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Welcome to our office's Chiropractic newsletter. We'd like to entertain you, inform you (and even inspire you a little).
“There is no use trying,” said Alice; “one can’t believe impossible things.”
“I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – Lewis Carroll.
I never came upon any of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking. – Albert Einstein
May we all strive to heal each other and repair the world and hasten peace, joy, hope, health, healing and growth. And of course, thank you for honoring us by entrusting your health to our care.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Office News
• Wellness Corner
• Patient Success Stories
• Keep your Spine Free of Subluxations for Healthier and Happier Holidays
• Help Fight Depression with Chiropractic
• Back Surgery? Try Chiropractic First
• Words of Wisdom
• Chiropractic and Spinal Research
• Benefits of Breast-feeding
• MDs not vaccinating their own children?
• Lifelong Friends Make Life Longer
• Bye! See you next month!
• References
Office News
If you know someone that could benefit from Chiropractic Care, pick up one of our referral packets which contains important information about Chiropractic, Dr. Ross and a $35 coupon for a free first adjustment with a paid exam. Give the gift of health to those you love!
Kids need chiropractic too! Problems we see as adults usually start in our childhood years. Birth, falls, accidents and other problems are the start of lifelong health issues. Get your kids checked today and started on the road to better health for tomorrow!
Be sure to check out my websites for valuable information on health and nutrition:
www.RechargeYourLife.com
www.JPHealth.net/DrRoss
Wellness Corner
With the holiday season approaching bringing the cold and flu season, there are a few simple things you can do to take care of you and your family to increase your chances of staying well for the holidays:
1. Come in for regular weekly Chiropractic visits. Keeping your brain talking to your body will allow your body to fight illness and stay well.
2. Cut way back on the sugary treats. Sugar supresses the immune system for up to 6 hours after you eat it. There's no coincidence that the cold and flu season starts around Halloween and lasts through the first of the year.
3. Build up your immune system through nature's FARMACY. Eat lots of fresh, raw fruits and vegetables. If you are not getting 9-13 servings of them EVERY SINGLE DAY, you are putting you and your family at greater risk of getting sick. Add a whole food supplement to your families diet to make sure they are getting enough each day. Juice Plus+ is the best on the market and very affordable. Call the office for more information on getting your family started on it today.
4. Get plenty of rest. A minimum of 8 hours will ensure your body has the time to heal and reenergize for the next day.
5. Stress depletes the body of needed nutrients to fight disease. Lowering the amount of unnessary expectations during this time of year is a great start. Take time to relax and do somethings you enjoy. You'll be more effective if you do! Exercise is a great stress buster!
6. Drink plenty of water so the body can do it's job. You need to drink half your body weight in clean pure water each day. More if you are active or in a dryer climate like Arizona.
FREE JUICE PLUS+ for CHILDREN AVAILABLE!
Yes, that's right! Dedicated to improving the state of children's health and nutrition around the world, the Juice Plus+ Children's Research Foundation has made it possible for Juice Plus+ to be even more affordable for families through the Children's Health Survey Program.
If your child is between the ages of 6-15 and has never taken Juice Plus+ chewable or capsules before, they can qualify for a whole year of free product with a sponsoring adult order. Your child and the sponsoring adult would take part in a year long survey of what effect addiing Juice Plus+ has to the family diet. Parents, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles and family friends can sponsor a child.
Over 70,000 children have already enrolled and over 90% are reporting some positive benefit of some kind while taking Juice Plus+. Over 50% have less doctor's visits and missing less school!
Almost 50% are eating more fruits and vegetables! Over 60% are eating less fast food and junk food. 80% are becoming more aware of their health and almost 60% are drinking more water. Wouldn't you like to see your kids see these kind of improvements?
Your family may be eligible to participate in the study and receive free product. Please call the office for specific eligibility requirements or for more information!
Patient Success Stories
Here are some recent patient success stories from our office. We'd love to hear yours!
Male patient reports 2 years worth of pain gone in just 2 visits with rib adjustments.
