your blood pH needs to be alkaline to prevent any and all disease), keeping your hormones balanced (especially estrogen), staying away from hormonal forms of birth control, releasing anger and exercising to drain your lymphatics. Contrary to what has been falsely perpetuated, cancer does not "spread" to your lymph nodes, causing the need for them to be surgically removed. Your lymph nodes are your body's garbage collectors. They "suck up" toxins, including cancer, from your body. This causes them to swell. Once they swell they need to be drained through exercise and/or a lymphatic drainage massage, not cut out. Why remove something for doing what it was designed to do? So before you take out, pull out or cut out anything from your body, find out what is causing (or in the case of those opting for surgery, will cause) it to develop in the first place. The only way to cure or prevent anything is to remove it's CAUSE.

After 27 Years: No Deaths from Chiropractic care, 3 Million Deaths from Prescription Drugs

Over the past 27 years — the complete time frame that the data has been available — there have been 0 deaths as a result of Chiropractic care and over 3 million deaths related to prescription drug use in the USA alone. In fact, going back 54 years there have only been 6 claims of Chiropractic related deaths, all of which provided no substantial evidence to link chiropractic to the cause of death. The news comes after a recent statistical analysis found that pharmaceutical drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the US. In 2009, drugs exceeded the amount of traffic-related deaths, killing at least 37,485 people nationwide. The findings go against the claims of mainstream medical ‘experts’ and mainstream media outlets who often push the idea that Chiropractic can be detrimental to your health, and that prescription drugs are the only science-backed option to improving your health. In fact, the top-selling therapeutic class pharmaceutical drug has been tied to the development of diabetes and even suicide, and whistleblowers are just now starting to speak out despite studies as far back as the 80s highlighting the risks. Mainstream medical health officials were recently forced to speak out over the danger of antipsychotic drugs, which millions of children have been prescribed since 2009. U.S. pediatric health advisers blew the whistle over the fact that these pharmaceuticals can lead to diabetes and even suicide, the very thing they aim to prevent. What is even more troubling is that half of all Americans will be diagnosed with a mental condition during their lifetime thanks to lack of diagnosis guidelines currently set by the medical establishment, of which many cases will lead to the prescription of antipsychotics and other similar medications. Covering up the side effects In order to protect sales, the link between suicide and antipsychotic drugs was completely covered up by Eli Lilly & Co, the makers of Prozac. Despite research stretching as far back as the 1980s finding that Prozac actually leads to suicide, the company managed to hide the evidence until a Harvard psychiatrist leaked the information into the press. The psychiatrist, Martin Teicher, stated that the American people were being treated like guinea pigs in a massive pharmaceutical experiment. Greedy and oftentimes prescription-happy doctors are handing out antipsychotic medication like candy to adults and young children alike. In 2008, antipsychotics became the top-selling therapeutic class prescription drug in the United States and grossed over $14 billion in sales. Antipsychotic drugs are not the only dangerous pharmaceuticals. The average drug label contains 70 side effects, though many popular pharmaceuticals have been found to contain 100 to 125. Some drugs, prescribed by doctors to supposedly improve your health, come with over 525 negative reactions. Ritalin, for example, has been linked to conditions including:

• Increased blood pressure • Increased heart rate • Increased body temperature • Increased alertness • Suppressed appetite

Perhaps the hundreds of negative side effects is part of the reason why the FDA announced last year that it is pulling more than 500 cold and allergy drugs off the market due to health concerns. Prescription drugs kill more people than traffic accidents, and come with up to 525 negative side effects. Avoiding these drugs and utilizing high quality organic alternatives like CHIROPRACTIC CARE will lead to a total health transformation without harsh side effects and an exponentially decreased death risk. ~Printed with permission from Dr. Jay Morgan

Vaccines

In 1960 America was ranked 12th in infant mortality among all of the world's nations. In 2005, we were ranked 30th and we are continuing to fall. With more and more money spent on healthcare each year, we have more and more disease and death. Today there are more infant deaths than ever before. Could this be caused by vaccine overdose? Read the following article by Dr. Mercola to find out how you can protect your child.

http://www.foodmatters.tv/_webapp_501681/What_Every_Parent_Should_Know_About_Vaccines

