HEALTH CARE REFORM

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -Albert Einstein

With all the talk about health care reform, national health care and government health care, I couldn’t help but think of this quote and how much it applies to the current situation. What we currently call health care couldn’t be any further from “health” care. It is widely agreed upon, even in the medical community, that what we have is a “sick” care or “crisis” care system. The majority of what is done today is aimed at the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Health is not the diagnosis and treatment of anything. Health is a state of the body when it is FUNCTIONING at its optimum, at 100%. So health care then would be anything that helps to improve the FUNCTION of the body. Health is something that must be worked on, on a continuous basis. Eating right, exercising, sleeping well and having positive thoughts are all examples of health-ful behaviors. In other words, doing those things on a regular basis will improve the FUNCTION of your body. This is fact. There really is nothing to discuss when it comes to those behaviors.

The last aspect for HEALTH, is to look at what controls all the FUNCTIONS of the body. According to Gray’s Anatomy: the NERVOUS SYTEM controls and coordinates every FUNCTION of the human body. Therefore for proper function to occur within the body the nerve system has to be functioning properly and without interference. The INNATE INTELLIGENCE within each and every one of us is what does all the healing. It is what beats the heart, digests food, heals a cut and keeps you from getting sick. Innate intelligence travels over the nervous system to every part of the body.

When a spinal bone moves out of its proper alignment the result can be pressure upon nerves which interferes with the transmission of the mental impulses coming from the brain and going to the entire body. The result is an inability for the body to properly heal and regulate itself, which equals dis-ease, or lack of ease, or lack of harmony and FUNCTION.

Until we as a society first understand what health is and then take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILTY for doing what it takes to be healthy, we will never have TRUE HEALTH CARE REFORM. Getting more people covered in a system that rewards everyone when people are SICK is not gonna cut it. Whether it is private or government to me is not the MAJOR ISSUE(though I don’t support gov’t health care). The issue is understanding what health is and doing what it takes to be healthy.

So…to avoid INSANITY, here are the main points to remember: 1)Eat right 2)Exercise and 3)Get you and your family ADJUSTED FOR LIFE!!! (and get massaged…just mention “Innate Intelligence” at the front desk to schedule your FREE 15 minute chair massage)

Live with PASSION. Live CLEAR.

Dr. Brian

Generation Rx

I don’t really know how to sum up our movie night on Friday. To say it was extremely POWERFUL would be a terrible understatement. The movie was about the use of phsychotropic medications(antidepressants and ADHD meds) on our youth. The U.S. spends $180,000 every SECOND on these drugs. 1/3 of all schoolage kids in ATLANTA are on them!!! To SEE how dangerous they are, how corrupt the people who created and approved them and to see how widespread we use them was staggering. One of our patients said he “felt like he just saw the devil” after viewing the movie. Homicidal and suicidal thoughts and actions are some of the side effects of these meds and 8 of the last 13 school shooters were on them. There was even a couple there whose son 2 years ago to the day had committed suicide because of drug addiction that began from taking ritalin while in college to help study longer. Very moving to say the least.

Many of the people who were there were moved to ACTION and understand that it is their moral obligation to help spread this message. People need to know that psychotropic drugs are dangerous and that good nutrition, exercise and specific CHIROPRACTIC care can help tremedously. This movie night was actually a collaberation of three different local PRINCIPLED CHIROPRACTIC OFFICES. They were us at Lieberman Family Chiropractic, Spencer Family Chiropractic and Kondyles Chiropractic. This mission is too big to worry about anything except spreading the message. We are proud to come together for a common good.

We heard from many people that we need to do this movie again. That so many more people need to see it and that they would come again and bring many people with them. Be on the lookout for us to do it again. Until then, eat better, exercise and get your family checked for nerve pressure and adjusted if needed.

Live with PASSION. Live CLEAR.

