Who Are The Quacks?

We’ve all heard the word “Quack” before. It refers to a person falsely claiming to have curative powers; a fraud pretending to have medical skill.  In a broader sense, a charlatan or a person who masquerades as having competence, qualifications, or expertise he or she does not possess. As a chiropractor, I have heard (or seen in print) this word used many times in the direction of my profession by medical doctors, pharmaceutical reps, nurses, and other health care professionals only to be repeated through the misguided public. 

One only needs to take a gander at Stephen Barrett’s website Quackwatch (Don’t stay long. You may strain your diaphragm laughing) to understand how fear of the unknown driven through a God complex can replace an understanding of basic science, subjective validation, and Natural Law. Barret and his followers refuse to acknowledge, for example, that acupuncture has sustained a culture for 1,000s of years before the introduction of pharmaceuticals. The medical community points at those who refuse their medicine, their surgeries, their germ theory, and their dogma.

Dr. Royal Lee, founder of Standard Process Whole Food Supplements, was a pioneer in the field of nutrition. In the late 1950s Dr. Lee found himself under attack for exposing the dangers of consuming lifeless, nutritionally barren, processed, sugar laden food. In the aftermath of court battles with the FDA, a gag order was placed on him. He was prohibited from speaking publicly or writing on health, medicine, or nutrition.  His library of life long research was ordered destroyed! This, all the while Camel cigarettes and Coca-Cola were being promoted as a digestive aid. Quack.

Allopathic medicine refuses to acknowledge that chiropractic is scientific even though their AMA Encyclopedia defines the very foundation of chiropractic: “The nervous system is the body’s information-gathering, storage, and control system. The overall function of the nervous system is to gather information about the external environment and the body’s internal state, to analyze this information, and to initiate appropriate responses.” In other words, without a properly functioning nervous system, we have dysfunction in the body. Quack, quack.

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Lest we not forget that the very group we have put in charge of our health care is the leading cause of death in the country. According to the research by Dr. Gary Null, published in the article, Death by Medicine. Over 780,000 people die each year due to medical negligence. Quack, quack, quack.

You want to talk about quacks? Let’s start with DES, Delcon Shield, silicone breast implants, Thalidomide, Fen-Phen, Vioxx, Accutane, Flomax, Depakote, smallpox vaccination program in the Philippines in 1917 creating the worst epidemic the island had ever seen resulting in over 60,000 deaths, Avandia, Humira, Swine Flu Vaccine, Chantix, Paxil, Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft, Lexapro, Yasmin, Reglan, GranuFlo, Abilify, transvaginal mesh, Gardasil, NuvaRing, Fosomax, Crestor, Baycol, Bextra, Mirena IUD, Adderall, and treating viral infections with antibiotics. I hear lots of quacking going on.

  

The lesson learned here is to be careful when you point a finger at someone. You have three pointing back at yourself.

Chiropractic Helps Bed Wetting

One of my very first patients (all those years ago) was a seven year old girl who was still having issues with bed wetting. Every night, no matter what they tried, Sarah woke with wet sheets. Sarah's self-esteem was poor. She walked with her head down, embarrassed. She couldn't have sleepovers with her friends due to her situation. None of her other friends wet the bed at this age. She knew she was "different." On the recommendation of a friend, Sarah's mom reluctantly brought her in to see me. 

"How can chiropractic help bed wetting," she asked?

It's really quite simple. First of all, chronic bed wetting is not the child's fault. No seven year old child deliberately wants to wet the bed. The problem stems from a true physiological dysfunction. The bladder does not and cannot work properly. The proper function of any part of the body is directly related to its nerve supply. If we severe a nerve, we have paralysis/no function. If we stress, pinch, or obstruct nerve flow we have what I call half-paralysis/half-function. This obstruction to proper nerve flow most always originates from a subluxation. A bone in the spinal column has been knocked out of position and that causes undue pressure on the nerve as it exits the spinal cord. 

The analogy I use is "stepping on a garden hose." This pressure stops the water from coming out the open end. Without the water, the flowers in your garden wither. Their life support has been taken away. Once we take our foot off the hose and release the pressure, water is restored to the flowers and they come back to life. When a chiropractic adjustment takes the pressure off of a nerve, life is restored.

