Halloween Edition
Do one thing every day that scares you. - Anonymous
Welcome to our office's Halloween Issue. We'd like to entertain you, inform you, inspire you, (and maybe scare you).
We'd love to hear from you;
feel free to write.
Healty Halloween?
Chiropractic for Colds and Flu
And now for something really
scary: the flu shot. Since it's "flu shot season" we think this
information is quite timely. According to Hugh Fudenberg, MD, the world's
leading immuno-geneticist and 13th most quoted biologist of our times
(nearly 850 papers in peer review journals), if an individual has had five
consecutive flu shots his/her chances of getting Alzheimer's Disease is
ten times higher than if they had one, two or no shots.
What's
the connection between Alzheimer's and flu shots? Dr. Fudenberg explained
that the mercury and aluminum that is in every flu vaccine (and some
childhood vaccines) is toxic to the brain. Eventually the mercury and
aluminum buildup in the brain causes cognitive dysfunction.
(Is
this the reason why Alzheimer's is expected to quadruple?)
Note: Dr. Fudenberg presented his research at the
National Vaccine Information Center's (NVIC) International Vaccine
Conference, Arlington, VA September, 1997. Quoted with permission.
Alzheimer's to quadruple statement is from John's Hopkins Newsletter Nov
1998.
Dr. Fudenberg's web address is www.nitrf.org. Interesting info there on
treating autism and Alzheimer's.
Chiropractic for colds and flu? But isn't chiropractic just for back pain? Not at all. Many people who initially visit chiropractors for aches and pains discover to their surprise an improvement in their general health, including no or fewer (and less severe) colds, flu and other respiratory problems.
The Chiropractic Approach
Chiropractic doesn't "treat" cold or flu; chiropractic promotes improved body function which creates high natural resistance. Natural resistance is the only reason why your cold "goes away" rather than lasting for weeks, months or your entire lifetime!
How do chiropractors help raise your natural resistance to disease? By removing a serious interference to your proper body function: vertebral subluxations.
What Are Vertebral
Subluxations?
Vertebral subluxations (VS) are misaligned
vertebrae in your spine that interfere with your nerves and the flow of
information and energy between your brain and the rest of your body. VS
lowers your natural resistance to disease by unbalancing your nervous
system. You may have a subluxation and never know
it.
Chiropractors Adjust
Subluxations
Chiropractors perform spinal examinations to
detect and locate vertebral subluxations in your body, then correct them
by giving chiropractic spinal adjustments. This reduces or relieves your
spinal nerve stress and helps restore optimal body functioning for higher
resistance to disease, which, we cannot overstate, is the best defense
against the common cold.
Don’t reuse
water bottles?
Reports have
surfaced that the plastic of disposable mineral water bottles is made of
polyethylene terephthalate or PET and contains a potentially carcinogenic
element diethylhydroxylamine or DEHA that leeches out. The bottles are
safe for one-time use only; if you must keep them longer keep them away
from heat. Use water bottles meant for multiple uses. From articles at http://www.gelsons.com/services/nutrition/nutriaug2.asp
http://www.custom-alarm.com/70/3rd_qtr_2003.pdf
King City Natural Health Centre Events Board
Ontario Chiropractic Group Proposal to Gag DCs
The college of chiropractors of ontario has recently put forward a new standard regarding our ability to communicate with patients about the pros, cons and safety concerns of vaccinations. If this new standard is adopted it will effectively gag Chiropractors in Ontario from being able to discuss vaccine concerns with patients.
To read the proposed new standard for the College of Chiropractors of Ontario (CCO) click on the following link: http://www.cco.on.ca/PDF/S-015%20Immunization.pdf
My comment:
I agree
that to give an immunization is outside the scope of practice of
chiropractors. However, I believe it is well within the scope of
chiropractors to educate our practice members about the potential risks
associated with childhood vaccinations. Most parents do not receive
appropriate information from their medical doctors recarding this issue
and hence do not make an informed choice (which is their legal right to do
so). No research or studies are cited to back up the CCO position.
For example, they write that vaccination is “cost-effective.” How can they
say that when the costs (vaccine injuries) are underreported and ignored?
Doctors only report 10%, 1% or less (based on the study) of vaccine
injuries. It is irresponsible and unscientific to state that vaccines are
cost effective.
