We are all inspired by others throughout our life. Gregg Loman, D.C. wrote the following and felt that it was appropriate to share with our readers.

“A wave is what the ocean is doing. A person is what god is doing.”

A “GLASS OF OCEAN” contains all the same qualities, chemicals and elements as the entire ocean from which it came.
All of the Life-nurturing, Life-sustaining, life-creating, Divine abilities of the ocean are all contained in that glass. The water in that glass is less awesome and has less power and potential than the whole ocean, but it is still ocean water.
If you take this “GLASS OF OCEAN” and remove from it some of its elements, then add to it chemicals, toxins, waste and other ingredients, or change the structure and balance of it in any way, you no longer have ocean water. You have something else. That “GLASS OF OCEAN” no longer can sustain life as well, it now only resembles the ocean and it has now become manmade waste. If you poured that altered glass of ocean water back into the ocean, you would be polluting.
You are created in the image and likeness of the Almighty God. You are a “GLASS OF GOD.” A “GLASS OF GOD” is given qualities, chemistry and elements of God from which you came.
All of the Life-nurturing, Life-sustaining, Life-creating, Divine qualities of god are contained in your glass. But, because you are not God, you have much less power and much less potential, but you are a “GLASS OF GOD.”
If you take this “GLASS OF GOD” and remove from it some of it’s elements (major/minor surgery), then you add to it chemicals (shots, pills, prescriptions, drug store medications), toxins (artificial and un-natural diet) and other ingredients, or change the basic structure and balance of it in any way (Subluxations of the spine and abnormal position of the nerve system) you no longer have a “GLASS OF GOD”. YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE! You no longer can sustain life as WELL, you now only resemble a God, and you now have become man-made waste.
Surgery, drugs, pills, prescriptions, artificial food and most of all SUBLUXATIONS of the spine and nerve system interfere with everything “GOD IS DOING”.
Subluxations are what Chiropractors correct. They are accompanied by PAIN, MUSCLE SPASM, RESTRICTED MOTION, SWELLING and HEAT. The biggest problem with Subluxation is that they always cause you body to dysfunction resulting in poor health. If you are having some of these troubles then perhaps Chiropractic can help you. We also have a wonderful and inexpensive Alkaline water filtration system that is easy to install. Call us to get details!

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In our office we see many different types of accidents. They range from a slip or twisted ankle to major Motor Vehicle Accidents(MVA). The most severe injuries we see are usually the result of a MVA. What most people do not realize is that you can sustain a whiplash injury in a 5-8 mile per hour accident. The reason is that your head on top of your body is like the end of a whip and a sudden push when you are not ready can cause your head to snap forward and then back resulting in a significant amount of damage. So let’s all take a look at how quickly our lives can change when we get ino an automobile.

Did you know that there are over 200 million driver in the United States? There are more than 7 million accidents each year with over 3.5 million injuries. MVA’s account for more deaths than all natural disasters combined. Your chances of being injured in a MVA are better than one in a thousand. Males are twice as likely to die in an MVA than females. In an average month you will have from 1 to 3 near collisions and will be involved in an accident every 5 to 8 years. 1 out of every 5 people will be involved in an accident involving alcohol in their lifetime. 20% of deaths between the ages of 16 and 64 are alcohol related.

Withe the holiday season upon us we need to be vigelent in our travels. If you are in an accident make sure that everyone is safe. Then make sure to get all the information from the other party. Including license, vehicle license, insurance information and seek out any witnesses. Do not sign any settlement agreements within the first week. Aften injuries show a week to two weeks later. If you find yourself injured get yourself to a chiropractor quickly.

