5,K ÏJnrthmh ©hseruer Page A6 July 28. 2004 THE SPINACOLUMN . Billy R. Flowers I An ongoing senes of questions and answers about America’s natural healing profession Part 8. CONSTIPATION: The backing up of body’s sewage system. : Nothing has ever really never completely eliminate every- helped my constipation. , thing in our colon (large intestine). What can Chiropractic possibly This causes the colon to back up even four bowel movements after the first adjustments on his or her spine. A man with FBSS (failed do? ( and spread toxic poisons through back surgical syndrome) went : As a natural form o f healing, out the body. This can lead to ev home and had 12 bowel move there is much a Chiropractic erything from sinusitis to allergies ments that night. And he claimed and the Improved lifestyle we rec to arthritis. he w a sn ’t even co n stip ated ! ommend can do to remove the Chiropractic can help to alleviate W hatever questions you might immediate distress and long term this problem by gently turning have about health and healing, health hazards o f constipation. nerves back on in the colon and you’ll find that Chiropractic is But before we begin, you should small intestine. It is not uncommon often the answer. Call us for an u nderstand th at co n stip a tio n for a patient to have two, three or appointment today. takes two approaches. The first is the tight, sometimes painful feel ing in the lower back area. The second and more insidious type 2124 N.E. Hancock Street is what we call “hidden constipa Portland, Oregon 97212 tion.” This is when we seemingly move our bowels regularly, but Q L i A Flowers' Chiropractic Office Phone: (503) 287-5504 Mikal Shabbas (from left), Roy Jay, Shafia Monroe, Dr. Renee Ward and James Mason celebrate the recent grand opening o f the International Center for Traditional Childbearing. Traditional Childbearing Resource A prenatal resource center is now p o rt, p a re n tin g su p p o rt, serving Portland area residents at b re a s tfe e d in g in fo rm a tio n , a the International Center for Tradi monthly networking meeting for tional Childbearing located at the professionals who serve pregnant Northminster Presbyterian Church families and a pregnancy lending at 2823 N. Portland Blvd. library. S erv ice s in clu d e c h ild b irth The cen ter has a diversified preparation classes, pregnancy test staff and group o f com m unity vol ing, labor coaching, fathering sup unteers. All are w elcom e and en- couraged to access program ser vices. Donations o f pregnancy, labor, birth, breastfeeding and newborn care books are welcome, along with birthing charts. For more information, call 503- 4 6 0 -9 3 2 4 o r v isit o n lin e at www.blackmidwives.org. **A II classes are free of charge \. African American Health Coalition, Inc. Presents for your health, WeOness W itfun REACH Activity Calendar Aerobics Mallory Ave. Christian Church Mon, Wed, Fri, 6-7am, Pierce • S:30-6:20pm, Granville • 6:30-7:30pm, Nickerson Pilates (Contact AAHC) M att Dishman Tue, 8-9pm Low Impact Aerobics Daniel’s Memorial Church Tue, 7:15-8:15pm, Granville (Class courtesy of Matt Dishman) African Dance M att Dishman Sat, 10-1 lam, Addo Body Conditioning W ild Oats Market M att Dishman Tue, Thu, 7-8am, Lois Tai Chi (Contact AAHC) St.John’s Comunity C enter Tue, 6:30-7:30pm Walking Group Peninsula Park Sat, 12:30pm, Woods Lloyd Ctr, I st FI. in front of Sears Tue, Thu, 6:30pm, Woods Sat, 9:30-10:30am, Nickerson W eight Ment./Conditioning W hitaker Track Tue, Thu, 9 -1 Oam, Hasan Chicago $t ep M att Dishman Fri, 6:30pm, Kendrick Kickboxing Mallory Ave. Chritian Church Tue, Thu, 6-7pm, Keller Columbia Pool. 7701 N Chautaqua Daniel’s Memorial Churdi, 1234 NE Killingsworth Malory An (hnstan Church (Gym), 126 NE Alberta Matt Dishman. 77 NE Knott R on W eber New York Tim es colum nist Nicholas Kristof has written a great deal about a horrible case o f ethnic cleansing or genocide in the Darfur area o f western Sudan. This is also beginning to happen in nearby Chad. Here, Janjaweed Arab mili tias are killing hundreds o f thou sands o f black African men and raping their women. While the United Nations and other agencies are arguing over whether to use the words “geno cide,” or “ethnic-cieansing,” hun dreds more people are being killed daily. Due to political tangles, it is unlikely that the U.N. and America can get fully involved in a peace keeping mission. It is also very hard now to get food, medical supplies and many other greatly needed supplies and services to the area. We all hope that