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Saturday, October 31, 2009

What do you think about chiropractors?

Answer:
I could go into great detail and explain why Chiropractic care is based in bad science. Someone mentioned David Palmer. I live in and grew up in Davenport, IA. So I am very familiar with Chiropractic. Read this link from the history of Chiropractic. It's how Palmer "discovered it".

http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org...

Now if you do a little research on human nervous system you will find that the hearing is controlled by cranial nerves. These nerves do not connect in any way to the spine. So there is no way that this man's hearing could have been restored by adjusting his lower back. I've been to many Chiros living where I do. Not once has one done x-rays. I've even had one try to adjust a 13 y/o after he had fallen from his bike only to discover later that he had a broken shoulder. X-rays would have shown that. How do they know you don't have a compression fracture, a herniated disk, or just spinal stenosis with doing some type of film? They ask some questions and push on your back. Try to get one to show you a before and after x-ray from your adjustment. Won't happen.We had a nurse in our office that graduated from Palmer College. I showed her many back films. She did not get the diagnoses right even once.
Now having said all that, Sometimes they do help with back pain. It's got nothing to do with moving a vertebrae. If you back was literally out of place, you wouldn't be able to move. But they do sometimes do a pretty good job of physical therapy which we do recommend. But as far as putting your back in alignment, it doesn't happen. I've been in on many scoliosis cases. Maybe you can find a video on the net to watch. It is amazing how much pressure it takes to move the spine a tiny amount. Clamps rods wrenches....no one can do it by hand.
OK let's see all the thumbs downs now. But as a medical provider of over 25 years, I consider myself well trained.

Wonderful. Wouldn't do without mine.
Ended up not having surgery for carpal tunnel as my chiropractic treatments worked beautifully. Totally fixed it and haven't had a reoccurance since.
Used to also have chronic back pain. Now I'm much better. My back only bothers me occasionally.
It's a bit of money at the beginning, but the results are totally worth it.

I think they can be very beneficial if they have the proper training and if they stay close to the principles of the Father of Chiropractic, (I think his first name is right) David Palmer. I have two friends who are Chiropractors and they both were educated at Palmer College in Davenport, Iowa, the birthplace of Chiropractic. Personally, I would never go to a Chiropractor who was trained elsewhere. I always ask, if I have to go to a new Chiropractor, where he went to school. Many Palmer graduates advertise that they are Palmer graduates because it is such a good selling point for them in their advertising. Many people know that Palmer graduates are true to the founding principles of Chiropractic. I have a cousin who is a Chiropractor and she went to Western in Portland. I would not let her touch me because she doesn't understand chiropractic. She is what I call a quack. She may hurt you instead of help you. These people who have improper training give the profession a bad name.

They really help with back problems. It does take 2 months or so depending on how bad it is.

There are plenty of bad chiropractors out there, which does the same treatment for everyone %26 does not do a thorough examination to truly diagnose what is wrong with the patients and that will not refer there patients to another physician or specialist even when needed %26 feel chiropractic can fix everything. At the same time though there are good chiropractors like the one I have that works along closely with a physical therapist, along with an MD, who thorougly examines his patients including with x-rays, MRI scans, etc when need be. He also refer his patients to the proper type of doctor if he's unable to treat the condition. He makes his treatment based upon whats wrong with the patient, and I can say myself it truly has helped me with my pain %26 amount of movement.

What do you reckon happens after you die?[don't leave really stupid answers]?

Answer:
You live forever, either in heaven (an eternity WITH God) or in hell (an eternity APART from God).

Fortunately, the choice is up to you. If you're wise enough to make the right choice before you die (i.e., accept Jesus' gift of salvation and ask for forgiveness of your sins), you spend eternity in heaven. Make the wrong choice (i.e., reject Jesus' gift of salvation) or choose NOT to choose and your parting gift is an eternity in hell.

Jesus freely offers you the gift of salvation. Whether you accept it or not here on earth determines your fate for eternity.

The choice is yours. Make it today.

~M~

Your soul goes to heaven and your body turns to dust.

I think that you fall into a deep sleep until Jesus comes.

you get your fluids pumped out of you and then cremated or buried, your family is sad for a while and then eventually they get over it and the grass grows over your grave.

