If you have been using Planet Chiropractic for some time, you may have saved some of the links on this site in your “favorites” directory or maybe have become accustomed to visiting certain pages more frequently than others. In an effort to better serve you, all of the links are now shorter than they were…
Happy New Year – Y2K+1! * File updated on 01/04/2001* Changes in News* Payments to Affiliates If your reading this you know that we have launched our new site for 2001. (unless this is your first visit) While I am glad we have been successful in getting the new site in place, we still have…
By James Sigafoose It is a new year and a new beginning for some of us. You don’t have to be afraid of the circumstances of life. You don’t have to be afraid of what may be coming down the road. Realize there is no power in negativity except that which you give it. If…
January 01, 2001 (or 010101) My Perspective By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Enjoy our first featured article of 2001. Join us as we look back on the incredible chiropractic year that has just past. This article is a great way to test-drive many of our new features and view our new site design. Thank you for…
I would like to ask your help in spreading the word about our 2001 Have A Heart Campaign. If you would forward this to all of your friends, and any distribution lists you might have, we can have a spectacular campaign and spread the story of the children and chiropractic care. If you have any questions, or I can help you any way, please let me know.
Planet Chiropractic will be publishing on an abbreviated schedule in observance of the holiday season.
By James Sigafoose, D.C. This is the spirit of infinite plenty, the power that has brought and is continually bringing, all things into expression, in material form… If you live in the realization of oneness with this power you become a magnet to attract to ones self a continual supply of whatever things you desire….
During the past year we have seen an increase in articles, from many sources, highlighting the dangers associated with prescription drug use. While some may see it simply as medical bashing, others feel there is a responsibility to tell the truth about our current health care system. Today’s Los Angeles Times front page article pulls no punches with headlines that read “Seven Deadly Drugs.”
The following are excerpts from a talk that Dr. James Sigafoose gave to a group of more than 400, gathered in his daughters community, to hear his story about chiropractic. Click on the audio links below to listen to this magnificent talk. Dr. James SigafooseMy father encouraged me to be a chiropractor from the time…
By Dr. James Sigafoose In order to get to the top, what do we have to do?We have to know what we want, we have to endure being uncomfortable, we then go thru a learning experience, then duplicate a successful model, then improve 1/10th %, in our actions and thots each day, when we do…
ABC News reports on the power that made the body with an article titled: “Science Meets Spirituality – Doctors, Clergy Discuss Higher Power, Healing” According to the article, nearly 700 health care professionals, and others, will be meeting this weekend to discuss, none other than the power of prayer. Discussions will be held at a…
By Stew Bittman ! No, that’s not a typo. That is an honest to goodness exclamation point. A noble punctuation mark, indeed, and it best describes my current state. There is an underlying excitement to every moment; a peaceful, easy feeling of connection and synchronicity, cradled in the arms of Spirit. I feel as if…
“There was no year zero.” – Reggie Gold The following are excerpts from an audio recording of Reggie Gold, D.C., speaking in December of 2000. Listen to the audio and enjoy the talk. It’s not your job to get sick people well. Let’s start thinking dammit. Think, Think, Think. Your job is to get rid…
News of an experimental drug called “Lotrafiban” suggests that 122 people have died from taking the drug, according to reports from Nando Media and MSNBC. According to the reports, the drug was designed to prevent strokes and heart attacks. Researchers involved in the testing of the drug say the 122 deaths are “totally unexplained,” according…
From Yahoo news comes two articles today related to the continuing discussion of medical error. The first, titled “Americans’ Healthcare Fears Focused on Medical Errors” is based on a report suggesting that folks in the US are very concerned about the risks involved in American hospitals. According to the article, the survey finds that 50…
Having first hand experience on this topic, I had wanted to write about it for some time. The Los Angeles Times yesterday, published an article stating that “The curtain is falling on e-health sites as we know them, experts say. What takes their place may be a whole new way of pursuing health care online.”…
A report from the Sunday Herald Online questions whether the MMR vaccine, used for measles, mumps and rubella, should have ever been licensed for use. According to the article, senior clinicians and researchers argue that “the MMR should not have been licensed in 1988 because there was insufficient evidence of its safety and the decision…
On December 8th, 2000, USA Today ran a front page article highlighting the current state and the possible future of HMO’s. According to the article, “medical inflation is back, besting managed care at the very thing it was supposed to solve.” It was supposed to solve the rising costs related to health care? Would that…
