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BY KEITH WASSUNG

“Better than 90 percent of the

energy output of the brain is

used in relating the physical

body in its gravitational field.

The more mechanically

distorted a person is, the less

energy available for thinking,

metabolism and healing."

Roger Sperry, PhD.

“I've always been a

proponent of

Chiropractic care.

The problem

doesn't get fixed

until I go to a

Doctor of

Chiropractic.”

Derek Parra

Olympic Gold Medalist

Birth trauma to the cervical spine and cranium can result

in disorders such as headaches, vestibular problems,

auditory troubles, visual disturbances, pharyngolaryngela

disorders, vasomotor and secretion dysfunction and

psychic disturbances. Care to realign the neck achieves

excellent results with many of these dysfunctions. 20

Orthopedic Medicine

In a research article in Developmental Childhood Neurology, Dr. Byers stated that the recognized causative factors to injury during the birth process are traction, rotational stresses, and hyperextension of the fetal head. Recognition of these factors is the basis for prevention of this

terrible accident.21

“Life for the newborn depends upon the preservation and

healthy functioning of the brain stem and

spinal cord at the level of the upper neck.”23

Abraham Towbin M.D.Harvard Medical School

During the first two years of life, an infant often falls while learning to walk or can fall while tumbling off a bed or other piece of furniture.

Even the seemingly innocent act of playfully tossing babies up in the air and catching them often results in a whiplash"-like trauma to the spine.

Automobile accidents often involve the entire family, although infants often go unchecked because they have no obvious damage or symptoms.

Because of the structure of the infant's spine, spinal stretching from trauma is more likely to result in spinal cord trauma with nerve interference than it is in damage to the vertebral segments and soft tissue. This is frequently the cause of the first vertebral subluxation in the child’s life.

By Keith Wassung

Americans are living longer than ever before. The human life expectancy is increasing and barring unforeseen circumstances, we can expect to live to a ripe old age-that is a ripe old calendar age. Though our life expectancy has increased, the quality of our lives and our health has not. The United States continues to be one of the un-healthiest nations in the developed world.

Most of us do not want to live to be 90 if the last 30 years are filled with illness, disability and dependence of family and nursing homes. We want to be able to play golf, take long walks and enjoy our families. We want those extra years to be quality years. Longer lives do not mean much if they are not active lives. The quality of those years will largely be dictated by the choices we make in the preceding years, choices designed to stave off the aging process.

GENETICS & AGING

Assuming that a person's entire life is "written" in the genes that they are born with has been a major mistake in recent health care philosophy. The more we learn about genetics, our biological inheritance, the more we realize that for the most part, our lifestyle decisions and behaviors have far more impact on longevity and health than does heredity. A person's genes define their basic biology, but health decisions and habits control the way genes will affect the body and health in general.

“Genes are unquestionably the fundamental units by which our bodies are constructed. However, pure genetic determination does not adequately explain the varied capabilities of our biology. A more accurate view of the role of the genome is to see the genes as providing the overall plan for the developmental pathways. The environment to which the individual is exposed will modify the actual pathway.” 1

PETER NATHANIEL, M.D.Life in the Womb

“The major function of your genes is to transmit health and the inborn resolve to remember wellness. In the sickness paradigm, we are taught that disease-carrying genes determine our destiny. This is a false view. If we were truly destined to live by our genes, we would suffer from the thousands of diseases experienced by our ancestors for as long as we lived, which would not be very long at all. Disease-carrying genes are not our destiny, because they must answer to our inner compass-our healing force.” 2

EDWARD A. TAUB "America's Wellness Doctor"

“The environmen t in which you grow up is as important as

your DNA in determin ing the person you become. Ce rtain

genes can lead to vulnerability, but not inevitability.” 3

NEWSWEEK

By Keith Wassung

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ASPIRIN AND BLEEDING

Every aspirin that is taken causes a small amount of bleeding. A microscope will show that the bowel movement of someone who takes one aspirin a day will contain blood. This is because aspirin thins the blood by destroying the platelets in the blood. These platelets are responsible for blood clotting that is an important part of the body’s natural healing process. In fact, patients who are scheduled for any type of surgery are warned not to take aspirin for several days prior to their surgery because the bleeding is almost uncontrollable.

Recent research has also demonstrated that when NSAIDs are combined with selective serotoninreuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), the most widely used antidepressants in the world; it dramatically increased the risk of bleeding.

IN NORMAL INDIVIDUALS: 1 DOSE OF 2 REGULAR STRENGTH ASPIRIN AFFECTS NORMAL CLOTTING FOR AS LONG AS 7 DAYS.

UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIAL CONVENTION

Use of aspirin during the last two weeks of pregnancy may cause bleeding problems in the fetus before or during delivery or in the newborn infant. Also, too much use of aspirin during the last three months of pregnancy may increase the length of pregnancy, prolong labor, cause other problems during delivery, or cause severe bleeding in the mother before, during or after the delivery. 6

HEALTH RESEARCH REPORT # 9

By Keith Wassung

Humans are born with a C-shaped spine and the spinal curves develop in resistance to different gravitational stresses that affect the body.

The first spinal curve to develop is the cervical curve and it develops as the baby learns to lift its head.

The cervical spine consist of 7 vertebrae -- the same in all mammals — from the tiny mouse to the long- necked giraffe. The cervical bones - the vertebrae - are smaller in size when compared to other spinal vertebrae.

The purpose of the cervical spine is to contain and protect the spinal cord, support the skull, and enable diverse head movement (e.g., rotate side to side, bend forward and backward).

Between each vertebra (with the exception of the space between C1 &C2) are springy discs of toughcartilage with a jellylike core that compress when under pressure to absorb shock. These discs are

subjected to tremendous forces.

Strong ligaments and muscles surround the spine to stabilize the vertebrae and to control movement. The cervical spine has a unique structure that is related to its important biomechanical functions.

By Keith Wassung

The first antibiotic, penicillin, became widely available in 1940. Antibiotics have since become a popular

weapon in the medical arsenal against disease. Over one-third of all hospital patients are given antibiotics and each year in excess of 240 million antibiotic prescriptions are dispensed in the United States. Although no one can dispute that antibiotics have a place and a purpose, especially in emergency and lifesaving situations, a growing number of doctors and medical researchers contend that antibiotics have been grossly overused and abused, and, as a result, produce adverse reactions as well as strains of bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics.

There are patients in hospitals that have bacterial infections against which no antibiotics are effective. This is only fifty years after antibiotics were introduced. Until around 1975, almost every care of gonorrhea was treatable with penicillin. Today, in places like Thailand and the Philippines, 90% of all cases are penicillin-resistant. In the U.S, it is above fifty percent.

Nearly every disease known to medicine has become resistant to at least one antibiotic and several are immune to more than one. One of the MOST alarming things about the cholera epidemic, which has killed as many as 50,000 people in Rwanda, is that it involves a strain of bacterium which cannot be treated with standard antibiotics. Tuberculosis, too, has learned how to outwit doctors. Tuberculosis is an unusually tough microbe. Several strains of TB have emerged in the U.S. that cannot be treated with common antibiotics. Even infections such as staph and strep have become harder to treat as they have acquired resistance to standard antibiotics. One strain of hospital-dwelling staph can now be treated only with a single antibiotic and public health officials have no doubt that it will soon become immune to that one as well. Hospitals could become dangerous places to go and even more so if strep develops universal resistance.

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TIME MAGAZINE

“We’re at the point where the antibiotic cupboard is almost bare. We are victims of our own blindness. We have been taking too many of them and new, deadlier organisms, like the powerful drug-resistant tuberculosis strain, have been emerging as a result.” 1

Jeffrey A. Fisher, M.D.“The Plague Makers”

A RESEARCH REVIEW

By Keith Wassung

THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

A properly functioning nervous system should be the first priority in solving asthma since it is the nervous system which controls all of our bodily functions. The nervous system works by sending and receiving messages or impulses to all parts of the body.

Breathing is controlled by centers in the brain, the main one being the respiratory center which is found in the medulla oblongata. From here, the nerve impulses are sent to the respiratory muscles, causing them to expand or contract.

Nerve impulses also control the tone of the bronchial tubes. The sympathetic system opens or dilates the bronchial tubes, and the parasympathetic system closes or constricts them.

"The nervous system plays an important role in both the control and activity of the immune system. The sheer power

of the brain to affect the body as a whole and the general state of health is amazing."11

The nervous system is protected by the spine, consisting of 24 moveable vertebrae. When the spine is in its proper position, it protects the nerve pathways. But when vertebrae become misaligned, interference to the nerve impulses occurs, which reduces the overall functioning of the nervoussystem and of the particular organ to which it is assigned. These spinal misalignments are known as “vertebral subluxations.”

By Keith Wassung

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF OSTEOPOROSIS

There are several factors that contribute to osteoporosis and the majority of osteoporotic cases are caused by multiple factors. There are essentially three areas that contribute to osteoporosis: abnormal biomechanical or structural stress, chemical stress, and neurological stress.

