COPD Dude Goes to a Chiropractor with the Impulse Adjusting Instrument, by J.D. Meyer

I taught for 20 years, especially Developmental English/Writing & ESOL–before my COPD got too bad. Now I’m on SSDI with Medicare, Medicaid, and Cigna Health Spring insurance. I have gone to chiropractors on a regular basis twice in my life–after my asthma diagnosis and need for an albuterol nebulizer, but before the COPD verdict: emphysema and bronchitis.

Bratcher Chiropractic is a father-son team and the only Cigna-approved chiropractors in Tyler, Texas. The chiropractic science has really changed in the last fourteen years! There’s no more roller ball on a table kneading your back like bread dough, followed by the doc popping you with his hands in the three regions of your back. Nowadays, there’s a wild little machine that looks like a home construction tool called the Impulse Adjustment Instrument, and it is wonderful! The pamphlet describes the benefits as (1) Extreme Speed, (2) Controlled Force, and (3) Frequency Tuned Waveform.

The Extreme Speed refers to the Impulse being “twice as fast as other adjusting instruments, and 100x faster than manual adjustments. The gentle thrust is faster than the body’s tendency to tighten up and resist the adjustment.” Believe me, my neck used to be very resistant to popping by hand! Controlled Force describes the “three different force settings for different parts of the body and to treat patients of all ages.” Frequency Tuned Waveform shows that the “Impulse is specifically tuned to the natural frequency of the body that joints, muscles, and nerves respond.” The impulse is “controlled by micro-computer circuitry housed within the device.”The Impulse Adjusting Instrument is patented and an FDA (Food & Drug Administration) registered device.

So far (three visits), my doctor has commented that I only have 50% movement in my neck and a dislocated rib cage! It turns out that the bad lung crowd is vulnerable to such rib cage issues. The sessions are really faster than chiropractic treatments of yesteryear.

By the way, I quit driving a car several years ago, and have become a recognized authority on the the Tyler Transit. It’s a journey starting with Purple South (or Red South), followed by Yellow SW. This time on the way back, I just took one bus to the second hub–Bergfeld Center and walked the 1.3 miles home.

When I got home, I happily made the following announcement, “I just overcame a mental block. For the first time, I walked home from Bergfeld Center (actually the CVS to be exact). I walked down Broadway to beautiful Charnwood, then crossed over to Houston from tiny Niblack. I had just been to Bratcher Chiropractic. My FEV (Forced Exhale Volume–peak flow meter) was a staggeringly high (for me) 350 upon entering my place!!….Many times I’ve walked home from La Michoacana and Downtown–roughly the same distance. …Ready for the I have a Dream event Downtown at 6:30.”

I will be going to Bratcher Chiropractic twice a week for several weeks. While I wait for the Yellow SW to return, I’ve gone to a Wal-Mart grocery store in search of strong cheap red wine and beer, granola bars, and spicy Taki snacks. My backpack contains reading and writing material, along with my lined canvas bag for groceries–and even lunch. So my adventure is more than medical, it’s travel to an unfamiliar part of the city for me.

I’m keeping my G.P. and pulmonologist updated on my progress–a practice that reveals my love of teaching and research. Remember those middle back vertebrae are connected to your lungs. Consider getting chiropractic treatment if you have asthma or COPD.

When fat becomes really dangerous! from Fit for Fun, RT by Johanna Fellner (English/German)

When fat becomes really dangerous!
The majority of us are afraid of being overweight. Latest research says: right! How to measure it yourself – and when it becomes dangerous …
From Fit for Fun, Found by Johanna Fellner @FellnerJohanna, Originally in German, English by Google Translate

A few more pounds on the ribs? Och, is not so bad – fitte Thickness are still healthier than slack slender, right?
No, unfortunately probably not.
The latest research at University College London, reported in the summer of 2017, confirms the theory that weight gain is a risk factor even if blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol are normal, “says Camille Lassale, In comparison, 7,000 people with heart disease were already suffering from heart disease. According to this, blood pressure and blood values are the most important and meaningful parameters for their own healthy well-being, however
With increasing weight our metabolism suffers and comes more and more frequently near or in the red area.
The assumption of the researchers: The metabolism in the still “healthy thicknesses” had the negative development only not completed completely, but the “fat end” will follow in the Wortsinne. Your final thesis: “The concept of the healthy overweight is no longer valid!”
• Be that as it may, whoever wants to know precisely about the overweight, should not go after feeling, but should use serious measuring methods. It is best to combine three methods: Then you know exactly whether you are overweight or not!

