Toronto scientists cure disease in mice

Tom Blackwell, National Post Published: Friday, December 15, 2006

In a discovery that has stunned even those behind it, scientists at a Toronto hospital say they have proof the body’s nervous system helps trigger diabetes, opening the door to a potential near-cure of the disease that affects millions of Canadians. Diabetic mice became healthy virtually overnight after researchers injected a substance to counteract the effect of malfunctioning pain neurons in the pancreas.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said Dr. Michael Salter, a pain expert at the Hospital for Sick Children and one of the scientists. “Mice with diabetes suddenly didn’t have diabetes any more.”

The researchers caution they have yet to confirm their findings in people, but say they expect results from human studies within a year or so. Any treatment that may emerge to help at least some patients would likely be years away from hitting the market. But the excitement of the team from Sick Kids, whose work is being published today in the journal Cell, is almost palpable. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Dr. Hans Michael Dosch, an immunologist at the hospital and a leader of the studies. “In my career, this is unique.” Their conclusions upset conventional wisdom that Type 1 diabetes, the most serious form of the illness that typically first appears in childhood, was solely caused by auto-immune responses — the body’s immune system turning on itself.

They also conclude that there are far more similarities than previously thought between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and that nerves likely play a role in other chronic inflammatory conditions, such as asthma and Crohn’s disease.

The “paradigm-changing” study opens “a novel, exciting door to address one of the diseases with large societal impact,” said Dr. Christian Stohler, a leading U.S. pain specialist and dean of dentistry at the University of Maryland, who has reviewed the work.” The treatment and diagnosis of neuropathic diseases is poised to take a dramatic leap forward because of the impressive research.”

About two million Canadians suffer from diabetes, 10% of them with Type 1, contributing to 41,000 deaths a year. Insulin replacement therapy is the only treatment of Type 1, and cannot prevent many of the side effects, from heart attacks to kidney failure. In Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to shift glucose into the cells that need it. In Type 2 diabetes, the insulin that is produced is not used effectively — something called insulin resistance — also resulting in poor absorption of glucose.

The problems stem partly from inflammation — and eventual death — of insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas.

Editor’s Response

Does anyone else know of a profession that already exists that naturally restores normal nerve function in the body?

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How can you see someone who’s constantly getting sick and building disease and not refer them in?

How can you go to work everyday and listen to your co-workers complain how sick and miserable they are and not refer them in?

How can you go to a restaurant and over hear the woman at the next table say, “how sick her child is,” and not refer her in?

How can you go to church every Sunday and watch all these people depressed and suffering and not refer them in?

How can you go to Christmas with your family and hear your sister or brother talk about all the drugs their giving their children and not refer them in?

How can you not refer more people in knowing that every year:

911,000 people die of heart disease!

800,000 people die of cancer!

1,000,000 people die from medical errors!

Only 1 person out of 1000 lives to 60 in great health!

How can you let others live in the medical model, taking dangerous medications, building disease, waiting until they have cancer or heart disease to take care of themselves and not refer them in?

How can you let others inject themselves or their children with dangerous vaccines which are known to destroy the immune system and create disease and not refer them in?

We can’t sit by anymore and let anyone live a life of sickness, suffering, depression, and disease, knowing we can help!

That’s why starting January 1^st we will be speaking at more groups, businesses and organizations, doing more phone consultations and having more events so we can get to each and every person we can, so they can live the best possible life God created for them!

We hear the babies crying, we see the people suffering, and we see the future for every person not living in our Maximized Living Model and now YOU see it TOO!

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Chiropractic Influence on Oxidative Stress and DNA Repair

There is a growing body of evidence that wellness care provided by doctors of chiropractic may reduce health care costs, improve health behaviors, and enhance patient perceived quality of life. Until recently, however, little was known about how chiropractic adjustments affected the chemistry of biological processes on a cellular level. In a landmark study published this week in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR), chiropractors collaborating with researchers at the University of Lund found that chiropractic care could influence basic physiological processes affecting oxidative stress and DNA repair. These findings offer a scientific explanation for the positive health benefits reported by patients receiving chiropractic care.

The researchers measured serum thiol levels in 21 patients under short-term chiropractic care and 25 patients under long-term chiropractic care. The results were compared to those of a non-chiropractic treated control group of 30 subjects. Long-term chiropractic care of two or more years was shown to re-establish a normal physiological state independent of age, sex, or nutritional supplements. Symptom-free or primary wellness subjects under chiropractic care demonstrated higher mean serum thiol levels than patients with active disease, and produced some values that were higher than normal wellness values.Serum thiols are primary antioxidants, and serve as a measure of human health status. The test provides a surrogate estimate of DNA repair enzyme activity, which has been shown to correlate with lifespan and aging.

