Did You Know

DID YOU KNOW?

You can eat all of the organic, healthy food that your heart desires…

You can exercise like the best of ‘em…

You can think positive thoughts all day long…

You can deprive yourself of sugar and all kinds of tasty treats…

You can eliminate all of the medications that you are taking…

You can do yoga till the cows come home…

You can have your body massaged 5 times/day…

You can have acupuncture needles stuck in your body…

You can take multi-vitamins until your blue in the face…

It doesn’t matter how many detoxification programs or colon cleanses you do…

But DID YOU KNOW that if YOUR spinal cord looks like the one on the bottom right of the picture below, it won’t amount to a hill of beans?

 

YOU SHOULD BE ASKING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS

“Do you know what your spinal cord looks like?” 

WHICH PERSON DO YOU THINK IS THE HEALTHY ONE? THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OR THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT? WHICH PERSON DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO GET CANCER FIRST? THE ONE ON THE LEFT OR THE ONE ON THE RIGHT? IF BOTH OF THESE PEOPLE GET THE “FLU” OR GETS “SICK”, WHO DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO HEAL FASTER? In our office, we take subluxation as serious as any advanced disease process…even as serious as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer.

There are people in our community that are spending thousands of dollars on products and services that they think are going to heal them and are still sick, suffering, and ill and don’t understand why. Could their spine be the missing link…the major piece of the health puzzle?

How do you know? How do you find out if you have vertebral subluxation? 

How do you find out if your spinal cord is being choked?

Only by receiving a NERVE SYSTEM SCAN AND X-Ray  WILL YOU UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVE LIFE-DESTROYING, DISEASE PRODUCING  PRESSURE ON THE MASTER CONTROL SYSTEM OF EVERY CELL AND ORGAN IN YOUR BODY.

Why do men get prostate exams? Why do women get breast exams? Because they want to know if they’re developing cancer. They think that the exams will help them nip it in the bud before they have pain and dis-ease and are dying from a deadly form of cancer that has spread throughout their body. You get your spine and nerve system checked before you have neck or back pain…choking pressure on your spinal cord can be there for years without knowing it or before pain appears.

Just wondering?

 Have you registered for the most health-altering event taking place in our community?

Our upcoming 1 day Extreme Makeover will be held on Friday, April 25th. Go to YACHTERHEALTH.COM to register today. Seating will be very limited due to our location/facility. Registration has already begun and we’re quickly running out of spots…hurry, and register ASAP.

Here is what one of our recent Extreme Makeover participants has to say about her experience:

To Dr. Dan and Staff,

      I have to say I really enjoyed the Extreme Makeover and learned so much valuable information. Not only did I learn the good and bad things I should and should not be putting in my body but Dr. Dan taught me so much about how my body worked. We often hear what we should be eating or what we should not be eating and there are so many conflicting reports it is hard to know what is what. But Dr. Dan taught me so many things about how my body works and what is actually happening when we are dehydrated, eating too much sugar, too many toxins in, not enough out, etc..that it makes it much easier to make the right choices for my body.

     I have been on this wellness journey for about 5 years. My (old illness)ulcerative colitis forced me to take a holistic approach to my illness when my doctors refused to listen to me when I said I did not want surgery, steroids or to take 15 pills a day. I did not feel it was the right thing. They told me there was no cure for this disease and that it would only get worse. Hopeful bunch they were. My only recourse was to get on my knees and pray. I asked the Lord to help and guide me to wellness His way. Not the world’s way. And so my journey began. The Lord taught me first the importance of prayer, meditation and proper breathing. Then it was the importance of putting whole foods and not processed foods into my body. He also taught me that it was just as important to think about what comes out of your mouth as it is to think about what goes in. He taught me to drink lots of good water and keep myself hydrated. All these things Dr. Dan has been teaching us. I also had this feeling that there was something else that needed to be healed. My spine. I had terrible back and neck pain, migraine headaches, restless legs, terrible allergies etc... I did not feel the way I thought a 46 yr old should feel. Something kept telling me I needed to see a chiropractor. I let my fear of having someone crack my neck keep me from going. I had even went to another chiropractor and backed out. Then I met Dr Dan's staff and something told me to just do it. Plus Dr. Dan's people were so nice I couldn't refuse. When I got to Dr. Dan's office and in big letters there was a banner that said "We move the bones God & does the healing" I knew I was in the right place. And of course, Dr. Dan's testimonial speech about how he became a chiropractor sealed the deal for me. I was still scared but I decided to trust in God's plan and go with the flow. I am so thankful I did! My prayer 5 yrs ago was to be well mind, body and soul. This is what I love about Dr Dan and his staff is that they are promoting and teaching how to be well. Mind, Body, and Soul. I could never find a Doctor who would treat my mind, my body and my soul. I feel, well I know that finding Dr. Dan's is the last piece to the puzzle. Thank you for giving me back my 46 yr old body. I am back to riding my bike, gardening, walking my dogs everyday and doing my pilates machine. The best part is I can do all of them in one day, when before I had to pick just one, if I was lucky. God is Good!!! and Dr Dan your not so bad yourself. I am so excited to think of all the people like myself who have bodies that are keeping them from living their life to the fullest who may also walk into Yachter Chiropractic and begin living life the way God intended us to: free of pain and illness and enjoying health and happiness. I must say that the 5 weeks in the extreme makeover was informative, fun and profitable. Thanks for the free pillow and the home analysis. I look forward to the next make over.