Dr. Brian

Beautiful Affirmation

Appreciate your uniqueness. Build on your strengths.
Assess your talents. Make a fresh start.
Take the necessary steps. Envision success.
Know you can do it. Imagine the possibilities.
Keep you dreams alive. Look forward.
Savor your strength. Overcome obstacles.
Stay happy. Let your spirit soar. Launch new ideas.
Reach out. Aim high. Think big. Live fully.
Rejoice in your capabilities. Invest in your potential.
Take a giant leap forward. Don’t look back.
Believe in yourself. Seize the moment.
Hold tightly to dreams. Wrap them in hope.
Color them possible. Never give in. Never give up.
Be alive. Discover God’s love. Accept your humanness.
Ask for help. Have the courage to change. Be patient.
Keep promises. Bury regret. Discard hate.
Transcend self-doubt. Abandon worry.
Envision fresh opportunity. Don’t dwell on the past.
Love each moment. Live each day.
Build a better tomorrow. Open your heart.
Explore your soul. Expect the best.
Let miracles happen.
Love for the sake of loving.
Give for the sake of giving.
Serve for the sake of serving.

Robert Sottile, D.C.

When is the Best Time…

Many years ago a Medical Historian named Sir Charles Singer wrote about the stages of ill health, among other things. This noted author’s writings are as accurate today as they were when he first wrote them. He asserts that:

• The first stage is a functional impairment. He states that this may not be noticeable by the patient or the physician. We call this ACLINICAL ILLNESS. There are no symptoms or signs in this stage and no diagnostic tests are positive.
• The second stage brings signs and symptoms.
• The third stage brings structural and/or cellular changes.

Sir Charles goes on to state that people are rarely seen before the second stage and more often than not are first seen when they are in the third stage.

He then makes the astonishingly accurate comparison that “to try and learn about an ailment under such circumstances, (i.e.. in the 2nd or 3rd stage), is something like trying to learn about chess by watching THE LAST MOVES of a game between two experts, unaware that the outcome is frequently decided IN THE FIRST MOVES.

Subluxations are functional impairments; misalignments between the spinal bones which IMPAIR proper nerve function. Altered nerve function causes abnormal function within cells. Abnormal cell function causes symptoms and signs and if they persist long enough they cause structural changes in both the spine and in the tissues receiving the subnormal nerve flow.

There is a doctor who can find the functional impairment of the first stage of disease; it is the CHIROPRACTOR.

Think about it, when would be the best time to have a developing health problem taken care of? In its early “aclinical stages” or in its end stage?

Dr. BJ Palmer discussed the importance of finding and correcting ACUTE SUBLUXATIONS; correcting them before they became chronic and cause structural disease. GET THIS – OVER 80% OF BABIES ARE BORN SUBLUXATED!

When is the best/only opportunity to have the acute subluxation corrected? Do you have loved ones at home who have never been checked for subluxation? Are you/they waiting for 2nd or 3rd stage illness? Why?

If this article makes as much sense to you as it does to me; I would think that you will be arranging for your family to get checked for subluxations NOW.

We would welcome the opportunity to check them; the earlier in life, the better.

Live with PASSION. Live CLEAR!

Dr. Brian

Driving the Stakes

This was written by a good friend of mine, Dr. Drew Henderson and I believe it has some great life lessons within it.

Years ago I went with a young couple to view the site of their future home. She was slender, blond and beautiful, and possessed of more than the usual enthusiasm of a 19-year-old bride. He was tall and dark and powerfully built, and radiated the I-can-conquer-the-world attitude of most 21-year-old husbands.

The site they had selected was a grassy knoll overlooking Highway 53 on the front, and a limitless expanse of hills and valley at the back.

“See, we’ve already driven the stakes,” he said proudly. “Polly and I outlined the house in our minds, then came up together and staked it off.”

“I held the stakes straight while Bill pegged them down,” she said happily. Then her face became serious.

