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THE
SPINA COLUMN
TM
An ongoing senes of questions and answers about Amenca’s natural healing profession
Part 1. CHIROPRACTIC: For the best in
natural healing, hearing is believin g .
0
: How did Chiropractic care pain and reposition the vertebra.
come about?
Dr. Palmer placed hi m on a table and
: Spinal manipulations have pushed down on his back, perform
been practiced for over 2,500 ing a spinal manipulation or “ad
years. Hippocrates, the “Father justment.” He performed this ad
of Medicine,” advised: “look well justment three days in a row. By the
to the spine for the cause of dis third day, not only had the patient’s
ease.” But modem Chiropractic back pain disappeared, his hearing
came of age back in 1895. In reappeared. Today’sChiropractors
Davenport, Iowa, a patient came know that the central nervous sys
to Dr. D.D. Palmer complaining of tem (housed within the body’s spi
back pain. This patient had also nal column) provides the energy,
been nearly deaf since suffering a which governs all bodily functions.
back injury 17 years earlier. Dr.
Palmer noticed a bump on the
patient’s back, which he sus
pected was related to a dislocated
vertebra. To relieve the patient’s
Fostering
Healthy
Habits
For Your Health
As our children and grandchil
dren go back to school, it’s a re
minder of all that has changed since
they departed for summer vacation.
They face new classes, new books,
new teachers and likely even new
friends.
But the back-to-school season is
also a great time to introduce new
habits. While the lazy days of sum
mer may inspire barbeques and vis
its to the ice cream truck, fall is a
great time to foster healthy habits in
our young ones’ everyday lives.
Few A m erican s w ould be
shocked to learn that our country is
the most obese in the world. Ac
cording to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, about one-
By making sure that the spinal
column is in correct alignment.
Chiropractors eliminate any pos
sible interference, which would
prevent the central nervous sys
tem from keeping the body func
tioning the way nature, intended.
To find out how Chiropractic
might be able to help you or for
answers to any questions you
might have about your health,
please feel free to call us at the
phone number shown below.
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon97212
Phone: (5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 -5 5 0 4
by
September 21. 2011
L akky L ucas
third of American
adults are obese.
While this statis
tic is troubling, more concerning is take at home, such as cutting out
the effect the obesity epidemic is sodas and other sugary drinks, to
having on our children. Approxi reduce empty calories and sugar
mately 17 percent of children and intake. Similarly, pay attention to
adolescents aged 2-19 years - 12.5 the amount of exercise your chil
million - are obese. W hat’s more, dren are receiving. Try to limit the
this number has almost tripled since number of hours they spend in front
1980.
of the TV, and instead, encourage
Childhood obesity means a lot them to play outside and enjoy the
more than a larger soccer uniform. crisp autumn air.
The condition can lead to serious
Unfortunately, obesity has al
health complications. Obese chil ready led to further health complica
dren are more likely to have high tions for some, and diet and exercise
blood pressure, high cholesterol and may not be enough. In such cases,
respiratory conditions like asthma. it’s important to effectively treat
Obese children and adolescents also those health issues. Rest assured
have a greater risk of social and that our nation ’ s biopharmaceutical
psychological problems, such as researchers are hard at work every
bullying and poor self-esteem, which day to develop new treatments for
can last into adulthood.
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Through treatment and preven
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Fortunately, obesity is prevent prevalence and effects of obesity in
able— and developing healthy hab America. Making easy changes to
its during childhood and adoles our children’s diets and adding in
cence can help combat future health some exercise can transform a new
risks throughout adulthood. We all back-to-school routine into a set of
know that diet and exercise are the lifelong healthy habits.
two pillars of a healthy lifestyle, but
Larry Lucas is a retired vice
sometimes making these choices is president for the Pharmaceutical
easier said than done.
Research and Manufacturers o f
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