God Bless, Jeannine V.

Our new website is up and running (but still being adjusted daily, so stay tuned for more powerful resources)- CHECK it out at: WWW.YACHTERHEALTH.COM

Is this a "Croc" or What?

Is this a "Croc" or What?

Is Gator Blood Good For You?

Monday, April 07, 2008

LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Biochemists in Louisiana say blood from alligators could help fight deadly superbugs and other infections. The researchers suggest the proteins in gator blood could provide a powerful new source of antibiotics with which to fight infections like MRSA, and may help fight HIV. Researchers at McNeese State said there is a real possibility that people could be treated with an alligator blood product in the future.

You gotta’ be kiddin’ me!

Is it any wonder why Our Modern Health Care System is the #1 cause of death every single year*.      *Adverse effects of properly prescribed & improperly prescribed medication, vaccinations, hospital acquired infections and administrative errors cause over 1.1 million deaths/ year    - 2 deaths/ 60 sec.

• Lipitor & other cholesterol drugs now found to cause severe memory loss, muscle & bone disease, and cancer, and are shown to be virtually useless.

 

• Antidepressants drugs found to be just as effective as walking 3 days/week and sugar pills…hello???

 

• Childhood Vaccines & the mercury they contain shown to be linked to autism and other crippling diseases.

 

• Modern day cancer procedures such as chemotherapy and radiation shown to be completely useless and potentially deadly in over 95% of all cases.

Now… it’s alligator blood!

          When are they ever going to wake up? More chemicals& deadly pharmaceuticals will never produce health and vitality. More drugs will never be the answer. As long as Americans continue to put their faith in our deadly & broken U.S. healthcare system, we will stay the sickest and most drugged nation in the world.

 

Why can’t we understand this fact: health only comes from within. God placed everything we need to heal within our bodies. The innate, healing, recuperative powers of the body are always at work. God needs no help, He just needs no interference and certainly no alligator blood!

 

If you want to be healthy, there are only 2 ways.

 

#1 is to remove the most destructive form of interference to your health: Subluxation.

 

Ø     Decreased blood flow from abnormal posture (SUBLUXATION)  is a major factor in ALL DISEASE, including cancer. Reich (MD) 1974:

Ø     Winsor (MD): 212 Autopsies 100% disease in spine to diseased organ correlation- 1920 

Ø     Research shows that a loss or increase in spinal curves, increases mortality (speeds up death) and takes up to 14 years off your life.”     -Spine-Vol 30, Nov 1

 

 

#2  is to register for our upcoming 1 day Extreme Makeover on Friday, April 25^th. Call 407-333-2277 to RESERVE your spot today. Seating will be very limited due to our location/facility. Registration has already begun and we’re quickly running out of spots…hurry, and register ASAP.

 

Here is what one of our recent Extreme Makeover participants has to say about his experience:

 

     I would like to start out by first saying a big THANK YOU to you and your whole staff Dr. Dan for presenting this powerful health information to the public. We are all misled so often by mass marketing it was so good to hear the truth about how our body really works for us. This course was a lot to take in but the basics are simple, keep your system flushing, and keep adding good stuff. As for my personal results, I am very pleased. The adjustments have allowed me to begin exercising regularly, something I could not do without a lot of pain before.

      I feel like you have helped me turn back the clock 20 years. Since the Extreme Makeover, in 5 weeks, I have lost 8lbs, my body fat has gone from 23% to 18%,and my BMI has dropped from 28 to 25 and I feel GOOD. My light is brighter thanks to your teachings Dr.Dan, and I look forward to the journey ahead. Thanks again.
 God Bless,
Jim V.

