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Celebrating the Soul of Portland
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commitment to economic equity
for all.
“It was a great community
engagement for our rapidly de
veloping district,” commented
Joice Taylor, chair of the
multicultural business associa
tion.
On Sunday morning, Aug. 3,
nearly 800 runners participated
in the various runs. Post-race
they were rewarded with deli
cious Tillamook grilled cheese
sandwiches, libations and prizes
from local business owners.
Produced in collaboration with
Flossin Media and AV Rentals
and title sponsors US Bank, Nike
Factory Store and Portland Trail
Blazers, the MLK Dream Run
helped raise funds for youth
empowerment programs includ
ing; the NNEB A Fellows Youth
Internship Program and the “I
Have a Dream” Oregon foun
dation.
The event will continue to take
place the first weekend in Au
gust each year. For more infor
mation, call the NNEBA at 503-
841-5032.
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Participants and volun
teers lineup for the
Martin Luther King Jr.
Dream Run festivities
held in the heart of
Portland's historic
African American commu
nity at Northeast Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard
and Alberta Street.
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Part 10. Fatigue: A cure for people sick
and tired of being of being sick and tired.
I seem to be tired a lot lately.
Does that mean I need iron?
: The m ost com m on reason
patients come into our office is
because of some type of pain.
many of these people are also suffer
ing from fatigue. Fatigue that makes
the eyes bum slows down the healing
process and makes you wonder why
you don’t feel as well as you used to.
Obviously, there can be many causes
of fatigue. Diet is certainly one of them.
It’s a subject w e’d be happy to discuss
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Dr. Billy R. Flowers
with you in detail. Another cause, how
ever is often stress. Many of you have
probably heard of the “Fight Or Flight”
syndrome. When the body is stressed, it
But
responds with a combat-ready posture.
In analyzing many such patients’ x-rays,
we find the head angled forward and the
back arched in this highly-stressed posi
tion. After Chiropractic adjustment, this
condition is often vastly improved.
Patients come back well-rested, tell
ing us they ju st had their best night’s
sleep in ages. If you think the stress
of everyday life m ight be wearing
you down and preventing your body
from warding o ff illnesses, call us
for an appointm ent. Or if there are
any other questions you might have
about your health, ju st call us at the
phone num ber below.
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon 97212 • P h o n e : ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 * 5 5 0 4