Thursday, November 29, 2012

Tens of millions of girls dead

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China's One Child Policy has led to the deaths of tens of millions of girls, simply because of their gender. Due to existing cultural preferences for sons rather than daughters, many Chinese families are abandoning, aborting, or hiding their female children. As a result, there are now 37 million more men than women living in China. This gender imbalance has in turn led to an increase in sex trafficking, child brides, and prostitution in the country.



The following three cases from 2012 are examples of the tragic effects of this policy and the cultural preference for sons:
• Feng Jianmei, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. Feng's pregnancy was forcibly aborted at seven months, igniting a firestorm of criticism internationally. Indeed, the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning forced abortion in China, specifically citing Feng.
• Cao Ruyi, Changsha City, Hunan Province. Family Planning Officials attempted to force Cao to have an abortion at five months, which she refused and was then detained. Because of international pressure she was released from detention, but she remains at risk of forced abortion. As of August 2012, she is in hiding.
• Hu Jia, Jianli County, Hubei Province. China's Southern Metropolis Daily reported that Hu Jia's pregnancy was forcibly aborted at nearly eight months. That this case was reported by a major Chinese newspaper indicates the growing discontent with the policy inside China and the courage of the Chinese news media to report it.
• In 2009 the British Medical Journal published that the overall gender ratio for China is 120 boys for every 100 girls. Eight provinces had ratios of over 160 boys for every 100 girls, for second children. The article stated, "Sex selective abortion accounts for almost all the excess males."
This war against women must end. Please sign this petition to world leaders asking for them to publicly speak out against China's family planning programs, and to commit to helping end this policy and practice.
This petition is supported by It's a Girl, Women's Rights Without Frontiers, and Women's Rights in China.
http://www.itsagirlmovie.com/
http://www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org/
http://wrchina.org/

Barton Chiropractic in Concord CA

Stop female gendercide

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Please share this. The first step in creating a solution is identifying the problem! Violence against women is never ok.

For 6 years, we at The 50 Million Missing Campaign have been working hard to tell the world about the ongoing female gendercide in India which has killed about 50 million women in the country in 3 generations through practices like infanticide, feticide, deliberate starvation and neglect of girl under 6 years, dowry murders, bride 'trafficking,' "honor" killings, and "witch" hunts.
It is our goal now to get large global mandate, of at least a million people to demand official accountability and action to stop female genocide in India through the systematic, and accountable implementation of existent laws. If you are visiting the cause for the first time please look through the information we've provided on our two blogs below --
The Gender Equal Blog: http://www.genderequal.info
The 50 Million Missing Newspaper Log on Reports of Violence on Women and Girls: http://violenceonindianwomen.wordpress.com/

Barton Chiropractic in Concord CA

Subluxation and Osteoarthritis

Barton Chiropractic in Concord utilizes gentle adjusting techniques


At Barton Chiropractic in Concord our gentle adjusting techniques have been shown to not only slow down the progression of degenerative changes, but also decrease the symptoms associated with degenerative arthritis.

Arthritis is considered the leading cause of disability among adults in the United States today and contributes substantially to the rising cost of health care. Everyone always addresses the pain but never the cause. To me this is like having a dirty litter box in your house and spraying more room freshner. It makes no sense.

The research paper below proves that when a vertebra is stuck out of place, that joint began to break down and degenerate, while the joints that moved remained healthy. The type of breakdown that the researchers found in the fixated joints was the same as in osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis. They also found that the longer the joint did not move, the more degenerative arthritic changes it showed.

Degenerative Changes Following Spinal Fixation in a Small Animal Model. G.Cramer, J.Fournier, et al. J. of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Vol. 27 # 3, Pgs. 141-154
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate changes of the lumbar vertebral column following fixation.
Design: Using an established small animal (rat) model of spinal fixation (hypomobility), 3 contiguous lumbar segments (L4, L5, L6) were fixed with a specially engineered vertebral fixation device. Spinal segments of control rats were compared with those of animals with 1, 4, or 8 weeks of fixation. Subgroups of these fixation animals subsequently had the fixation device removed for 1, 2, 4, 8, or 12 weeks to evaluate the effects of attempting to reestablish normal forces to the vertebral segments following hypomobility.
Conclusion: These findings indicate that fixation (hypomobility) results in time-dependent degenerative changes of the Z joints.
 
