Advanced Family Chiropractic
219 West Main Street
Montour Falls, NY 14865
Phone: 607-535-7080
Welcome to our office’s Chiropractic newsletter. We’d like to entertain you, inform you (and even inspire you a little).
All the world’s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed. – Sean O’Casey
TABLE OF CONTENTS
· Autumn
· We see magic every day
· Words of wisdom
· Sweetened coffee can make you fat
· Did you know?
· Humor
· References
Autumn
Autumn descends upon us once again. The intense heat of summer gives way to more comfortable days and cooler nights. The sun rises later, dusk comes earlier and life prepares for the change of seasons again. Memories of going back to school and returning to work mix with anticipation of upcoming holidays as we hope to make them more meaningful and uplifting.
The seasons change as part of life’s magical, mysterious dance of growth and renewal.
We see magic everyday
As chiropractors we see the magic and mystery of life every day. In the eyes of the child whose life was changed by an adjustment, in the face of an elderly person who, perhaps for the first time in their lives, had their energies unblocked as their subluxations were corrected.
The true mystery of life is that within us billions of cells are being born, are living and dying every second; we are a stage to life’s magic with every breath we take. We are connected to a wisdom that is far more vast and knowing than any we can conceive of and it is flowing within us every second we are alive. We are connected to this mystery and spend our lives living it. Chiropractic helps us connect to it so we can live life more fully.
Words of Wisdom
If at first you don’t succeed, do it the way your wife told you to. – Yvonne KnepperLead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is. – Sam Levenson
A closed mouth gathers no foot. – Bob Cooke
Sweetened coffee can make you fat
A 20-ounce Starbucks Caffè Mocha with whipped cream has 490 calories, equivalent to a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with cheese. A 24-ounce Starbucks Java Chip Frappuccino with whipped cream is equivalent in calories to a standard cup of coffee plus 11 of their creamers and 29 packets of sugar. (15)
Did you know?
Your nerves send messages at speeds up to 224 miles per hour! Nerves are the longest cells in your body, up to 4 feet long! They carry messages to keep your muscular, circulatory, excretory, hormonal, digestive, respiratory (breathing) and other body systems functioning at their best so you can function at your best with lots of energy, enthusiasm, joy, strength, inspiration and high resistance to disease. This marvelous communications system can be damaged by subluxations, a deep stress within you that can irritate your nerves, discs, muscles, joints and can weaken your body.
Chiropractors are specially trained to locate and remove subluxations, permitting you to function with more energy and improving your body’s ability to function more perfectly.
Want to make sure your messages are getting to where they should go so you are functioning at your best? Come in for a checkup and adjustment.
Humor
59 and pregnant?
A woman went to the doctor’s office, where she was seen by a young, new doctor. After about 4 minutes in the examination room, the doctor told her she was pregnant. She burst out screaming as she ran down the hall.
An older doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was, and she told him her story. After listening, he had her sit down and relax in another room.
The doctor marched down the hallway to where the first doctor was and demanded, “What’s the matter with you? Mrs. Terry is 59 years old, she has four grown children and seven grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant?”
The new doctor continued to write on his clipboard and without looking up said, “Does she still have the hiccups?”
See you next month. Want hard copies of this newsletter to give to your friends, co-workers and relatives? Perhaps you’d like us to include other e-mail addresses. Call us or stop by the office. Please remember that everyone needs to be free from subluxations so bring your friends and loved ones for a spinal checkup.
References
1. Dr. Fudenberg at the NVIC International Vaccine Conference, Arlington, VA. September, 1997. Quoted with permission. Note: Dr. Fudenberg’s web site is: http://members.aol.com/nitrf. Visit and read fascinating stuff there.
2. John’s Hopkins Newsletter, November 1998.
3. http://www.acponline.org/journals/news/jul-aug04/vaccinations.htm
4. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_13.pdf (p.16)
5. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr51/nvsr51_05.pdf (p.16)
6. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr49/nvsr49_12.pdf (p.15)
7. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr49/nvsr49_08.pdf
8. Simonsen L et al. Impact of influenza vaccination on seasonal mortality in the US Elderly population. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2005;165;265-272.
9. Plaisance KI, Kunaravalli, S, Wasserman SS et al. Effect of antipyretic therapy on the duration of illness in experimental influenza A, Shigella sonnei, and Rickettsia rickettsii infections. Pharmacotherapy. 2000;20(12):1417-1422. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/409651
10. Abel U, Becker N, Angerer R et al. Common infections in the history of cancer patients and controls. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 1991;117(4); 339-44. http://www.springerlink.com/content/v635l637674w8k02/?p=fc1b22d86a8b4a0ebdeebe28d42f475a&pi=8
11. Schlehoper B, Blettner M, Preston-Martin S et al. Role of medical history in brain tumor development results from the international adult brain tumor study. International Journal of Cancer. 1999;82:155-160.
12. Biotech firms developing egg-less flu vaccine, caterpillar cells offer sought-after alternative. The Washington Post. November 29, 2004. http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041129/REPOSITORY/411290319/1013/NEWS03
13. Carrat F et al. Repeated influenza vaccination of healthy children and adults: borrow now, pay later? Epidemiol Infect. 2006;134(1):63-70. http://www.vaclib.org/basic/repeatedfluvax.htm
14. Reuters. October 4, 2006.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-10-05T014723Z_01_N04395681_RTRUKOC_0_US-FLU.xml&src=rss
15. Center for Science in the Public Interest’s September Issue of Nutrition Action Healthletter. http://www.cspinet.org/new/pdf/coffee.pdf