If you could name your body’s largest organ, would you say the liver? Most people do. But actually it is your skin (the epidermis). The skin is an organ due to the fact it has many functions. Other than keeping your guts from falling out, it does have a lot of different jobs. For one, it protects you from the environment. Skin protects you from abrasions, bacteria and chemicals. This is why most burn victims usually die from infection.
Skin also helps to regulate your body temperature and it creates Vitamin D when exposed to the Sun. To make Vitamin D, the skin needs cholesterol and therefore decreases the amount of cholesterol in the body. Sorry to say it is not a way to control cholesterol levels but it is a start. The problem is that most people do not get enough exposure to the Sun and therefore, may not make enough Vitamin D.
The skin is made up of basically 3 layers. The first layer is the epidermis which is the part of the skin that we can see and touch. The next layer, the dermis, is where the hair grows from and where sensory nerves and blood vessels are located. The final layer, the subcutaneous layer, contains fat and allows your skin to glide over your body.
Did you know that skin makes up 7% of your body weight, can spread to 21sq/ft, and is made up of over 300 million cells? In one square inch of skin, there is over 70 feet of nerves, 20 hairs, 30 sebaceous glands, 200 sweat glands and 6.4 feet of tiny blood vessels. Skin is thickest on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Much of the dust in your house is actually skin that has sloughed off. Yuck!
So how do tattoos work? Well the artist actually injects the ink past the epidermis to the dermis layer. So what keeps the blood from removing the ink? Actually part of the ink is removed by the blood but the rest is consumed by white blood cells at which time the white blood cells die holding the ink in place. In time, the walls of these white blood cells break down and a new white blood cell surrounds the ink. This explains why the nice fine tattoo line in time widens a little and becomes faded. It is therefore, an immune response that causes the tattoo to remain.
The trouble with tattoos is that they are there for life. Yes, you can get them lasered off but it doesn’t always clear the tattoo. There are risks involved as well such as infection, tainted blood and even Mersa infections. Allen Hoeflinger, owner of Metro Tattoo on Speedway states, “The tattoo industry is highly regulated and licensed. Sanitation rules have to be followed and problems most often start when people try to work out of their house. They often charge less but you get what you pay for. Plus these people are operating illegally and can be put in jail. If they are willing to break the law and risk going to jail they may just put you at risk.” So if you are going to get a tattoo, make an educated decision and use a reputable tattoo artist.

While working in the garage you go to lift a heavy box to put it on the shelf. All the sudden you feel a pop in your low back, you drop the box and severe pain shoots down your leg starting from your back. You can’t stand straight. Your back has gone “out” before but never like this. Off to the doctor or hospital you go. An MRI is ordered and the news is grim. The doctor says that you have a herniated disc and that you need surgery to correct it.

Until now, most physicians have been left with only prescription for medications, invasive procedures known as neuromodulation and neuroablation or surgery. Unfortunately, a lot of chronic back pain patients end up addicted to narcotic pain meds. The scientific discovery known as Non-surgical spinal decompression is a medical breakthrough in the non-drug, non-surgical approach to chronic back pain that works according to the American Journal of Pain Management. They reported a very favorable relief rate among patients suffering from herniated discs who had undergone non-surgical spinal decompression.

In many cases of back pain, bulging or herniated disc material is often the culprit. The bulging material puts pressure on the nerves and creates pain that can travel into the buttocks and even down the legs. Non-surgical decompression relieves pain by stretching the spine, effectively creating a vacuum (negative pressure) that draws the bulging and herniated disc material back into place. As the pressure decreases, so does the pain.

Unlike surgery, there is no recovery period for non-surgical spinal decompression. Patients may go home or return to non-strenuous activities after their treatment. The cost is less than one-tenth the cost of back surgery.

As a matter of fact, it is approved by the FDA for treatment of spinal pain and herniated discs. Plus the treatment doesn’t cost $40-60,000 and usually within 6 weeks and 20 visits your back pain is history.

Gary Claxton, Vice President of the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation, which monitors health care spending says, “The rising costs and the growth in the number of back surgeries is a good example of why healthcare expenditures are more than double inflation”. Dr. Doug Burton, surgeon and senior spine research professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center says, “there is a major shift to spinal- fusion procedures that use expensive mechanical devices to help fuse diseased vertebra together” however, Dr. Burton added, “it’s an uncertain outcome”. He further stated that these procedures are “expensive and have not resulted in significantly better outcomes” and he limits the procedure himself.

The spinal decompression approach is unique and the procedure is only available through a limited number of physicians. A Medicare report mentioned that there are approximately 1,500 non-surgical spinal decompression tables in existence.

According to Dr. Frank Liberti of “Spinal Aid Centers of America”, “Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy is the latest, hi-tech treatment for those suffering the debilitating effects of bulging and herniated discs, sciatica, stenosis and spinal degeneration/arthritis.”

The best website we have found for spinal decompression is www.spinalaid.com or do a search in google with the key words “spinal decompression”.

Well it looks like they are at it again. The drug companies are trying to shove yet another vaccine right down our throat. The latest big scare is that of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and its role in causing cervical cancer. There are actually about 40 strains of HPV out there and the disease is almost 100% avoidable. One problem with the vaccine is that it only protects the patient from two of the strains and will then let the other 28 flourish and become more virulent.

Merck is one of the manufacturers of the HPV vaccine “Gardasil”. Merck is also the manufacturer of the fully researched and “safe” drug called “Vioxx”. Remember it was distributed for a few years and then it was determined to cause stroke symptoms in about 60% of the patients taking it. The FDA stepped in and removed it from the market. So what can we expect from this so called “safe” vaccine?