ABNORMAL BIOMECHANICAL / STRUCTURAL STRESS

Every change in the function of a bone is followed by certain definite changes in internal architecture and external conformation in accordance with mathematical laws.

WOLFF’S LAW

Wolff’s Law simply means that bones will change their shape and structure in response to how much or how little mechanical stress is

applied.

Mechanical stress is shown to be transduced into electrical energy which in turn is the signal for remodeling or reshaping of the bone to meet the demands of the stress.

“Daily weight-bearing activity is essential to the health of the skeleton. Mechanical weight-bearing stress is the most important external factor affecting bone development and remodeling.” 7

CLINICAL SYMPOSIA

An interesting example of this process occurs in astronauts. Exposure to the microgravity environment of space causes astronauts to lose calcium from bones. This loss occurs because the absence of Earth's gravity disrupts the process of bone maintenance in its major function of supporting body weight.

Space biomedical researchers have found that exposure to the microgravity environment of space causes men and women of all ages to lose up to 1% of their bone mass per month due to disuse atrophy, a condition similar to osteoporosis.

HEALTH RESEARCH REPORT #8

BY KEITH WASSUNG

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Fever is a powerful part of the immune system, as it interferes with pathogen growth, inactivates many pathogen toxins, and facilitates a more intense immune system response. Many physicians now recommend allowing fevers to run their course.

“Fever is a systematic response to infection. It is generally agreed that moderate elevation of body temperature improves the body’s disease fighting capacity.” 7

Human Physiology

When tissue injury occurs, whether caused by bacteria or viruses, etc, substances such as bradykinins, complement, and histamines are released. This process is called inflammation and it strongly activates the macrophage system to remove damaged cell tissue. Inflammation is a vital part of the healing and repair process of the immune system and when it is delayed or inhibited, healing and repair is incomplete.

“Inflammation is one of the most important mechanisms of host defense since it marshals the attack on the injurious agent and leads to

repair of the affected tissue.” 8

The Cell Biology of Inflammation

By Keith Wassung

In a stunning discovery that overturns decades of textbook

teaching, researchers at the University of Virginia School of

Medicine have determined that the brain is directly

connected to the immune system by vessels previously

thought not to exist.

That such vessels could have escaped detection when

the lymphatic system has been so thoroughly mapped

throughout the body is surprising on its own, but the true

significance of the discovery lies in the effects it could

have on the study and treatment of neurological

diseases ranging from autism to Alzheimer’s disease to

multiple sclerosis.

By Keith Wassung

HEALTH RESEARCH REPORT #13

Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of metabolism that results from a deficiency of insulin, a hormone secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas. Insulin is required for the removal of sugar (glucose) from the blood by muscles after a meal and to prevent the over secretion of glucose from the liver during periods of fasting

Insulin transports glucose into the cells for use as energy and storage as glycogen. It also stimulates protein synthesis and free fatty acid storage in the fat deposits. When a person lacks sufficient insulin, body tissues have less access to essential nutrients for fuel.

An inadequate amount or inefficient action of insulin leads to elevated blood levels of glucose, the hallmark of diabetes.

This problem is made more complex by the fact that diabetes mellitus is not a single disease, but occurs in several forms, and has complications that affect virtually every system of the body.

By Keith Wassung

THE CHIROPRACTIC

APPROACH

Disturbances to the nervous system are referred to in scientific literature by several names including neuritis, dysponesis, nerve dysfunction, double-crush phenomenon, neuropathophysiology and subluxation, all of which cause interference to the nervous system.

The primary cause of nerve interference is found in the spinal column. When the vertebrae become misaligned often as the result of trauma or injury, irritation and interference occur in the nerve pathways. Nerve dysfunction caused by spinal misalignments is called “vertebral subluxations” and are well-documented in scientific literature.

VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION RESEARCH

“Subluxations are very real. We have documented them to the extent that no one can dispute their existence. Vertebral subluxations change the entire health of the body by causing structural dysfunction of the spine and nerve interference.” 22

Chang Ha Suh, M.D. Ph.D.

“Hyper functional or hypo functional neurons along a neural chain prevent normal nerve transmission causing disturbances in the homeostasis of the cells, tissues, and organs.” 23

Academy of Pain Research

“Subluxations of vertebrae occur in all parts of the spine and in all degrees. When the dislocation is so slight as to not affect the spinal cord, it will still produce disturbances in the spinal nerves passing off from the foramina.” 24

Dr. James Woddersee, Neurosurgeon

"There is little doubt that fibromyalgia pain is due to an

intrinsic nerve-system dysfunction.”25

Journal of Rheumatology

“The quality of healing is directly proportional to the functional

capability of the central nervous system to send and receive nerve

messages.”

