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- Disease, Dogma, and Misguided Medicine
Imagine you created a drug and you wanted to find as many ways as you could to get that drug into the hands of the public. You may create a condition, something that many people could relate to, and then you could market…
- Inappropriate, Possibly Dangerous and Wasteful Healthcare
Many, once thought effective, surgical and therapeutic drug approaches to some of the worlds most common conditions are not producing the intended results. To put it bluntly, people are dying by the hundreds of thousands…
- It all Begins at Home
the world until you've changed you! I truly believe that all of us in chiropractic have come to the earth to change this world, to make it a better place for all to live, to make it a place where we all want to be and to…
- The Heart of Chiropractic
What we do in chiropractic is so magnificent, so big, so monumentally important. Why does my brain constantly do its best to minimize it? That, of course, is what it does when it's not otherwise engaged in trying to comp…
- Step Twelve to a Hundred a Day
orld "Who in here asked for a referral this week or this month?" Only about 5 to 10 percent o…
- The Power in Chiropractic
I used to have a C.A. that was heavily into astrology. This came in very handy for her, especially when she deemed excuses to be necessary, which, unfortunately, was regularly. "Mercury is in retrograde", she would often…
- Thuggery and Life University
save the college, Sid E. Williams, D.C. has resigned the helm of Life Chiropractic under pressure from the CCE and upon the request by the college board. Whether you like Sidney Earl Williams or hate him, know him or don…
- Tell Them
To us chiropractors the rest of the people have some different opinions on how they should take care of their bodies. Sometimes a patient will say something that seems perfectly logical to them and makes little sense to…
- Are We Aging Elegantly or Just Plain "Gettin' Old"
Ever notice how people age at such different rates? Some people, like Dick Clark of "American Bandstand" look almost as good today as they did 20 or 30 years ago while others (such as some of our classmates we haven't se…
- Pull the Trigger
career, I would spend hours and hours planning to do great things in chiropractic and in my life, coming up with the most elaborate plans to accomplish those things that have……
- Chiropractic Thinkers
Many times in the past, when describing my chiropractic experiences in Panama, I've mentioned that during those missions I'd checked my brain in at immigration and didn't pick it up again until I left the country. Theref…
- Trust the Journey
By Lynn Rivard, Principled CA I have discovered something unusual in my time as a Principled CA. We all know the power of innate intelligence and we know that it is at work for us...always in our corner...always on our s…
- The Positive Power of Failure
(The Sure Road To Success) I sat one evening in his office chatting with Dr. Joe (the wise old DC from Chicago with 50+ years of practice experience) when he turned and asked me "How many times have you failed at somethi…
- A time to work and a time to play?
ll of the time. I can get real lost. I have a tendency to want to put chiropractic before everything else. It feels good. Success is more predictable. When I contribute through my work I know that I am making a……
- Who is God's Doctor?
By Sal Hendrix, Nurse and future DC While some of us still wonder how and why we're here on this planet, many of us have definite ideas. Personally, a strong belief in God and Universal energy helps me maintain a positiv…
- Focus on the Gifts
"When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out God is all you need." I hate when life doesn't turn out the way that I think it should. I've been there and every time it gets really challenging I get despe…
- May The Force Be With You
n worldwide (and adults) will be back in the spirit of Star Wars, and talking about "The Force." It doesn't seem……
- Knowing When it is "Right"
Our Spirit is our inner guide. And our Spirit never, never, gives us wrong directions. Because we're human, it's all too easy to deny the voice from within. Some call it conscience. And our behavior, maybe frequently, ma…
- With Knowledge Comes Responsibility
By Travis Robertson 5th Tri Student - Palmer College of Chiropractic There's a saying that says, "With great power comes great responsibility." There is another that says, "Knowledge is power." Now, if "Knowledge is powe…
- Chiropractic Philosophy - Is It Really So Important?
istening to Jim Parker. Here I was a proud graduate of a "scientific" Chiropractic college up Chicago way and had passed a number of state boards with no problem. But after 3 years in practice, I wasn't doing too well (a…