happens sooner than later. The United States has moved to help in any way it can. Wait a minute! W asn’t it just a few hundred years ago that we were tearing through by Stretching/Body Sculpting W a te r Aerobics (Contact AAHC) Columbia Pool, M att Dishman C o u n tr ie s o f A f r ic a Yoga W ild Oats M arket Tue, Thu, 7:30-8:30pm, O'Rourke Peninsula Park. 700 N Portland Whitaker Track, NE 42nd & Killingsworth A local businessman and W ash ington County resident has been named to the Portland Community College Board. Jamie Lim is publisher o f the Asian Reporter. The newspaper has its offices on North Killingsworth Street, across from where PCC is expanding its Cascade campus, serving north and northeast Port land. He was sworn in on July 15 for a term that runs through June 30. 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To learn about our current career opportunities, visit our w ebsite at w w w .p o rtla n d g e n e r a l.c o m , or call our Job Information Line\at 1-8 8 8 -3 4 6 -3 2 9 1 (TDD Access Line at 503-464-2996). 503 / Jamie Lim J Career field s Include: Accounting/ Finance, Engineering, Information Technology and Customer Service. the continent o f Africa in the slave ditions survivors in Sudan were trade, raping women and plunder forced to live in. Sudan officials ing natural resources? We were claimed the people were “moved to doing exactly what the Janjaweeds better quarters.” Not true. In fact, are doing at this very moment. I find 3,000 people were tom from the it oddly poetic that a few centuries cam p and moved in theirentirety in later America is in a fight to get back a matter o f hours and then dumped in a bordercam p a dozen or so miles away. W hile Powell and Annan were offered a trip to a model camp, they refused. I am glad they are pressing the Sudanese government to stop the vicious and unwarranted at tacks on innocent black Africans. I ju st hope they don’t wait too long. A few hundred peacekeepers from nearby African nations are making an attempt to help, but they need there and help. At least we are try help now, not in a month or two. ing. U.S. Ambassador to the U. N. We must help Africa with prob John Danford has suggested we lems like this and the awful spread levy sanctions on Sudan. That will o f AIDS in Africa. not help the hundreds o f thousands Colin Powell, accom panying who wil I die in the meantime. Spend U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, ing millions to set even a small was uncomfortably shocked to find portion o f Africa back on its feet an entire village vacated when they immediately is adebt we haveowed arrived to assess the horrible con for far too long. Newspaper Publisher on PCC Board S t John’s Community Center, 8427 N. Central M um he II or atter » paraoptt. 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Lim has an associate’s degree in maritime science from the Philip- pine Merchant Marine Academyin M a n ila , P h ilip p in e s , an d a bachelor’s degree in applied sci ence and engineering from Port land State University. “I am really delighted to be on the PCC board,” Lim said. “I am hoping to be able to represent the Asian American community, as well as the broader Washington County com m unity and help m ake the proper decisions regarding the di rection that PCC should go.” PCC is the state’s largest post secondary educational institution, enrolling nearly 100,000 students annually, and operating three com prehensive campuses along with five workforce training and educa tion centers, a small business de velopment center and education outlets in hundreds o f community and business locations. College Students Prepare for Fall C lass schedules and ad m is sion specialists are readily avail able to support students en ter ing Portland Com m unity College. T he fall schedule o f classes will be arriving in m ailboxes to area residents. The academ ic year begins M onday, Sept. 27. S tu dents are encouraged to begin planning ahead and ask for ad vice directly if needed. W inter term classe s start Jan. 3 and spring term begins M arch 28. To reg ister o nline or for ad d i tio n in f o r m a tio n v is it w w w .pcc.edu. To talk to an adm issions sp e cialist, call 503-978-5282 or visit P C C ’s C ascade cam pus at 705 N. K illingsw orth St. Advertise with diversity in C o n n e c t in g P e o p l e , P o w er and P o s s ib i l it ie s PGE is »n Equal Opportunity Employer valuing diversity in the workplace. kLI'1 ]Jnvtlanb ©bseruei’ (. '.til 5O.3-28M (MB 3 or email: ;tds(« portlartilohsci \ ci co