Female patient says she is in less pain and feeling a lot better with chiropractic care.
Male patient reports driving for 2 days and usually back would be in bad shape by then, but back feeling great because of chiropractic care he received.
Pregnant patient reports doing so much better after a pubic bone adjustment.
Patient headache free after 2 adjustments!
Patient reports after 2 visits and sinus work she could actually smell. Can't remember last time she smelled a rose!
Female patient reports face pain gone after her adjustment.
Patient reports sleeping better and only experiencing occassional discomfort now after care.
All of these patients above had one thing in common... they had subluxations that were preventing their bodies from working properly. They did not know they had subluxations because subluxations are usually painless and have no symptoms themselves. They subluxations were keeping them from being as healthy as they could have and should have been.
Health is natural. If you know of someone who is not as healthy as they should be, recommend they have their spine checked for subluxations by a chiropractor today! And above all - if you know of someone with a child or have a child yourself, have their spines checked for subluxations... you could prevent a life time of sickness by keeping their nervous system free of the nerve interference caused by subluxations from the very beginning.
Keep your Spine Free of Subluxations for Healthier and Happier Holidays
 Chiropractors spend thousands of hours learning how to locate and correct vertebral subluxations, areas of severe stress, in your body. Uncorrected vertebral subluxations weaken your spine, deform your ligaments, cartilage, spinal discs and vertebrae and unbalance and weaken your body structure. This causes lack of energy and vitality, chronic fatigue and premature aging. 
Because of life’s stresses (birth trauma, accidents, chemical stress and others) most people have uncorrected subluxations in their body, affecting their physical and mental health.
As the holidays approach– make sure you and your family are well adjusted.
Help Fight Depression with Chiropractic
Improvement in depression with chiropractic. 15 adults who were clinically depressed and who were found to have an upper cervical subluxation were given chiropractic care in 3 private practice settings in the southern United States. Participants were administered the Beck Depression Inventory II prior to care and post-care.
All patients showed a significant improvement in depression test scores after chiropractic care. (1)
Back Surgery? Try Chiropractic First
With over 50 million Americans suffering from low back pain, it’s the 2nd leading workers’  compensation injury and the 2nd leading cause of doctor visits. From1993 to 2003 hospitalizations for back problems rose from 528,000 to 658,000 with nearly all being unnecessary. Patients had spinal-fusion surgery (their spine will never be normal again), bone grafts, implanted rods and wires, injections and pain-killers which have a very high failure rate.
Why do people go to hospitals for back problems when chiropractic is safer, much less costly and more effective? Please let those you know that the safe, drug-free, non-surgical chiropractic alternative may be literally around the corner.
Words of Wisdom
Life is merely a matter of perspective. For example…
Like most young boys, Timmy always dreamed of being a professional baseball player, playing in the World Series. One day, he was in his backyard practicing. One could hear him announcing: "World Series, game 7, two outs, bases loaded, bottom of the ninth, series tied...the home town fans are going wild".
Timmy throws the ball up in the air, quickly grabs the bat with both hands and takes a mighty cut, only to miss. “Strike one,” he says out loud, somewhat dejected. He again throws the ball up in the air, takes another home run cut at the ball, only to miss again. “Strike two,” he announces, feeling the weight of the world on his shoulders. Again he launches the ball up in the air, grabs his bat, swings with all of his might and misses...strike three. He hangs his head low, slowly walking away. Suddenly he breaks into a dance, hands held high in the air and announces to the crowd, "I am the greatest pitcher that ever lived".
Chiropractic and Spinal Research
Remember, a person with any health problem needs chiropractic. Feel free to forward these studies to others. 
Spinal balance equals better health
The more balanced your spine, the healthier you are; the more unbalanced your spine, the sicker you are. This was the finding in a study of 752 patients who were evaluated for spinal balance and health status.
