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Why is it that we as a society have become chemically dependent and out
of touch with our own health? For many people, the first sign of an ache or pain results
in the immediate consumption of drugs to alleviate the symptoms.
If your car was low on oil, would any of you put your finger over the
red warning light? If you answered "No," then why would you want to take a
chemical to cover-up your bodies own proverbial warning lights? If you answered
"yes," I think you need more help than what this article has to offer!
This type of mentality equates with that of a four year old playing
peek-a-boo or an ostrich hiding its head in the sand. Taking a chemical to relieve a
symptom is like saying "if I don’t feel it, it must not be there" or
"if I’m oblivious to it, maybe it will go away."
If drugs enhanced the health of the human body, don’t you think we
would have a really healthy nation? Sadly enough, we are one of the sickest
nations. The World Health Organization ranks us as #25 on the list of overall health and
19th on the list of infant mortality. What this means is that we are FAR from healthy and
each year we are forcing ourselves further down the list. We spend more money than any
other country, we have superior technology and yet we are getting sicker and sicker each
day......Why?
The answer to this question is very simple. We are getting further from
true health because we are doing everything within our power to make ourselves truly sick!
How can anyone expect to find health by ingesting a chemical which is
synthesized in a laboratory and composed of many toxic substances? I once had a teacher in
Chiropractic school say, "you can’t make taffy from cat manure" (except,
she didn’t say manure). The fact is this: ANYTIME you take a foreign chemical your
body has to detoxify the substance and then expel it. In the mean time, while its
circulating in your body it has the opportunity to pollute and poison every tissue
it comes in contact with.
The chemical, after making its course through the body, has to stop at
the liver where the body, in its "ever-knowing wisdom," has to figure out how to
dispose of something completely un-natural in which it has never had to deal with before.
Once the liver solves the problem to the best of its ability (which many times results in
damage to the liver), it then sends the substance to the kidneys and bowel for
elimination. The bowel and kidneys are then subject to damage in the process of
elimination.
In 1994, Tylenol™ lost an $8.8 million dollar lawsuit because a
consumer suffered massive liver failure which necessitated a liver transplant. Just
recently, the prestigious British Medical Journal published a report which stated
that one acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol™) taken every four days
increases the risk of kidney disease 2.4 times! Further, one Ibuprofen (the active
ingredient in Motrin™ and Advil™) taken every four days increases the risk of
kidney disease 8.8 times!
What’s scary is that people eat these things up like candy!!
What’s worse is that these side-effects are mild compared to a lot of the other drugs
out there. Everyday I ask patients if they take this junk and many reply "I only take
one or two a day" some reply "I many times take 4-8 a day." To top that,
some patients are on seven or eight different medications....who knows what kind of
side-effects, interactions or damage to the body is taking place?!?
People don’t seem to be scared or worried about taking these
poisons because the media, drug companies or the FDA have not made an effort to warn the
public adequately. If you teach the general public that living a chiropractic lifestyle
(being free of spinal interference, proper nutrition, and exercise) is health producing,
the pharmaceutical companies, advertisers and big business lose profit.
Plain and simple, health comes from within. The late B.J. Palmer once
said, "The body heals itself from above, down, inside out." What he meant by
that statement was that the nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves) controls and
regulates EVERY single cell in the human body. If the signals from your brain are not
getting to the diseased organs or tissues, or if they’re receiving distorted signals,
the tissues and organs will never escape their diseased state.
There isn’t a single drug in the world that can restore the
"brain cell / tissue cell" communication. That "lack of communication"
or spinal misalignment (subluxation) can only be restored through a specific chiropractic
adjustment. The adjustment removes nerve interference and allows the body to function at
its’ 100% potential.
The "Tube"--Our Own Worst Enemy!
Television teaches us that if your belly hurts, drug it......if your
back hurts, drug it......if your head hurts, drug it......if you have a cold, drug
it......if you feel sick, drug it......if you have diarrhea, drug it......if you have
constipation, drug it......if you have gas, drug it......if you’re depressed, drug
it......if you can’t sleep, drug it......if you’re overweight, drug it......if
you can’t stay awake, drug it......if ANYTHING is bothersome, noticeable or unwanted,
DRUG IT!!