 

No alligator blood, no witchcraft, no hocus pocus, just results. We don’t play games with your health and life. If you want results, then you can count on us. You show up, and we’ll deliver.

 

Our new website is up and running (but still being adjusted daily, so stay tuned for more powerful resources)- CHECK it out at:

YACHTERHEALTH.COM

Got Eggs !!!!

Got Eggs?

IT’S OFFICIAL!
ANOTHER INFERTILE PATIENT CONCEIVES WHILE UNDER CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT YACHTER FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CENTER!


GO TO YACHTERHEALTH .COM to watch the story
Lauren was not able to get pregnant for 2 ½ yrs. Great news: she is now pregnant since receiving chiropractic care.


***RESEARCH LENDS HOPE TO INFERTILE WOMEN & demonstrates thatNEXT › ‹ PREVI& & Chiropractic Care Can Aid Conception
A study authored by Dr. Madeline Behrendt - Chairwoman of the World Chiropractic Alliance Council on Woman's Health - links chiropractic care and the ability of previously infertile woman to conceive a baby and carry the fetus full term. Behrendt's work, entitled: Insult, Interference and Infertility: An Overview of Chiropractic Research, was published in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research.The study tracked 15 women, ages 22-65, who had a history of fertility problems - some for as long as nine years. Eight of the women had previously undergone unsuccessful fertility treatments. These 15 woman entered chiropractic care. "Each was determined to close the gap between how her body was designed to function and the reality of how her body was functioning," stated Dr. Behrendt. The results were incredible! 14 of the 15 women became pregnant following the start of chiropractic adjustments. The 65-year old woman had ceased having a menstrual cycle at age 18 following a traumatic fall. Then, nearly five decades later - and little more than a month after starting chiropractic care - her cycles resumed. Although she did not get pregnant, she was advised to use birth control. "Some of the case studies are remarkable," noted Dr. Michael Dody, a Littleton-based chiropractor. Dr. Dody pointed to a 32 year-old woman described in the study. "She had no menstrual cycle for 12 years. She had attempted multiple fertility treatments with no success. After two months of chiropractic care - with attention to the lumbar regions - menstruation started. And, after four cycles, unassisted pregnancy occurred," said Dody. "I'm not saying that chiropractic is a specific cure for infertility, but I will point to the concept that interference within your nervous system can disrupt normal body functions," he continued. Also detailed was the plight of a 26 year-old woman who suffered from severe scoliosis with a Cobb's angle of 58 degrees. She too was infertile despite numerous medical treatments to assist conception. "After six months of chiropractic care - with adjustments applied to the sacrum, lumbar and cervical regions - the Cobb's angle decreased to 47 degrees. One month later, unassisted pregnancy occurred," commented Dody.
The study offers hope to infertile women and an alternative to fertility drugs. There are 40,000 births in the U.S. each year that are achieved using assisted reproductive technologies. But, there are yet to be studies as to the long-term effects of these drugs nor has there been a uniform tracking of birth defects among children conceived using these methods. "The study also defines the chiropractic profession. Chiropractic in itself is not a cure for what ails you, but a means of allowing the human body to operate as it was designed. And, when operating at peak efficiency, the human body can do great things. When you cut yourself - you heal. When the climate changes - your body adjusts. In short, chiropractic care is a great vehicle to improve your general health and function," added Dody." Again, Dr. Behrendt's research is wonderful news for couples trying to start a family. It also serves as further evidence that regular spinal adjustments can have benefits far beyond those that the public normally associates with chiropractic care," concluded Dr. Dody.

OTHER RESEARCH LINKS:

Healthy Pregnancy In A Previously Infertile Patient Following Chiropractic Care: A Case Report Jessica Shelley , D.C. Bio[December 8, 2003, pp 1-7]Fighting Infertility At The Chiropractorhttp://wcbstv.com/siteSearch/local_story_056143502.html Feb 25, 2004 11:00 pm US/Eastern
Ovarian Function and Fertility Improved With Chiropractic - A Case Study --Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics (JCCP), July 2006
Simon A. Senzon, M.A., D.C. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (a peer-reviewed scientific journal), September 14, 2003, pp1-6

http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/media/infertility2004.htm



Are you ready for your transformation?
Then why haven’t you registered yet?

Then register for our upcoming 1 day EMO on Friday, April 25th. Call 407-333-2277 to RESERVE your spot today. Seating will be very limited due to our location/facility. Registration begins Monday, March 31, 2008.

This Week, the sick and hurting families of our community need your help more than ever before. They need us to rescue them pronto!