You either live forever in heaven or burn foever in hell

nonreligiously,i think that nothing happens, like sleep except no dreams

I think you get judged by God.. and if you have led a good life you will go to heaven and if not you will go to hell or just be destroyed.

Your question is a very profound one and all of us, if we are honest, ask ourselves that question---because nobody knows until they die. The answer depends on a person's spiritual bent. If you are a cynical person you might think that nothing happens. If you are spirtual you might think you go to Heaven or the Nirvanna of the "next life." So, after babbling, all I can tell you is that I don't know. Sometimes I think life on earth is so hard that I welcome a better life after death. And sometimes I just get scared wondering about the unknown.

Nothing.
Nada.
Zilch.
Zero.
Good egg.
Dark.

You are another piece of wood, an inanimate object.
People who say your soul goes to heaven or hell are full of BS. Don't believe a word of it.
Those who say such things profess to know as if they had experience. They know as much as I do. But one thing for sure: death is permanant. End of a chapter.
Like leaves falling off a tree in autumn, as one gets to the age you just fall into abyss.

You descend into Sheol (a sort of death-place - not hell...more like Purgatory). There, you wait for Jesus (you will not feel time pass, nor really be aware. Its a kind of sleep) to come again and free you from "death" and he takes you to heaven along with all those who were on Earth at the day of his coming.

I beleive that people who lived terrible lives see this time as one of extended torment (much like you do to youself when you do someting bad and get caught and are waiting for 'dad' to get home). When Jesus comes for us, they will not be allowed into the kingdom. They, instead, will be given back to their torment.

I beleive that any "Hell" that we experience after death is one of our own making.

When Jesus was arrested, tortured, and hung on the cross to die..his friends, family, and disciples deserted him. Peter, the strongest of his disciples, even denied knowing Jesus, not once, but three times. While he was in the tomb, on Friday and Saturday, they were all in hiding!

But, after they saw him alive again, ate meals with him, touched him, talked with him, and watched him ascend into heaven: everyone single one of them preached His gospel until the day they died. Many of them were tortured before their death.

So, think about it: when they were uncertain about death and the after-life..they ran and hid like scared little children. BUT, after they saw the proof of life after death, they were invincible!!

reincarnation.

What do you people think about no smoking in public places?

Answer:
Why take away all our rights? They should accomodate us. Keep the non-smokers out of public so us smokers can have our freedom. If you dont like it, stay indoors. I vote. I have rights.

love it! no more smoke getting blown in my face, my hair and clothes don't stink anymore...

I think it is great idea!I personally believe that in years to come,there will be a decrease in lung cancer among non-smokers who work in areas where people smoke.

it's a law that was 25yrs overdue.

I think it's definitely a good, fair thing. If somebody wants to ruin THEIR lungs, and make THEIR air smell like crap and stuffy, just let them do it, but not around us that don't want it.

Simple reasoning.

I am very happy someone took the initiative to protect non-smokers from 2nd hand smoke. I remember seeing on television this one time where this lady years ago worked at this truck stop around smokers. Developed lung cancer as a result of 2nd hand smoke. Good for em and especially good for us, all the non-smokers out there.

I agree with it b/c when people smoke, they have no control over where the cigarette smoke floats, and for those of us who choose not to smoke, we don't want or like to inhale smoke.

its about time
smokers don't care where the blow off the nasty smoke

It stinks and so do they.

So great! I wish we could extend the no smoking rule to the streets. A guy on the sidewalk randomly flicked his ashes in the air once, and the burning chunk landed in my shirt and burned my chest. Smoking is hazardous in more ways than one!

bars should be ok but family places i can see not and i am a smoker but we don't smoke in our new home or our cars
we have friends who don't and my grandbaby stays with me alot so we just don't in alot of places but to go out to dinner and have a drink i see nothing wrong with it

After smoking forty years I quit and started to be bothered by smoking. I can see that second hand smoke is a problem however I still have friends that smoke and like to go to dinner or have a drink with them. We have a "no smoking" rule where I live, however some bars have built or made a "smoking room". We have our meal in the non-smoking room then have drinks in the smoking area. Works for everyone.

i think its the best thing theve done this year!

