1. July 2009
Living Well Volume I of II
Office Updates and Reminders
CCW Summer Promotions are still in effect:
For Current Patients: Recommend a friend of family member to our practice and receive a free
ion detoxification foot bath upon verification of their scheduling with one of our practitioners.
For new Patients: Come in for a consult with any of our practitioners and receive a free
nutrition and menu planning session with our wellness coordinator, Jennifer Campbell.
This is a great way to get your life on track in all aspects of health with guidance and
understanding.
Call or email for more details.
Our Saturday clinic is now offering massage in addition to acupuncture.
Brian Kramer, L.Ac and Kathy Wilson, L.M.B.T will both be scheduling patients two Saturdays a
month. For dates of the clinic visit our website. Saturday acupuncture treatments are in a group
setting at a reduced rate of 30 dollars per 30 minute session.
CCW is now a virtual community! Find us in the following locations:
Facebook : Personal page: CCW Raleigh & Group page: CCW Wellness
LinkedIn : Jennifer Campbell
Twitter : CCW_wellness
Holistic Twitter CCW_wellness
ADHD Awareness
ADHD is NOT a Common Ailment and Ritalin is NOT the Only Cure
Awareness is Key!
Using the media, CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) and other similar organizations are
trying to sell the idea that ADHD is a common disease with drugs like Ritalin as its only cure.
However, the head of the National Institute of Mental Health has conceded that his organization
is “concerned about improper diagnosis of ADHD” as the number of children on Ritalin has
jumped from 900,000 in 1990 to nearly 5 million in recent years. A recent study at Brookhaven
National Laboratory revealed that Ritalin has more potent effects on the brain than even
cocaine! How can such a drug be so highly endorsed? It should be noted that the makers of
Ritalin have donated over $1 million to CHADD since 1988; and their literature supports, even
encourages, its use.
Cancer Risk!
It seems that the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed the use of Ritalin all too soon in
October 2001, despite “clear evidence of the drug’s cancer risks of which parents, teachers and
school nurses, besides most pediatricians and psychiatrists, still remain uniformed and
unaware.”
In March 2005 a study linked Ritalin with increased risks of cancer. The study of 12 children on
the drug found that all of them experienced a “significant increase in chromosome
abnormalitites [only] three months after starting Ritalin.”
“Chromosome damage has been linked to heightened cancer risk and to other health
problems. It was pretty surprising to [Dr. Randa A. El Zein] that all of the children taking
[the drug] showed an increase in chromosome abnormalities in a relatively short period
of time” ~Randa A. El Zein, MD, PhD.

2. Short Term Effects of Ritalin Long Term Effects of Ritalin
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Raleigh NC 27615 • Rapid Heart Beat Neural System
• High Blood Pressure • Ritalin use in preteen children may lead to
Phone: • Unusual Heart Rhythm depression later in life
(919) 845-3280 • Heart Attack • Ritalin short-circuits the brain’s “reward system”
• Altered mental status making it difficult to experience pleasure
Fax: • Hallucinations
(919) 845-3276 Emotional Response
• Depression • Chronic Exposure leads to decreased sensitivity
E-Mail: • Convulsions to reward stimuli and …
ccwwellness@gmail • Irritation and/or Hostility • Increased negative responses to averse
.com • Unhappiness situations.
• Tics or Nervous Habits Career
• Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior • Children who have taken a psycho-tropic, psycho-
• Eating Disorders stimulatn drug after the age of 12 are ineligible for
• Nausea and/or Vomiting military service
• Blurred Vision Agression Later in Life
• Headaches or Dizziness Even Death
• Drowsiness or Insomnia • The FDA’s MedWatch Program shows 186
Reported deaths between 1990 and 2000 from
Withdrawal and Rebound Ritalin alone. However this number probably
Treating the Whole • Worsening of ADHD Symptoms represents no more than 10-20% of the actual
Individual with Knowledge, • Evening Crash occurrences because MedWatch is a voluntary
Compassion and • Over-Activity reporting program.
Understanding. • Irritability
Can Chiropractic Help with ADHD?
Parents of children under chiropractic care report back to their family Chiropractors the amazing
changes resulting from chiropractic adjustments. "Subluxations" are structural misalignments
that cause neurological dysfunctions. The specific purpose of chiropractic is to identify and
eliminate such subluxations.
Of course, there is no one specific subluxation that leads to the neurological manifestation of
ADHD. However, the symptoms related to ADHD (hyperactivity, inability to pay attention,
impulsivity) seem to indicate a disturbance with brain stem function. A subluxation to the upper
Sources: cervical area can be the cause of brain stem dysfunction. Therefore, although every segment of
Anrig, Dr. Claudia. The Peter the spine should always be assessed, chiropractors pay special attention to the upper cervical
Pan Potential 2007 region when treating individuals with ADHD.
Generations, Peter Pan One manner in which upper cervical subluxations can affect brain stem function is through
Potential, The Wellness Family
and Did You Know. direct pressure. Many upper cervical techniques are aware of the potential of this occurring and
teach this along with their technique procedures. A second manner in which upper cervical
El-Zein RA, Hay MJ, Lopez subluxations can affect brain stem function is through altered proprioceptive (The awareness of
MS, Bondy ML, Morris DL, posture, movement, and changes in equilibrium and the knowledge of position, weight, and
Legator MS, Abdel-Rahman
SZ. Response to Comments resistance of an object in relation to the body) input to the brain stem from the C1-C3
on " Cytogenetic Effects in vertebrae.
Children Treated with Proprioceptive "input" from the upper cervical area is required by the brain stem before a
Methylphenidate". Cancer variety of neurological "outputs" or functions can be performed. Like a computer, the quality of
Letters
the upper cervical "input" will determine the quality of the "output". Therefore, if the input to the
Helping Children with Attention brain stem is altered (as is the case with an upper cervical subluxation), the output from the
Deficit Disorder. American brain stem will also be altered.
Chiropractic Association. Many Professionals believe that ADHD is simply one example of altered brain stem "output".
http://www.acatoday.org/conte
nt_css.cfm?CID=60 The key to correction, therefore, lies not in treating the ADHD, but in treating the altered
sensory input that caused the ADHD. Understanding this is paramount to understanding how
Szuflita,Nick. Ritalin Abuse is chiropractic "works" in cases involving ADHD.
Increasing The John Hopkins Correcting subluxations, regardless of their location, is a vital contribution that only
Newsletter 2 November 2002.
Volkow M.D., Nora D. Scientific chiropractors can offer to children with ADHD. These children, along their parents and teachers,
Research on Prescription Drug need to be educated regarding the dangers of Ritalin and also about the power of chiropractic.
Abuse…United States Senate. Ultimately, all children should be able to experience the joy of a well-adjusted body
The National Institute on Drug
Abuse. 12 March, 2008.
Do Not make any changes to your medication without consulting your doctor. This article is for
educational purposes ONLY.
El-Zein RA, Hay MJ, Lopez MS, Bondy ML, Morris DL, Legator MS, Abdel-Rahman SZ.
Response to Comments on " Cytogenetic Effects in Children Treated with Methylphenidate".
Cancer Letters
Helping Children with Attention Deficit Disorder. American Chiropractic Association.