Swine Flu

Swine Flu
Courtesy Dr. David E. Wade, DC
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The 1918 influenza pandemic has been labeled in history as one of the most devastating outbreaks in the history of the world with deaths estimated at between 20 and 40 million people. Over 675,000 American citizens lost their lives due to this awful epidemic. Why are we talking about this? The 1918 flu crisis has been labeled in the Chiropractic profession as the reason for our success and proliferation as an occupation. Here are some of the statistics that give merit to the power of the Chiropractic adjustment:

In Davenport, Iowa 50 medical doctors cared for 4,953 cases with 274 deaths. Also in Davenport, 150 chiropractors saw 1,635 cases with only one death. In the state of Iowa, medical doctors treated 93,590 patients, with 6,116 deaths, a loss of one patient out of every 15. In the same state, excluding Davenport, 4,735 patients were seen by chiropractors with a loss of only six patients – a loss of one patient out of every 789.

National figures show that 1,142 chiropractors cared for 46,394 for influenza during 1918, with a loss of 54 patients – one out of every 859.
In New York City, 950 out of 10,000 cases died with medical methods while 25 out of 10,000 died using drugless methods.

Yes, the medical profession was seeing a majority of the worst of the worst; however, one of the greatest statistics backing chiropractic care comes from the state of Oklahoma. There were 233 cases in which the medical doctors had cared for patients and eventually pronounced them as “lost” or beyond hope… chiropractors took care of all 233 with only 25 deaths.

Chiropractic’s journey into health care took a huge leap forward thanks to its incredible effect on the thousands of Americans during the flu crisis. What I hope you all gain from this is the incredible results of the chiropractic adjustment. When you get adjusted, you decreased sustained sympathetic tone in your nervous system (bad), which subsequently leads to an increase in immune function (good), among many other consequences (Journal of Neurophysiology, February 2007). An increase in immune function is important for everything from the cold and runny nose to influenza, cancer, and heart disease, not to mention the great enhancing effects on a healthy individual. This is why we encourage you all to come in to get checked despite if you are not feeling the best. An adjustment will stimulate your immune system to better fight off any illness in your body.

The stresses that people endured in the early 1900s were entirely different than those we incur presently. In order to achieve these dramatic results you must not only get adjusted, but also make changes in your lifestyle so your body can at least have an opportunity to heal. A few simple steps can maximize the effects of your adjustments. Eat more green, leafy vegetables with every meal, take a 20 minute walk outside every day, and have a more optimistic view on life.

The Science of Healing
When you have a cut finger, a broken bone, or a disease, what heals you? Is it the bandage and anti-biotic spray that heals the finger? . . . The cast that heals the bone? . . . The doctor or the medicine that heals the disease?

There is a saying that, “the power that made the body heals the body.” That sounds good, but when you have a health problem, you might want something based a little more on science, and a little less on faith.

The above statement isn’t intended as a statement of faith, but of scientific fact.

But that isn’t what most people understand, and it surely isn’t what our health-care system teaches. Take a minute to think about the nature of healing.

A human being is said to be body, mind and spirit. The body is the vehicle that we use to travel the road of life; and the mind is the navigational system that we use to negotiate the obstacles along our way; But spirit is more difficult to understand.

At The Beginning Of Life
When we were just a fertilized ovum in our mother’s womb, there wasn’t much body or mind, but there was something there, that knew how to build a body and mind in nine months. So, if we are body, mind and spirit, that something must have been spirit. Sometimes called life, spirit of life, or life force, The Light of God; it is also often referred to as our innate (inborn) intelligence; or in religion the Holy Spirit. For simplicity, we’ll use the words Life and Life Force in this article.

As the human infant develops in the mother’s womb, the first tissue to be identifiable as a future organ is a streak near the outside of the small mass of cells, called the primitive streak. This streak eventually becomes the spinal cord; and in a few days it begins to enlarge at one end into what is called the primitive brain. These early components of the nerve system serve as the communications system that our Life Force will use to coordinate the development of the organs and parts of our body. Working back and forth between the lobes of the brain without interference this LIFE transfers information of the development, controls and coordinates the world of the newly formed body so that in a matter of 280 days we are ready to experience a new environment.

At birth we come into the world with trillions of specialized cells, all functioning in harmony. It is this harmonious function that we call health. Our Life Force uses our nerve system to coordinate our functions. We are able to live, breathe and travel the road of life because our Life Force coordinates our body functions. Motion occurs and information is received by the cells of the body as a result of this energy of the Life Force flowing without interference so we can adapt and develop and grow and heal.

It controls our digestion, circulation, respiration, natural immunity and self repair. Throughout life it uses the nutrients from our food to maintain our bodies in a healthy state.

Nothing other than our own life force can build a living cell from the nutrients in our food. All that is required is a healthy nervous system, adequate nutrition and a little cooperation from us. (Someone has to be in charge of your health.)

So, What Heals?

In today’s world we are led to believe that it is doctors or drugs that heal. This is far from the truth, but it is highly profitable for the healthcare industry and drug companies. There is a world-wide deception being perpetuated that draws a person to a pill, potion or procedure to seek that which is lost.

It is fact that only the power that made us can heal us. Whether a cut finger, a broken bone or a diseased body, only that which can rebuild living cells and cause them to function in harmony, can heal us. It is our own inborn Life Force that uses our nervous system to coordinate our many functions, including the healing process. Above down, inside out –your body is designed to heal itself.

How About Chiropractic?

What conditions do chiropractors cure? Doctors don’t cure anything. Only the body can heal itself. All body functions, including healing, are regulated by the body’s life force, through the nerve system. Chiropractors just remove nerve interference, so the body can function as it is designed.

This interference is stress induced, and causes a shift in brain adaptability which causes the body to operate out of balance. This has a negative effect on the skeletal system, joints, muscles, nerves and organs; interfering with the normal transmission of the healing Life Force. Although chiropractors see patients with many different types of health problems, their primary purpose is to remove this interference and teach the principles of wellness.

The statement that “the power that made the body, heals the body,” refers to the inborn intelligence within us that uses the nutrients in our food to create new cells, and to coordinate them into healthy function. By applying this knowledge to our personal health, we can have a better understanding of health and healthcare.

Whatever your health status, or time of life, wouldn’t you want to have the best possible nerve supply to all organs and parts of your body?

Wouldn’t you want that for family & friends? Don't you think this message is worth sharing?