Personally, I hate smoking and think this is a very good idea. Not only does this help others knock the habit, but for people who don't smoke and breathe in secondhand smoke, they have a greater chance of developing lung cancer. Besides, who wants to step on used cigarette butts wherever they go?

I think that it is GREAT!! It is not good for people to smoke right in people's faces when all the other people are just trying to eat a good lunch or something! Thats how people get sick from second hand smoke!!!
~ally~

A no smoking section in a diner is like a no peeing section in a pool. Who wants to inhale somebodys 2nd hand smoke. I sure don't so its a good thing.

What do you make of this?

the other night i was asleep in bed and let out a scream then rolled off the bed, then while i was DEAD ASLEEP began crawling across the bedroom floor still sreaming. my husband had to yell at me 4 times b4 i woke up and realized i was crawling across the floor. according to him i was going very fast and almost out of the bedroom. what do you think would cause me to do this?
Answer:
my guess would be that you were probably having a bad dream. judging by the fact that you were crawling makes me think you were dreaming of a fire!! the fact that you were crawling shows that you have a good head on your shoulders, and didn't panic too bad!!

What do you live for?

I can't think of anything :(
Answer:
I live for weekends and time off from work. Sad, isn't it?

I want a 500 ft bronze statue of myself to be created by the happy villagers I rule.

because you believe you either have an afterlife or its a big bunch of blank time.. either way its fun being a human.. but i do thing about what if there would be no life or earth.. weird

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Nirvania

I live for my daughter.

I live for the future. Pain doesn't stay with us forever. I live for becoming a pilot. I live for love. I live for my family. I live for my friends. I live for the potential i have.

you should too.

For the most part, people live for what makes them happiest. Personally, there is nothing I enjoy more than a good, run, swim, or bike. It makes everything stressful a little easier.

I live for other's futures as well as my own. nothing else

What do you know about coxsackie virus?

Can coxsackie cause pneumonia?
Answer:
I had no idea that coxackie virus, or hand, foot and mouth disease could cause pneumonia, but apparently it can. See the attached.

The Coxsackie viruses were discovered in 1948-49 by Gilbert Dalldorf, a scientist working at the New York State Department of Health in Albany, New York. Dr. Dalldorf, in collaboration with Grace Sickles, had been searching for a cure for the dreaded disease polio. Earlier work Dalldorf had done in monkeys suggested that fluid collected from a non-polio virus preparation could protect against the crippling effects of polio. Using newborn mice as a vehicle, Dalldorf attempted to isolate such protective viruses from the feces of polio patients. In carrying out these experiments, he discovered viruses that often mimicked mild or nonparalytic polio. The virus family he discovered was eventually given the name Coxsackie, for the town of Coxsackie, New York, a small town on the Hudson River where Dalldorf had obtained the first fecal specimens

I don't think it can cause pneumonia but it causes this disease of children called "hand foot and mouth disease" in which they get blisters on their hands, feet and in their mouths. The ones in their mouths are the worst because they are very sensitive to things like ketchup and orange juice as they burn really bad. If it can cause pneumonia I have never heard of it.

I always thought Coxsackie caused hand foot and mouth disease.
Mostly afecting children and causing mild fever, sore throat and spots on the hands, feet and mouth.
I've not heard of it causing pneumonia

What do you guys think a 12 year old girl with big bones that is 5 feet 6 inches tall should weigh?

Just Wondering...
Answer:
There is no such thing as big bones. I watched a show were a guy said his weight problem was from being big boned, so his doctor, a skinny guy took exrays of both of their bones, and you could not tell the difference at all. But as far as weight goes, it all depends on your shape, and where the fat is on your body. Some people can be the same height and weight and one could appear to be larger than the other. I suggest talking to your doctor, and having him/her check your fat percentage.

No-one has Big Bones , we are all pretty much the same , if you mean she is overweight then a visit to a Doctor or Nutritionist should help.

I think this is something a 12-year-old girl should not be thinking about.

A great place to start is your BMI. Check the link I have provided.

At 5'-6" your weight should be around 150.

As a note, I am male, with muscular build, my BMI shows I need to be 175. At 185 I am fairly trim, so 175 feels very light to me. the BMI can be used as a starting point. However, if your BMI is approaching 30, then you need to address where you are at.

Good luck!