Patient Appreciation Day on Monday, April 14th all day at YFCC. Anyone you send to the office receives a complimentary consult, exam, scans, and x-rays (if necessary). They must call the office starting Monday, March 30th, if they want to reserve their spot. There is nothing to lose for these people. It costs nothing! What doctor in our community is giving away their services at no cost to help the sick? The answer: NOT ONE!

Our New Website is up and running (but still being adjusted daily, so stay tuned for more powerful resources)- CHECK it out at WWW.YACHTERHEALTH.COM

Chiropractic Care - A Must For Moms To Be

Chiropractic Care - A Must For Moms-to-be:
“Chiropractors do not treat disease.” That’s the first thing a Chiropractor will tell you. The second thing they’ll correct you on is that they “don’t crack backs”. Now if they’re still speaking to you after that unforgivable faux pas, he/she will probably state (for the record, of course) “Our purpose is to assist in the proper function of the nervous and musculoskeletal system.” Now that’s a mouthful, but in layman’s terms what they’re really saying is – most of the health complaints you’ve got can be successfully treated with chiropractic care. I know, I know, it sounds like the “messiah” of the healthcare industry “Try us and you’ll never sneeze again!” But honestly, and not to come off sounding like the proverbial sheep on the “chiropractic pasture”, chiropractic has been boasting some major breakthroughs in the health complaints arena. Minor things like sinusitis, neck pain, ear-infections, chronic fatigue and joint pain have been successfully treated by utilizing chiropractic care. It has also been proven successful in treating ADHD, fibromyalgia, ulcers, IBS syndrome, epileptic seizures and asthma. Recently however, not only are adults benefiting from this type of care, moms-to-be and infants too, can receive “adjustments” correcting specific types of spinal misalignments.
Founded in 1986 by Larry Webster, D.C., the ICPA (International Chiropractic Pediatric Association) is the oldest and largest non-profit organization dedicated to the safety and efficacy of chiropractic care during pregnancy and childhood. The ICPA provides advanced training, ongoing education and cutting edge research into the field of pediatric chiropractic care. They also offer all this information to parents and interested parties. Here’s what the ICPA claims: newborns, more likely than not experience misalignment due to particular birthing methods (i.e. prolonged pushing, forceps or vacuum extraction and mother’s “missionary” position during birth). And you thought that breathing and pushing at the right intervals was all you needed to worry about during delivery! Not so, says the choir of chiropractors who provide care to infants and expectant mothers.
Dr. Alithea Corter, mother of two and co-owner of Bac To Health, a chiropractic office in Beverly Hills, maintains that, “As far as I’m concerned, all moms-to-be should have their spine and nervous systems checked. Bottom line, nerve interference is bad for the mom and equally bad for baby. Not only do I preach this to my patients but I followed my own advice. I was adjusted throughout my own two pregnancies not for back pain but for optimum comfort and piece of mind for me and my beautiful babies!”.
Not only are moms-to-be dealing with swollen breasts and ankles, their joints and nervous systems are getting the whammy put on them! The pelvis and spine undergoes several changes and adaptations trying to compensate for the growing baby inside. This poses an increased risk of interference to the nervous system. Chiropractic care can be employed to establish balance to the mother’s pelvis.
When delivery time comes, if a woman lies on her back, she works against gravity, requiring more stress and energy than necessary. This transfers to the muscles pushing the baby out. The poor little guy is in there getting squeezed and stretched, but the process increases that trauma because of the position of the mother. No wonder our great-grandmothers could pop one out and keep on going! They were squatting. Yet, another feather in the “squat-while-you-birth” hat.
While we’re on the subject of birthing, there has also been major success in assisting mothers with breech babies. The Webster Breech Turning Technique helps turn breech babies during pregnancy. This method, which is defined as a specific chiropractic analysis and adjustment that reduces interference to the nerve system and facilitates biomechanical balance in pelvic structures, muscles and ligaments boasts an 82% success rate. Utilizing this technique enables mothers to avoid the costs and/or risks associated with ECV, C-Sections or the vaginal trial of a breech birth.
Now, what’s all this hoopla about conducting chiropractic adjustments on babies? Well, remember what I stated earlier about the squeezing and stretching? I don’t want to scare you, but no matter what kind of birth you have, natural to not-so-natural, misalignments can occur. A misalignment, or subluxation, can sometimes damage the nervous system. Subluxations can range from mild to more serious involving spinal cord damage, neural hemorrhage and central nervous system damage. This is called Nerves System Stress. Trust me, you don’t want it and you certainly don’t want your baby to have it.
Does your constantly crying baby have you singing the blues? Well, many new moms have sung the praises of chiropractic care when dealing with colicky babies. Research has shown that spinal manipulation is effective in treating infantile colic. Some research has even suggested that chiropractic care has significantly reduced the effects of ADHD and bedwetting in older children. Some children have shown an increase in immunity due to continued chiropractic treatments. The success stories come a dime-a-dozen but the health benefits are priceless.
Some moms-to-be are undoubtedly apprehensive about undergoing chiropractic care. Does it hurt? Will my unborn baby be harmed? These are valid questions. However, most pregos who take the leap, end up joining me as a proverbial sheep on the “chiropractic pasture”. I’ve seen the same results with parents of newborns. It’s kind of scary and nerve-wrecking at first, but after you get that baby home and she’s the angel you dreamed of when you first got pregnant…it’s all chiropractic bandwagon from there.
Do some online research and check out all the pros and cons of chiropractic care. Perhaps even visit a nearby chiropractic office. I’m sure the doctor (and yes, they are licensed doctors), will be more than happy to “educate” you on chiropractic procedures. Now that I mention it, I think it’s time for me to go get my back cracked…ah, I mean, go and get my spine realigned in order to assist in the proper function of my nervous and musculoskeletal system.

