A FREE Monthly Newsletter for the Friends and Patients of: Dr. Mace Richter
Dear Friends and Patients,
Looks like it’s that time again already, time to get out pumpkin carving kit and bags of candy. Here’s a quick history on the second biggest spending holiday in the
Halloween History:
- Halloween, referred to as All Hallows Eve, was originally a pagan holiday in which they honored the dead. It was celebrated on October 31 since this was the last day of the Celtic calendar. The celebration dates back some 2,000 years.
- The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts wondered the streets on all Hallows Eve so they began wearing masks and costumes in order to not be recognized as human.
- The jack-o-lantern tradition comes from an old Irish folk tale about a man named Stingy Jack. It was said that he was unable to get into heaven and was turned away from the devil because of his tricky ways. So he set off to wander the world looking for a resting place. For light, Stingy Jack used a burning coal ember in a hollowed out turnip. When the Irish immigrated to the
- On Halloween, Irish peasants would beg the rich for food. For those that refused, they would play a practical joke. So, in an effort to avoid being tricked, the rich would hand out cookies, candy, and fruit – a practice that morphed into trick-or-treating today.
Now that you've smiled at least once today, it's your turn to give this newsletter to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle.) Give this newsletter to everyone you know.
We all need to SMILE.
10 REASONS WHY HALLOWEEN IS THE BEST
- I get to relax on my low-carb diet and eat candy until I or someone watching me throws up!
- Trying to carve complex pumpkins that are beyond our artistic talent, then ruining them and having to go out and buy a new one to do the standard jagged mouth style…
- Psychoanalyzing people’s costumes. Maybe someone wishes they were a woman, or a ghost, or… a serial killer!
- You get to vandalize things. Actually, it is almost expected.
- Scary movie marathons. Just lounging on a couch with someone who is really gullable always entertains me. Be forewarned, you may need to lay down newspaper on you sofa…
- That fake spider web stuff that you tell your little cousin is “Halloween Style” cotton candy.
- Giving the neighborhood kids fruit instead of candy. You wouldn’t believe the tempers those little runts have!
- If you own a toilet paper manufacturer, your revenues will be great! [See reason number 4]
- Things that would normally seem disgusting or scary in your neighborhood, such as rats and toothless drunkards, now seem to be appropriately festive.
- On the 1st of November, candy prices go down fifty percent and having just given up your low carb diet, you decide to stock up for a natural disaster with butterfingers.
Your Health is your Most Important ASSET.
Take IT seriously.
We Do!
By Al Sears, MD
A few months ago, a concerned mother asked me about her teenage son. He was having trouble concentrating in school and his grades were suffering. Her family doctor said the boy had ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) and prescribed drugs to "fix" the problem.
When I asked her about her son's diet, she admitted that he loves soda - drinking as many as four a day. I suggested that he cut out sugar entirely.
Now, three months later, her son feels much better and his grades are improving. Best of all, he doesn't need prescription drugs.
For years, I've been telling all my patients (not just teens) that sugar is deceptively dangerous. And new studies are backing me up. One, in the American Journal of Public Health, shows that teens in
Over the years, I've reviewed dozens of studies on the dangers of sugar. So far, sugar has been related to 76 clinically proven health consequences. A few:
- Sugar can cause premature aging.
- Sugar can impair the structure of your DNA.
- Sugar feeds cancer cells and has been connected with the development of cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, rectum, pancreas, biliary tract, lung, gallbladder, and stomach.
- Sugar can produce a significant rise in total cholesterol, triglycerides, and bad cholesterol, and a decrease in good cholesterol.
- Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity, thereby causing abnormally high insulin levels and, eventually, diabetes.
Needless to say, limiting your sugar intake is essential to good health. If you're considering a sugar substitute, stay away from products like NutraSweet, which are full of a dangerous toxin called aspartame. Stevia is your best bet.
Here’s This Month’s Unbelievable Image:
“Okay, NOW you can panic!”
My final thoughts on
Halloween…in a recession.
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P.S. Have a great October!
Cut this certificate out and present it to my office for your October Health Check Up.
This is for NEW PATIENTS ONLY.
FREE
“October Health Check Up”
Schedule Your Friend or a Loved One For Their
FREE October HEALTH Check Up-NOW!
(all ages accepted, so call the office immediately!)
Give this certificate to your FRIENDS & LOVED ONES during the month of October and they’ll receive a FREE Health Evaluation at our office. We care about you and your loved ones and we don’t want to forget anyone, including the little ones. If you have a friend or family member that is currently “not” under our care, please take this certificate to them and have them call immediately. It’s FREE.
They are NO HIDDEN CHARGES and the purpose of this check up is to determine if they are a chiropractic candidate. As always, there are no guarantees we can help, but if we can, we want that chance. There is nothing more important than your HEALTH. If you need additional copies of this certificate, please call the office and we’ll send them to you-FIRST CLASS, or you can just pick them up at the front desk, on your next appointment. Just ask! You, your family members and your friends are always a top priority with us.
Dr. Mace Richter
3691 Via Mercado,
(619) 670-7500
www.RichterChiropractic.com
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