Dr. J's E-mail Newsletter
All the news that's fit to print and some that is questionable
 
HealthFirst Chiropractic Clinics, Brigantine & Smithville NJ, USA 609-266-4749
 
This Months Topics:
  • Dr. J's Two Paragraph Opinion
  • Baby Report
  • Health Tip Of The Week
  • Movie Review
  • Joke Of The Month
 
Dear Practice Members:
 
"As the twig is bent, so grows the tree."   This is one of my favorite chiropractic adages.  It serves as an analogy for the child's spine and how it is effected by the vertebral subluxation complex.  If you have a bend in a young sapling tree, the tree will grow crooked with abnormal curves.  The same thing occurs with the child's spine.  Subluxations are caused by physical, chemical and emotional stress which contracts the spinal muscles and misaligns the vertebra.  If the vertebra remains subluxated, as the child hits their growth spurts, the spine can grow crooked, leading to scoliosis (abormal spinal curvature).
 
That's not all!  Subluxations interfere with the child's nervous system.  The nervous system controls every function in the body, so that means subluxations can effect your child's health.  Some of the more common effects of subluxation in children that we see in our office are respiratory difficulties (asthma), digestive problems, ear infections, skin disorders and probably the most unsettling condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  When the nervous system is out of sync, then the brain / body chemistry is also out of sync and the child cannot focus properly.   Physical, chemical and emotional stress can cause subluxations, the most common ones that occur in childhood are:  The birth process, learning to crawl and walk, falling down, horse playing with other kids, sports and recreation, bike accidents, carrying book bags at school, junk food, artificial sweetners, food dyes and colorings and stress and pressure from trying to achieve in sports or school.  Guess what?  Not only has your kid had every one of these things happen to them, you have too.   Dr. Skip and I are founding members, since 1993, of the International Chiropractors Association Pediatric Council.  Having children checked for subluxation is so important, your child's initial chiropractic spinal computer examination is on us.  So don't leave your children at home waiting to develop what you are coming to see us for now, bring them in today.
 
Health Tip of the Week:  Alfalfa (the food, not the rascal), is one of the richest mineral foods.  Its roots have been known to grow as much as 130 feet deep.  Alfalfa contains calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and all of the known vitamins.  This supplement, which you can get in liquid form at the health food store, helps with arthritis.  Alfalfa is also high in chlorophyll which has been found to aid in the healing of digestive problems, like ulcers, liver disorders, eczema, asthma, high blood pressure, body odor, bad breath, anemia and infections.  Next week:  Buckwheat.  (Joke)
 
Baby Report:  Our little girl is doing great.  Weekly non-stress tests show a strong heart beat.  The doctor estimated by hand that the baby is about 6 1/2 pounds.  Mom is doing great.  Her diabetes blood sugar readings have been perfectly normal for the past two weeks.  The doctors are thrilled.  We are looking forward to October 8th as her birthday.  My wife is getting very anxious now ( her belly looks ready to pop ).
 
Movie Review:  Who has time for movies, I have a kid coming in three weeks.
 
Joke Of the Month:  

A man dies and goes to hell. Satan greets him, shows him three doors, and says, "You must spend the rest of eternity in one of the rooms behind these doors. Look in each one and decide which one you want."

The man opens the first door, and sees a bunch of people standing on their heads on a wooden floor, looking very uncomfortable. He opens the second door, and sees a bunch of people standing on their heads on a concrete floor, looking even more uncomfortable. Finally, he opens the third door, and sees a bunch of people standing around chatting and drinking coffee, up to their knees in Poop.

"Hmmm," he says, "that looks bad, but it's better than the other two. I'll take the third door." Satan smiles and shows him in.

Ten minutes later Satan walks back into the room and says, "Alright, coffee break's over, everyone back on your heads!"

That's all for this month.  Next Monthly newsletter I will have a baby to write about.  Take care.
Dr. J. Z.