It's still summer!

Don't pay attention to that man behind the curtain holding the calendar (kids, if you don't get the joke, watch The Wizard of Oz).

Everything is sunshine, light and warmth - with an occasional thunderstorm thrown in for good measure.

Don't let the scary headlines about swine flu bother you (see articles below) - eat well, get lots of sun, exercise, relax, laugh, love, pray, explore and come in for chiropractic care.

Blind man suddenly sees again after visit to chiropractor

KCRG-TV CHANNEL 9 NEWS IN DUBUQUE - Doug Harkey's visits to a chiropractor had been helpful, but not spectacular, until Thursday, January 3. Harkey is a legally blind 38-year-old Dubuque resident who parachuted out of an airplane in 2006. Not even that adventure prepared him for what followed his January 3 visit to chiropractor Tim Stackis. "My left eye was watering for 45 minutes straight," Harkey said. That left eye had been devoid of sight for 12 years. Goodbye blindness, hello restored sight. "Oh my God, I can see!" Harkey told a friend.

Swine flu

• The swine flu is no worse than a mild flu.
• The majority of those who get swine flu recover from it without medical care.
• There are cases of children coming down with the "flu" a week or two after they've been vaccinated. Please avoid vaccinations for your children; they weaken their immune systems.
• The swine flu vaccine is untested and unproven (as are all flu vaccines).
• The swine flu vaccine contains dangerous chemicals linked to serious neurological and immunological illness.
• The last time we had a swine flu scare the vaccination killed and paralyzed hundreds of people. One person died from the flu and that was because he went on a strenuous hike while he was sick.
By the way, if you feel sick don't go on a hike

When it comes to the flu...

• In most all cases in relatively healthy people the flu should run its course.
• Suppressive medical care such as antibiotics, fever reducers, other drugs and vaccinations can make the illness far worse.
• Comfort the patient with natural healthcare methods such as chiropractic, homeopathy, acupuncture, naturopathy, etc.
• Give nutritional support - broths, light foods. Avoid refined and non-organic foods.
• The flu for most is a temporary inconvenience that leaves a less toxic, healthier person in its wake.

Does the swine flu vaccine increase the risk of cancer?
German health expert Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg is a specialist in lungs, hygiene and environmental medicine. He is also the chairman of the health committee in the German parliament and European Council. He warns us that the solution that the vaccine is grown in consists of cancerous cells from animals.

There is fear that the risk of cancer could be increased by injecting these cells with the vaccine. Johannes Löwer, president of the Paul Ehrlich Institute, says that the swine flu shot can cause worse side effects than the actual swine flu virus.

Dr. Wodarg reports that the swine flu is milder than normal flu. "If you look at the number of cases it is nothing compared to a normal flu outbreak," he added. (4-5)

Skip the Skippy®

Buy some organic peanuts and make your own peanut butter. It's easy and it tastes so much better. Avoid conventional peanut butter. Not only is it full of unhealthy sugar, it's loaded with pesticides. More than 99% of peanut farmers use conventional farming techniques including fungicides and other toxins. So skip the Skippy® - it's bad for you and your children.

Sunlight - nature's healing miracle
The most powerful cancer fighter ever discovered is naturally occurring Vitamin D, which we get from sunlight.

Thirteen malignancies have an inverse correlation to solar radiation ... especially breast, colon, ovary and prostate cancer and non-Hodgkins lymphoma. (11) Vitamin D has the potential to lower the risk of all cancers in women by 77%. (12) Researchers at the University of San Diego found a direct link between lower amounts of sunlight and increased breast cancer risk in 107 countries (13), which has been confirmed by yet another study. (14)

Epidural injections for neck and back pain are useless

We see it time and time again. Patients who were given injections for neck and back pain by their medical doctors fill chiropractors' offices looking for relief.

Here is another study showing the lack of long-term pain relief from epidural injections for people with neck and back pain. Three hundred (300) patients with neck and back pain were given epidural injections. In two to six weeks, most epidural blocks lost their effectiveness. There was no improvement at 3 months, 6 months or 1 year after injection. The epidurals had no impact on day-to-day functioning, the need for surgery or long-term pain control. Why didn't the shot work? The reason is simple - injections don't correct subluxations (chiropractors do). (1-2)

HUMOR!

The History of Medicine (unknown author)
"Doctor, I have an earache."
2000 B.C. - "Here, eat this root."
1000 A.D. - "That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer."
1850 A.D. - "That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion."
1940 A. D. - "That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill."
1985 A. D. - "That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic."
2000 A. D. - "That antibiotic doesn't work anymore. Here, eat this root."
 
When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships. - Andy Warhol

Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay home and see bad television for nothing? - Samuel Goldwyn

My grandfather always said, "Don't watch your money; watch your health." So one day while I was watching my health, someone stole all my money. It was my grandfather. - Jackie Mason

The following statements about the Bible were written by children. They have not been retouched nor corrected - incorrect spelling has been left in.

David was a Hebrew king who was skilled at playing the liar. He fought the Finkelsteins, a race of people who lived in Biblical times.

Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.

When Mary heard she was the mother of Jesus, she sang the Magna Carta.

When the three wise guys from the east side arrived, they found Jesus in the manager.

Jesus was born because Mary had an immaculate contraption.

St. John the blacksmith dumped water on his head.

Jesus enunciated the Golden Rule, which says to do unto others before they do one to you. He also explained, a man doth not live by sweat alone.

It was a miracle when Jesus rose from the dead and managed to get the tombstone off the entrance.

The people who followed the lord were called the 12 decibels.

The epistels were the wives of the apostals.

One of the oppossums was St. Matthew who was also a taximan.

St. Paul cavorted to Christianity, he preaced holy acrimony, which is nother name for marriage.

Christians have only one spouse. This is called monotony.