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Welcome to our office's Chiropractic newsletter.  Our mission is to work as a dedicated team supporting and educating
our community. We encourage better health
through Chiropractic with integrity and compassion
in a fun, friendly atmosphere.
                    
             
             CONGRATULATIONS!
  
                  Melissa Pierce and Dr. Anna Saylor-Wither
                  are expecting!! Dr. Saylor-Wither is due in April, 
                  and Melissa in May.



TABLE OF CONTENTS
Autumn
Calendar of Office Events
Special Offer for November
We see magic everyday
Special Flu Shot Report
Sweetened coffee can make you fat
Did you know?
Humor
Meet Sandy Baker - Our Insurance Expert
Van Every Chiropractic Contact Information
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.   
 


Calendar of Office Events

Now through December 31st: Bring in a pair of new gloves (Children or Adult sizes) to receive a FREE visit on our Hydromassage Bed. All Gloves will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of South Oakland.

The Office will be closed for the following Holidays:
November 23rd & 24th for Thanksgiving.
December 23rd & 25th for Christmas.
January 1st for New Years Day.

Dr. Saylor will be on vacation from November 9th until November 17th.
She will be in on Saturday, November 18th from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. 

Dr. Prosper's office hours will be: 
Friday, November 10th =          10am-12:30pm, 3-6pm.
Monday, November 13th =       12-12:30pm, 3-6pm.
Tuesday, November 14th =       10-12:30, 2-6pm.
Wednesday, November 15th =   9-11am, 3-6pm.
Thursday, November 16th =      CLOSED
Friday, November 17th =          9am-12:30pm, 3-6pm.


Special Offer for November
The answer to the following question can be found somewhere in this newsletter. Bring in the page of the newsletter where the correct answer is found and you will receive one  
                            FREE packet of Emergen-C.
Each packet contains 1,000 mg of Vitamin C as well as other antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and micronutrients that support healthy metabolic function, boost your immunity, and give you a burst of non-caffeinated energy.

Q:  How many Flu shots does it take to make you 10 times more likely to get Alzheimer's? 

This contest is open to your friends and family, so pass this newsletter along for them to win as well. Remember to print the page where you found the answer and bring it in with you. One winner per person per month.


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.



Special Flu Shot Report
"Here come the fear mongers...just in time for the flu vaccine marketing season…. Fear is used to persuade Americans to roll up their sleeves and hand over their children to be vaccinated. Years ago, people developed resistance the old fashioned way: By getting the flu. And then when that type of flu came around again years or decades later, they either didn't get sick or had only a mild case. The vaccine marketeers want to take that away from our population. What will that make us? Vaccine dependent, of course." – Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder of the National Vaccine Information Center

Three important reasons to avoid the flu shot: 
  1. The flu shot contains formaldehyde, gelatin and traces of chicken cells. 
  2. The flu shot contains viral contaminants that have been linked to cancer.
  3. You can get the flu shot – and all the risks that go with it – and still get the flu!

From the OsteoMed newsletter. To subscribe, go to osteomed2@aol.com.

Another good reason to avoid the shot:  to avoid Alzheimer’s Disease
According to Hugh Fudenberg, MD, the world's leading immunogeneticist and 13th most quoted biologist of our time (over 850 papers in peer reviewed journals), if an individual has five consecutive flu shots their chance of getting Alzheimer's is ten times higher! (1)
How does the flu shot cause Alzheimer’s? Dr. Fudenberg states the mercury and aluminum in flu shots (and many childhood shots as well as some RhoGam shots) cross the blood-brain barrier causing brain damage. Alzheimer's is expected to quadruple. Are flu shots the reason? (2) 
 
Flu hysteria is on the way (again)

Reports claim that “Influenza kills 30,000 to 40,000 Americans every year.” (3) That is simply not the case. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number of people who die of the flu are a fraction of that. Here is what the CDC says: 