Barton Chiropractic in Concord utilizes gentle adjusting techniques that have been proven to restore motion to the individual joints.
 
It makes sense to me that if you are suffering from arthritis, and Barton Chiropractic can remove the joint fixation, nerve interference and restore normal joint function, we can help you! We are not just A Chiropractor in Concord, we are "Your Chiropractor in Concord".
 
One of the great things about our office is that we never charge anyone to sit down and talk to one of our doctors. If you would like to find out how Chiropractic can help with your pain, contact our office at 925 685-2002 to schedule a free consultation, or click Concord Chiropractic to visit one of our websites.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Jerry Rice and Chiropractic


Our Concord Chiropractic Office has helped thousands of people and many athletes reach the top of their game. We can help you too. 

Professional athletes and regular people cannot typically withstand the rigors and the intensity that great champions endure. This is why so many older athletes  are now cripples. There are enormous emotional and physical demands involved. Their training requires extreme concentration, self-discipline and mental toughness.



"I believe in chiropractic, and I know that it works.  You probably know about my long and successful career in football. 

 I'm flattered by the testimonials to my durability.  Football is a very rough and vigorous sport...Chiropractic was the key to keeping me in the game."

~ Jerry Rice ~ Wide Receiver ~ San Francisco 49ers ~ 3 time Superbowl Champion and Superbowl MVP


Barton Chiropractic Office in Concord offers a one on one consultation with one of our doctors at absolutely  no charge. If you would like to see how Barton Chiropractic in Concord can help you, contact our office at 925 685-2002 or check out our website http://www.ChiropractorinConcord.com 

Jerry Rice and Chiropractic

Our Concord Chiropractic Office has helped thousands of people and many athletes reach the top of their game. We can help you too.

Professional athletes and regular people cannot typically withstand the rigors and the intensity that great champions endure. This is why so many older athletes  are now cripples. There are enormous emotional and physical demands involved. Their training requires extreme concentration, self-discipline and mental toughness.



"I believe in chiropractic, and I know that it works.  You probably know about my long and successful career in football. 

 I'm flattered by the testimonials to my durability.  Football is a very rough and vigorous sport...Chiropractic was the key to keeping me in the game."

~ Jerry Rice ~ Wide Receiver ~ San Francisco 49ers ~ 3 time Superbowl Champion and Superbowl MVP



Barton Chiropractic Office in Concord offers a one on one consultation with one of our doctors at absolutely  no charge. If you would like to see how Barton Chiropractic in Concord can help you, contact our office at 925 685-2002 or check out our website http://www.ChiropractorinConcord.com 

Joe Montana and Chiropractic


CONCORD CHIROPRACTIC 

I believe that when it comes to cancer and other chronic diseases, effective prevention is always better than progressive treatments. That is why we offer you a chance to sit down with one of our doctors for no charge. Consultations are always free.

"Care with a personal chiropractor worked for me. I saw a chiropractor and he really helped me out a lot. Chiropractor treatment was a big part of my game."
Football star Joe Montana 

Barton Chiropractic Office in Concord offers a one on one consultation with one of our doctors at absolutely  no charge. If you would like to see how Barton Chiropractic in Concord can help you, contact our office at 925 685-2002 or check out our website http://www.ChiropractorinConcord.com 

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chiropractic


CONCORD CHIROPRACTIC 

I believe that when it comes to cancer and other chronic diseases, effective prevention is always better than progressive treatments. That is why we offer you a chance to sit down with one of our doctors for no charge. Consultations are always free.
"It is one of the few professions that really helps people in a straightforward way. Some of the other professions promise to help, but chiropractor treatments are the real thing."
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger



Barton Chiropractic Office in Concord offers a one on one consultation with one of our doctors at absolutely  no charge. If you would like to see how Barton Chiropractic in Concord can help you, contact our office at 925 685-2002 or check out our website http://www.ChiropractorinConcord.com 

Natural Strategies for Cancer Prevention


Concord Chiropractic 

I believe that when it comes to cancer and other chronic diseases, effective prevention is always better than progressive treatments. That is why we offer you a chance to sit down with one of our doctors for no charge. Consultations are always free.