Dr. Christopher Kent, one of the authors explained, “Going through life, we experience physical, chemical, and emotional stress. These stresses affect the function of the nervous system. We hypothesized that these disturbances in nerve function could affect oxidative stress and DNA repair on a cellular level.”

“Oxidative stress, metabolically generating free radicals, is now a broadly accepted theory of how we age and develop disease,” Kent continued. “Oxidative stress results in DNA damage, and inhibits DNA repair. DNA repair is the mechanism which fixes the damage caused by environmental impact.”Chiropractors apply spinal adjustments to correct disturbances of nerve function. “Chiropractic care appears to improve the ability of the body to adapt to stress,” continued Kent. “Further research is needed to gain additional insights that will ultimately lead to improved clinical outcomes,” he said.

The study was a collaborative involving Camgen, Inc. of Victoria, B.C. Canada; Chiropractic Leadership Alliance in Mahwah, NJ; Biomedical Diagnostic Research, LLC in Chesterland, Ohio; and Department of Cell and Molecular Biology of Tumor Immunology, University of Lund, Sweden.

JVSR is a peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to subluxation-based chiropractic research affiliated with the World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA), an international organization representing doctors of chiropractic. WCA promotes the traditional, drug-free and non-invasive form of chiropractic as a means of correcting vertebral subluxations that cause nerve interference.

By Medical News TODAY, March 07, 2005

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Let’s face it, people are confused about chiropractic. It may interest you to know that it was the medical profession that created every myth you’ve heard and, in fact, the AMA lost a seven-million dollar lawsuit in what was called the “Wilke’s vs. the AMA antitrust suit.” It was proven that all of the rumors, remarks, etc. started in the 50s, 60s, and 70s by the AMA were not in the interest of public health, but merely to eliminate the competition. Should anyone with an M.D. after their name deter you from seeing a chiropractor for any reason, they are in violation of the antitrust suit and are breaking a federal law as well as several state laws. Unfortunately, the damage the AMA did to chiropractic still exists today. This,despite the fact that research done at the world’s most prestigious institutions have shown an increased mortality rate when the spine loses its optimum position.  Also the fact that, to the dismay of many in the medical universe, dozens of medical journals have published article after article on the power of chiropractic care.

The most unique part of many of these studies is not just that chiropractic was very effective in eliminating a symptom or allowing the body to better heal itself from an illness. The profound fact of chiropractic is that people who undergo regular care lead higher quality lives, make better health choices, see doctors less, eat better, exercise more, spend less time in the hospital, and take fewer medications.

EXAMPLES OF STUDIES SUPPORTING CHIROPRACTIC

Several studies warrant further discussion in this context. Leading United States researchers, Blanks, Schuster and Dobson published the results of a retrospective assessment of subluxation-based chiropractic care on self-related health, wellness and quality of life. This is the largest study of its kind ever undertaken regarding a chiropractic population. After surveying 2,818 respondents in 156 clinics, a strong connection was found between persons receiving chiropractic care and self-reported improvement in health, wellness and quality-of-life. 95% of respondents reported that their expectations had been met, and 99% wished to continue care. They made better food choices, took less medications, got sick less often, had more energy, and had far less symptoms.

Similarly, Coulter et al performed an analysis of an insurance database, comparing persons receiving chiropractic care with non-chiropractic patients. The study consisted of senior citizens over 75 years of age. It was reported that the persons receiving chiropractic care reported better overall health, spent fewer days in hospitals and nursing homes, used fewer prescription drugs, and were more active than the non-chiropractic patients.

Rupert, Manello, and Sandefur surveyed 311 chiropractic patients, aged 65 years and older, who had received “maintenance care” for five years or longer. Chiropractic patients receiving maintenance care, when compared with US citizens of the same age, spent only 31% of the national average for health care services. There was a 50% reduction in medical provider visits. The health habits of patients receiving maintenance care were better overall than the general population, including decreased use of cigarettes and decreased use of nonprescription drugs. Furthermore, 95.8% believed the care to be either “considerably” or “extremely” valuable. Sadly, Rupert reports, that of the 79% of chiropractic patients who have maintenance care recommended to them, only half of those comply.

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BY DR. BEN LERNER

Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. – James 4:4

(Translated by Dr. Skip Moen, Phd, Oxford Univ.)

Last week we studied the word in James 4:4 “wishes.” We learned that wishes here meant actively living by the world’s standards and being passive when it came to doing good and looking after others. Either way, we became an enemy and not a friend.