“This is where we’ll rear our family and this is where we’ll live always. Won’t it be a lovely place for children to play?” “It certainly will,” I said. “When do you expect to build?” “Not later than next year,” Bill said firmly.

They were bubbling over with dreams as we drove back to the small house they then occupied.

It was 20 years before I saw Bill and Polly again. During those years I drove along Highway 53 many times and never failed to look toward the grassy knoll where the dream house was to have been. The knoll was always the same-grass grown, tree-bordered and houseless. I wondered what had happened.

The knoll became to me a symbol of dream dust and ashes. Then one day as I drove by I saw a man and woman on the knoll. Impulsively, I turned from the highway, killed the motor, and walked toward them. The woman was holding stakes while the man pegged them into the ground. There was no mistaking their identity. It was Bill and Polly just 20 years removed from the day I had first walked with them on the knoll. They were too busy to notice my approach and I caught snatches of laughter-Bill’s, low and rumbling; Polly’s, merry and tinkling like a silver bell.

“May I come in?” I asked. “Yes, do come in,” said Polly. “Dinner will be served in a little while.”

They hadn’t changed much. Polly was still slender and pretty and there was no less of laughter in her eyes. Nor had the years done much harm to Bill. He was still straight and powerfully built and determined looking.

“What do you love-birds think you’re doing?” I asked. “Staking off our house,” said Bill. “For the 20th time we’re staking it off.” “We’re still determined to build that house,” said Polly.

They filled me in on many of the happenings of the past 20 years. There were four children living and one dead. There was a son in college, a daughter ready to enter, another son in high school and a daughter in junior high. There was no trace of bitterness over anything that had happened to them.

When our conversation turned to the house, their enthusiasm began to bubble. “We’ve never been able to get together enough money to begin,” said Bill, “but we’ve always driven new stakes before the old ones rotted.”

“We’ve kept praying and dreaming and driving new stakes,” said Polly. “You’ll notice that we’ve enlarged it some since we drove those first stakes.” “I guess you’ve sort of enlarged your dream,” I said. “That’s about it,” said Bill. “If nothing happens we’ll start building by next year.”

It was the last part of the next year when I drove that way again. The grassy knoll was topped by the framework of a new house, and two people were sitting on the rafters. They were Bill and Polly. As I lowered the car window, I caught the sound of two hammers and a snatch of laughter.

I drove away with a new supply of courage and dreams. Maybe Bill and Polly had discovered the secret of happiness and eternal youth. Keep praying and dreaming and driving new stakes before the old ones rot. Never let your dreams die. Enlarge your boundaries. Spread your stakes out a little farther. You may not reach them today, but the boundary of dreams should not be limited by the sunset of any day.

Our job in the office is to release the “Cause of Health” within you. To fully function and express yourself at 100% you need a nerve system free from interference. Can’t wait to see you this week to “turn the POWER ON”.

I love and appreciate all of you.

Dr. Brian

I Believe…

I Believe…That just because two people argue,
It doesn’t mean they don’t love each other.
And just because they don’t argue,
It doesn’t mean they do love each other.

I Believe…That we don’t have to change friends
If we understand that friends change.

I Believe…That no matter how good a friend is,
They’re going to hurt you every once in a while
And you must forgive them for that.

I Believe…That true friendship continues to grow,
Even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love..

I Believe…That you can do something in an instant
That will give you heartache for life.

I Believe…That it’s taking me a long time
To become the person I want to be.

I Believe…That you should always leave loved ones
With loving words.. It may be the last time you see them.

I Believe…That you can keep going long after you think you can’t.

I Believe…That we are responsible for what we do,
No matter how we feel.

I Believe…That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I Believe…That heroes are the people who do what has to be done
When it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I Believe…That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I Believe…That sometimes the people you expect
To kick you when you’re down,
Will be the ones to help you get back up.

I Believe…That sometimes when I’m angry
I have the right to be angry,
But that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.

I Believe…That maturity has more to do
With what types of experiences you’ve had
And what you’ve learned from them
And less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.