Why Whole Foods Are Best

To piggy-back on what I blogged about yesterday, I'd like to share with you a quote from Dr. Royal Lee, founder of Standard Process whole food supplements:

We have drifted into this deplorable position of national malnutrition quite inadvertently. It is the result of scientific research with the objective of finding the best ways to create foods that are non-perishable that can be made by mass production methods in central factories, and distributed so cheaply that they can sweep all local competition from the market. Then, after there develops a suspicion that these "foods" are inadequate to support life, modern advertising steps in to propagandize the people into believing that there is nothing wrong with them, that they are products of scientific research intended to afford a food that is the last word in nutritive value, ...and the confused public is totally unable to arrive at any conclusion of fact, and continues to blindly buy the rubbish that is killing them off years ahead of their time. Dr. Royal Lee June 1943

What is sad about this truth is it was written in 1943 and nothing much has changed since then. Most of our problems stem from eating unhealthy, processed foods. As a result, we try to correct malnutrition, or their effects, with toxic chemicals in the form of medicine and pharmaceuticals. The solution to malnutrition isn't chemicals, it is the consumption of organic, whole foods. As often as you can, try to consume whole foods, take whole foods supplements and limit the processed and genetically modified food stuffs.

The Dangers of Genetically Modified Foods

I received a newsletter from Dr. Mercola.com today and I thought this was the perfect subject to blog about today. Many of us are unaware of Genetically Modified (GM) foods and consume them on a daily basis. What's worse is that our government does not require these producers of GM foods to label their products as such. Fortunately, some producers who actually care what their consumers are actually consuming, label their products as Non-GMO which are mostly 100% USDA organic. Here in the US, grains, especially corn and soy are the most prevalent GM foods. These food sources have been shown in research studies to contribute to female reproductive disorders, damage to pituitary gland, and changes in testicles including sperm damage. Although organic food tends to be more expensive than the conventional alternatives, buying organic is the only way to know you are not consuming these dangerous GM foods and not risking some of these side-effects. You can either pay now with money by buying organic and avoiding processed foods or you can pay later with your health by purchasing GM foods. Dr. mercola has put together a free Non-GMO shopping guide to help you select your food choices. You can download and print it here: http://mercola.fileburst.com/PDF/GMObrochure.pdf. Sign up for his free newsletter as well for more information on this and many other topics.

Old Persons' Diseases?

I was having a conversation with one of my older patients today and she mentioned her body was breaking down due to the fact that she was aging. I often hear this statement made on almost a daily basis and it doesn't just come from patients but from medical colleagues as well. And every time I hear it, it never ceases to amaze me! We have been conditioned to believe that there are certain things that happen to our bodies as we get older and we should just accept it because it is a factor in aging. But please do not buy into this propaganda! As the old saying goes, "God don't make no junk!" Our bodies were designed to last forever. The reason for our bodies breaking down is due to years and years of neglect and mistreatment of our bodies. If we are taught from birth to eat a diet rich in whole foods, avoid genetically altered and engineered foods, avoid processed foods and drinks, drink plenty of good drinking water, exercise on a regular basis, get plenty of sleep and keep a positive mental attitude, we'd go through life okay. But as it stands, our norm is to load our children up on sugar because, after all, they are children! We start them off on the wrong foot and it continues through adolescence when fast foods and carbonated beverages come into play. This then continues until they are well into their twenties. Finally, between the ages of twenty-five and thirty they begin to get a clue and start learning about a proper diet. By then their life is nearly half over. So at this point they are becoming more health conscious and begin to eat better and do a little exercise. It is now that we have to ask ourselves, if, for more than half of our lives we neglected our health, what will happen to our bodies when we begin to age? Do you think we'll feel like 'spring chickens?' Do you think our bones and joints and organs will be functioning in tip-top shape? Do you think we'll be symptom and disease free? Do I really need to answer these? When it comes to your body, input equals output. If you take care of your body throughout your life, your body will take care of you, early and late in life. So make an effort to start your children off on a healthy path and be an example to them. Don't wait until it is too late, start living a healthy lifestyle today!