Cold Medicine Risky For Babies

COLD MEDICINE RISKY FOR BABIES, TODDLERS

ASSOCIATED PRESS January 11, 2007

More than 1,500 toddlers and babies wound up in emergency rooms over a two-year period, and three died because of bad reactions to cold or cough medicine, federal health officials reported Thursday.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned parents not to give common over-the-counter cold remedies to children under 2 years old without consulting a doctor.

The deaths of three infants 6 months or younger in 2005 led to an investigation that showed the children all had high levels of the nasal decongestant pseudoephedrine, up to 14 times the amount recommended for children ages 2 to 12. The study found 1,519 ER cases from 2004 and 2005 involving young children and cold medicine.

The CDC said it's not known how much cold or cough medicine can cause illness or death in children under 2 years old, but there are no approved dosing recommendations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for that age group.

The American Academy of Pediatrics first advised parents in 1997 about the risks of complications and overdose potential with certain cough suppressants. Last year the American College of Chest Physicians advised doctors not to recommend cough suppressants and over-the-counter cough medications to young children because of the risks.

Dr. Michael Shannon, chief of emergency medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, said it's common, especially in the winter, to see emergency room cases of toddlers given cough or cold medicine.

(If you recall, cold medicines were pulled several years ago for causing strokes. Looks like the new chemical they use now kills babies.)

Dr. Michael Marcus, director of pediatric pulmonology, allergy and immunology at Maimonides Infants and Children's Hospital in New York, said, " The best thing (parents) can do is support with fluids and lots of kisses and time, because lots of infections are viral and will pass in a few days. The medications have a greater potential for harm than the infections you are trying to treat."
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Dr. Marcus makes a profound statement - STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS! He is missing that these children should be adjusted to make sure that they have maximum nerve strength controlling and coordinating their immune functions as well as dietary changes; however, he understands the incredible power of the body to heal itself. He also understands the extreme dangers of all medications.

If you have read our newsletters, watched the news, or read magazine articles reporting the horrors of medication, then you are aware that none are safe. What we once considered "safe drugs," considered safe because you can get them at the corner store or online without a prescription, are no longer "safe." Cold medicines and over the counter pain relievers have all been added to the list of very deadly chemicals. Yet, despite this fact, Drug Stores remain not only open, but thriving like we have never seen, doctors keep writing prescriptions like they are going out of style, and the numbers of drug ads on T.V., in magazines, newspapers, etc. grows daily.

The Business of Disease is booming. Even though we read about the hazards of antibiotics, cold remedies, anti-depressants, pain killers, etc. every day, and these companies lose hundreds of millions of dollars getting sued for hurting people every year, the doctors keep telling you to take them and they remain on the shelf. If you go to the drug store today, there will still be cold medications there. If you ask your doctor or pharmacist about these medications, he or she will say they are fine. In fact, more than likely, they will not even know that this report on the dangers came out. If they do, they minimize it.

Notice I did not say the "Drug business is booming." Drugs are booming because we follow a disease model of living - Wait until you have a disease and then take a medication for it. It does not work, it is dangerous, and you and your kids suffer for it.

It is time to do all that it takes to follow a healthy, Maximized Living model. If you have symptoms, do what Dr. Marcus said."kisses, hugs, and time." Add to that the vital, natural ways you know of to take care of your body and let it heal itself. Anything else is Russian Roulette with a spoon, a pill, or injection.