This week, we look at the very intriguing statement “makes himself (or herself) an enemy of God.” The Greek word used here is “kathistatai.” It means “to set in place, to cause, to become, to put down.”

In other words, when you are passive in serving and simply accept your propensity to think fondly of the world’s offerings, you put yourself down in the place of being God’s enemy. You occupy enemy territory. You cause yourself to enlist in the devil’s army.

MANDATORY VACCINE FOR GIRLS INJURES 1,637; KILLS 3

Severe side effects are being reported, amid controversy, over requiring young girls to take Gardasil, Merck’s new vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV). 1,637 adverse reactions have been reported including three girls who just died shortly after receiving the immunization. Judicial Watch needed the “Freedom of Information act” to obtain the reports from the FDA.

Passively serving God is active disobedience. Passivity is exactly the same as stepping over to the enemy’s camp and fighting for the bad side. God does not tolerate fence-sitters. Jesus said if you are lukewarm that He “vomits” you out of his mouth! Get hot. Get cold. Or get out. (Thanks Dr. Moen)

All around us, people are ignoring their spine and nervous systems, taking deadly medications, and breaking God’s laws of life with how they live and eat.

Jesus said, “What you do to others in need, you do to me.” When you saw the parents of those girls, how come you did not say “You have got to talk to my chiropractor before you allow that shot!” You might have saved their lives. Get active. Be a friend. You will see Jesus / others in need again today.

DON’T FORGET THIS MONDAY’S NEUROTOXIC PUZZLE TALK. THIS IS WEEK 3 OF OUR EXTREME MAKEOVER, BUT ALL PATIENTS ARE WELCOME TO COME. WE WILL BE GIVING THE SAME TALK AT EARTH FARE IN WEST ASHLEY ON WED. THE 16^TH.

Our Purpose: To give the world a safe, effective, healthy alternative to dangerous drugs and surgery by aligning spines and lifestyles with God’s ultimate intention.

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I was listening to a tape the other day of a chiropractor. His name is Reggie Gold and he is a legend in our profession who just turned 80. One thing that he said on this tape that really grabbed me was that Chiropractic really has nothing to pain and really has nothing to do with health.

Chiropractic is all about performance.

The human body functions and performs better in the absence of subluxation than with it. For those of you who need a refresher subluxation is when you nervous system is being interfered with by improper spinal alignment or function. Whenever you come in for an adjustment there is but one goal for that adjustment – remove interference and maximize your potential to perform.

My mindset used to be that the public thinks Chiropractic is for bad backs and we need to get the word out that it’s about overall health. This is actually not the case. Chiropractic is really about allowing your body to be fully controlled by the intelligence in the nervous system with no interference from outside (drugs, poor lifestyle) or inside (subluxation) thereby allowing your body to perform at its peak in all categories – only one of which is health.

We have couples who come in and tell us their marriage is better since beginning care. Does it make sense that two people would get along better if they could relate to each other with no interference? Of course it does, but this doesn’t really fall under the category of health, does it?

We have a whole slew of kids who began care over the summer as a result of Kid’s Day America, which we host every year. Many of these children not only had health problem such as ear infections, recurrent colds, strep throat, and respiratory problems that cleared up once they began care, but they also had behavior and concentration problems that affected their school work. It is now time for these kids to get new xrays and across the board the parents are telling me that they are now getting A’s and the behavior problems have gotten better (no more red marks). Subluxation was interfering with their school performance.

If you play sports do you think your body will perform better with or without subluxation? How about your job performance? I make sure my staff get regular adjustments now because I know it costs me money to have a subluxated staff person who is performing below their capacity.

Public Service Announcement

Friends don’t let friends walk around subluxated – tell someone today to get their spine checked by a qualified Chiropractor

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While it’s clear to patients and becoming clearer to researchers that chiropractic care saves and preserves lives because of the effect it has on the central nervous system and the organs involved, what’s not always known is how just the very choice of chiropractic saves lives.

When someone is in pain, they have three choices:

1. Ignore it
2. Take a drug
3. Restore normal function through chiropractic care.

Ignoring it is obviously a bad idea in that the cause goes on uncorrected and gets worse-even if the pain comes and goes.  It is, however, a far better idea then drugs.  The reason: not only are you still ignoring the cause, but painkillers have been found very deadly.  See latest research below.

November 14, 2005: Taking pain relievers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)–including Cox-2 inhibitors such as Celebrex, Vioxx, Ibuprofin, Motrin, etc.–after a heart attack, increases the risk of death, a new study has found.