The nerves that stimulate bladder function arise form the low back and sacrum. Subluxations in this area can results in bladder dysfunction. Another area to consider is the neck. The phrenic nerve stems from C (cervical) 3-4-5, the middle of the neck. The phrenic nerve supplies the diaphragm, our muscle that creates breathing. The phrenic reflex occurs when carbon dioxide levels in the blood get too high. This triggers the diaphragm to contract (pull down). This in turn creates a vacuum in the thoracic cage/chest and air/oxygen rushes into the lungs. You take a breath.

A high concentration of CO2 causes smooth muscle tissue to relax. The muscle that controls the opening and emptying of the bladder is composed of smooth muscle fibers. As your child sleeps, their respiration decreases and CO2 concentration rise. If the phrenic reflex does not respond concurrently, the smooth muscle fibers of the bladder's opening are more apt to relax. There's your accident.  

A toddler's phrenic nerve is still in the stages of developing (as are all of their other parts) and bed wetting is normal. Children gain control of their bladders with the normal maturation of the phrenic nerve. Should your child have bed wetting issues, perhaps there is a subluxation in the cervical spine causing dysfunction in the phrenic nerve or in the lower back and sacrum. 

Sarah got her first adjustment that day and returned five days later for her follow up appointment. Her mom reported that Sarah had only one accident since her adjustment. Still not convinced of the simple science of chiropractic, she asked me, "Do you really think it was the adjustment?" I answered, "You've tried everything else and nothing worked. Sarah got an adjustment and she has improved dramatically. Yes. It was the adjustment." Her mom, on the verge of tears, then asked, "Can we have some more?" 

I love my job!

There’s No Such Thing as a Gay Gene

First of all, I must start this blog with the obligatory, “I am not a homophobe.” I don’t care about your sexual preference, the color of your skin, the size of your body, or the religion you adhere to. The only determining factor I have in attaching labels to people is whether or not you intentionally work on making this planet a better place to live. I don’t ask that you be Gandhi. I ask that you be conscious, respectful, courteous, and live your life in a manner that supports and stimulates life, peace, and truth. Being gay is the least of my concerns. With that; there is no such thing as a gay gene.

It is very easy today to blame our genes for any kind of expression that is not socially accepted. However, we must first understand what a gene is and how it works. Here I interject another disclaimer. I am not a geneticist. I had nothing to do with unraveling the human genome. I also know that those who did will never completely understand the infinite magic of the gene. The more science digs, the more questions arise.  I am, however, (and maybe more importantly) a student of Natural Law.

A very simple point I want to make is that genes have an innate desire to create life. That is the gene's divine function; to propagate itself and therefore its species. A gay gene would be a self-destruct button in the evolution of life. If the male and female species never again sexually interacted, whether it be a pine tree, butterfly, or human, then that species would eventually die off. A gay gene is the antithesis of life itself. It contradicts the very function of genetics. 

Sticking to the very basics of genetics, the DNA in your genes is made from phosphate, sugar, and four amino acids: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). The sequencing of genes/the creation of all your different parts, comes from how these amino acids line up and where they line up within the gene. (e.g. ACT, CAG, TTT).  When genes are copied they can only copy these amino acid chains. Amino acids are the building blocks for protein. Protein is a physical structure and has no self-directing brain. There is nothing in this chain of amino acids that tells the structure HOW to act. It can only build structure.

Genes create form. Genes can give you green eyes, curly hair, long legs, or strong bones. Genetic defects can give you cystic fibrosis, Down’s syndrome, or Sickle-cell disease. Amino acid chains do not have the capacity to create character. They cannot tell the form how to function. Genes are not endowed with secret brains that whisper in your ear. They cannot tell you to be obsessive compulsive, type-A personality, or an addict. They cannot teach you to be polite or rude. How you act with the parts that genes give you must come from somewhere else entirely: Epigenetics and psychological programming. (For a more in depth understanding, please refer to the work of Bruce Lipton.) 

So it is with much chagrin that I must disagree with Lady Gaga. You were not and can never be Born That Way. 

Vaccines: A Toxic Shot Syndrome

Vaccines: A Toxic Shot Syndrome

Use your imagination and conjure up a vision of witches standing around a cauldron adding an eye of newt and a wing of bat to their potion. The green slime bubbles and churns as the soup is stirred. Add some snake blood and fingernail clippings from a troll. Though this vision can seem comical, it is not far removed from the creation of a vaccine. Though vaccines are worse; much worse. 