“Chiropractic is like sex. When it’s good, it’s wonderful. When it’s bad, it’s still pretty good.” – Reggie Gold Dr. Reggie Gold (along with his wife Dr. Irene Gold) came out to visit Southern California during the past week. Reggie spoke at the Orange County Chiropractic Philosophy Society’s monthly meeting and it was a hot…
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According to a recent study reported by several news sources today, those back belts frequently worn by workers to prevent lifting injuries, may just not provide any benefit. According to several articles reporting on the study, the results were gathered from interviews with about 9,000 employees from Wal-Mart stores in 30 U.S. states. Researchers found…
From PROVEAuthored by a Mother of an Autistic Child Disclaimer: If any name in this story resembles that of a multi-billion dollar vaccine manufacturer, it is purely ‘coincidental.’ The author was merely searching for a word that rhymed well with Jerks. Twas the night before Christmas,and all through Merks house,not a study was completed,not even…
According to a new study reported on yahoo news, no one likes visiting a medical doctors office less than medical doctors themselves. According to the article, medical doctors often neglect their own medical care and there is a concern that their personal health care decisions may reflect upon the choices their patients make. The study…
We had our usual Thanksgiving buffet at the Texas Stadium parking lot before the Dallas Cowboys / Minnesota Viking game (we won the first Quarter). We have always had dinner on the parking lot for over 20 years (less mess in the house).
According to an article in today’s Nando Media, schools throughout the U.S. are looking for ways to “ease the physical stress that children suffer when weighed down with heavy backpacks.” While some schools have reportedly purchased extra textbooks so that kids could leave a copy at home, others are using “chiropractors to teach youngsters how…
According to an MSNBC news report, Bayer Corp. has challenged the Food and Drug Administration for attempting to ban an antibiotic used in chickens which reportedly, results in people becoming sick as a result of antibiotic resistant bacteria. The FDA attempt was made in October and the antibiotic in question is called Baytril, according to…
It has been one year since we reported with the article “Thousands are dying yearly from medical errors” which was based on a U.S. Institute of Medicine report regarding the number of deaths and injuries due to medical error that occur in the U.S. each year. Remember the news?MSNBC Headlines read… “A prestigious medical group…
According to several news sources, the makers of the drug “Lotronex” are pulling it from the market due to it’s deadly side effects. According to ABC News, “Lotronex can cause severe side effects, including a life-threatening intestinal inflammation called ischemic colitis, and constipation so severe that some patients needed parts of their intestines surgically removed.”…
On Sunday, November 26, 2000, the Associated Press reported with a news wire that read “Law gives chiropractic care option to military.” The article appeared in the Sunday edition of the Killeen Daily Herald, a newspaper of central Texas.
A report from USA Today titled, “Stealing, dealing and Ritalin” suggests that an increased number of adults are stealing the drug ritalin in order to get high. According to the article, a former elementary school principal has just begun a jail sentence for substituting sugar pills for ritalin, and drug thefts from school offices are reportedly increasing in frequency.
It’s 2:00 am, your at 7200 feet above sea level. The temperature on your wristwatch reads 20 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s been nearly fourteen hours since you began this journey. Your working your bike down the side of a mountain and the unexpected fallen snow has made the terrain just that much more difficult to navigate….
After mastering the art of juggling my little son, and typing at the same time; I completed my first article on Genetically Engineered foods. I had no idea I was eating this stuff, and you might not either. Please read, and share with others.
By Yannick Pauli (and forwarded to us by numbers of DC’s in Canada) 7 Step Formula To Destroy Chiropracticor the secret of what ever happened to chiropractic at CMCC? Hello everyone! Was just reading an interesting piece today. It is an article by Dr. Igor Steinman published in the September 2000 issue of JMPT. This…
A non-profit group known as the Citizens Commission on Human Rights has released a free booklet titled, “Psychiatry: A Human Rights Abuse and Global Failure.” A Yahoo press release regarding the booklet asks: “Why have more than five million American children been forced to take an addictive, psychiatric stimulant drug which is biochemically similar to…
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Kernville, California — Discipline, it’s a term you’ll hear spoken by nearly every chiropractic warrior. Character, it’s the essence of who we are and it is defined by how we respond to the challenges we face in our daily lives. We as individuals, express ourselves in so many unique and fabulous…