Chiropractor Takes MD’s Advice on How to Live Longer

The following are some of the most interesting quotes from medical doctors that you will ever hear:

“As a retired physician, I can honestly say that unless you are in a serious accident, your best chance of living to a ripe old age is to avoid doctors and hospitals and learn nutrition and other forms of natural medicine unless you are fortunate enough to have a naturopathic physician available, like a Chiropractor. Almost all drugs are toxic and are designed only to treat symptoms and not to cure anyone. Vaccines are highly dangerous, have never been adequately studied or proven to be effective, and have a poor risk/reward ratio. Most surgery is unnecessary and most textbooks of medicine are inaccurate and deceptive. Almost every disease is said to be idiopathic (without known cause) or genetic – although this is untrue. In short, our mainstream medical system is hopelessly inept and/or corrupt. The treatment of cancer and degenerative diseases is a national scandal. The sooner you learn this, the better off you will be.”
- A.Greenberg, M.D.

"I started out, as do most beginners in the medical art, to conquer the demon ‘disease’ with drugs. I too, often failed, as they all do... the more I studied and experimented, the more I was convinced that the real cause of dis-ease was impinged nerves, and that the chiropractic adjustment was the most scientific way to release them... results are what count, and chiropractic care, when scientifically given, brings them..."
- William A. Seeley, M.D.

"The contrast of osteopathy to chiropractic is as great as the contrast of an old-fashioned blunder-bus to a modern high powered rifle... this opinion is based on knowledge gained through my experience in drugless therapy, and is so firmly fixed in my mind that I no longer practice osteopathy at all."
- Dr. S.C. Wyatt, former osteopath

“Drugs never cure disease. They merely hush the voice of nature’s protest, and pull down the danger signals she erects along the pathway of transgression. Any poison taken into the system has to be reckoned with later on even though it palliates present symptoms. Pain may disappear, but the patient is left in a worse condition, though unconscious of it at the time.”
- Daniel H. Kress, M.D.

I know many people today still consider medicine to be mainstream, and chiropractic to be an alternative form of healthcare. I would challenge you to consider how this perception came to be, and whether it is truly accurate or not. Consider the word healthcare… do you honestly think that medicine(s) are the ultimate source of health and healing power? I would strongly answer NO and argue that the chiropractic profession, and especially this Wellness Center, strives to TEACH and TREAT the cause of illness and not merely focus on symptoms. Therefore, I would argue that our approach is a no-alternative approach to healthcare. Meaning everyone needs to care for the health of their spine, nerve system and immune system as if it were top priority. Everything after that should be considered secondary or alternative, and that would include drug therapy and surgery. The people you know at work and at home need to be taught that Chiropractic should be the first option when it comes to healthcare, and not the last resort. After all, what is the alternative to actively maintaining your health and preventing disease?
Speak up and educate others,

Dr. Craig

“Look well to the spine for the cause of disease.”

Hippocrates (460-357 B.C.),

“The Father of Medicine”

Maximized Health “tip of the week”

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POWER PLATE ON EVERY VISIT!

The more I research and use the Power Plate the more impressed I become with what it can offer.

Power Plate Training aka Acceleration Training results include:

• Increased bone mineral density which is a viable solution to reverse bone loss and to minimize osteoporosis
• Neuromuscular stimulation and enhancement – muscles get stimulated in ways that traditional aerobic/cardio and weight lifting programs can not
• Pain reduction due to the dramatic increase in critical blood flow to muscles and joints throughout the body, i.e. enhanced blood circulation
• Improved flexibility, range of motion, balance and equilibrium
• Increased metabolic rate (critical to weight loss)
• Elevated HGH (human growth hormone), collagen (needed for healthy skin) and serotonin production (feel good hormone), while suppressing cortisol (hormone produced by stress)

While cortisol is an important and helpful part of the body’s response to stress, it’s important that the body’s relaxation response be activated so the body’s functions can return to normal. Unfortunately, in our current high-stress culture, the body’s stress response is activated too often, producing excess cortisol and a state of chronic stress. Higher and more prolonged levels of cortisol in the bloodstream (like those associated with chronic stress) have been shown to have negative effects, such as:

• Impaired cognitive performance
• Suppressed thyroid function
• Blood sugar imbalances
• Decreased bone density
• Decrease in muscle tissue
• Higher blood pressure
• Lowered immunity and inflammatory responses in the body, as well as other health consequences
• Increased abdominal fat, which is associated with a greater amount of health problems than fat deposited in other areas of the body. Some of the health problems associated with increased stomach fat is heart attacks, strokes, higher levels of “bad” cholesterol (LDL) and lower levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL), which can lead to other health problems!

By stepping on the Power Plate you are engaging the Relaxation Response Mechanism we talked about in our seminar on stress and anti-aging. And, therefore literally changing your blood chemistry profile, your level of stress, and the course of your day. To me, that is an amazing benefit!

The Power Plate is not a “magic bullet”… but, it does offer real benefits - and no side effects! The Power Plate is not a substitute for exercise unless you are engaged in a Power Plate Personal Training Program, which we will be offering in the near future.