I believe you can greatly reduce if not virtually eliminate your risk of ever developing cancer (and seriously improve your chances of recovering from cancer if you currently have it) if you follow these simple risk reduction steps  all of which help promote a healthful biological environment in which your cells can thrive and combat disease naturally.


  • Make sure that your immune system and your body is functioning at its maximum potential. Chiropractic adjustments have been proven to increase immune system function. Your brain controls and regulates your body functions. Pressure on your nervous system decreases nervous system function. Chiropractic adjustments increase nervous system function. Get Adjusted = Get Healthy.  
  • Optimize your Vitamin D levels. Yes, mild tanning (not to be confused with burning) is healthy. That is why instinctively we recognize people with tans as healthy
  • Reduce or eliminate your processed food, fructose and grain carbohydrate intake.
  • Limit your exposure and provide protection for yourself from EMF produced by cell phone towers, base stations, cell phones and WiFi stations. On May 31, 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared that cell phones are "possibly carcinogenic to humans."
  • Normalize your ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fats. High-quality krill oil is a great source of omega 3 and 6, and reducing your intake of most processed vegetable oils.
  • Exercise on a regular basis. Exercise reduces elevated insulin levels, which creates a low sugar environment that discourages the growth and spread of cancer cells, which thrive on sugar-based metabolism (anaerobic glycolysis). Controlling insulin levels is one of the most powerful ways to reduce your cancer risks. Exercise also improves the circulation of immune cells in your blood. Your immune system is your first line of defense against everything from minor illnesses like a cold right up to devastating, life-threatening diseases like cancer. So yes exercise will help you fight off colds. 
  •  Sleep. Your body heals at a faster rate while you are sleeping.                      

  • Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution.

  • Control your fasting insulin and leptin levels. Normalizing your insulin levels is one of the most powerful physical actions you can take to lower your risk of cancer, and improved insulin and leptin control is the natural outcome of reducing or eliminating fructose, grains, and processed foods from your diet.
  • Avoid frying or charbroiling your food. Boil, poach or steam your foods instead.
  • Eat at least one-third of your diet in the form of raw food.
For a free consultation  or if you have other questions, feel free to contact our office at 925 685-2002, or visit our website at www.BartonChiro.com or www.ChiropractorinConcord.com 

Monday, November 26, 2012

Chiropractic

At Barton Chiropractic in Concord we understand that everything your body does is controlled by your brain. This amazing computer is constantly monitoring, controlling and regulating our bodily functions. 


If health is your body functioning at 100% of its potential, then it makes sense that your brain and nervous system must be functioning 100% as well.

If you have a vertebrea out of its normal position, it can and usually will put pressure on one of your spinal nerves. This pressure will decrease the function of that nerve. This decreased nerve function leads to dis-ease. 

The doctors at Barton Chiropractic in Concord are experts at detecting this nerve pressure and correcting the vertebrea that is causing the pressure. Only then can you truly be healthy. 

For more info, contact our office at 925 685-2002 or visit our website at http://www.ChiropractorinConcord.com

Tiger Woods and Chiropractic

Our Concord Chiropractic Office has helped thousands of people and many athletes reach the top of their game. We can help you too.

Professional athletes and regular people cannot typically withstand the rigors and the intensity that great champions endure. This is why so many older athletes  are now cripples. There are enormous emotional and physical demands involved. Their training requires extreme concentration, self-discipline and mental toughness.



Golf star Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods is a prime example of natural talent, long hours of practice, intense physical training and conditioning and consistent chiropractic care.

 In his early career even back to when he was in college at Stanford University, Tiger was under Chiropractic care. He was even on the 1995 Rosebowl parade Chiropractic float. 