Overweight Recognize: 1. Body Mass Index

For a long time, it was considered the measure of all things and divided into the categories under, normal and overweight as well as obesity. The formula for calculating the body mass index is: Body weight in kilograms, divided by body size in meters to the square (For our BMI calculator). For example, a woman weighing 68 kilograms, which is 1.70 meters tall, would have a value of 23.5. This would be within the range of normal weight.

Overweight starts at a value of over 25. For values over 30 of overweight or overweight, also called obesity. The problem with the BMI is that the index does not distinguish between fat and muscle mass, so that a well-trained athlete could be in the overweight area, although he is top-fit and extremely muscular. Example: Box World Champion Wladimir Klitschko! Here the formula does not apply, and other factors must be added.

Identify overweight: 2. Body fat percentage

The body fat percentage says something about the distribution of fat and muscle mass.
The value can be a good addition to the BMI and goes beyond simply determining the overweight.
For measuring, there are several methods – for example, the Caliper method, in which the thickness of the fat deposits is measured at different body points with a kind of pincers. Or the impedance measurement: a weak current is sent through the body and an analysis of the tissue is made on the basis of the resistance. The impedance measurement also provides information on the water content of the body. Both should be best done by the doctor.

Body fetuses for private use can also provide an indication and, above all, document a development in diet or training. However, they often only measure the upper or lower body. The lower body measurement, for example, often results in very high values in women with the typical pear figure (rich po and thigh), since they have stored a lot of fat there – but this can not be transferred to the entire body. Women naturally have higher values than men, and are already feeling more often with overweight.
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Overweight Recognize: 3. Belly circumference

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Sounds banal, however, is quite meaningful – especially with regard to the health risk of overweight. Because the inner stomach fat is particularly metabolic-active and carries the main debt of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension or metabolic disorders.
• For men, an increased risk starts with an extent of 94 centimeters, from 102 it is markedly increased.
• For women: increased risk from 80 cm, markedly increased from 88 cm.
To measure simply place a measuring tape around the abdomen loosely around the belly. It is best to measure in the morning before breakfast and breathe out easily.

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Ab wann Fett wirklich gefährlich wird!
Vor Übergewicht fürchten sich die Meisten von uns. Neueste Forschung sagt: zu recht! Wie du es selbst messen kannst – und wann es gefährlich wird …

Ein paar Pfunde mehr auf den Rippen? Och, ist doch gar nicht so schlimm – fitte Dicke sind doch immer noch gesünder als schlaffe Schlanke, oder?
Nein, leider wohl eher nicht.
Neueste Forschungen am University College London, über die im Sommer 2017 berichtet wird, erhärten die Theorie, dass bei Übergewichtigen “zusätzliches Gewicht ein Risikofaktor ist, auch wenn Blutdruck, Blutzucker und Cholesterin normal sind”, wie es Studienleiterin Camille Lassale ausdrückt. Verglichen wurden dabei 7000 bereits herzkranke Menschen mit herzgesunden Menschen. Demnach sind Blutdruck und Blutwerte für das eigene gesunde Wohlbefinden zwar die wichtigeren und aussagekräftigeren Parameter, aber
mit steigendem Gewicht leidet unser Stoffwechsel und kommt immer häufiger nahe oder in den roten Bereich.
Die Annahme der Forscher: Der Stoffwechsel bei den noch “gesunden Dicken” habe die Negativ-Entwicklung nur noch nicht komplett vollgezogen, das “dicke Ende” werde aber im Wortsinne nachkommen. Ihre finale These: “Das Konzept von den gesunden Übergewichtigen gilt nicht mehr!”
• Wie dem auch sei: Wer es beim Übergewicht genau wissen will, sollte nicht nach dem Gefühl gehen, sondern seriöse Messmethoden anwenden. Am besten ist es sogar, du kombinierst drei Methoden: Dann weißt du genau, ob du übergewichtig bist oder nicht!

Übergewicht erkennen: 1. Body-Mass-Index

Er galt lange als das Maß aller Dinge und teilt in die Kategorien Unter-, Normal- und Übergewicht sowie Fettleibigkeit ein. Die Formel zum Berechnen des Body-Mass-Index lautet: Körpergewicht in Kilogramm, geteilt durch Körpergröße in Metern zum Quadrat (Hier geht´s zu unserem BMI-Rechner). Bei einer 68 Kilogramm schweren Frau, die 1,70 Meter groß ist wäre das zum Beispiel ein Wert von 23,5. Das würde im Bereich des Normalgewichts liegen.