Would you give toxic chemicals to a healthy person? Surely not. That
would pollute their system. Then why would a sick person take a toxic chemical? How can
anyone take a noxious substance and expect the end result to be health? After all, you
can’t make taffy from cat dung!
It Is Physically Impossible To Fully Experience Life
If Your Body Is Numb To Its Environment!
Many believe that it’s abnormal to experience any type of
discomfort, ache or pain, or so it would seem by watching any amount of television. Aches
and pains are the body's way of telling us that we’ve done something wrong (damage) or
need to change a particular habit. A headache is not our body telling us that we’re
deficient in Tylenol™ and require immediate supplementation! A stomachache is not our
body screaming out that we need something pink to drink.
Perhaps the headache was the bodies way of saying there is nerve
interference, or your job is too stressful, or you had too much coffee, or not enough to
eat. Either way, the body is saying "things aren’t right." Be a detective
and figure out what’s wrong. By taking the chemicals all you’re doing is masking
the problem, not solving it.
A quick test: If you drive over a deep pot-hole in the road and
soon thereafter notice that the tires on your car are beginning to wear funny, would you
rather:
- frequently replace the tires
- frequently replace the tires and years later replace the prematurely worn
bearings
- correct the car's mis-alignment in the beginning costing about $49.95.
I think the choice is obvious. Why doesn’t everybody strive to
correct the cause and not the symptom? Taking drugs to give temporary comfort is just like
replacing the tires....it doesn’t solve the problem.
Illegal Drugs Are Not Our Only Drug Problem!
Parents are so quick to tell their children not to drink, smoke or take
"illegal" drugs. Why aren’t we telling our children to "say NO to ALL
drugs" whether pushed or prescribed? Children learn by example and if everyone around
them is taking something for every little complaint, why can’t they take amphetamines
or smoke crack when they don’t feel "just right?"
The drug problem (for both legal and illegal drugs) is not getting any
better, in fact, it’s getting worse and children are starting sooner.
Ask any school teacher if they’ve noticed an increase in children
taking medication....undoubtedly the answer is "YES." More and more children are
being diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) and then placed on behavior
altering drugs. Of course the child is now manageable, but how can that child learn or
concentrate while on those drugs? Hyperactivity is another biggy! Let’s give the kids
"downers" so they’ll sit in their seat and behave.
Can Personality Be Changed Without Drugs?
Instead of drugging the kids, why not check their spine for nerve
irritation? Further, why not remove the cokes, Twinkies™, Ding Dongs™, gum,
suckers, Gummie Bears™, candy bars and all other traces of sugar from their diet? Why
not replace their highly processed "Mac ‘N Cheese" with fresh wholesome
vegetables and whole grains? I can guarantee if you follow these suggestions, you will be
the proud owner of a completely different child.
It’s my opinion that the television is the biggest problem in our
societies irresponsible, pseudo-educational brainwashing program. Children are programmed
by their desires of what’s seen on the "Boob Tube." Advertisers could make
a frontal lobotomy look "Cool" and the next thing you know, little Johnny wants
one.
On the average, every third commercial on TV is a drug commercial.
Statistically, given the average amount of TV a person watches from childhood through the
age of 18 and knowing the ratio and length of drug commercials, it is estimated that if
you were to play all of the drug commercials back to back, you would have to let the TV
play for over two years, 365 days per year and 24 hours a day! This is the equivalent of
having an associate degree in useless non-factual over-the-counter drug therapy.
Where would children ever get the idea that drugs help us or make us
better??? Sadly enough, they’re programmed the moment you teach them what a TV is. Do
yourself and your children a favor......Kill your TV! Then when withdrawals "kick
in," plant a book in their hands....you’ll be amazed at what grows.
One Last Analogy
If you hit yourself in the head with a large hammer, aspirin may ease
the pain. Wouldn’t it have been nice though if someone taught you not to hit your
head with the hammer? If you eat a hot-dog, a slice of watermelon, a piece of fudge, a
scoop of ice cream and a diet soda and soon after have a full-blown stomachache,
Rolaids™ may ease the pain, but someone should have taught you about food combining
and proper dietary guidelines.
Knowledge is power. If you don’t know the whole truth, how can you
make an intelligent and informed decision? If you fully understand the basic concept that
drugs are foreign chemicals and poisons to the body, I have succeeded. If after reading
and understanding all of this, you continue with your blatant disregard for your own
health......what more can I do? At least I tried.
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