September 2006 Free Newsletter

Tedd Koren’s September 2006 (free) newsletter

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.
– George Burns

Don't worry about avoiding temptation…as you grow older, it will avoid you.
– Winston Churchill

Once the government becomes the supplier of people's needs, there is no limit to the needs that will be claimed as a basic right.
– Lawrence Auster

Basket of Contents

Back from NZ
No TV? AHHHHHHHH!
While we’re on the subject…
KST – I got this while writing this newsletter
Tedd Koren patient newsletter – it’s “delicious”
Barrett v. Koren, DC – Again!
Scientific foul play at the FDA
Pass the petroleum please
Remember which film this came from?
Words of Wisdom
Birthday calendar
Humor

Back From NZ

I’m back from New Zealand where I spoke at the NZ Chiropractic College Lyceum in Auckland. The school is creating a great group of principled doctors. Brian Kelly, DC and the many others who work there are to be commended for the high quality of education. We so badly need a school of that quality in the US.

I went by myself – no Beth and the kids - so it wasn’t a vacation in any sense of the term. I didn’t see where Lord of the Rings was filmed, I didn’t ski down glaciers nor visit volcanoes. I didn’t go bungee jumping (like I was going to?).

Also it was winter there. I had to buy a sweater. Fortunately their woolens are great. On the left is a photo of me with Ralph Levetan of SmartPractice (he distributes Koren Publications products down under) on a ferry going to Devonport, an Island north of Auckland. Ralph is the bald one (ha!ha! Ralph). His lovely wife Nella took the photo. You can see the city tower in the background.

The other photo is of me demonstrating Koren Specific Technique (KST) to some lucky doctors. It was received very well, with some powerful retracings from such simple, low-force adjustments. (More on KST lower down in the newsletter.)

It was something like 12 hours different from the East Coast. I would get up at 2 AM – wide awake. I was finally acclimated to the time change – the day I left.

No TV? AHHHHHHHHH!

Well, it’s not exactly no TV. But our 20-year-old set in the living room died. It’s the one I got before I was married and it’s moved from apartment to house to bigger house over the years. I guess it’s not exactly dead because you can still get audio but the video is kaput. I suggested selling it to blind people and telling them it’s in good condition but nobody liked my joke.

So our kids are excited that we’ll replace it with a 42” or 50” or 58” flat panel, plasma, high definition, super-sound-like-a-theatre monstrosity – the kind we look at when we go to Circuit City or Best Buy or whatever store has them.

And why not? The Joneses have one. When we go for walks we can see the blue light from their screen hundreds of feet away. Walk up closer and you can see them staring hypnotically with drool coming down the sides of their mouths. I mean, who wouldn’t want that?

But there’s one problem: the kids. The kids who can be glued to the TV for hours. The ones with Game Boys, TiVos, computers – constant passive entertainment. Those kids.

No one has to interact with anyone anymore. No one has to have an original thought anymore. “We listen to other peoples’ voices in our heads” is a line from a Randy Newman song and the possibility of constant passive entertainment, close to 24/7, scares me.

We go to a local stereo store. Our $1,400.00 special deal digital, plasma, hi def etc. TV needs to have a good sound system. As the stereo guy told me, “You’ve never watched TV until you’ve heard it.” I believe him. I’ve been in movie theatres.

He comes to our home so we can figure out how to get it done. “It’ll take two guys one day to do the wiring, that’ll cost $1,200.00, plus the sound system.” We gotta put the TV, excuse me, the monitor, in a different place in the living room. We need something to hold it and all the components like TiVo, DVD, VCR, etc. Beth says we gotta get new furniture if we’re going to put it there. The stereo guy says it should go there for good sound. The kids are salivating.

“Give me a call and I’ll set it all up,” says the stereo guy as he leaves for his next appointment.

So what did we do? Nothing. Six months later, the old TV is still pretty much a radio. I returned the cable box to the company. (When you buy one they rush it out to you but if you want to return it you gotta schlep it to them. But I digress.)

Our one remaining cable hooked TV is an old one and is in our bedroom and not very accessible to the kids. They are now watching a lot less TV than ever and interacting with each other more. They are reading more. My 14-year-old (Seth) taught his 10-year-old sister (Shayna) to play Texas Hold ’em. So far, so good - at least they’re not playing for money.

While we’re on the subject

Need a cooker? Use your cell phone. Recently, new media has reported a study showing the radiation from cell phones is so full of energy they can be used to cook eggs.

In the experiment, researchers placed one egg in a porcelain cup (because it conducts heat), and put one cell phone on one side and another cell phone on the other. The researchers then called from one cell phone to the other, and kept the cell phones on after connecting.

During the first 15 minutes, nothing changed. After 25 minutes, however, the egg shell started to become hot and at 40 minutes, the surface of the egg became hard and bristled. Researchers found the protein in the egg had become solid although the egg yolk was still in liquid form. After 65 minutes, the whole egg was well cooked.

Children should be forbidden from cell phone use because their brains are still growing and are particularly vulnerable to radiation. Original story at http://www.foodconsumer.org/777/8/Need_a_cooker_Use_your_cell_phone.shtml

KST – I got this email while I was writing the newsletter

KST gets amazing results because it enables us to quickly and easily locate and correct subluxations anywhere in the body. Chiropractic is not a back pain therapy. Nor is it any kind of therapy. It’s about getting rid of subluxations (wherever they are) and letting the patient live without interference. (Note: Dr. Menzies is a recent KST grad.)