The drug industry should be our nation's smallest business, not our largest. There is a need for emergency crisis care. However, I am 40 years old and have needed that type of care only three times in my life, and these came from rock throwing as a kid and collision sports (All the other care was antibiotics as a kid -and plenty of them).

Let us say you are unfortunate and have had a crisis or emergency in your health ten times in your life and two to three times you legitimately needed an antibiotic or pain reliever because it was an emergency and there were no other alternatives. It would still make them a minor organization. They are major because the average American uses multiple prescriptions a day!

Put the business of disease out of business. Be healthy and let the body heal.

Cold Medicine Risky for Babies

COLD MEDICINE RISKY FOR BABIES, TODDLERS

ASSOCIATED PRESS January 11, 2007

More than 1,500 toddlers and babies wound up in emergency rooms over a two-year period, and three died because of bad reactions to cold or cough medicine, federal health officials reported Thursday.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned parents not to give common over-the-counter cold remedies to children under 2 years old without consulting a doctor.

The deaths of three infants 6 months or younger in 2005 led to an investigation that showed the children all had high levels of the nasal decongestant pseudoephedrine, up to 14 times the amount recommended for children ages 2 to 12. The study found 1,519 ER cases from 2004 and 2005 involving young children and cold medicine.

The CDC said it's not known how much cold or cough medicine can cause illness or death in children under 2 years old, but there are no approved dosing recommendations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for that age group.

The American Academy of Pediatrics first advised parents in 1997 about the risks of complications and overdose potential with certain cough suppressants. Last year the American College of Chest Physicians advised doctors not to recommend cough suppressants and over-the-counter cough medications to young children because of the risks.

Dr. Michael Shannon, chief of emergency medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, said it's common, especially in the winter, to see emergency room cases of toddlers given cough or cold medicine.

(If you recall, cold medicines were pulled several years ago for causing strokes. Looks like the new chemical they use now kills babies.)

Dr. Michael Marcus, director of pediatric pulmonology, allergy and immunology at Maimonides Infants and Children's Hospital in New York, said, " The best thing (parents) can do is support with fluids and lots of kisses and time, because lots of infections are viral and will pass in a few days. The medications have a greater potential for harm than the infections you are trying to treat."
---
Dr. Marcus makes a profound statement - STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS! He is missing that these children should be adjusted to make sure that they have maximum nerve strength controlling and coordinating their immune functions as well as dietary changes; however, he understands the incredible power of the body to heal itself. He also understands the extreme dangers of all medications.

If you have read our newsletters, watched the news, or read magazine articles reporting the horrors of medication, then you are aware that none are safe. What we once considered "safe drugs," considered safe because you can get them at the corner store or online without a prescription, are no longer "safe." Cold medicines and over the counter pain relievers have all been added to the list of very deadly chemicals. Yet, despite this fact, Drug Stores remain not only open, but thriving like we have never seen, doctors keep writing prescriptions like they are going out of style, and the numbers of drug ads on T.V., in magazines, newspapers, etc. grows daily.

The Business of Disease is booming. Even though we read about the hazards of antibiotics, cold remedies, anti-depressants, pain killers, etc. every day, and these companies lose hundreds of millions of dollars getting sued for hurting people every year, the doctors keep telling you to take them and they remain on the shelf. If you go to the drug store today, there will still be cold medications there. If you ask your doctor or pharmacist about these medications, he or she will say they are fine. In fact, more than likely, they will not even know that this report on the dangers came out. If they do, they minimize it.

Notice I did not say the "Drug business is booming." Drugs are booming because we follow a disease model of living - Wait until you have a disease and then take a medication for it. It does not work, it is dangerous, and you and your kids suffer for it.

It is time to do all that it takes to follow a healthy, Maximized Living model. If you have symptoms, do what Dr. Marcus said."kisses, hugs, and time." Add to that the vital, natural ways you know of to take care of your body and let it heal itself. Anything else is Russian Roulette with a spoon, a pill, or injection.

The drug industry should be our nation's smallest business, not our largest. There is a need for emergency crisis care. However, I am 40 years old and have needed that type of care only three times in my life, and these came from rock throwing as a kid and collision sports (All the other care was antibiotics as a kid -and plenty of them).

Let us say you are unfortunate and have had a crisis or emergency in your health ten times in your life and two to three times you legitimately needed an antibiotic or pain reliever because it was an emergency and there were no other alternatives. It would still make them a minor organization. They are major because the average American uses multiple prescriptions a day!

Put the business of disease out of business. Be healthy and let the body heal.