"Seeing a chiropractor on a regular basis has made me a better golfer. I have been going to chiropractors for as long as I can remember. It is as important to me as practicing my swing.”
Barton Chiropractic Office in Concord offers a one on one consultation with one of our doctors at absolutely  no charge. If you would like to see how Barton Chiropractic in Concord can help you, contact our office at 925 685-2002 or check out our website http://www.ChiropractorinConcord.com 

Friday, November 23, 2012

Hip Dysplasia

By: Taylor N. Barton

MayoClinic defines dysplasia as: a bone disorder in which scar-like (fibrous) tissue develops in place of normal bone. As the bone grows, the softer, fibrous tissue expands, weakening the bone. Fibrous dysplasia can cause the affected bone to deform and become susceptible to fracture. Mild cases of fibrous dysplasia usually cause no signs or symptoms. More-serious cases may result in bone pain and deformity, which usually develop before age 15. The basic cause of fibrous dysplasia is unknown. Fibrous dysplasia can affect any bone in your body. There's no cure for fibrous dysplasia.

WAIT! No cure? According to your average medical doctor you only solution is drugs and surgery.
Here’s the GOOD NEWS! Chiropractic care can help fix dysplasia!
This is the case study of a 7 day-old infant with hip dysplagia affecting left leg. The patient wore a brace, which restricted movement of both legs. Infant would not extend left leg and did not have full range of motion. Examination revealed a sacral subluxation. After adjustment, child could extend left leg and had full range of motion. Patient returned one week later, no hip dysplagia evident. According to the parents, their orthopedist was amazed and could not understand what had happened. Parents did not tell him that they had taken the baby to a chiropractor. (Hip Dysplagia in 7 day old infant. Case Studies. Webster, L. Chiropractic Showcase Magazine, Vol. 2, Issue 5, Summer 1994.)

Low back and hip pain could be a sign of underlying problems. Call your Chiropractor in Concord now at 925 685-2002 to see how Chiropractic can help you or visit our website at www.bartonchiro.com

Prostate Biopsies Can Result in Dangerous Infections



    Barton Chiropractic in Concord is constantly reviewing the latest healthcare research so that     we can provide you with the best possible health care. Recently I ran across this article so I thought I would share it.
The prostate-specific antigen test (PSA test), analyzes your blood for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a substance produced by your prostate gland.  When higher-than-normal levels of PSA are detected, it is believed that cancer is present.


 PSA test has been criticized as useless

 PSA test has been criticized as useless for a number of years now. For example, back in     2004, Stanford University News reported
"The most commonly used screening tool for detecting prostate cancer – the PSA test – is virtually worthless for predicting men's risk of contracting the disease, medical school researchers have determined. Stanford scientists studied prostate tissues collected in the 20 years since a high PSA test result became the standard for prostate removal. They concluded that as a screen, the test indicates nothing more than the size of the prostate gland."
 Today, many experts agree that PSA testing is unreliable at best and useless at worst for accurately diagnosing prostate cancer. Many also agree that routine PSA blood tests often lead to over-diagnosis of prostate cancer, resulting in unnecessary treatments. Similar to mammograms, the PSA screen has become little more than an up-sell technique. The false positive rate is high, and the bulk of the harm is a result of subsequent unnecessary treatments.


According to the American Cancer Society:

 "There can be different reasons for an elevated PSA level, including prostate cancer, benign prostate enlargement, inflammation, infection, age, and race," all factors that make PSA test results confusing, leading to potential for unnecessary treatment and suffering when tests are elevated.  Getting a PSA test reduces your lifetime risk of dying from prostate cancer from three percent to just 2.4 percent, so the difference is negligible.

Prostate Biopsies Can Result in Dangerous Infections

A positive PSA test will typically lead to a biopsy—which has also come under increasing scrutiny and criticism in recent years. On the one hand, the procedure itself may cause acute or long-term harm, and on the other, the rate of false negatives is high.
There are over one million prostate cancer tissue biopsy procedures performed annually in the U.S. Approximately 25 percent of these tissue biopsies are reported "positive," indicating the presence of prostate cancer. The remaining 75 percent are reported "negative." One-third of the men with initial "negative" results for prostate cancer actually do have prostate cancer that was missed by the biopsy.
A prostate biopsy involves inserting fine needles into the prostate gland. But specialists have begun to worry about a recent, significant increase in the risk of complications from the procedure. In particular, they are concerned about hard-to-treat bloodstream infections that can require weeks of treatment. Over the past decade, the rate of hospital admissions in Ontario, Canada, for serious infections caused by prostate biopsy increased four-fold.
Prostate biopsies inherently pose a risk for infection because:
  • The needles that collect a tiny piece of prostate tissue can transport bacteria through your rectal wall into the prostate and bloodstream, and/or
  • The needles can spread harmful bacteria present in your gut into your bloodstream

   Chiropractors

Chiropractors have always maintained that surgery should be a last resort. This is another case of drugs and surgery taking the place of a healthy lifestyle. Drugs and surgery are an industry.