Remembering Jack Lalane

Jack Lalane started the fitness industry when there was no interest in it. He grew it and stayed committed to it his entire life. In memory of this icon, I'd like to share not only a quote by him, but also a philosophy he upheld with passion. It pertains mostly to junk foods and sugar. Perhaps we should all take heed to this philosophy as well.

"If man makes it, don't eat it. It destroys the B vitamins. It destroys your mind, affects your memory and concentration. Why do you think so many of these kids today are so screwed up? It's what they're eating. You know how much sugar Americans consume today in white flour, cakes, pies, candy and ice cream? Would you get your dog up in the morning and give him a cigarette, coffee and doughnuts? How many millions of Americans got up today to a breakfast like that? And you wonder why people are sick and obese."

We all should have as much passion for our bodies as this man had. As he also said, "your body is your most priceless possession, you've got to take care of it!" Rest in peace, Jack. Thank you for all that you did, you will be missed!

The Best and Worst Breakfast Cereals

Here is an interesting article on which breakfast cereals we should choose and which ones we should avoid. Enjoy!

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/50831/best-amp-worst-breakfast-cereals/

Are Your Symptoms Causing You Problems, OR, Are Your Problems Causing You Symptoms?

In my practice I give many workshops. During my new patient workshop, I often ask the question, 'are your symptoms causing you problems or are your problems causing you symptoms?' If you think about it, you will find it is the latter to be the truth. The problem with health care today is that it really isn't health care, it's 'sickcare.' With 'sickcare,' we don't do anything about our health until we are sick. Most health care professions focus on treating the symptoms. While symptoms are not enjoyable to have, they are not the cause of the problem. There is an underlying problem, or cause, that is causing the symptoms to alert you to the fact that a problem exists. And simply focusing on treating the symptoms will not get rid of the underlying cause of the problem. Treating symptoms is 'patch-up' health care, the symptom will go away for some time, but with the underlying problem still existing, the symptom will surely return later on.
With Chiropractic care, Doctors of Chiropractic focus on the underlying cause of many health problems. We do not focus on your symptoms because our ultimate objective is to remove the underlying cause to health problems in order for your body to heal itself and function at its optimum. With the underlying problem gone, the symptoms will disappear on their own. The underlying cause to many health problems is interference in your body's master controlling system, your nervous system. Keeping your nervous system free from interference through Chiropractic adjustments will help to keep you healthy. Take a pro-active approach to your health by striving to stay healthy. Don't let 'sickcare' be your re-active approach to your health. When you take care of your body your body will take care of you!

Focus on Cutting Back on Sugar

Here is an excellent article telling how much sugar we consume on a daily basis without even realizing it:

http://www.ajc.com/health/heart-122739.html

Chiropractic Care During 1918 Influenza Epidemic Reveals Startling Statistics

Chiropractic Care During 1918 Influenza Epidemic Reveals Startling Statistics - Associated Content

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The 1918 Influenza Epidemic swept the world.

"The Official History of Chiropractic in Texas," by Walter C. Rhodes, DC, states chiropractic care came into its own during the 1918 influenza epidemic.
During the 1918 influenza epidemic, Davenport, Iowa, medical doctors treated 4,953 influenza cases with 274 deaths.
The rest of the state, except for Davenport, reported 4,735 patients treated by chiropractor care with a loss of 6 which is 1 out of 789 during the influenza epidemic.
City during the influenza epidemic of 1918, show 950 out of 10,000 patients medically treated died.
Oklahoma chiropractors reported 3,490 cases of influenza with 7 deaths during the 1918 influenza epidemic.
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 was among the most deadly outbreaks in world history.
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic was a category 5 influenza pandemic that was caused by an unusually severe and deadly Influenza A virus strain of subtype H1N1.
Near the beginning of the 20th century the world encountered a disease of epidemic proportions.
This is an amazing article!

Chiropractic Technique Helps Turn Breech Babies During Pregnancy

View original article: http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/news/breech.htm

A November 7, 2001 report on a study conducted by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association showed that a chiropractic technique known as the "Webster Breech Turning Technique" was statistically very successful in resolving breech pregnancies without medical procedures. A Breech pregnancy is when the baby is not properly positioned in the mother's womb near the date for delivery. If the baby is not positioned head-first, the delivery may be difficult or even dangerous for both the mother and child.

