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Scientists have been studying pollutants in air water and on land for decades. For example, in a study led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, researchers at two major laboratories found an average of 91 industrial compounds, pollutants, and other chemicals in the blood and urine of nine volunteers, with a total of 167 chemicals found in the group. Like most of us, the people tested do not work with chemicals on the job and do not live near an industrial facility.
Scientists refer to this contamination as a person’s “body burden.” Of the 167 chemicals found, 76 cause cancer in humans or animals, 94 are toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 79 cause birth defects or abnormal development. The dangers of exposure to these chemicals in combination has never been studied. Link

“Is this a private fight, or can anyone join in?”
(Old Irish saying borrowed from the FightingBob.com website.)

Chiropractors have always enjoyed a good fight and this seems like a very good one. B.J. Palmer referred to the saying: “A kite flies highest against the wind.” Dr. Wilk and others fought the “wind” of the AMA and finally won in 1990 (more info). Like the Avis slogan “We try harder”, chiropractic has grown strong because it has had to struggle hard against those with vested interests in insurance and pharmaceutical profits. (See the video on the Town of Allopath. Click here.) In the day-to-day operation of your daily practice, it is sometimes hard to see just how big and persistent the battle is. But it is a good fight and for a noble cause… the health of your patient’s.

You are welcome to join in.

That’s right, Tylenol. “Doctor” recommended. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that even moderate doses can cause liver problems. For more info, click here.

In 2005, Fast Company magazine picked chiropractic as #4 in best careers for the next 4 years. (Click here for 2005-09). In 2006, they again selected chiropractic as top choice for careers.(Click here for more info for 2006)

Without geometry, life is pointless.
When you dream in color, it’s a pigment of your imagination.
Reading while sunbathing makes you well-red.
Dijon vu – the same mustard as before

Sea captains don’t like crew cuts.
Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumor.

A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two-tired.
What’s the definition of a will?  (Come on, it’s a dead giveaway!)
A backwards poet writes inverse.

A woman is in the delivery room in labor. Suddenly, she shouts, “Couldn’t! Don’t! Wouldn’t! Haven’t!” Her husband is startled and asked the doctor, “What’s wrong with her?” The doctor replies, “Oh nothing, those are just contractions.”

On March 25 Russ Leonard, the Executive Director for the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association, gave a special briefing about Senate Bill 1955 and how it could end all state mandates for insurance equality for chiropractic. He stated that a version of this bill has already passed in the United States House of Representatives and is now soon up for vote in the Senate. According to Mr. Leonard, the President has already said he will sign it, and if passed, it will result in chiropractors being excluded from most insurance plans, eventually even affecting Worker’s Compensation benefits. For more information, you can go to the web sites listed below. We will post more information our web site (PMAworks.com) in the days to come.
American Chiropractic Association
Washington State Association

My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned. Couldn’t concentrate.

Then I worked in the woods as lumberjack, but I just could not hack it, so they gave me the ax

After that I tried working in a muffler factory but that was too exhausting.

Then I tried to be a chef – figured it would add a little spice to my life, but I just didn’t have the thyme.

I attempted to be a deli worker, but any way I sliced it, I couldn’t cut the mustard.

My best job was being a musician, but eventually I found I wasn’t noteworthy.

I studied a long time to become a doctor, but I didn’t have any patience.

My next was a job in a shoe factory; I tried but I just didn’t fit in.

I became a professional fisherman, but discovered that I couldn’t live on my net income.

I managed to get a good job working for a pool maintenance company, but the work was just too draining.

So then I got a job in a workout center, but they said I wasn’t fit for the job.

After many years of trying to find steady work, I finally got a job as a historian until I realized there was no future in it.

My last job as working at Starbucks, but I had to quit because it was always the same old grind.

So I got up the nerve to apply here and after a few adjustments, feel I am back were I belong!

From the PM&A Newsletter

Just fun, offer your patients a mint. You can put them on your therapy tables, or in a bowl on the front desk. There is a company that sells special mints in a package called: “Adjust-Mints“, and can put your name on it for promotion.

Why, and when, it is better to act first and plan later. Click here to learn about “Go Before You Know”.