In 2002: 753 died of the flu (4)
In 2001: 267 died of the flu (5)
In 2000: 2,175 died of the flu (6)
In 1999: 1,685 died of the flu (7)
Those who die of the flu are mostly frail, sickly, weak, malnourished and unhealthy to begin with. For people in reasonably good health, dying from the flu is, in fact, very rare – research even shows the flu shot does not affect mortality of elderly people. In conclusion – the flu shot is dangerous and useless.
Flu shot does not save lives
The ads say “The flu shot saves lives,” but research reveals it’s not so.   The flu vaccine isn’t preventing death in the elderly, the “high risk group” that is told to get a flu shot to reduce mortality, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. (8)
Although immunization rates in those over 65 have increased 50% in the past 20 years, there has been no decline in flu-related deaths. In addition to ineffectiveness, the flu shot’s typical ingredients include aluminum (associated with Alzheimer’s and seizures), mercury (linked to brain damage, ADHD and autism) and phenol (a carcinogen).
In fact, mortality rates for those over 85 between 1968 and 2001 showed no change as well. The authors add: “Studies substantially overestimate vaccination benefit”; a diplomatic way of saying it’s useless.
If you get the flu avoid aspirin and Tylenol™
Researchers found that flu sufferers who took aspirin or acetaminophen (Tylenol) stayed sick an average of 3.5 days longer than people who did not take the drugs.
The researchers discuss the purpose of a fever and note how confused the medical profession is when it comes to fever. “In spite of centuries of clinical experience and recent intense investigation, it is still not clear whether fever is noxious per se, or if the benefits of antipyretic therapy outweigh its costs.” (9)
Natural healthcare providers have always understood the value of fever in fighting infection and cleansing the body of toxins. This was recently underlined in a paper showing the following:

The flu protects against cancer
In a research study appearing in The Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, scientists discovered that those with a history of colds and flu also had less breast, colon, rectal, stomach and ovarian cancer. 
The association between…infectious diseases and cancer risk was investigated. [Those with] carcinomas of the stomach, colon, rectum, breast, and ovary…were interviewed. A history of common colds or gastro-enteric influenza prior to the interview was found to be associated with a decreased cancer risk. (10)
In another study, subjects who reported a history of colds, flu and other infectious diseases had a 30% reduction in risk of brain tumor. (11)
Natural healthcare providers have traditionally warned against suppressing the symptoms of colds and flu stressing that’s how your body heals, detoxifies and cleanses – which are protective against cancer.
Do you have a caterpillar egg deficiency? 
The FluBlok flu shot has caterpillar ovaries as one of its ingredients. Don’t believe it? Go to Concord Monitor Online Article - Biotech firms developing egg-less flu vaccine - Your News Source - 03301 (12)

Long-term consequences of flu shots – immune system damage?
Researchers have discovered that repeated vaccination at a young age substantially increases the risk of influenza at older ages. This is possibly due to overall weakening of the immune system. However, getting the infection naturally appears to strengthen the immune system and decreases the risk of being re-infected. Natural appears to be better. (13) Note: The authors did not even look for Alzheimer’s increases due to flu shots, a subject increasingly under discussion.
Good news – majority not getting flu shot. Common sense is still alive!
In a National Foundation for Infectious Diseases survey conducted Aug. 31-Sept. 3, over half of those interviewed said they would not get the flu shot. Among reasons cited: 43% said the flu is not serious enough to warrant vaccination and 23% said they still got the flu even after being immunized. (14)

In conclusion
Rather than see the flu, colds, fevers and nasal discharge solely as uncomfortable, we should know that they operate in our best interest: to heal us, to cleanse us and to detoxify us. Preventing symptoms from expressing themselves may set us up for more serious disease in the future. That doesn’t mean we should ignore a sick person. Illness is a time of rest and recuperation. Ill people need comfort, proper nutrition and support.
Many people who wish to avoid medical suppressive therapies such as aspirin, Tylenol, antihistamines, decongestants and other drugs designed to prevent symptoms instead turn to nutrition, chiropractic, homeopathy, naturopathy, acupuncture and many other natural “expressive” healthcare systems so their bodies will get the full benefit from their symptoms – cleansing, healing and improved health.



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?"



Meet Sandy Baker - Our Insurance Expert
 
                                                                           Sandy
is the newest employee to join
Van Every Family Chiropractic.  She is
married with 2 children.  She grew up in
Royal Oak
and graduated from Dondero
High School
. She will be graduating in
November 2006 from Dorsey Schools
with a certificate in medical billing.  If
you have any billing questions she’s the
one to ask!  Her hobbies are going up
north to her cabin in West Branch area,
walking and reading.


Van Every Chiropractic Contact Information
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 at 248-616-0900, stop by, or email the office at: info@vaneverychiropractic.com.  Please remember that everyone needs to be free from subluxations so bring your friends and loved ones for a spinal checkup.

For additional information about
Dr. Anna Saylor-Wither, Dr. Christie Prosper, and our office.
Please visit us on the web at:
www.vaneverychiropractic.com.

Dr. Christie Prosper~Kim~Jane~Melissa~Dr. Anna Saylor-Wither



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



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