Blood Pressure

By Daniel DeNoon
http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20070316/chiropractic-cuts-blood-pressure

Chiropractic Cuts Blood Pressure
Study Finds Special 'Atlas Adjustment' Lowers Blood Pressure
March 16, 2007 -- A special chiropractic adjustment can significantly lower high blood pressure, a placebo-controlled study suggests.
"This procedure has the effect of not one, but two blood-pressure medications given in combination," study leader George Bakris, MD, tells WebMD. "And it seems to be adverse-event free. We saw no side effects and no problems," adds Bakris, director of the University of Chicago hypertension center.
Eight weeks after undergoing the procedure, 25 patients with early-stage high blood pressure had significantly lower blood pressure than 25 similar patients who underwent a sham chiropractic adjustment. Because patients can't feel the technique, they were unable to tell which group they were in.
X-rays showed that the procedure realigned the Atlas vertebra -- the doughnut-like bone at the very top of the spine -- with the spine in the treated patients, but not in the sham-treated patients.
Compared to the sham-treated patients, those who got the real procedure saw an average 14 mm Hg greater drop in systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure count), and an average 8 mm Hg greater drop in diastolic blood pressure (the bottom blood pressure number).
None of the patients took blood pressure medicine during the eight-week study.
"When the statistician brought me the data, I actually didn't believe it. It was way too good to be true," Bakris says. "The statistician said, 'I don't even believe it.' But we checked for everything, and there it was."
Bakris and colleagues report their findings in the advance online issue of the Journal of Human Hypertension.
Atlas Adjustment and Hypertension
The procedure calls for adjustment of the C-1 vertebra. It's called the Atlas vertebra because it holds up the head, just as the titan Atlas holds up the world in Greek mythology.
Marshall Dickholtz Sr., DC, of the Chiropractic Health Center, in Chicago, is the 84-year-old chiropractor who performed all the procedures in the study. He calls the Atlas vertebra "the fuse box to the body."
"At the base of the brain are two centers that control all the muscles of the body. If you pinch the base of the brain -- if the Atlas gets locked in a position as little as a half a millimeter out of line -- it doesn't cause any pain but it upsets these centers," Dickholtz tells WebMD.
The subtle adjustment is practiced by the very small subgroup of chiropractors certified in National Upper Cervical Chiropractic (NUCCA) techniques. The procedure employs precise measurements to determine a patient's Atlas vertebra alignment. If realignment is deemed necessary, the chiropractor uses his or her hands to gently manipulate the vertebra.
"We are not doctors. We are spinal engineers," Dickholtz says. "We use mathematics, geometry, and physics to learn how to slide everything back into place."
What does this have to do with high blood pressure?
Bakris notes that some researchers have suggested that injury to the Atlas vertebra can affect blood flow in the arteries at the base of the skull. Dickholtz thinks the misaligned Atlas triggers release of signals that make the arteries contract. Whether the procedure actually fixes such injuries is unknown, Bakris says.
Bakris began the study after a fellow doctor told him that something strange was happening in his family practice. The doctor had been sending some of his patients to a chiropractor. Some of these patients had high blood pressure.
Yet after seeing the chiropractor, the patients' blood pressure had normalized -- and a few of them were able to stop taking their blood pressure medications.
So Bakris, then at Rush University, designed the pilot study with 50 patients. He's now organizing a much bigger clinical trial.
"Is it going to be for everybody with high blood pressure? No," Bakris says. "We clearly need to identify those who can benefit. It is pretty clear that some kind of head or neck trauma early in life is related to this. This is really a work in progress. It is certainly in the early stages of research."
Dickholtz has been teaching, practicing, and studying the NUCCA technique for 50 years. He says high blood pressure is far from the only thing an Atlas misalignment causes.
"On the other hand, if people have high blood pressure, there is a tremendous possibility they need an Atlas adjustment," he says.


