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Portland, 97211 1
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Ready Ribs at 58 00 N.E. MLK Blvd.
Hair Salon Owner
Expands with Zeke’s
Embracing
faith, family
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Dr. Billy Ft. Flowers (above center) and his skilled sta ff are ready to help those in need.
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SPINACOLLIMN
An ongoing series of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession
Part 8. CONSTIPATION:
The backing up of body’s sewage system.
: N o th in g has e ve r rea lly
h e lp e d m y c o n s tip a tio n .
W hat can C hiropractic p o ssib ly
do?
: As a natural form o f h e al
ing, there is m uch a C h iro
practic and the im proved lifestyle
w e recom m end can do to rem ove
the im m ediate distress and long
term health hazards o f co n stip a
tion. But before we begin, you
should understand that co n stip a
tion takes tw o approaches. The
first is the tight, som etim es painful
feeling in the low er back area. The
second and m ore insidious type is
w hat we call “ hidden co n stip a
tion.” This is w hen we seem ingly
m ove our bow els regularly, but never
com pletely elim inate everything in
o u r colon (large intestine). This
causes the colon to back up and
spread toxic poisons throughout the
body. This can lead to everything
from sinusitis to allergies to arthri
tis.
C hiropractic can help to alleviate
this problem by gently turning nerves
back on in the colon and sm all intes
tine. It is not uncom m on for a patient
to have tw o, three o r even four
bow el m ovem ents after the first
adjustm ents on his o r her spine. A
man w ith FB SS (failed back surgi
cal syndrom e) w ent hom e and had
12 bow el m ovem ents that night.
A nd he claim ed he w a sn ’t even
constipated! W hatever questions
you m ight have about health and
healing, you ’ 11 find that C hiroprac
tic is often the answ er. C all us for
an appointm ent today.
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124NE Hancock, Port land Oregon 97212
Phone: (5 0 3 ) 287*5504
T he local hair salon S h ’A a ro n ’s
Looks was nam ed after ow ner Aaron
P e t e r s o n 's
e ld e s t
d a u g h te r
S h ' A aron, and has long been a place
to get a haircut and m ake friendly
conversation. N ow Peterson is e x
panding his business venture by
opening Z e k e ’s R eady R ibs, nam ed
after his eldest son Ezekiel.
Peterson believes in fam ily and
alw ays show s them his support. His
ethic is w ork hard and com m unity,
feeling blessed to open up his b ar
becue facility right next to his b ar
bershop at 5800 N.E. M artin L uther
K ing Jr. Blvd.
P eterson w as b o m in Los A n g e
les, and grew up in the Portland area,
graduating from John A dam s H igh
School in 1977.
H e said that as a child and a
young m an he m ade m istakes like
everybody else, but w ith the b less
ings o f G od has changed his life
around.
“ I c a n ’t change the past, I w ish I
co u ld ,” he said. “G od has blessed
m e to be the m an I am today and I
truly thank G od. As far as people
w ho continue to criticize and hate,
they need to know G od has put m e
in a place on earth that m akes m e feel
like I'm on cloud n in e.”
P eterson volunteers at Loaves
and F ishes preparing m eals for the
elderly each m orning. He has also
given m any free b arbecues in the
P ortland area and has fed fam ily,
friends and people in the co m m u
nity.
Peterson is proud o f his d au g h
ter S h 'A a ro n and h er acco m p lish
m ents. S h 'A a ro n has achieved c o l
lege success w ith an a sso c iate ’s,
b ach elo r’s and m a ster’s degrees,
and is currently w orking on her
doctorate. He is also so proud o f his
three other children Shquana, A aron
Jr. and U ’Dell w ho he expects w ill
follow in th eir siste r’s footsteps.
C u rtis H uff, an acco m p lish ed
cook w ith experience in the co m m u
nity, has been hired by P eterson to
m anage Z e k e ’s. H is success in the
restau ran t b usiness includes c o o k
ing fo r Ja c k ’s on 9th Street and
C annon R ibs on 33rd A venue.
“ It’s nice to do things the right
w ay and help o th ers,” H u ff said.
“T his opp o rtu n ity is truly a bless-
ing.
P eterson called H u ff a natural fit
for his latest venture.
Community Clean-Up
S afew ay is team ing up w ith the
B oys and G irls C lub in a clean-up
cam paign to encourage com m unity
in v o lv e m e n t and e n v iro n m e n ta l
aw aren ess.
V olunteers and Safew ay ’ s B right
G reen C lean T eam will set out to
clean -u p various public locations,
including the O regon Z oo on S atu r
day, July 10 from 10 a.m . to 5 p.m .,
and O aks A m usem ent Park on S u n
day, July 11 from 12 p.m . to 7 p.m .
T he public is en co u raged to jo in
in and lend a helping hand.
T here will be a special draw ing
fo r a co m p reh en siv e clean-up day
fo r a local school. O n-site p artici
pants w ill also receive free sam ples
and dem onstrations o f B right G reen
cleaning products.