Übergewicht beginnt bei einem Wert von über 25. Bei Werten über 30 von krankhaftem Übergewicht beziehungsweise Fettsucht, auch Adipositas genannt. Das Problem beim BMI: Der Index unterscheidet nicht zwischen Fett und Muskelmasse, so dass ein durchtrainierter Sportler im Übergewichtsbereich landen könnte, obwohl er topfit und extrem muskulös ist. Beispiel dafür: Box-Exweltmeister Wladimir Klitschko! Hier greift die Formel nicht, und es müssen weitere Faktoren hinzugezogen werden.

Übergewicht erkennen: 2. Körperfettanteil
Der Körperfettanteil sagt etwas über die Verteilung von Fett- und Muskelmasse aus.
Der Wert kann eine gute Ergänzung zum BMI darstellen und geht über die reine Ermittlung von Übergewicht hinaus.
Zur Messung gibt es verschiedene Methoden – etwa die Caliper-Methode, bei der mit einer Art Kneifzange die Dicke der Fettfallen an verschiedenen Körperstellen gemessen wird. Oder die Impedanzmessung: Dabei wird ein schwacher Strom durch den Körper geschickt und anhand des Widerstands eine Analyse des Gewebes erstellt. Die Impedanzmessung liefert zusätzlich Informationen über den Wassergehalt des Körpers. Beides sollte am besten vom Arzt gemacht werden.

Körperfettwaagen für den Privatgebrauch können ebenfalls einen Anhaltspunkt liefern und vor allem eine Entwicklung bei Diät oder Training dokumentieren. Sie messen allerdings oft nur den Ober- oder Unterkörper. Die Unterkörpermessung beispielsweise ergibt bei Frauen mit der typischen Birnenfigur (üppiger Po und Schenkel) oft sehr hohe Werte, da sie eben dort viel Fett eingelagert haben – was jedoch nicht auf den gesamten Körper übertragbar ist. Frauen haben naturgemäß ohnehin höhere Werte als Männer und schlagen sich schon deswegen gefühlt öfter mit Übergewicht herum.
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Übergewicht erkennen: 3. Bauchumfang

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Klingt banal, ist jedoch ziemlich aussagefähig – vor allem im Hinblick auf das gesundheitliche Risiko von Übergewicht. Denn das innere Bauchfett ist besonders stoffwechselaktiv und trägt die Hauptschuld an Krankheiten wie Diabetes, Bluthochdruck oder Stoffwechselstörungen.
• Für Männer beginnt ein erhöhtes Risiko ab einem Umfang von 94 Zentimetern, ab 102 ist es deutlich erhöht.
• Für Frauen: erhöhtes Risiko ab 80 cm, deutlich erhöht ab 88 cm.
Zur Messung einfach ein Maßband etwa in Bauchnabelhöhe locker um den Bauch legen. Am besten misst du morgens vor dem Frühstück und atmest dabei leicht aus.

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Arpaio cultivated ‘worst pattern of racial profiling in U.S. law enforcement history’

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“Just doing his job.”

That’s how Donald Trump described what Joe Arpaio was doing when the former Maricopa County, Ariz., sheriff was found guilty of criminal contempt for racially profiling and abusing Latinos that had the misfortune to be in his jurisdiction.

Trump and Arpaio found common ground in their views on strict immigration policies (zero being a good number), hatred of the media and the racist birther theory to disprove President Barak Obama’s citizenship. Arpaio went so far as to send a deputy to Hawaii to look for evidence that Obama’s birth certificate was phony, calling it a “a computer-generated forgery.”

Arpaio spoke for Trump at the Republican National Convention. Trump briefly considered the now 85-year-old Arpaio (the two share a birth date) as his Secretary of Homeland Security, the Washington Post reported in November. He faced long odds of Senate approval because of the contempt conviction.

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ACoE Invades South Texas

To add insult to injury, 80% of drugs reach the USA by ocean, & Trump wants to cut funds to the Coast Guard, so he can build his wall!

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Photo caption: Snapshot from one of my trips to the Rio Grande — Big Bend National Park hot springs with with wild mustangs on the Mexican bank.