“Dear Tedd, A 47-year-old female with a history of chronic back pain came into my office on referral. She stated she has been going to chiropractors for over 30 years, been adjusted every way possible but has never been free of back pain. The OD stated I should start at the feet. So I did. She had medial naviculars bilaterally. I then went to the bilateral anterior femur heads of which the OD indicated after asking, “Did I clear out the feet?” “Yes.” “Do I need to check the knees?” “NO.” “Do I need to check the femur heads?” “YES”.....and so on. I didn't even utilize a single lumbar adjustment. Adjusted bilateral IN iliums and C5, C1 and bilateral sphenoids. Had her walk around the table. She was smiling like she just won the lottery! Viola....no back pain for the first time in 30 years. She is referring husband, son (a physical therapy student at WVU) and other friends as well. This is just what my clinic needed.” Dr. Brian Menzies, Fairmont, WV

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You’re missing out if you’re not using the Tedd Koren Patient Newsletter – it’s “delicious”…

Wouldn’t you like this kind of feedback from your patient newsletter?
Dear Tedd, Today I received the following email in response to your patient newsletter that I receive from you each month! Dr. Matt Freedman

Dear Dr. Matt, Thank you for the delicious newsletter. I receive many newsletters from people from all walks of life, but I have to give the top prize to yours. It is the only one that I read word for word and some articles I actually read twice. It has variety, it is informative, it is funny, and it reflects a newsletter that is so well balanced just like the wonderful people that put it together and sent it. I cannot wait for my next one.

Where else can your patients laugh and learn about chiropractic, subluxations, wellness, breastfeeding, vaccinations – and think you wrote it all? Its 100% editable so you can put all your office info, photos (anything) in it.
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Barrett v. Koren again?

The King of the Quackbusters, Stephen Barrett, MD doesn’t know when to stop. After a 3 ½ day jury trial the judge threw out his case against me. He’s appealing the judge’s decision and wants the Superior Court of Pennsylvania to review the decision. For information go to www.foundationforhealthchoice.com.

Scientific foul play at the FDA – we’re from the government and we’re here to protect our future employers

The Union of Concerned Scientists has released a survey of scientists who work for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The survey reveals that one-fifth of FDA scientists "have been asked, for non-scientific reasons, to inappropriately exclude or alter technical information or their conclusions in a FDA scientific document." The study strongly suggests that the FDA is not adequately regulating products that significantly impact public health, including food, drugs, vaccines and medical devices. The survey also indicates that 61% of the respondents knew of cases where FDA political appointees have "inappropriately injected themselves into FDA determinations or actions." In addition, 81% of FDA scientists in the survey agreed that the "public would be better served if the independence and authority of FDA post-market safety systems were strengthened." Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_1179.cfm

Pass the petroleum please – don’t worry, the FDA approved it

“Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter.” Trans fatty acids and coronary heart disease. The New England J of Medicine. 1999;340(25):1994-1998.

Remember which film this came from?

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Words of Wisdom

Man was created last for the following reason: If he is deserving, he shall find all of nature at his service; if he is undeserving, he shall find all of nature arrayed against him. – Pinhas Shapiro, the Zaddik of Koretz

Birthday Calendar

It tells you how many hours and how many seconds you have been alive on this earth and when you were probably conceived. After you've finished reading the info, click again, and see what the moon looked like the night you were born. Birthday Calculator

Humor

TWENTY DOLLARS

On their wedding night, the young bride approached her new husband and asked for $20.00 for their first lovemaking encounter. In his highly aroused state, her husband readily agreed.

This scenario was repeated each time they made love, for more than 30 years, with him thinking that it was a cute way for her to afford new clothes and other incidentals that she needed.

Arriving home around noon one day, she was surprised to find her husband in a very drunken state. During the next few minutes, he explained that his employer was going through a process of corporate downsizing, and he had been let go. It was unlikely that, at the age of 59, he'd be able to find another position that paid anywhere near what he'd been earning, and therefore, they were financially ruined.

Calmly, his wife handed him a bank book which showed more than thirty years of steady deposits and interest totaling nearly $1 million. Then she showed him certificates of deposits issued by the bank worth over $2 million, and informed him that they were one of the largest depositors in the bank.

She explained that for the more than three decades she had "charged" him for sex, these holdings had multiplied and these were the results of her savings and investments.

Faced with evidence of cash and investments worth over $3 million, her husband was so astounded he could barely speak, but finally he found his voice and blurted out, "If I'd had any idea what you were doing, I would have given you all my business!"

That's when she shot him.

You know, sometimes, men just don't know when to keep their mouths shut.

WIFE VS. HUSBAND

A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?" "Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws!"

OK, you read this far down. What does it prove? You don’t have a short attention span I guess. What’s your reward? You learned a helluva lot you can pass on to your patients, you learned about a breakthrough chiropractic technique that can change your life, and you got some nifty jokes. Life is good.

See you next month.

Dr. Tedd Koren is the most well read Doctor of Chiropractic in the world today with over 50 million of his popular scientifically referenced patient education brochures in distribution. Koren Publications www.korenpublications.com also publishes chiropractic books, posters, office forms, stickers and childhood vaccination materials. Dr. Koren produces a monthly newsletter for patients www.patientnewsletter.com Dr. Koren is the developer of Koren Specific Technique, a breakthrough in patient care. For information www.teddkorenseminars.com