I Believe…That it isn’t always enough, to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I Believe…That no matter how bad your heart is broken
The world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I Believe…That our background and circumstances
May have influenced who we are,
But, we are responsible for who we become.

I Believe…That you shouldn’t be so eager
To find out a secret.
It could change your life Forever.

I Believe…Two people can look at
The exact same thing
And see something totally different.

I Believe…That your life can be changed
In a matter of seconds
By people who don’t even know you.

I Believe…That even when you think
You have no more to give, When a friend cries out to you -
You will find the strength to help.

I Believe…That credentials on the wall
Do not make you a decent human being.

I Believe…That the people you care about most
In life are taken from you too soon.

I Believe… I just sent this to all of the people I believe in.

I Believe…the happiest of people
Don’t necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the most of everything.

Watch Out For Snipers

A Sniper is a highly trained individual in either the military or police fields. They start out with the same training that all the others around them receive, which in many cases is an incredible amount and takes a lot of discipline to achieve. Basic training for police officers is intense and of course in the military is known to be extremely difficult. After a person finishes their basic training they might decide at some point to become specially trained as a Sniper. This takes incredible ability, commitment and most importantly huge hours of highly specified training. After countless hours of repetitive practice a soldier might become a sniper. Snipers are called in to do highly specific and important work. Their level of EXPERTISE sets them apart from “regular” soldiers. This in know way belittles what the “regular” soldier does but does set the sniper apart from them.

Dr. Pat and myself are doing “sniper training”. No, not the kind that kills people but actually the kind that saves lives. This past weekend we sponsored a technique seminar in our office and had almost 40 chiropractors and students attend. We flew in a highly scientific, specific chiropractic sniper from Huntington, NY. His name is Dr. Andy Forelli and he is a master of the art of the Upper Cervical adjustment(the upper neck).

As many of you might already know, the upper neck is where the Brainstem is located. The brainstem is often referred to as “Houston Control Center” because of how many of the functions of the body are controlled at this region of the spinal cord. Pressure at this level of the cord can be devastating to the health of the entire body including but not limited to high blood pressure, depression, vision problems, ear infections, chronic colds and infections, lowered immune responses, headaches, behavior problems, sinus and allergy issues and many more. This is how important this area is. Misalignments of the spine in this region, called vertebral subluxations, are very damaging to the overall performance of the body and an individuals ability to express LIFE to its fullest.

The PRACTICE of chiropractic is divided into 3 distinct divisions, each equally important. That is the SCIENCE, ART AND PHILOSOPHY. The science never changes because the human body is always the same. The only thing that changes is our understanding of the science. The Philosophy has never changed in the 114 years since chiropractic was founded. Its says that there is an INTELLIGENCE that controls and coordinates our body and it travels through the nerve system and that interference to the nerve system from a misaligned vertebra can interfere with that intelligence. So this weekend we worked more on the ART, the ADJUSTMENT. We worked on becoming “snipers” at the upper cervical region. We put in 12 hours over the past 2 days to try to get our technique better than its ever been before and I know we have succeeded.

We know most of you have had great results in our office already but you should see even more miracles than ever in the near future. We thank you for allowing us to serve you and hope you will join us in our mission of saving lives in our community. If you haven’t referred anybody to the office or haven’t brought anyone to Dinner with the Docs please don’t wait any longer. When people are subluxated they are disconnected from the SOURCE OF LIFE. This is not a way to go through life. Please help us help others to make this world a little safer and a little healthier. They’ll thank you for LIFE!!!

Our next Dinner with the Docs is this Tuesday, May 19th at 7:00 at Landmark restaurant. Let them know at the front desk who you will be bringing. It’s too important not to.