As a member of our Wellness Center, I strongly urge you to learn more about stress and the benefits of Power Plate. Did you know that we have an educational Stress CD and Power Plate DVD available at the front desk?

If you have a friend or family member that would benefit from Power Plate, please let us know. We will be happy to send them an educational DVD on your behalf.

Power Plate = Less Cortisol and Stress = a Better Day!

Committing to a Mission of Extra - Ordinary Purpose

“Within these walls we commit our lives to a mission of extra – ordinary purpose.”

In America we have more doctors, more technology, and more resources than any other nation in the world, and yet health statistics say that 5 out of 6 Americans will die from either heart disease or cancer. And, when you look at heart disease and cancer etiology (how it occurs) you will find that these top 2 killer diseases are basically self-inflicted. That’s right – the vast majority of heart disease and cancer patients could have prevented their illness if they just knew how to, and had help in doing so!

So, why do the masses remain unable to maintain their health and prevent disease in their body? I already know the answer to that question. For the most part, they have never had a serious encounter with a doctor who sees the BIG picture. By the time they do… it is often too late! The hardest thing I do as a doctor is to challenge a person to see the BIG picture for themselves about health and disease, and then ask them to make a choice.

Do something or decay and degenerate. Learn something or lie there and take your medicine. Be proactive and prevent disease or be reactive and manage your illness. Teach others or watch them be miserable and unhappy.
These are the choices we have. Unfortunately, most of us don’t know this until it’s too late.

Our mission in this office is to offer hope and happiness in the act of choosing health over disease. The longevity and quality of your life is largely dictated by your state of health. To take things a step further, there are other lives that will be affected by your individual state of health. Your health status can carry an enormous impact.

If you are reading this newsletter, you have already made a choice to do something more, to become better than you were, to improve yourself somehow, to be proactive, to learn about your body, etc. This week is Patient Appreciation Week. This is a time of the year that we celebrate you and your decision to live a better life.

This is also a time for us to recommit to our mission of helping as many people as possible. Yes, we could be happy with our success up until this point, but what about the friend, the spouse, the coworker, or the child you know whose life would improve by the same opportunity you have been blessed with? How can we stop now, how can we ever stop serving the people’s need for true health care education?

How many people do you know… who need to know that they too have a choice about health and disease, about feeling bad versus feeling great, about functioning poorly versus functioning normally?

Do you know anyone with a health problem that concerns you? Truth is, you know countless people with headaches, back pains, arthritis, fibromyalgia, poor health habits, inactive lifestyle, flexibility issues, and disease processes that are developing right now - even as you read this newsletter.

In celebration of your decision to improve your life I urge you to do the same for someone else. During Patient Appreciation Week I will be doing something extra - ordinary for people in need. All you have to do is just mention that person’s name to me and I will give you the opportunity to do something extra - ordinary for a fellow human being.

“We will welcome and care for any and all - for the greatest calling is to serve our fellow man”



Speak up and educate others,

Dr. Craig

Maximized Health “tip of the week”

No magic bullet tip of the week this time around ladies and gentlemen. Just some good advice:

IN-HOUSE SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS:

As part of our approach to health and wellness we conduct regular workshops and seminars. It is absolutely essential to attend these events if you wish to become highly educated and self sufficient with regard to health maintenance and disease prevention.

On June 3rd we will be conducting a stress management and anti-aging seminar. I fear that many of you will not be attending because you feel that you do not need help with issues of stress management. To the contrary, every person in this community would stand to gain from what I will be sharing this Tuesday night. We will only be focusing about 15% of our time on the stereotypical source of stress, emotional stress. The rest of the time we will be exploring other avenues of stress that compromise health and longevity. Many of these sources are what led you to this office in need of help and advice.

My ability to help you is strongly influenced by your willingness to learn and participate. So please, if you can attend – do so! I promise that it will be a life changing seminar.

Keep in mind, our mission is to help as many people as possible. The side effect of such a large goal is that on routine office visits I do not have time to talk with you about health care education. Instead, I have decided that allotting a separate and distinct time to this task would be more beneficial, i.e. health seminars and workshops. In these workshops, we are better able to explore health topics in a more detailed and thorough manner - for your benefit.

If you can not attend a seminar in person, please ask for a recording of the event.

FYI… next seminar/workshop is Nutrition Part 1 & 2, July 15th and 29th … more info coming soon!

NEWSLETTER EDUCATION SYSTEM:

You may have already noticed that we are in the process of improving our newsletter education system in conjunction with our blog website. Please bear with us as we try to identify the most effective solution.

In the meantime, I wanted to let you know, that like the in-house seminars and workshops, our newsletter education system is a fundamental tool we use to support your care in our office. I strongly urge you to remain consistent with your use of the newsletter education system in the following ways:

-Read every issue with the intent of improving your level of understanding about your body and its needs. The more you know the more you are capable of… for your benefit and that of others.
-Keep a file, a hard copy binder or email folder file, of all newsletters so that when a friend or family member needs some advice you are quick to offer a solution (a 3rd party newsletter is an effective tool since we all know that family members listen better when someone else is telling them something, right?)

-And more importantly, forward every newsletter to someone or everyone that would benefit from a regular dose of high quality, though provoking health information. After all, where else are they going to get it?