Janson Edwards, M.D. Ph.D.

The proper development and function of the nervous system is a primary key to maximizing the human genetic potential of health, healing and performance.

Molecular Genetics in Developmental Neurobiology

Molecular genetics in neurobiology has developed rapidly with the introduction of the new and productive methodologies of genetic engineering and cellular manipulation. Particularly in the field of developmental neurobiology, molecular genetics has had impact in research on the molecular mechanism if development and differentiation in the nervous system.

SYMPOISA OF BRAIN SCIENCES

Every doctor, scientist and researcher in the world will agree that the foundation of health begins with a properly functioningnervous system. The central nervous system is the master control system in the human body and every single function reflects its activity.

Nerve impulses travel from the brain, down the spinal cord, and out through nerves to all parts of the body. Nerve impulses then return to the brain through return pathways.

There are approximately 100 billion neurons, or nerve cells, in the brain and in a single human brain; the number of possible connections between those cells is greater than the total number of electrons in the universe.

Research has shown that activity that occurs at the molecular levels is controlled and coordinated by the central nervous system.

“We can only conclude that an analog-transmission and control system exists in the body, located in the perineural cells and transmitting information by means of the follow of semi-conducting DC electrical current. This system senses injury and controls repair, and it may serve as the morphogenic field itself. It controls the activity of body cells by producing specific DC electrical environments in their vicinity.” 18

ROBERT BECKER, MD

“The nervous system does much more than transmit sensory information to the brain or control motor functions. It actually controls the peripheral organs, including its biomolecular environment. The Central Nervous System is involved in all disease conditions as the CNS not only processes incoming physical and chemical information from the body, it actually controls organs and cells to maintain health and homeostasis.” 17

MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS

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The presence of vertebral subluxations can often be detected by an examination of a person’s posture. There is ample research which shows the relationship between poor posture and a improperly functioning nervous system which leads to health problems.

POSTURE & HEALTH

Posture and normal physiology areinterrelated.

Posture affects and moderates everyphysiological function from breathing tohormonal production.

Abnormal posture is evident in patientswith chronic and stress related illnesses.

Homeostasis and nervous systemfunction are ultimately connected withposture.

Despite the considerable evidence thatposture affects physiology and function,the significant influence on posture isnot addressed by most physicians. 11

American Journal of Pain Management

“The beginning of the disease process starts

with postural distortion.”

Dr. Hans Seyle, Nobel Laureate

Posture is the body’s response to natural forces of gravity and the stresses of daily living, whether standing, sitting, walking or reclining. With normal erect posture, the body is in a state of intrinsic equilibrium, maintained by minimal muscular effort.

Healthy posture is largely determined by three factors: skeletal structure, soft tissue integrity and neurological control. Breakdown in any of these components can result in subluxations, instability, weakness and loss of neurological control

“Up to 90% of the energy output of the brain is used in relating the physical body to its gravitational field.”

DR. ROGER SPERRY, Nobel Laureate

THE HIDDEN COST OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ISSUES

Health care continues to be expensive for corporate America for a wide variety of reasons including

an aging workforce and the rising cost of goods and services used for patient care -- such as workers,

equipment and information systems.

Other factors are a rising demand for care, compliance with regulatory requirements and new

technologies, such as robotic surgery, are growing rapidly and carry an expensive price tag.

Making matters worse, researchers have identified

another, even more significant business cost of

unhealthy employees — the cost of lost productivity

from absent workers (absenteeism) and present

workers (presenteeism) who can’t perform because

of health-related impairments. This is a modern

phenomenon and research shows that it now costs

employers two to three times more than direct

medical care, such as insurance premiums and

pharmacy costs.

Looking at recent statistics for the cost of lost productivity due to common diseases, conditions, and

risk factors is eye-opening.

In 2010, cardiovascular disease and strokes cost American

business more than $503 billion in lost productivity and

health care expenditures.

In 2010, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia

cost $172 billion in lost productivity and direct health care

costs.

In 2008, the estimated cost of lost productivity due to cancer

was $18.8 billion. Lost productivity due to premature death

from cancer was estimated to be $116.1 billion.

According to a 2009 study, workers with diabetes lost an

average of fifteen percent of work time due to health

problems.

In 2003, the most recent year for which statistics are

available, arthritis was responsible for a $47 billion in lost

earnings.

Depression accounts for $51 billion a year in lost

productivity and absenteeism.

Lost productivity due to asthma costs business an estimated

five billion dollars each year.