With Love and Life,

Dr. Brian

Happy Mothers Day

I have had the great fortune of having incredible motherly figures in my life. These include my mom, my grandmother, my mother-in-law and also my wife who is the mother of my two kids. Moms bring a level of love and service not often seen in other parts of our culture. From see the sleepless nights with a child, to the breastfeeding, the bathing, the dressing, the feeding and the non-stop serving that goes on with being a mother. It never ceases to amaze me the level of love that is seen between a mother and a child. There are times when I am jealous of the return of love that goes to moms but in the end they so deserve it.

My mom always showed me love, compassion, fairness and level-headedness. She taught me if you don’t have something nice to say to not say anything and to always look for the good in everyone and everything. These are traits I strive to remember and some days I’m better at it than others.

My mom got those traits from her mom, my grandmother who passed away 2 years ago. I was fortunate enough to be there for her last breath with my mom and dad. She was a truly incredible person whom I will never forget. She was almost 89 when she passed and didn’t want to die in a hospital. She had a do not resuscitate order and got all her wishes at the end. She only wanted medications that kept her comfortable not to try to try to keep her alive. I know she is where I got a lot of my beliefs about natural healing and staying away from drugs. I miss her all the time.

My wife shows me what its like to be a servant everyday. She continually puts other peoples needs ahead of her own and I can’t thank her enough for that. Her unconditional love warms my heart. She is the biggest reason for my current success in life and I love her with all my heart and continually work on being the best husband I can be. She is a great role model for that.

On Mothers Day I wanted to take the time to thank the moms in my life. The number one thing I learn from them is about being selfless. Putting other peoples needs ahead of mine and being a true servant. This is my ultimate aspiration and I am striving everyday to do it better. I want to serve you in the office, serve my children at home and serve my wife everyday.

I would like to extend this happy mothers day to all the moms, grandmas and great-grandmas in our office. I love and appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you for entrusting your kids, grandkids and your health with us. We don’t take it lightly. We are honored by this. It is why we work tirelessly to make this a subluxation free community, where drugs and surgery are only used in true emergency situations. Together we can do this. Tell others about the incredible results you and your family have had under specific, scientific chiropractic care. Invite them to Dinner-with the-Docs or to a Drs. Report or for an exam in the office. They’ll thank you for life!

Happy Mothers Day.

Dr. Brian Lieberman

You are a GENIUS

There is only one power in the universe. This power is raw potential, it governs all things and it resides in all things. This power heals, it drives function within our body and it gives us our potential. It endows us with healing potential, artistic, physical, and emotional potential and creative potential.

Dr. BJ Palmer said that genius lays buried in all. Thats right! We are all born as geniuses. Our task is to look inside ourselves and determine where our genius lays and then to uncover it and let it shine as brilliantly as possible. The gift that we receive at birth is this genius potential and our gift back to the universe is what we do with our genius.

BJ also said that the people who are recognized as geniuses achieve their results because they make the choice to:

• quiet their mind
• listen to their innate (that wee small voice within)
• and act immediately on what their innate directs them to do

Of course, since this genius potential expresses itself over our nervous system it is important to keep the system free of interference through regular chiropractic care. Subluxations rob a person of potential by interfering with the flow of LIFE over the spinal cord and nerve pathways and chiropractic adjustments restore the flow.

The world desperately needs people to be finding and expressing their genius and this is why every man, woman and child deserves 100% LIFE through quality chiropractic care!

If you could do anything and knew that it would be impossible to fail what would you choose to do? Along with your adjustments, this is a good first question to help you start uncovering the genius within!

Live with PASSION. Live CLEAR.

Dr. Brian Lieberman

Flu History Repeats?

Flu History Repeats?

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(home of Palmer Chiropractic College) 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.
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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.
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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 following a 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.
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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.

Also remember the media take on SARS and the Bird flu. Those were also supposed to become pandemics and effect the world. If you read the news now, all the people in the US who have gotten the swine flu have recovered completely. So, do what it takes to keep the immune system functioning well and you will be fine.

Live with PASSION. Live CLEAR.

Dr. Brian Lieberman