There is way more money to be made on our laziness than prevention. For more information, click: Concord Chiropractic . Or call 925 685-2002 to schedule a free consultation to see how Chiropractic can help you take charge of your health.

Since there are NO Absolutely Safe Drugs, Who is Really Responsible for Your Health?



         Barton Chiropractic in Concord is constantly reviewing the latest healthcare research so that     we can provide you with the best possible health care. You should share it!   If you answer, "I am," then I'm glad—you're getting it.
You are the only one who can be fully responsible for your health. You can choose to believe that this responsibility rests on someone else's shoulders, but at the end of the day, you are the one who has to live with the consequences, for better or worse. 

Unfortunately, a majority of people have been successfully brainwashed into thinking that FDA-approved drugs are both safe and effective. This is a tragedy of epic proportions because nothing could be further from the truth.
It's important to understand that even if a drug has gone through unbiased, stringent, long-term testing—which most do NOT undergo prior to approval—you may still experience harmful effects. The drug may interact badly with another drug you're taking or with a food you're eating. Your genetic makeup, metabolism, or the state of your immune system can also cause it to have an unpredictable impact. All Drugs Have Side Effects!
Sadly, studies are frequently biased, results are skewed, and drugs are put on a fast-track to be approved long before anyone knows whether they're safe. In essence, taking a drug is a gamble, and there are NO 100 percent safe drugs—not even over-the-counter versions.
Unfortunately, doctors are not likely to change their prescription habits any time soon because that's what they're trained to do. In many cases, writing prescriptions is ALL they do! So as a patient, you have to take it upon yourself to question the drugs prescribed to you.
Some of the most common-sense questions you need to ask before you take any drug include:
  • Do I really need it? I mean really need it.
  • Is it prescribed appropriately, or is it being prescribed for an off-label use?
  • What are the side effects? (Both common and uncommon side effects)
  • Is it addictive?
  • Is it known to interact with any other drugs, supplements, or foods that I'm taking?


Subluxation  


If you have a vertebra that is out of place, it can put pressure on a nerve and cause it to not    function 100%. If the nerve supply to the organ is not 100% how can the organ function 100%?

The Doctors as Barton Chiropractic in Concord offer free consultations to determine if patients may have vertebral subluxations. 

Chiropractors remove nervous system interference allowing your body to regulate it self and heal itself naturally, without drugs or surgery.


It makes total sense to me, that if you do not want more drugs and surgery, you need Barton Chiropractic!
For more information, click: Concord Chiropractic . Or call 925 685-2002 to schedule a free consultation to see how Chiropractic can help you take charge of your health.



More Drugs For Women


          Barton Chiropractic in Concord is constantly reviewing the latest healthcare research so that     we can provide you with the best possible health care. Recently I ran across this article so I thought I would share it.


While it's important to pay greater attention to the differing healthcare needs between men and women, this is probably not the primary incentive behind the huge increase in drugs being developed specifically for women.
Prescription statistics show that American women use nearly 65 percent more drugs, on average, than men—making them a more lucrative market for the drug companies... According to the featured report, drug- and biotech companies are currently testing or awaiting FDA approval for more than 850 different drugs for diseases that "disproportionately affect American women."
Really? Do you really want more drugs? The whole idea of covering up the symptoms so that you can die more comfortably seems really crazy to me. Don't you just want to feel better? 
One of the greatest things about Barton Chiropractic in Concord is we allow your body to heal from the inside out. What? 
Think about this: Your body loses about 2.5 million cells every single min. All that dust around the house, ya that is mostly dead skin. Your entire body is replaced once a year through cellular regeneration. Your brain controls all of this. Every single movement of your body, every organ function, every sensation, yep your brain and nervous system control it! 
Now what if we took the nerve that goes from your brain to one of your organs and put enough pressure on that nerve so that it did not function 100%. What do you think would happen to that organ? DO you think it would function 100%? Nope!
If you have a vertebra that is out of place, it can put pressure on a nerve and cause it to not    function 100%. If the nerve supply to the organ is not 100% how can the organ function 100%?
          