Vaccines contain highly toxic metals, cancer causing substances, poisonous chemicals that kill nerve tissue and damage organs, live and genetically modified viruses, animal viruses/foreign genetic material, bacteria, and toxoids. The day that science can convince me that formaldehyde, mercury, aluminum, aborted fetal tissue, phenoxyethanol/ethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, and whole proteins injected directly into the capillary beds (not to mention the many other ingredients in vaccines) are not toxic poisons that cause disease, then I will accept the premise that vaccines help promote health. I’m waiting. I’m still waiting. I’ll be here all day…Some call vaccines medicine. I call them poison. 

Formaldehyde is classified as a human carcinogen by the EPA. Inhaling formaldehyde causes eye, nose, and throat irritation, coughing, wheezing, chest pains, and bronchitis while ingestion formaldehyde results in corrosion of the gastrointestinal tract, inflammation and ulceration of the mouth, esophagus, and stomach. What do you suppose happens to internal body tissue when formaldehyde is injected into a capillary bed and given direct exposure to our blood stream?

Mercury causes demyelination of nerves and nerve death. Mad Hatter Disease and Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter are products of brain damage due to mercury exposure. Check out this five minute video and see for yourself the grizzly effects that mercury has on the cells in a human brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDnfeIwd0wI. 

Aluminum is a heavy metal with known neurotoxic effects. The American Academy of Pediatrics stated that aluminum interferes with a variety of cellular and metabolic processes in the nervous system and other tissues. Aluminum toxicity is known to cause encephalitis, bone disease and anemia. Aluminum in vaccines increases mercury’s toxicity.

Aluminum is used to force infant's and children's immature immune system to produce greater amounts of antibodies. There are many parts to our immune system and they need to work in synergy. When one part is overworked, imbalances take place in an otherwise balanced system. By stimulating humoral (blood related-antibody producing) immunity alone, synergy is thrown off balance. There are multiple articles in the medical literature demonstrating how chronic illnesses like allergies, asthma, eczema, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, ADD/ADHD and autism all exhibit a skewed production and over-activity of the antibody producing arm of the immune system. This delicate but powerful immune system is then asked to work in unnatural and unfamiliar ways. Because of this simple physiological fact, vaccines have caused an alarming increase in auto immune disorders. The body's immune system has been usurped; overtaken by some alien instruction. God's infinite program has been contaminated by a human virus...literally. 

What does the FDA and AMA say about all this? Go ahead and stick it in your child. It’s good for them. Don't worry. We are scientists and medical doctors. We know better. No thank you. Not me. Not my children. Never. You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig. You can call vaccines medicine but they are still poisons. And poisons will never ever help to supplement the immune system. Period!

An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away. Really!

The apple has a long storied history; From Adam and Eve to Johnny Appleseed to grandma’s secret recipe for apple pie. And we’ve all heard the adage; An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away. (In Western Christian art, the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge is commonly depicted as the apple. This depiction may have originated as a Latin pun: By eating the malum/apple, Eve contracted mālum/evil. Nonetheless, its association has been entrenched in our culture.) 

Can it be true that this simple fruit can hold the key to health and longevity? The apple can help lower blood sugar. It slows down carbohydrate digestion by lowering the rate of glucose absorption from our digestive tract. The apple stimulates the pancreas to put out more insulin while the polyphenols in apples help to activate the cell insulin receptors. In this way, apples help facilitate passage of sugar from our bloodstream up into our cells.

This innocent orb is a powerful antioxidant as it has a good supply of vitamin C. Quercetin adds antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and antiviral properties. Researchers at Cornell University have identified several compounds—triterpenoids—in apple peel that have potent anti-growth activities against cancer cells in the liver, colon and breast. 

The fiber in the apple is both insoluble and soluble. The insoluble fiber helps to regulate bowel movements; either firming diarrhea or softening constipation. Apple pectin (also an antioxidant) can also be helpful for people with colitis, irritable bowel disease, and other digestive disorders. Soluble fiber keeps the insides of the blood vessels clean and helps to lower total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. Intake of apples is now known to significantly alter amounts of two bacteria (Clostridiales and Bacteriodes) in the large intestine. As a result, the intestines work more efficiently. 

