Natural Health Tip - Do Not Donut
By Gary Scott
One of America’s biggest federal expenditures is for
health care. The US spends 50% more on health care (15% of GNP) than the next
most lavish nation, Germany. Yet Americans have the shortest life spans in
the industrialized world.
Are we getting better at improving our health? Here is a real
entry for the list of silly human things. There are few ideas that all religions,
philosophies and medical experts can agree on. However an admonition that would
come close is “do not mix milk and meat”! The Jewish religion is
clear on this. Take a look at the book of Leviticus. The Andeans go further
they say do not mix any two fats in one meal. I doubt you could find any Auyrvedic
physician who will prescribe meat and milk. The list goes on and on because
meat and milk eaten together are not good for you. Yet cheeseburgers, according
to a June 23, 2006 USA Today article titled “Cheeseburger couplings match
2 favorites” have been America’s favorite entrée order for
28 years.
We pay heavily for this fact in our health care costs, but
now it gets worse. Are we as a collective, business and individuals resolving
America’s health and hence budget problem with better nutrition? Au Contraire.
We are taking the cheese burger to a new level, combining it with America’s
other worst nutritional disaster, the donut! That’s right according
to the article Krispy Kreme donut cheese burgers are now on sale. They are
called “Baseball’s Best Burgers” sold by the Gateway Grizzlies,
a baseball team in Illinois. Let’s hope this does not catch on because
things could get worse. The article points out that Bennigans now offers Cheeseburger
egg rolls. Uno Chicago Grill has Cheeseburger pizza. Tin Star sells cheeseburger
tacos. Advance Foods offers Cheeseburger fingers and Bennigans even tried a
cheeseburger salad.
If the nation continues to eat this way and the government
continues to pay the medical bills, how can we hope to balance the budget even
if we stop financing so much war?
So we see every element supporting the greenback’s fall.
We also see two ways to improve our health. Do not eat cheeseburgers or donuts!
Maybe we should probably do a bit more, but that’s a start and one thing
we could be thankful for.
On the subject of health we continue with our spine serial
by Dr. Joe Culbertson DC. Joes says: It’s the nerves.
“So what’s the big deal if the spine is out of
alignment? It’s the nerve supply. If there is a misalignment between
two vertebrae, the peripheral nerves may adversely influence all the parts
of the body where they carry signals.
“This adverse influence makes tissue more susceptible
to injury and disease. Muscles tighten and become sore. Organs lose capacity.
When this occurs, disease or injury follows. We hurt ourselves or get sick.
Then we try to fix the symptom. Do you see the flaw here?
“Change the thinking, not the symptoms.
“Typically we attempt to fix a sore back or pinched
nerve with a chemical or mechanical approach. We take drugs, supplements or
get adjustments and massage. If our bodies respond, we temporarily feel better.
Usually our thinking remains the same. This means the distortions, deviations
and the neurological disruptions remain. Eventually something else bad will
occur.
“Suppressed symptoms leave the nerves that are working
in a reduced capacity. If a person is lucky, the back hurts again, giving them
another chance to address the real problem. If not, a much more serious problem
develops and includes the systems and organs. This is how important the spine
is. The spine controls the body works by its effect upon the nervous system.
Our thoughts travel along this same system. Our thoughts control the positioning
of the spine. When the structure is misaligned, muscles react, distortions
increase. Eventually back pain occurs. Only when pain lead to a positive alteration
of thought does healing occur.
You can learn more about Joe Culbertson’s spinal tuner
from Joe at alliswell1.2@juno.com
Or go to Joe’s website at www.spine-tuner.com
Join us with Dr. Terry Hambrick DC this August for a weekend
course that will help you learn how to eat in wasy that balance your pH. Balancing
pH on a regular basis is vital because it is a easy way to monitor our health
and to optimize our health on a daily basis. Your pH balance is an index of
the total health of the body. When the pH is too high or too low, it can lead
to disease. At the course, you'll learn about the life force energy that is
the ultimate "balancing factor" of the body and how a balanced pH
has far-reaching consequences on mental, emotional and spiritual health. To
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Until next message, be thankful!
Gary
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June, 2006
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