The higher the dose, the higher the risk of death, according to research presented at the 2005 American Heart Association’s scientific sessions in Dallas, Texas.

The crazy part, the deaths that occurred were not due to a second heart attack.  They found that when people took these medications, their risk of death went up as high as 500% depending on the dose.  The deaths occurred for a number of reasons, all caused by the medications, but not from a second heart attack.

Painkillers of all kinds have come under attack by the scientific community-think Vioxx scandal-for being leading causes of heart attacks, kidney failure, liver failure, and cancer.

Another way that chiropractic care saves is when people choose adjustments over dangerous drugs and perilous surgery.

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September 18^th is Chiropractic’s birthday. As it has always presented a change from the status quo and is in direct competition with drug companies and the medical profession, it came into the world as an unwanted child.

Yet, due to its incredible safety record (Chiropractic malpractice insurance is about the cost of car insurance compared to five to six figure malpractice for medical doctors) and results, Chiropractic has stayed in the wellness family. The number of people being adjusted has grown by millions of patients each and every single year since Chiropractic’s discovery in 1895.

Recently, The medical journal: Journal of Manipulative and Physiologic Therapeutics (JMPT) published a study that analyzed data from health comparisons between those utilizing a wellness oriented chiropractor as their Primary Care Physician and those who’s PCP practice conventional medicine. Here are the findings:

Chiropractic/wellness patients had 60.2% fewer hospital admissions, 59% less days hospitalized, 62% less outpatient surgeries, and 85% less pharmaceutical costs (AMAZING!).

The same journal published the findings of 311 chiropractic patients, ages 65 and older, who had received “maintenance care” for five years or longer. What they found when compared with citizens their own age:

- Chiropractic patients spent only 31% of the national average for health care

- They had 50% less medical provider visits

- Their health habits were radically better than overall populations

- They had far less cigarette consumption

- 98.5% believed that care to be considerably or extremely valuable (WOW!)

Another recent study in the medical journal: Spine, 2007:32:2102-2018 STATES: Spinal problems reduce quality of life, decrease mobility, lower longevity, and increase the risk of coronary artery disease.

112 years after its birth, the unwanted child of health care is proving to radically improve lives, transforming the way people live to the right way, saving lives, and adding years to life. All should be celebrating Chiropractic’s birth!

Celebrate chiropractic’s birthday with us and save a life by telling someone you know about this 112 year old miracle!

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Chiropractic was discovered in 1895 by DD Palmer. He had an office in a building in Davenport, Iowa. Harvey Lillard, the building janitor, had been almost completely deaf for 17 years since falling down a flight of stairs. Upon inquiring about his condition, Palmer examined him and noticed a lump on his back indicating a misaligned vertebrae. Upon the application of the first specific adjustment ever, the janitor regained full hearing. At first DD thought he had discovered the cure for deafness, but he quickly realized this wasn’t the case and developed the founding principles of chiropractic based on his discovery.

1. The human spine is vulnerable to misalignments caused by injury or illness. These misalignments were termed vertebral subluxations.
2. The resulting interference or damage may affect the nerves leading from the spinal cord to vital organs controlling bodily functions, placing stress on the body’s systems and causing ill health.
3. A Doctor of Chiropractic is uniquely trained to locate and correct subluxations relieving nerve interference, restoring the body to its natural God given potential for health and function.

Here’s a newer definition from a 1927 Chiropractic textbook:

“Chiropractic is a philosophy, science and art of all things natural; a system of adjusting the segments of the spinal column by hand only, for the correction of the cause of dis-ease.”

Dr. Palmer saw many patients get well from many things through his early form of Chiropractic. He opened a school in Davenport Iowa in the early 20^th century and the profession of Chiropractic was born. While DD is called the discoverer of Chiropractic, his son BJ is considered to be the developer of what chiropractic is today.

The Palmer School of Chiropractic is still one of the largest Chiropractic institutions and is still in Davenport, Iowa.

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Modern medicine is a great blessing, but there are limitations to what it can solve. Some medicines are designed to work for a short period of time in cases where our health is in extreme danger. Most of the others are designed to treat symptoms… symptoms that tell us something is gravely wrong – our body’s warning cry that change is needed.

I will help you make those changes with solid, researched, and tested advice. Ask our patients how their lives have changed when you stop in. Most of our staff are even former patients who have experienced dramatic life change. Chiropractic care could be the most affordable investment you make in your future. Best of all, we have a web-only special running where you can receive a certificate for a free exam and consultation so we can discover if there is a way we may help you or your family.

We hope to hear from you soon

Dr. Justin James and the James Family Chiropractic team.

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