By Keith Wassung

AND

CHIROPRACTIC

CHILDHOOD SPINAL PROBLEMS

The birth process, even under normal conditions, is frequently the first cause of spinal stress.

As the head of the child appears, the physician grabs the baby’s head and twists it around in a figure-eight motion, lifting it up to receive the lower shoulder and then down to receive the upper shoulder. This creates significant stress on the spine of the newborn.

Dr. Godfrey Gutmann, a German physician, conducted a study of over 1,000 newborns shortly after birth. He discovered that over 80% of the infants had suffered trauma to their cervical spine, which resulted in vertebral subluxations. 13

“Brachial plexus injuries follow stretching caused by shoulder dystocia, breech extraction, or hyper abduction of the neck in cephalic presentations. Injuries can be due to simple stretching or avulsion of the roots with associated cervical cord injury. Associated traumatic injuries, such as subluxations of the cervical spine may occur.” 14

The Merck Manual,

”Spinal cord and brain-stem injuries occur often during the process of birth, but frequently escape diagnosis. In infants who survive there may be lasting neurological defects reflecting the primary injury.” 15

Abraham Towbin, M.D.

HEALTH RESEARCH REPORT # 14

By Keith Wassung

Hormonal imbalances can be the result of either

too much or too little glandular activity.

Spinal nerve interference and its resulting

decrease in function may be a significant cause

of endocrine dysfunction and hormonal related

health problems.

"Lesions of the hypothalamic input region may

produce a variety of symptoms, including diabetes,

insipidous, obesity, sexual dystrophy, somnolence,

and loss of temperature control"20

Correlative Neuroanatomy and Functional Neurology

"Studies have shown that more than fifty percent of hyperthyroid patients have damage to the pathways in their nervous system" 21

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Research at the Still Institute showed that spinal lesions resulted in pathological

changes in the blood, urine, and tissue fluids. Spinal lesions of the atlas and axis

(C1& C2) were associated with abnormal function of the pituitary which resulted in

abnormal hormone secretions. 22

“With few exceptions,

hormone deficiency or

hormone excess is the

result of pathologic

manifestations in the neural

pathways that supply the

hypothalamus.” 23

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine

Thalamic Neuron Theory The nervous system does much more than transmit sensory information to the brain or control motor functions. It actually controls the peripheral organs, including its biomolecular environment. The central nervous system is involved in all disease conditions as the CNS only processes incoming physical and chemical information from the body, it actually controls organs and cells to maintain health and homeostasis.” 5

Medical Hypothesis

“The quality of healing is directly proportional to the functional capability of the central nervous system to send and receive nerve messages." 6

Janson Edwards, M.D. PhD

Disturbances to the nervous system are referred to in scientific literature by several names; dysponesis, nerve dysfunction. neuritis, nerve impingement, double crush phenomenon, and subluxation, all of which cause interference to the nervous system.

position, it protects the nerve pathways. However, when spinal vertebra become misaligned, interference to the nerve impulse occurs, which reduces the overall function of the nervous system and of that particular organ.

"Organs supplied by impinged nervesexhibit pathological changes and the more serious the impingement, the

more serious the damage." 7

Henry Winsor, M.D.

Nerve disturbance caused by the spinal column is called a vertebral subluxation. Vertebral subluxations are often referred to as the “Silent Killer” because they can be present for long periods of time without any evidence of pain or symptoms

This is similar to a cavity eating away at a tooth long before a toothache occurs. Subluxations irritate the nerves which interfere with the flow of nerve impulses. This reduces the body’s inherent natural healing ability.

Subluxations also alter the optimal structure of the spine which weakens it and increases degeneration.

Vertebral subluxations are devastating to a person’s health and are well documented by leading health authorities.

The primary cause of nerve interference is found in the spinal column. When the spine is in its proper

HEALTH RESEARCH REPORT #7

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The United States has the most extensive health care system in the world. Americans pay more for health care than citizens of any other country. In 2010 the U.S. spent over two trillion dollars, an

average of sixty-eight hundred dollars for every man, woman and child.

Yet the United States ranks as one of the least healthy nations in the developed world. Our infant mortality rate is worse than 20 other nations.

People live longer on average in 25 other countries. We are

in the top five in incidents of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and autoimmune disorders.

What has gone wrong? Why are U.S health care costs rising faster than any other country even as our overall health declines?

It is important to note that the United States has the best emergency, crisis and trauma health care

system in the world.

Medical doctors are very successful at repairing damage to the human body and

at saving lives.

But these types of trauma cases represent a very small percentage of all health problems-less than one percent of

all health issues are emergency in nature.

The majority of health problems are treated with drugs, which is a major cause of our health care crisis.

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