Did you know that no vaccine is tested if it is carcinogenic? (Stated by the manufacturers in the PDR) As well did you know that concerning the HPV Vaccine it states ..there is no guarantee this will not affect FERTILITY.  Say Good Bye to grandchildren.

During testing of the vaccine, the FDA allowed Merck to use a potentially reactive aluminum containing placebo as a control (NVIC.com). Under normal circumstances, the control placebo is that of a non-reactive saline solution. This reactive placebo made it look like the vaccine was safer than it really was. Gardasil also contains 225 mcg of aluminum with aluminum adjuvants also used in other vaccines and have never been tested for safety in clinical trials. How much aluminum was in the placebo? The FDA and Merck will not disclose the amount. The aluminum adjuvants allow the aluminum to actually enter the brain. Animal studies have shown that aluminum causes cellular death. Almost all medications contain aluminum and it has been linked with Alzheimer’s. Nearly 90% of the vaccine recipients and 85% of the aluminum placebo groups reported one or more adverse reactions within 15 days of receiving the shot.

The following is a list of the adverse reactions that the vaccine has produced so far. Pain and swelling occurred at the injection site of both the vaccine and placebo. 60% of the patients in the study had systemic adverse events including headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle pain. The Gardasil group had more serious adverse reactions which included headaches, nausea, gastroenteritis, appendicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, asthma, bronchospasm, arthritis,14% were syncopal (passing out) and 8% experienced tingling, numbness, loss of sensation, facial paralysis and Guillian-Barre Syndrome. (Guillian-Barre Syndrome consists of degeneration of the upper motor neurons and can lead to death. Vaccinations are the main source of this syndrome.) There were also several infections of genital warts and cervical lesions reported (To VAERS) after being vaccinated. Clinical trial administrators dismissed most of the102 adverse events as well as the 17 deaths that occurred during the trails.

Most likely the HPV vaccine will be administered with the other 18 vaccines on the market. Merck did not test the HPV vaccine with the other vaccines to see if it is safe to give them together. Barbara Loe Fisher President of NVIC states “there are twice as many children collapsing and four times as many children experiencing tingling, numbness and loss of sensation after getting HPV Vaccine compared to those getting a DPT vaccine”.

So what can you do? Do you know that you do not have to vaccinate your children?. You cannot go to jail for not vaccinating your child. Here are some cautions and reasons not to get vaccinated.

1. Is my child sick (PDR states not to vaccinate an immune compromised patient)?

2. Does my child have a personal or family history of:

a) vaccine reaction

b) convulsions or neurological disorders

c) severe allergies

d) immune system disorders

3.Do I know how to identify a vaccine reaction?

4.Do I know how to report a vaccine reaction?

5.Do I know the vaccine manufacturer’s name and lot number?

6.Do I know that the MD is not required to report adverse events?

We hope that this article raises some questions. At $336 for each shot and 30 million children and adults being vaccinated, don’t you think that Merck is going to be a little motivated?. Don’t rush into any decisions. Educate yourself.

All states have a waiver for the vaccine program. As well all schools get $100 per child per year for fully vaccinaed children. Follow the money!

For more inforamation and to find an imnformative book go to www.thedoctorwithin.com

I went to a vaccine seminar hosted by Dr Tim O’Shea (http://www.thedoctorwithin.com). He showed a video with Bill Gates in it, the video blew my mind. Now, I have never been an advocate of the whole Vaccine Dogma. As a matter of fact I have never been vaccinated, nor my youngest children. But you need to watch this video. Bill Gates is addressing word leaders and has committed billions of dollars to the vaccine programs.  He states that the way to lower the population is through 1) Healthcare, 2) Vaccinations and 3) Pregnancy care (IE Abortions or making mother steril?) All states have Vaccine Exemptions: if you need help with it please write me. Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0gvDkVcFkI  I this doesn’t scare the hell out of you I do not know what will.