 Chiropractors

Barton Chiropractic in Concord will gently adjust your spine to remove pressure off of your nervous system, allowing your body to heal itself. No drugs. No surgery. Chiropractors have always maintained that surgery should be a last resort. 
It makes total sense to me, that if you do not want more drugs and surgery, you need Barton Chiropractic!
For more information, click: Concord Chiropractic . Or call 925 685-2002 to schedule a free consultation to see how Chiropractic can help you take charge of your health.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Biopsies Clearly Carry Risk



          Barton Chiropractic in Concord is constantly reviewing the latest healthcare research so that     we can provide you with the best possible health care. Recently I ran across this article so I thought I would share it.

Writing in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers stated:1
A better representation of the risks and benefits of research biopsies in study protocols and informed consents is needed.”
This was their conclusion after finding that more than 5 percent of biopsies in cancer drug trials may cause complications, but the informed consent documents did not adequately explain this. In fact, on average the consent documents had only 39 words addressing risks from invasive biopsies – less than the number of words used to address risks for simple blood draws.
Of the 745 tumor biopsies reviewed for the study, 39 resulted in complications, including lung air leaks, bleeding and other major effects that required hospitalization or surgery.
Whether you’re participating in a drug trial, or considering a biopsy for another medical reason, you should know that while biopsy risks are rarely discussed, there are risks, indeed.
           Chiropractors

Chiropractors have always maintained that surgery should be a last resort. This is another case of drugs and surgery taking the place of a healthy lifestyle. Drugs and surgery are an industry.

There is way more money to be made on our laziness than prevention. For more information, click: Concord Chiropractic . Or call 925 685-2002 to schedule a free consultation to see how Chiropractic can help you take charge of your health.

Diabetes? Overweight? You Need Surgery!

Barton Chiropractic in Concord is constantly reviewing the latest healthcare research so that we can provide you with the best possible health care. Recently I ran across this article so I thought I would share it.

 Cleveland Medical Clinic recently published its "Top 10 Medical Inventions for 2013" list”. Doctors and researchers at the Clinic voted for what they thought were the most significant inventions out of 250 submitted ideas.

 Your not going to believe this, but shockingly, and really almost unbelievably, topping the list at number one; using stomach bypass surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. What?

 Basically they cut up your stomach shrinking it and rearrange your digestive tract so that food enters the small intestine at a later point than usual so that you can no longer get all the nutrients out of the little bit of food that you are able to eat! Stomach bypass surgery is the most invasive and costly (not to mention risky) intervention possible for a problem that is firmly rooted in a faulty diet and lack of exercise...

This is not just the opinion of your Concord Chiropractor. It is a fact!

  According to Cleveland Medical Clinic

 “For years, doctors performing weight-loss operations found that the surgical procedure would rid patients of Type 2 diabetes, oftentimes before the patient left the hospital.” Huh? That’s what they say. But they did research.

 Here is what the research looked like: 150 patients with Type 2 diabetes and obesity were enrolled in a study in 2007. 50 patients had stomach bypass surgery surgery which reduces the stomach from the size of a football to a golf ball size; 50 had a sleeve gastrectomy which reduces it to the size of a banana, and 50 were offered nutritional counseling and exercise while they continued taking their diabetes medication. That’s right, one study! By closing off most of the stomach to food, people who received surgery ate less and, therefore, lost about five times as much weight on average as those only taking bloodsugar-lowering medications. That is no surprise.

  Insurance will pay for it. Let’s do it!

According to the hospital "Bariatric surgery has been around for a while. The reason it was chosen as the top innovation is because now Medicare will pay for it, and a lot of the other (private) insurance companies started covering it to. The criteria that insurers use to cover the surgery has been broadened because of its effectiveness in controlling Type 2 diabetes."