Malic acid found in apples increases energy levels through its involvement in the Krebs cycle. Malic acid is a chelator and is able to bind to potentially toxic metals like aluminum, lead, and mercury and eliminate them. Heavy metal overload has been linked to serious health problems like liver disease and brain disorders such as Alzheimer's.

Eating apples helps maintain oral hygiene as it stimulates the production of saliva which reduces the number of harmful bacteria in your mouth. It’s a natural mouthwash. 

Bragg’s apple cider vinegar is a staple in my pantry. My favorite way to use it is by diluting 1 part organic unfiltered apple juice in 2 parts water. Then add 1-2 capfuls of Bragg’s ACV, depending on your palate. This not only dilutes the sugar content of the apple juice but it also gives the drink an extra zip. It tastes more like apple cider. The ACV is fermented; loaded with good bacteria and digestive enzymes. For indigestion/acid reflux (see prior blog There’s No Such Thing as Acid Reflux) use 2 capfuls in a shot of water. Toss that back quick, over the tongue, and in a few minutes the stomach pressure will be gone. 

But maybe the biggest secret concerning apples is kept within the seeds. How many of you eat the entire apple; core and seeds? The seeds are high in Vitamin B 17 also known as Laetrile or Amygdalin. Its ability to protect us from cancer is noted in the study of the Hunzas, an isolated tribe in Afghanistan. This population has a natural diet which supplies on the average between 50 to 75 milligrams of Vitamin B17 a day through apricot seeds. The Hunzas represent a population that has been cancer free for over 900 years of its existence. 

Are you eating an apple a day?

The Great Milk Debate

There are those who believe that the only milk a human will ever need comes from breast feeding as an infant. Weaning is nature’s way of saying we do not need mother’s milk anymore. All mammals wean their young. It’s as natural as the sunrise. From that point forward, calcium and other essential nutrients can be obtained by eating green leafy vegetables and other whole foods. As one who supports and promotes Natural Law, you may conclude that I am in this camp of thinking. After all, each mammal’s milk is specifically designed to rear its unique offspring into adulthood. Cow’s milk is designed and perfected by nature to help baby calves grow into big cows. Feline milk is engineered to turn little kittens into big cats. However, in as much as that all makes perfect sense, I also have faith in man’s intuition and instinct; man has been consuming raw milk products from animals for thousands of years. Whether milk comes from cows, water buffalo, sheep, camels, yak, goats, or even reindeer, unheated, unprocessed, raw milk has been a safe, reliable food source for eons. 

However, there are many health issues with milk today: Lactose intolerance, dairy sensitivities, allergies, mucus production, etc. So why didn’t we ever hear of these complaints while we sat on grandpa’s lap and listened to his stories about the Good Ole Days? The difference between our ancestor’s milk and the milk we have today is pasteurization. Grandpa’s milk was not. Our milk is. It’s not the dairy that is unhealthy; it’s the pasteurization that renders it so. The pasteurization process heats the milk to kill bacteria. (Though this is a simplified explanation, I would urge you to invest some time and research the history of and the need for pasteurization.) This heating process changes the entire chemical makeup of the milk. The proteins congeal, vitamins are cooked off, and the enzymes are destroyed, (Lactase, the enzyme that breaks down lactose, is abundant in raw milk and absent/killed off in pasteurized milk = lactose intolerance).

Can raw milk make you sick? Can you be struck by lightning or bitten by a shark? All food can be mishandled and raise its potential to create sickness. The eggs, spinach, cantaloupes, lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries, peanut butter, beef, and poultry that have caused sickness over the last few years were all from industrial farms monitored by the FDA. Deli meats are 10x more likely to cause illness than raw milk. Pasteurized milk comes with no guarantee of “purity” (www.realmilk.com/safety/reported-outbreaks-of-foodborne-illness).  Clean, healthy, grass fed cows produce clean healthy milk. It is the cows that are crammed into industrial farms, force fed GMO corn (unnatural diet), shot full of antibiotics and hormones that produce sick milk that demands pasteurization.

So I say, “Drink up!” Enjoy the long list of natural and healthy nutritional complexes:, Vitamin A, all of the  Bs, C, D, E, K, iron, iodine, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, sodium, selenium, copper, probiotics, zinc, protein, immunoglobulins, essential fats, and some 60+ live enzymes. Mooooooooooo!

For more information, visit:

www.realmilk.com,

www.westonaprice.org