There was a young boy who decided to study Judo. He was like many young children his age but he lost his left arm in an accident. He went to the local judo school and found an old Japanese Judo instructor. The boy started his lessons and after about three months he noticed that the other students were learning many different throws while he had only learned one.
“Sensei?” the boy asked, “Why have all the other students learned so many moves and yet you have only showed me one?”
The Sensei replied, “Because this one throw, is the only throw you will ever need to know.” Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match was more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged, the boy used the only move he had and won the match.
He had now moved to the finals. He was amazed that he had gotten this far despite his handicap. The final opponent was a more experienced student, who was also bigger and stronger than the boy. For a while it appeared that the boy was overmatched. The referee stepped in and was about to stop the match. The Sensei intervened and insisted that they continue. As the bout continued, the opponent made one final mistake and the boy used his throw to win the match. The boy left carrying the winning trophy.
Perplexed about his victory the boy asked, “Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”
“You won for two reasons.” The Sensei answered. “First you have almost mastered the most difficult throw in all of Judo. Second the only defense for that throw is for your opponent to grab your left arm.” The boy’s greatest weakness was his greatest strength.
So how does this relate to health? When we get sick, we show signs of weakness. We get a cough. So we follow what the drug manufacturer’s recommendation and take cough medicine. This stops our cough so that we can appear healthy. What does a cough do? It helps our body to remove toxins and infection from our lungs. Taking cough medicine does not allow this to happen. When we get a fever we are told we need to lower it. Lower it to what? What is it supposed to be when we are sick? The fever raises the temperature to a level that pathogens cannot survive. (A prolonged, high fever does need to be monitored but can often be lowered by a warm shower.) When we get a runny nose we are told to take an antihistamine to stop the runny nose. The runny nose also helps to wash out the toxins created by viruses, etc. Again, if we stop it, then how does the body clean itself out? We have an inborn intelligence that always knows what to do. The problem is that most people don’t believe it. The minute you see these immunity defense systems in action you call yourself or your child sick and take drugs to stop them. What we need to do is realize that these symptoms are our greatest strengths and not weaknesses like we have been taught by the drug industry.

We see a lot of patients with rotator cuff injuries. Many of these injuries are chronic in nature and often prevent people from living a normal active life.

The rotator cuff consists of muscles designed to basically hold the shoulder joint together. They are Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Teres major and the Subscapularis (SITS). The SITS muscles are small muscles that are present on your scapulae (“angel wing”). A healthy rotator cuff allows us to play golf, bowl, throw a ball, swim, play tennis, sleep comfortably and even comb your hair. An injured rotator cuff compromises all the muscles in the shoulder region.

The rotator cuff helps to pull the humorus (arm bone) down into the joint when the arm is raised to the side. This prevents the arm bone from banging into the scapulae. It also works in decelerating the shoulder joint when throwing a ball and swinging a club. This is often when many injuries occur. The Pectoralis and Latissimus muscles are much larger than the SITS muscles and to overcome the acceleration the larger muscles create results in injury of the SITS muscles.

Another way that the shoulder is injured is during weight lifting. Many weight lifters have or have had a shoulder injury. Many popular lifting techniques actually cause damage to the rotator cuff. One exercise that should be eliminated is the upright rows. Upright rows accelerate rotator cuff degeneration. This is due to the fact that the exercise causes the tendons of the SITS muscles to bang into the acromion process. Usually pain starts often hours after the exercise. This makes it difficult to determine what caused the injury. Bench pressing with a straight bar also causes the shoulder to slip into a bad position due to the little work required of the SITS muscle to hold the joint together. It is better to use dumb-bells which force the rotator cuff muscle to hold the shoulder together. Dumbell pullovers should also be avoided. This places great stress on the shoulder joint and also puts the shoulder in a position in which it be easily dislocated.

There are many injuries that can occur to the rotator cuff including: tears, tendonitis triggerpoints, and impingement to name a few. With most injuries there is often bruising or bleeding in the injured areas. This will set in scar tissue and if not treated correctly can result in frozen shoulder.

When the rotator cuff is injured, pain is most often felt over the deltoid muscle. Often there will be a referral type pain down the arm and to the hand. To help support and prevent further injury many people start to put their hand in their pocket. This starts to set up adhesions between the muscles, nerves, tendons and fascia. Think of them as tiny little hairs that prevent the muscle from sliding on each other. One way to help the scar tissue lay down in such a way that it creates as little adhesions as possible is to passively stretch the shoulder (this when you use the other arm to move the injured shoulder in its normal range of motion). This allows the scar tissue to lay down in the direction of the muscle. Thus, allowing the muscle to keep a somewhat normal range of motion.
So what do you do if you hurt your shoulder? First, don’t keep trying to work through the pain. Second, get some professional help so that you can rehab the shoulder as quick as possible. Third use ice not heat and only for 15 minutes at a time and no more. A great book to get to help you rehab your shoulder is: “The 7-Minute Rotator Cuff Solution” it is out of print but you can find it on E-Bay.

We hope you stay health and fly though life without a broken wing.