 Stomach bypass surgery is the most invasive and costly (not to mention risky) intervention possible for a problem that is firmly rooted in a faulty diet and lack of exercise... It's totally clear that it topped the list because Medicare (i.e. your tax dollars) and insurance will now pay for it, NOT because it's been proven safe and effective.

On the contrary, they appear to base their opinion on the results from a singular study consisting of 150 patients. This is probably bad. In the case of weight loss surgery, there are already a number of studies showing both bariatric surgery and gastric banding are very risky procedures that produce poor long-term outcomes!

  Chiropractors

Chiropractors have always maintained that surgery should be a last resort. This is a problem that is the result of consuming more calories than you burn. This is another case of drugs and surgery taking the place of a healthy lifestyle. Drugs and surgery are an industry.

There is way more money to be made on our laziness than prevention. For more information, click: Concord Chiropractic . Or call 925 685-2002 to schedule a free consultation to see how Chiropractic can help you take charge of your health.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Chiropractic helps Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome


We often think of Chiropractic Doctors as treating back pain. Don't get me wrong, a great Chiropractor can do wonders for relieving back pain. But that is not what Chiropractic is about. Chiropractic used properly can be amazing. When you start to think about your body and the fact that every single thing it does is controlled by your nervous system, it's not hard to imagine that a vertebra that is out of place can put pressure on a nerve.

 Now if that same nerve goes to your stomach you can see how the normal function of your stomach could become effected. Pressure on the nervous system can create all types of symptoms, even fibromyalgia. That is why research has shown that over 92% of patients under chiropractic care got relief from thier fibromyalgia symptoms. I enclosed a research article for those of you that like to see the facts.

Upper cervical management of primary fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome cases. Amalu WC. Today's Chiropractic May/June 2000 Pp.76-86. This is a paper of 23 successive cases (5 male, 18 female from 11 to 76 years of age) of primary fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome suffering from 2 to 35 years. Total care visits ranged from 20 to 48. All patients reported maintaining their improvements at 1 to 1 ½ years or more of follow up. After care every patient was ale to resume normal activities including full time work. The author writes "Improvement in symptoms of 92-100% was achieved in both these syndromes subsequent to corrections of aberrant arthrokinematic function of the occipito-atlanto-axial complex…A causal relationship between biomechanical faults in the upper cervical spine, abnormal central neurophysiologic processing and subsequent peripheral neuropathophysiology, is suggested as the possible genesis of these two syndromes." 

 If you or someone you love is suffering from fibromyalgia, call 925 685-2002 or visit us at Concord Chiropractic to schedule a free consultation.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Why Should I Go Barton Chiropractic in Concord After A Car Accident?

A car accident settlement is often sought after if someone has been injured in a car accident. Often times, however, people are not able to get the compensation they deserve because they do not have enough evidence. Since lack of evidence is often the problem, you might be wondering if you should go to the chiropractor to gather evidence for your case.

 Without the correct documentation, it can be impossible to prove that you were ever injured. If you have experienced an injury because of a car accident, you will be able to not only gather proof by seeing on of the doctors at Barton Chiropractic in Concord, but more importantly, get the care that you need. If your injuries feel small, it is still a good idea to go see the chiropractor. At Barton Chiropractic we always perform a detailed examination as well as take any x-rays that might be needed. Car accident injury evaluation is something the doctors at Barton Chiropractic in Concord are well trained in. We have helped hundreds, if not thousands, of injuries that have been caused by car accidents. If you want to make your case stand more solidly in court we are the expert for you.

 A report from one of our experts is going to strengthen your case and most likely you will be able to get more compensation than you would have been able to get. If you are thinking of hiring an attorney, you need to ensure they are a qualified professional that will be able to get the job done. You want to find someone that specializes in car accident law instead of a general lawyer. Although we will not give you a specific attorney to work with, we have several that we have worked with over the years that we trust. The size of your settlement often depends on the severity of your injury. If you have a very bad injury, you are going to get a bigger settlement than if you were dealing with an injury that was minor. Hiring an attorney will enable you to get the right amount of compensation.

 If you have been in a car accident and would like to speak with one of our doctors, you can schedule a free consultation at 925 685-2002.