This chiropractic technique was created by the late Dr. Larry Webster, who was affectionately known as "The grandfather of chiropractic pediatrics." The study entailed surveying members of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, Inc (ICPA - http://www.icpa4kids.com/ ) throughout the United States and Canada. The survey noted that there were a reported 112 cases of breech recorded by the chiropractors. Of these, the results were 102 positive resolutions. This means that in 102 of 112 cases the baby turned properly after the chiropractic procedure was performed. This represents a success rate of almost 92%!

The conclusions of this study clearly stated, "When successful, the Webster Technique avoids the costs and/or risks of either, ECV, cesarean section or vaginal trial of breech. In view of these findings the Webster Technique deserves serious consideration in the health care management of expectant mothers exhibiting adverse fetal presentation."

Genetically Engineered Food

View original article: http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/geneticall7.cfm

The genetic engineering of plants and animals is looming as one of the greatest and most intractable environmental challenges of the 21st Century. Already, this novel technology has invaded our grocery stores and our kitchen pantries by fundamentally altering some of our most important staple food crops.

By being able to take the genetic material from one organism and insert it into the permanent genetic code of another, biotechnologists have engineered numerous novel creations, such as potatoes with bacteria genes, "super" pigs with human growth genes, fish with cattle growth genes, tomatoes with flounder genes, and thousands of other plants, animals and insects. At an alarming rate, these creations are now being patented and released into the environment.

Currently, up to 45 percent of U.S. corn is genetically engineered as is 85 percent of soybeans. It has been estimated that 70-75 percent of processed foods on supermarket shelves--from soda to soup, crackers to condiments--contain genetically engineered ingredients.

A number of studies over the past decade have revealed that genetically engineered foods can pose serious risks to humans, domesticated animals, wildlife and the environment. Human health effects can include higher risks of toxicity, allergenicity, antibiotic resistance, immune-suppression and cancer. As for environmental impacts, the use of genetic engineering in agriculture could lead to uncontrolled biological pollution, threatening numerous microbial, plant and animal species with extinction, and the potential contamination of non-genetically engineered life forms with novel and possibly hazardous genetic material.

Despite these long-term and wide-ranging risks, Congress has yet to pass a single law intended to manage them responsibly. This despite the fact that our regulatory agencies have failed to adequately address the human health or environmental impacts of genetic engineering. On the federal level, eight agencies attempt to regulate biotechnology using 12 different statutes or laws that were written long before genetically engineered food, animals and insects became a reality. The result has been a regulatory tangle, where any regulation even exists, as existing laws are grossly manipulated to manage threats they were never intended to regulate. Among many bizarre examples of these regulatory anomalies is the current attempt by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate genetically engineered fish as "new animal drugs."

The haphazard and negligent agency regulation of biotechnology has had serious consequences for consumers and the environment. Unsuspecting consumers by the tens of millions are being allowed to purchase and consume unlabeled genetically engineered foods, despite a finding by FDA scientists that these foods could pose serious risks. And new genetically engineered crops are being approved by federal agencies despite admissions that they will contaminate native and conventional plants and pose other significant new environmental threats. In short, there has been a complete abdication of any responsible legislative or regulatory oversight of genetically engineered foods. Clearly, now is a critical time to challenge the government's negligence in managing the human health and environmental threats from biotechnology.

CFS (The Center for Food Safety) seeks to prevent the approval, commercialization or release of any new genetically engineered crops until they have been thoroughly tested and found safe for human health and the environment. CFS maintains that any foods that already contain genetically engineered ingredients must be clearly labeled.

For more shocking information on food production go to http://www.foodincmovie.com/ and watch the trailers.