Brain blamed for high blood pressure
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Brain blamed for high blood pressure
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HIGH blood pressure is caused by the brain and not the heart, according to a new report which could lead to a radical change in the way the problem is treated.
Scientists are hoping to develop a special "smart virus" to help sufferers tackle the condition which is one of biggest problems facing doctors today.
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, now affects one in four adults in the UK and one in three in Scotland. Globally, around 600 million people suffer from hypertension, which can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and kidney damage.
In Scotland, four in 10 strokes are caused by high blood pressure, according to the Stroke Association, and the latest NHS figures showed that 12,800 people died in 2003 because of the condition.
For centuries it has been believed that hypertension is linked to the heart but now that opinion is being challenged.
It is caused when blood is forced through a person's arteries at an increased pressure.
According to researchers, hypertension is a problem which affects older members of society because of the lack of elasticity in their arteries.
One of the major problems for those suffering from hypertension is that the outward signs are minimal and many people are unaware they have the condition.
Anyone can suffer from hypertension but people who drink too much, enjoy a high salt diet or who do limited exercise are at particular risk.
Headaches, sleepiness and confusion are all symptoms of high blood pressure. Its cause can be blamed on a variety of problems including kidney disease or a genetic fault.
The new theory blaming the brain for the problem has been put forward by a team of scientists from the University of Bristol who have spent years studying hypertension.
According to them, a protein in the brain, known as JAM-1, plays an important part in causing hypertension.
It traps white blood cells which can cause inflammation, obstructing blood flow and leading to poor oxygen supply to the brain.
The team believe their findings show hypertension is an inflammatory vascular disease of the brain, rather than of the heart as previously thought. Professor Julian Paton, who worked on the project, said the controversial findings could lead to new ways of treating the condition. He and his colleague, Dr Sergei Kasparaov, say the condition is linked to the brain in a similar way to Alzheimer's Disease.
Paton said: "Our interests lie in brainstem, or lower part of the brain, and control of blood pressure. We have found evidence that the brainstem is involved in changes over longer timescales.
"In hypertensive people there would appear to be an excessive amount of activity in the nerves which connect the brain to the heart and blood vessels causing blood pressure to rise."
They are hoping to develop a "smart virus" which will target cells controlling blood pressure in the brain to regulate their excitability.
"In turn this will reduce excessive activity of nerves supplying the heart and vessels."
Paton added: "We are looking at the possibility of treating those patients that fail to respond to conventional therapy for hypertension with drugs that reduce blood vessel inflammation and increase blood flow within the brain.
"The future challenge will be to understand the type of inflammation within the vessels in the brain, so we know what drug to use and how to target them."
Heart specialists have welcomed the team's findings. Professor Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director of the British Heart Foundation, said: "This exciting study is important because it suggests there are unexpected causes of high blood pressure related to blood supply to the brain.
"It therefore opens up the possibility of new ways to treat this common, but often poorly managed condition."
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Are Your Blood Pressure Meds Killing You?
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By Shane Ellison
Did you know that rising blood pressure is a normal process of aging and does not require drug intervention, even when it reaches 140/80?
Medical literature shows that as we age blood pressure rises slightly to accommodate an increased demand of oxygen and nutrients. And this rise does not put us at any risk of early death. It is completely natural for the first number (systolic) to be 100 plus our age.
But this is not what Big Pharma wants you to believe.
Among the top 10 drugs prescribed in the U.S., blood pressure (hypertension) medications ensnare millions into the prescription drug trap. That trap kills 200,000 and injures close to 2.2 million Americans every year.
Beta-blocker drugs and diuretics such as Toprol-XL™, Lopressor™ (metoprolol), Tenormin™ (atenolol) and Coreg™ (carvedilol) serve as fat fertilizer to the human body. As a result, patients who take these drugs are at a 28 percent to 50 percent greater risk of suffering from type II diabetes – the greatest health challenge of the 21st century.
Calcium channel blockers such as Adalat, Procardia™ (nifedipine) and Norvasc™ (amlodipine) are not safe alternatives. By blocking calcium from entering the heart, users are put at greater risk of dying from heart failure.
Cancer is also a possibility. In 1996, the National Institutes of Health warned that, “Postmenopausal women who took calcium channel blockers had twice the risk of developing breast cancer than other women.”
So what can you do about it naturally?
First, forget about the salt myth to lower blood pressure. Eliminating sugar and artificial flavors is among the best things you can do to obtain a relatively normal blood pressure.
Replacing carbohydrates (bread, pasta, excess fruit) with healthy fats such as coconut oil, grass-fed beef, wild salmon, avocados, seeds and nuts will also help.
And finally, interval training one to three times per week is vital for a healthy cardiovascular system.
Using cardiovascular nutrients such as L-arginine, magnesium aspartate and a 95 percent grape seed extract can be a potent natural remedy. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, these artery-preserving molecules increase the production of nitric oxide, which helps dilate and relax arteries.
Blood pressure medications are made to sell, not heal. Once you understand this, you can avoid the deadly prescription drug trap.
[Ed. Note: Shane Ellison is known as "The People's Chemist." He holds a Master’s degree in organic chemistry and has first-hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis. He is the author of Health Myths Exposed and The Hidden Truth About Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs.]