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APRIL NEWSLETTER Welcome to the Scituate Harbor Chiropractic Newsletter. We'd like to entertain you, inform you (and even inspire you a little). If you want to be notified when the next issue is ready, send us an email telling us you want to be on the Newsletter announcement list. There are natural ways of seeking wellness. There are natural ways to get healthy. In 1895 Chiropractic was discovered and challenged the world of drugs and surgery. It was a long, lonely battle but now chiropractic is the largest natural, drug-free healthcare system in the world. More and more people are turning away from symptom treatment and choosing natural ways of becoming and staying healthy. Looking for more than a drug approach? Welcome to the world of chiropractic.
In addition to making pregnancy much more comfortable, chiropractic adjustments help pregnant women have easier births. Further, chiropractic may prevent a breech presentation. Why? Spinal distortions (subluxations) can cause the pelvis to constrict a little and make it difficult or impossible for the unborn child to turn into proper position.
To ensure a more relaxing pregnancy, labor and delivery, a balanced, stress-free spinal column and body structure is essential. Every pregnant woman should get a chiropractic checkup. Chiropractic in the news ABC News highlights a Manhattan chiropractor taking care of infants and babies. This is a great little ABC news story. Send this to anyone whose children may need chiropractic care. That means anyone who has a child. After all, all children benefit from chiropractic care, as many of our patients well know. Go to: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6994288 Words of wisdom – Benjamin Franklin
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Breast-fed children are healthier and smarter Instead of living breast milk designed over millions of years to fulfill all your child developing needs, scientists developed a dead chemical substitute called formula. The physical and neurological differences between formula-fed and breast-fed babies are shocking. Simply stated a synthetic or formula-fed child is far more liable to be obese, stressed and will be physically and emotionally sicker than a breastfed child. Breast-fed infants score higher on developmental and visual tests than formula-fed babies (5) and mothers who breast-feed have a lower risk of getting breast and ovarian cancer. (6-7) One interesting observation has to do with length of breastfeeding. Researchers found that the longer a baby is breastfed, the more intelligent the child. (8) In addition, formula-fed babies have higher rates of: middle ear infections, pneumonia, gastroenteritis (stomach flu), urinary tract infections and necrotizing enterocolitis, a digestive tract disorder that is a leading killer of premature infants. Breast-fed infants, on the other hand, have added protection against: heart disease, immune system cancers such as lymphoma, bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and allergies, respiratory infections, eczema and Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Less than 2% of children’s drug studies verified by independent safety checks Less than 2% of the 739 international drug trials published between 1996 and 2002 had independent experts. Among the 2%, six had to be stopped early because of toxic effects on the child patients. Deaths were highest in trials involving premature babies. (9) What about the other 98% of the trials that had no independent oversight? We won’t know until the drugs are in use whether the trials were truly safely done. Aren’t you glad you and your children go to a chiropractor?
Disc Herniation. Twenty-seven patients with painful disc herniations of the neck and low back (lumbar) spine received chiropractic care. MRIs revealed that in 63% of the patients the herniations had completely disappeared or been reduced. (11)Chronic ear infections. A child with chronic ear infections since birth received a chiropractic adjustment at 11 months of age. After 8 weeks of care the child no longer experienced ear infections nor had any drugs or antibiotics. Improvements in personality and behavior were noted by mother, babysitters and chiropractor. (12) Humor Thoughts for the sane See you next month We work very hard every month to bring you information you may never see anywhere else. We sincerely hope you are enjoying this newsletter. Please write or stop by and give us your feedback. Any subjects you’d like us to write about? Anything you dislike? Feedback is always important to us. And of course if you’d like hard copies of this newsletter stop by the office and we’ll give you some for your friends and relatives. If they have e-mail, have them write to us and we’ll add them to our subscriber list. References 1. Stein K. The value of chiropractic care in cases of pregnancy. ACA J Chiropractic. July 1964:19. 6. Newcomb P et al. Lactation and reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer. New England J of Medicine. 1994;330(2):81-87. 7. Grant JT. Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Newsletter. July/August 1994. 8. Mortensen EL, Michaelson KF, Sanders SA, Reinisch JM. The association between duration of breastfeeding and adult intelligence. JAMA. 2002;287(18):2365. 10. Wagner T, Owen J, Malone E, Mann K. Irritable bowel syndrome and spinal manipulation: a case report. Chiropractic Technique. 1996;7:139-140. 11. Ben Eliyahu DJ. Magnetic resonance imaging and clinical follow-up: study of 27 patients receiving chiropractic care for cervical and lumbar disc herniations. JMPT. 1996;19(19). 12. Thomas D. Irritable child with chronic ear effusion/infections responds to chiropractic care. Chiropractic Pediatrics. 1997;3(2):13-14.
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For many decades chiropractic care has been a blessing to pregnant women. Chiropractic has become the drug-free, natural, safe and effective approach to the fatigue, stress, exhaustion and pain (especially in the back, hip and pubic area) that sometimes occur in the later months of pregnancy. (1-4)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome (also called mucous colitis and nervous bowel) affects millions. It is an uncomfortable condition with cramping, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation, heartburn or upper abdominal indigestion. In this study a 25-year-old woman with chronic irritable bowel syndrome for the past five years visited a chiropractor. Her symptoms began to disappear that day and two years later she remained symptom free. (10)