The Dangers of Aspartame

Although they are no longer calling it NutraSweet, aspartame is still an ingredient in many food products. Be a label reader, avoid aspartame, sucralose, and any other artificial sweetner. If you need to use an artificial sweetner use stevia, it comes from a plant.
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Gardasil Vaccine Injuries

Gardasil Vaccine Injuries - Associated Content
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With so many bad products, and in this case one in particular, (Vioxx), that the industry defended as safe, yet was pulled from the market for the number of deaths that followed its use, can you really trust the same manufacturer and industry with another new, and controversial product?
Please do not misunderstand me; I realize that cervical cancer is a hideous disease, but we must measure not just the doctors' words of the benefits outweighing the risks, but rather we need to understand what the benefits are and what the risks are as well as what percentage is at risk.
Gardasil, in my opinion, is one of the most dangerous vaccines to come out since the introduction of the Hep B vaccine, that after a formal hearing was re-formulated because it was in fact found to be dangerous.
The Hep B vaccine is proof that vaccines can and do kill and cripple children.
Here is the reporting so far on Gardasil. Based on VAERS, (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System), as of March 28, 2008, there were 7,379 reported adverse incidents, 124 disabled, and 13 deaths.
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A new study found that Gardasil can last at least 3 years.
Gardasil, designed to protect young women from cervical cancer caused by HPV, has been controversial from the beginning.
Widely regarded as the best public transportation system in America, the New York public transportation system came to a screeching halt on August 8, 2007-all because of a rain storm.
Controversy surrounds the mandate of the HPV vaccine in Texas.
Marie, Have you gotten any responses?
My daughter received all three shots and is having alot of hair loss. It is comming out in clumps from the roots.
Anyone who has experienced hair loss, please call Merck's National Reporting Center at 1-800-444-2080 and report it.
My daughter has received the first two shots and will NOT be getting the third. She has suffered alopecia and significantly thinning hair since receiving the vaccine.
Stephanie, Mani, and Kathy, we feel so sorry for you and our hearts and compassion are overwhelmed for your tribulations through this all. I cannot begin to tell you how wrenched we feel inside because at $300 per set of shots, this is a major money maker for a few running the pharmaceutical companies and they are doing it on your health.
I'm 28, and live in Ft. I was warned by my doctor about the hair loss.
I have had two Gardasil shots, one in August before college started and the second on October 8th and I have had significant hair loss since having the shots.
Rebecca - My daughter started losing her hair after the 3rd shot. It is really thin now and she is still losing it.

Chiropractic & Hypertension

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A new study shows chiropractic care can have a significant influence among those with high blood pressure.Have you been diagnosed with hypertension, more commonly known as high blood pressure? If not, would you even know you had it? Do you know what the symptoms are? Usually there aren’t any – that’s why it’s called the “silent killer.” Many people discover they have it through some catastrophic, life threatening, and often fatal event, such as a stroke or heart attack.Those who do have symptoms generally experience headaches, blurred vision, and dizziness – and these symptoms may lead them to their doctor’s office where hypertension is diagnosed after a blood pressure check.Since one in four adults are diagnosed with high blood pressure, this is a condition that requires careful and frequent monitoring, especially if there is a family history of the disease.Causes of hypertension? The list is extensive – and high salt intake, obesity, genetics and kidney failure rank high on that list. However, other conditions such as substance abuse, smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, pregnancy, high cholesterol, thyroid disorders and certain prescription medications may also contribute to its onset.Treatment for high blood pressure usually includes one or more of the following – medication, exercise, diet therapy, smoking cessation, reducing alcohol consumption, and weight loss.However, the results of a promising new study recently appeared in the Journal of Human Hypertension, WebMD, Science Daily and on a number of television news shows. The study was conducted by George Bakris, MD, director of the Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and Marshall Dickholtz, Sr., DC, of the Chiropractic Health Center in Chicago.Fifty participants with diagnosed high blood pressure participated in the study; 25 received specific adjustments to the first vertebra of the spine, known as the atlas. The other 25 received “sham” adjustments (placebo). Immediately after, the 25 who received the “real” adjustments experienced a significant decrease in blood pressure, while those who received the sham adjustments showed no change. The results remained the same eight weeks later.It is also notable that although participants took no blood pressure medication during the eight-week study, the “real” atlas correction had the effect of two blood pressure medications taken in combination.Finally, chiropractic is getting some notable press from the medical community and with good reason. When you address causes of illnesses, rather than just alleviate symptoms, through spinal corrections that “free” up the nervous system to work as it is intended, real miracles occur! Just ask to see our patient testimonials!

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