For greater health and wholeness for yourself and your family, explore chiropractic.

Would you like to do more than treat symptoms? Are you interested in making disease prevention and health enhancement part of your lifestyle? Looking for more than a drug approach?

Then welcome to a more natural world ~ welcome to the world of chiropractic.

 This is sunset at the North Pole.

The moon is at its closest point. A scene you will probably never get to see in person, so take a moment and enjoy.

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. - Albert Einstein

A person must seek out a spiritual livelihood with all the intensity of his strength, just as he seeks a material livelihood. - Hayom Yom

Have you checked out Dr. Ross' new project, WhatsYourPlate.com?  If your looking to make a little extra money and can spend a little to get up and going this may be for you! If you have any questions, feel free to ask Dr. Ross anytime.

 

We wish you a wonderful, happy and HEALTHY New Year!

 

Lighten up
"If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time."
- Edith Wharton

Be humble
"Never take top billing, you'll last longer that way."
- Bing Crosby

Look within
"Never believe in mirrors or newspapers."
- Jon Osborne

 

Chiropractic frees you from a deep stress caused by a distortion in your body structure - the subluxation. Subluxations hold you back by interfering with your energy and preventing you from reaching your full potential.
 

Most people have subluxations in their bodies and don't know it. It can happen from a difficult birth, a fall or some other injury in infancy or childhood (or later in life), from pregnancy, emotional stress, chemical stress and even from sitting or working in the same position day after day (micro-trauma).
 

Chiropractors spend years learning how to free you from damaging subluxation stress. Chiropractic promotes improved nerve and energetic communication between your brain and spinal cord, and your organs, muscles, joints, glands and many body systems.
 

Chiropractic's purpose is to free you from nerve interference so you may live a healthier, happier life.
 

When your body is functioning at 100%, free of toxins and supplied with the nutrient dense foods it needs, the result is:
. A body making all the drugs and chemicals it needs.
. A healthy body - free of chronic illness and able to adapt to life's stresses.
. A healthy mind - able to adapt to life's ups and downs.
. A long life - may we all live to the Biblical ideal of 120 years. The Lord said.his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. (2)
. Living to your potential: a happy, healthy, rich, creative, successful, long life.

With a foundation of physical, mental and spiritual wellness and growth, 2009 may be a wonderful year for us as we rise up to face the many challenges the year brings.

 

The healing power of aromatherapy has been employed for thousands of years in nearly every culture. Recently Israeli researchers have discovered that the incense known as frankincense can be a very effective mood-altering tool. It affects the same part of the brain as anti-anxiety and anti-depression drugs. (3)

Essential oils and incense have been used to change mood, improve the immune system, heal and promote wellness. Why not add some aromatherapy to your life?

 

 

 

(You need to know this especially if you drink alcohol - happy holidays)

Your blood is mostly water. When you are dehydrated your blood thickens a little, making it a little more difficult for your heart to pump it through your body. Your heart has to pump harder and that raises your blood pressure.
 

According to a study that appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association, two million children have high blood pressure. Could this be due to dehydration? Are your children drinking water or sugary drinks? (4)
 

Alcohol is dehydrating. Much of hangover pain is the result of dehydration. That's why one of the best ways to get rid of a hangover is to drink lots of water.

 

A study was reported in Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery of 300 children (ages 2-8) who were advised to have their tonsils out. Those who did not have them removed were ultimately healthier with fewer fevers, throat infections and respiratory illnesses. In all, they had fewer annual visits to doctors and lower resulting medical costs, and fewer fevers and throat infections.
 

The researchers concluded that removing the tonsils of children with mild or moderate throat infections is more expensive and has fewer health benefits than simply watching and waiting. (5)
 

Why would children who do not have tonsillectomies be healthier? It is because the tonsils (and adenoids) are part of the immune system that fights disease. It is normal for them to enlarge when a child is ill. Enlarged tonsils are generally a healthy sign that the child is fighting infection - and building a stronger immune system in the process.
 

All children with enlarged tonsils should have a chiropractic checkup so that their immune system and body are functioning without nerve interference.

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ABC News: Sixty Percent of Doctors Refuse to Get Flu Shots
ABC News is reporting that only forty percent of health care professionals opted to be vaccinated against the flu last year. How can your MD not get a flu shot yet tell you to get one? Simple - state medical boards have made it illegal for doctors to speak their own minds. They must follow the "party line" or they can get in trouble and possibly lose their license. (6)

  

A public survey posted on NaturalNews.com reveals that 98% of survey participants (1919 out of 1954) believe that parents should have the right to refuse vaccinations for their children. The online survey was conducted from April 6 to April 8, 2008 and survey respondents were self-selected.

In a recent research paper in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers found increased incidence of breast cancer in women who got mammograms every two years compared to women who got mammograms every six years. In fact the women who decided not to get bi-annual mammograms had 22% less breast cancer!
 

The scientists believe this study shows that some of the cancers detected by mammography would have spontaneously disappeared on their own (regressed) if they had never been discovered in the first place. Simply put, it appears that some invasive breast cancers simply go away on their own, healed by the body's own immune system. (7)

 
An editorial in that same issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine reported a finding that breast cancer rates increased significantly in four Norwegian counties after women there began getting mammograms every two years. According to background information in the study, the start of screening mammography programs throughout Europe has been associated with increased incidence of breast cancer. (8) 
 

 

Did you know there are thousands of papers describing the wonders of chiropractic and spinal care in health and disease? Remember: a person with any kind of health problem needs chiropractic. Being free from subluxations could make a big difference. Feel free to send these studies to anyone you know. By the way, is there any disease or condition you'd like to know about? Write us.

The common cold. Getting chiropractic care may be one of the best things you can do to prevent colds and flu. In this paper a link between subluxations and susceptibility to the common cold is discussed. (9)

Improved vision. Two 13-year-old girls with constricted visual fields and diminished visual acuities were given spinal adjustments. After seven spinal adjustments, the girls had regained normal vision. (10)

Vertigo. For over a hundred years chiropractic clinical success for vertigo has been reported. This is a report of 112 cervicogenic vertigo patients who had excellent results following chiropractic cervical subluxation correction. (11)

 

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
 

The winner was a four-year-old child whose next-door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
 

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry.'

 

Love is.
 

A group of professionals asked a group of 4 to 8-year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?' The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
 
'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca - age 8
 

'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.' Chrissie - age 6 
 
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Terri - age 4 
 
'Love is when my mummy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.' Danny - age 7 
  
'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.' Bobby - age 7 
 
'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.' Nikka - age 6 
 
'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.' Noelle - age 7

'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.' Tommy - age 6
 

'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.' Cindy - age 8
 

'My mummy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.' Clare - age 6
 

'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' Elaine - age 5 
 
'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.' Mary Ann - age 4 
 
'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.' Lauren - age 4 
 

'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.' Jessica - age 8

 
Bye. Wow! Another year gone by. Resolve to make this a happier and healthier one. Bring in your friends and family for chiropractic checkups and help them avoid drugs and surgery.

 

Have a great and healthy day!

Dr Ross and Staff

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