The authors of the study found that health status was significantly poorer as spinal deviation off-center increased and the severity of symptoms increased as spinal imbalance increased. Chiropractic’s goal is to correct or adjust your subluxations, releasing deep stress and bringing you back to balance. (2)
Maintenance Care for the Spine Reduces Low Back Pain, Disability Levels
30 patients with chronic low back pain lasting 6 months or more were separated into two groups. The first group received 12 chiropractic adjustments over a one-month period, but no care for the subsequent 9 months. The 2nd group also received 12 adjustments over a one-month period, along with “maintenance” adjustments every 3 weeks for the following 9 months.
Patients in both groups experienced significant decreases in low back pain scores after the initial care. However the “maintenance” patients’ disability scores were significantly lower after the 10-month period than before the initial care – an average of 16.6 points lower per patient. In the other group, “the mean disability scores went back to their pretreatment level.” (3)
Benefits of Breast-feeding
 Breastfeeding is good for mothers as well as babies. Mothers who breast-feed have a lower risk of getting breast cancer and (4) breast-fed babies have a decreased risk of getting breast cancer when they grow up. (5) Infants exclusively breast-fed for 16 weeks or more had 50% less acute otitis media. (6)
Anyone who reads the ingredients on a can of infant formula will see that it is simply a recipe of cow's milk, sugar and (chlorinated) water. This is not substitute for nature; formula is harmful to a baby's optimal health.
MDs not vaccinating their own children?
A sign of the future? The journal Pediatrics published a study revealing that, “A relatively large proportion of nonpediatricians do not follow, nor plan to follow, current immunization recommendations for their own children.” 
Significant numbers of pediatric (5%) and nonpediatric (10%) physicians were declining vaccines for their own children. Shots declined include measles, mumps, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b; many MDs also postponed DTP or MMR vaccination. The doctors expressed the same concerns as the public as to the safety of the vaccines which may cause brain and neurological damage (autism, ADD/ADHD, etc.). (7)
Lifelong Friends Make Life Longer
 Researchers at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia interviewed about 1,500 people aged 70+ asking about family and friends, socioeconomic status, health and lifestyle. The Adelaide team then tracked the participants' survival over the next 10 years. People with a strong network of friends and confidants had a much better chance of survival over the 10-year study period than individuals with relatively fewer friends. This "friendship effect" persisted despite personal losses such as the death of a spouse, or even the relocation of friends to other parts of the country. Friends may also have a significant impact on mood, self-esteem and coping mechanisms during difficult times. (8)
Bye! See you next month!
Please feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends – give them the healthy life wisdom you’re learning about. Too many people are taking drugs or contemplating surgery; let them know there’s a drug-free alternative. Please remember that everyone needs to be free from subluxations, so bring your friends and loved ones for a spinal checkup.
Have a great and healthy day!
Dr. Ross
References
1. Genthner GC, Friedman HL, Studley CF. Improvement in depression following reduction of upper cervical vertebral subluxation using orthospinology technique. JVSR. 2005;7(4):1-4.
2. Glassman S, Bridwell K, Dimar J. The impact of positive sagittal balance in adult spinal deformity. Spine. 2005;30(18):2024-2029.
3. Descarreaux M, Blouin JS, Drolet M et al. Efficacy of preventive spinal manipulation for chronic low-back pain and related disabilities: a preliminary study. JMPT. 2004;27(8):509-514.
4. Newcomb P et al. Lactation and reduced risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer. New England J of Medicine. 1994;330(2):81-87.
5. Freudenheim J et al. Exposure to breast milk in infancy and the risk of breast cancer. Epidemiology. 1994;5:324-331.
6. Sheard NF. Breast-feeding protects against otitis media. Nutrition Reviews. 1993;51(9):275-277.
7. Klara M et al. How do physicians immunize their own children? Differences among pediatricians and nonpediatricians. Pediatrics. 2005;116:e623-e633. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/116/5/e623
8. Giles LC, Glonek GF, Luszcz MA, Andrews GR. Effect of social networks on 10 year survival in very old Australians: the Australian longitudinal study of aging. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2005;59(7):574-579.
9. Interview with Bernie Siegel, M.D. Amazing healing power of pets. Bottom Line Personal. August 1, 2005.
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