We knew this was coming, but it doesn’t make it any easier. Trespassing on private soil, our own Army Corps of Engineers (ACoE) have begun clearing areas for the border wall. Rather than steal land legally through eminent domain, they have arrived without permission or notification. Instead of cutting through ranchland, they have begun where it will hurt the most — nature preserves. The first location to fall beneath the saw, machete, and blade is a strip through the National Butterfly Center. Scientists had purchased the area from farmers and restored it with plant species vital to the survival of the threatened monarch butterfly. Now, only brown stubble remains. The wall will block the migration of thousands of land-based animals, cutting their territory…

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Stimulus Project (ARRA) Benefits in Tyler,TX Updated on August 7, 2015

Read about how the Stimulus Project helped Tyler & Smith County–East TX

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Stimulus Project (ARRA) Benefits in Tyler,TX
Updated on August 7, 2015

The Stimulus Project is the nickname for the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Smith County has received almost $161 million; this was updated in February 2012. The county seat is Tyler–a city of roughly 100,000 in East Texas.

Stimulus Projects by Other Names in US History

Here’s a fair question. Are stimulus projects something new to the Obama Administration? Not at all. In fact, four of the five most successful stimulus projects were done by Republican administrations–including two by Calvin Coolidge. http://everythingishistory.com/5-government-stimulus-projects-that-fill-you (1) Hoover Dam (1928–1936) First attempted unsuccessfully by private companies, it was taken over by the government. When the Hoover Dam was completed, it was the “largest hydroelectric power plant in the world.” (2) Blue Ridge Parkway–It’s now the most visited site in the National Park System. This Appalachian park is the only one of these…

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Save the Coasts of the USA & the Coast Guard! By J.D. Meyer

Rising oceans threaten to submerge 128 military bases: report
1. <a href="https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2016/07/29/rising-oceans-threaten-to-submerge-128-military-bases-report/

Hurricane Isabel flooded classrooms and laboratories at the Naval Academy in 2013. A new report warns that Annapolis and 17 other military bases could contend with hundreds of floods a year by 2100. Photo Credit: Matt Houston/AP Sixteen of the installations studied would experience more than 100 floods every year and low-lying areas underwater for 10 to 25 percent of the year, the study found. Three installations would lose 10 percent of their land in the “intermediate” scenario and 25 percent in the “highest.”

The Navy installations on track for daily flooding are:
• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Maine.
• The Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
• Naval Support Facility Anacostia in Washington, DC.
• Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC.
• Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
• Naval Air Station Oceana/Dam Neck Annex, Virginia.
• Naval Station Mayport, Florida.
• Naval Air Station Key West, Florida.
• Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia.
The other branches’ bases at similar risks to daily flooding:
• Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
• Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, DC.
• Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
• Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
• Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.
• Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.

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To fund border wall, Trump administration weighs cuts to Coast Guard, airport security
2. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/to-fund-border-wall-trump-administration-weighs-cuts-to-coast-guard-airport-security/2017/03/07/ba4a8e5c-036f-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html

U.S. Coast Guard Seized Record Amount of Drugs in 2016
3. <a href="http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/us-coast-guard-seized-record-amount-drugs-2016-19591

Cartels are using these ‘narco-submarines’ to move tens of thousands of pounds of drugs at a time
4. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/cartel-narco-submarines-2016-9
“According to a US Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) report on narco submarines citing Drug Enforcement Administration statistics, 80% of drugs smuggled into the US in 2012 came from maritime routes. And 30% of the drugs that arrived in the US by sea were conducted via narco submarines.”

5. National Climate Assessment
<a href="http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report#intro-section

6. Every Map Of Louisiana Is A Lie — What It Really Looks Like Should Scare You
http://www.businessinsider.com/louisianas-coast-is-sinking-2014-9

Go to http://www.bestplaces.net for Violent & Property Crime Rates—
based on FBI data: “Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault….
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.”

USA avg. V—31.1, P—38.1.
TX avg. V—32.9, P—45.5
Tyler V—43.6, P—59.1
RIO GRANDE CITIES
El Paso V-35.4, P-37.5
Laredo V-37.4, P-57.5
Hidalgo V-14.9, P-19.6
Edinburg V-29.4, P-69.9
Brownsville V-23.5, P-59.5
McAllen V-13.6, P-59.2

7. Turmoil in Mexico’s criminal underworld is intensifying the violence in a valuable border territory
http://www.businessinsider.com/cartel-gang-violence-in-reynosa-nuevo-laredo-matamoros-mexico-border-2017-6 The State of Tamaulipas is the most dangerous in Mexico.