Happy Thankgiving! from Dr Lynn and
the crew at Family Chiropractic.

~ Dr Lynn

Pregnancy and Chiropractic

Where did you come from, baby dear? Out of the nowhere into here. - Nursery Rhyme

In short - along with a nutrient dense diet; exercise; and avoiding drugs, vaccines, alcohol and cigarettes - chiropractic care is an essential part of a pregnant woman's healthcare regimen.

Drug-free healthcare

One of the best reasons for chiropractic care during pregnancy is that it is a drugless healthcare system. Drugs, whether prescription or over-the-counter, can harm a growing fetus. Almost all types of drugs and medications have been linked to fetal damage or malformations. (1- 2) As Robert Mendelsohn, MD, the famed pediatrician, stated, pregnant women should "stay away from X-rays, diagnostic ultrasound, doctor-prescribed medication, and every other form of dangerous obstetrical intervention." (3)

Can chiropractic help?
Many professionals have observed that chiropractic may help maintain pregnancy, control vomiting during pregnancy, help deliver full-term infants with ease and produce healthier infants. (4) Chiropractic has demonstrated success with back pain, (5) premature contractions (6) and back labor. (7)

Schools in Wisconsin are showing kids the dangers of junk food with some unique science class experiments. Sister Luigi Frigo repeats the experiment every year in her second grade class.

According to Frigo, the second graders tried to do the experiment again a few months later with the same mice, but the animals learned their lesson and refused to eat the junk food. (8) Read the article at: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_14507.cfm

Olive oil comes from olives, coconut oil comes from coconuts, peanut oil comes from peanuts so where does canola oil come from? There's no canola plant - it's short for Canadian oil low acid. It's an artificially modified form of rapeseed. (I guess calling it rape oil wasn't good advertising.) Rapeseed oil is used by machinists as an engine lubricant, as an insect repellent and as a component of synthetic rubbers, ink, even soap.

Some people think canola is a healthy alternative to butter. It's as healthy as margarine. It has been linked to the following:

• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Heart lesions
• High blood pressure
• Vitamin deficiencies
• Hemorrhaging
• Free radical damage
• Retarded growth

Canola is pressed under high temperature in metal vats; blasted with chemical solvents, bleached, soaked in acid and deodorized due to its foul odor.

Canola has been shown to retard growth and cause heart lesions in rats (2a) while newborn piglets fed canola oil developed a vitamin E deficiency and suffered from sustained bleeding due to lowered platelet count. (3a) In another study canola worsened high blood pressure and stroke in rats genetically prone to these health conditions. (4a)  Although canola has omega-3 fatty acids, most of the omega-3s in canola oil are transformed into trans fats during the deodorization process. (5a)

Avoid Frankenstein foods and stick to coconut oil, olive oil, butter and similar traditional oils and fats (goose grease, chicken fat, lard, etc.).

Breastfed babies are more intelligent

In a largest study of its kind, researchers at Montreal's McGill University followed 14,000 children over a six-year-period. They found that those breastfed at least three months and exclusively breastfed would have different mental qualities later in life. The children were tested when they were six.

HUMOR!

Investment tips for late 2008: For all of you with any money left, you may want to watch for the next set of expected mergers (still under wraps, according to the hush hush Wall Street buzz).

1.) Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W. R. Grace Co. will merge and become: Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace.
2.) PolyGram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers join forces and become: Poly, Warner Cracker.
3.) 3M will merge with Goodyear and become: MMMGood.
4. Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining will consolidate and become: ZipAudiDoDa.
5. FedEx is expected to join its competitor, UPS, and become: FedUP.
6. Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will be come: Fairwell Honeychild.
7. Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become: PouponPants.
8. Knotts Berry Farm and the National Organization of Women will become: Knott NOW!

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
- Groucho Marx

My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe. - Jimmy Durante

I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.
- Zsa Zsa Gabor

Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. - Alex Levine