They write that vaccines are clinically efficient and
yet epidemics have occurred among 98-100% vaccinated populations. Is it
clinically efficient to suppress an acute illness and watch a child
develop autism or other chronic illness as a result? Again, the CCO cites
no research. As a practicing chiropractor and a future mother I want
the right to choose wether or not I vaccinate my child, and I know that
many of our practice members feel the same way. Once a parent has
received all the information regarding the pros, cons, and risks
associated with vaccinations they can then make a completely informed
decision (one way or the other). In regards to section 29 :
contravening the Immunization of School Pupils Act, 1990; this act clearly
states that vaccinations are not mandatory in Canada and that a parent has
the right to not vaccinate their child by may of medical exemption,
philosophical reasons, religious reasons, or reasons of consciencious
choice. These rights extend not only to public schools but to
nursery school children and those attending day
care.
We ask that you take a few minutes to participate in this important action and send the following letter or your own version of it to the College of Chiropractors of Ontario (CCO) in protest of their proposed new Standard of Practice S-015 on immunizations.
According to the CCO website, your letter must be faxed or mailed to the College, not sent by email.
Fax is 416-925-9610 and address is included below in the heading of the letter.
Act now to protect our right to Freedom of Choice and Informed Consent on the vaccine issue by sending your letter of protest to the College of Chiropractors of Ontario as soon as possible. Please send us a confirmation that you sent a letter to CCO.
With deep appreciation for your participation and help
Dr. Danella, Dr. Jason and our future unvaccinated child.
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College of Chiropractors of Ontario,
Attention: Sue Garguilo, Communications Officer,
130 Bloor St. West, Suite 902
Torornto, Ontario
M5S 1N5
To The CCO:
RE: Proposed Standard of Practice S-015: Immunization
I am alarmed that the CCO is considering this amendment and have serious concerns regarding the proposed Standard of Practice on Immunization which will eliminate a critical "balance" that your current Policy P-033 includes which ensures that "the public receives balanced and accurate information with regard to immunization."
I contend that the public has not and will not receive "balanced and accurate" information from a majority of physicians and nurses and health officials, many of whom regularly suppress information regarding legal exemptions to vaccinations, minimize and deny serious reactions and side effects of vaccines, fail to disclose documented contraindications to vaccines, and consistently fail to report vaccine reactions and injuries to Health Canada.
The absence of methodologically sound, rigorously controlled large, long term studies comparing groups of highly vaccinated, lesser vaccinated, and completely unvaccinated children, measuring for all morbidity and mortality outcomes, permits health officials to make unproven and fraudulent claims about vaccine safety.
This leaves the public lacking in genuine informed consent regarding vaccination from regular medical sources.
As a member of the public I insist that my right to information on vaccines from many sources be protected and that Chiropractors as primary care providers, maintain the right to discuss vaccine concerns with patients.
If Standard of Practice S-015: Immunization is adopted, the public will be left with even less chance of making thoughtful, informed decisions about vaccinations than they are now.
I request that the College of Chiropractors of Ontario reject proposed Standard of Practice S-015 – Immunization.
Respectfully,
(Please include your name and contact info)
Words of Wisdom
"There are no secrets to success: Don't waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence." - General Colin Powell
"Success is to be measured not so much by the
position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has
overcome while trying to succeed." Booker T.
Washington
"If you are
patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow."
- Chinese Proverb
"A candle loses nothing by lighting another
candle." - Father James Keller
"Nobody is born a virtuoso. Nothing
comes easily." Yiddish proverb.
Humor
We want you with us a long time so as a
public service we're offering you some Commonsense Halloween Safety
Tips.
1. When it appears that you have killed the monster,
NEVER EVER check to see if it's really dead.
2. Never read a book of
demon summoning aloud, even as a joke.
3. Do NOT check the basement,
especially if the power has gone out.
4. If your children speak to you
in Latin or any other dead language have them arrested immediately. This
also applies to kids who speak with somebody else's voice.
5. As a
general rule, don't solve puzzles that open portals to Hell.
6. When
you have the benefit of numbers, NEVER pair off alone.
7. Do not take
ANYTHING from the dead.
8. If you're running from the monster, expect
to trip or fall down at least twice.
9. If you find that your house is
built upon a cemetery, now is the time to move in with the in-laws.
10.
Once you have done away with something that was trying to attack you, it
is best to separate it into many different parts. Trust me, the extra time
taken for this can save you much future grief.
Want copies of this newsletter for your friends? Stop by the
office and we'll give you some hard copies or write to us and we'll add
them to our mailing list. Please remember that everyone needs to be free
from subluxations so bring your friends and loved ones for a spinal
checkup.
(do you think
we've
been dieting too long?)
