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12 - The Canadien Champion, Tuay-ovme 21200 Flu vaccine -/Not everyone believes fli Shots are the best answe By IRENE GENTLE "We should thînk aboutg Thea Champion heaithier instead of gettin A n initiative toSp "If we're healthy free.' ply free flu shots people wbo eat Evidence says differe J to everyone in properly, who get lots But Kathy Blake of theI Ontario has been mostly of sleeo. who exercise. Regionai Health Departmer lauded. But the noise surrounding it bas been msking Milton resident Nicolette Parant a littie quessy. The free vaccine is an sttempt by the Province to stop the flu virus, which routineiy jams hospitl emergency roorus ai ils apex, in its tracks. But as a regislered nurse working in Haiton and mother of three boys, Ms Parant is asking residents nos to buy int the hype. Make informed choices Inslead, she's iobbying for peo- pie bo make informed choices on getting the vaccine. "We shouidn't just ail hold out our artns and get the shot," said Ms Parant. 'We shouid be informed." that's a better defense. We should think about getting heaithier instead of getting this free."ý MCOI.ETTE PAMRdI She argued that healshy people have a built-in immunity 10 flu bugs. And those that don't, she said, should work on gesting heaithier instead of being dependent on s shot. "If we're healthy people who est properiy, who gel lots of sleep, who exercise, that's a better defense,' said Ms Parant. flu shots are the beat way to, keep more people weIi throughoul the flu tesson, which stretches front October to April each year. 'Tbere's lots of evidence to sup- port getting a flu shot even if you are heaithy," said Ms Blake. "You're less likeiy to, acquire the virus and you're less likely to transmit it." She said that though healthy peo- pie may feel the effects of a virus lest than others, they're just as Iikely to pass it to others. And children are the most apt to transmit the virus, as they remain contagious for longer periods of lime. Though the flu is just a miserable inconvenience for most, it can be deadly to those with compromised immune systema, such as the frail -see EVIDENCE on page 13 -I g ths nt -lton ît said Reduce 1 to 2 sizes everY 5 weeks Guaranteed -,iee erduci RetsNti/O Lyndaà bas. *acbieved bger new lîfestyle! *Rcgtered Nutritional Consultant on Staff sOne on one support & service *Guaranteed Resuits .Focusing on a Lifestyle Chage Cailfor Your FREE Consultation 550 Ontario St. S. Unit 18 875-2889 Chu uuglam Your QulIIty 0f Lufe -ChIropractie. Car. For The Elderly tounitain of able ta onjoy myseif again" You've worked bard ail your life. to enjoy your golden years, but now these aches and pains are getting mn your way. How many tumes have you heard 'you just have to learn to live with it". This is nos always true! For example a 76 year old woman had iow back pain that radiated bilateraiiy from ber scistie nerve down ber legs and into her feet. She suffered with the pain for six montha before shte chose chiropractie as a iast retort. Within five adjustments ber pain was gone. Her case is typicai of many eideriy patients. They do not consider chiroprsctic until they have tried severai kinda of health care that msy treat the symptoms, but not the cause. Instesd, chiropractie shouid be their lirst choice. In moat cases, it can locate the cause of the probiem, provide prevention from potentiai heaith care concerna and improve the older patient's quality of life. You can get help Your spine, like the ret of your body, bas had its fair share of upa and downs during your lifetime. Unfortunateiy, like many, your spinal heaith bas probabiy been negiecsed and you've set yourseif up for breakdown. The stress of daily living (physical and emo- tional) cati resuit in abnormal spinal align- ment, which in Surn directiy affects your nerve function and uitimnateiy your heaitb potentiai. Chiropractors terni thîs spinal nerve stress "Vertebal Subluxation". This impairment to your overali weii being can resuit in pain and stiffness, symptoms of organ dysfunction and spinal degeneration ("artbritis"). Only chiropractors are trained to deteet and correct vertebral subluxation. Through very gentie procedures (Sermed: Adjustments), iasting relief in many cases can be achieved without the use of druga and/or surgery. As a person ages, the lwo most frequent complaints are pain and stiffness, and many of these ailments can be traced to structurai probiems of the spine. With i me the elastie dises and supporting ligaments have iost much of the abiiity to stretch and move. Eventuaiiy, the muscles which heip maintain normai aiignment of the spine begin to lose the tone needed to assure baianced move- ment and proper posture. Adjustments of the vertebrae between one's shouiders for instance, helpa prevent the spine from becoming stooped and bent over. Adjustments in the iower back heip keep the arch in thia region thus preventing the spine fromt bending over forward which leada to the use of a cane or "wsiker". Adjustments of the neck prevent not only pinched nerves but keep the neck free and moveabie avoid- ing the stiffness so often seen in older peo- ple. Chronie conditions such as srthritis. hip and shouider joint stiffness, constipation, circula- tory disorders and high blood pressure are often biamed on the naturai consequences of aging. But many tumes these probiems are the resuit of nerve interference, and can be greatiy aiieviated with regular spinal adjust- ments. If the person aiso maintains mobiiity, proper nutrition and regular exercise, many of these conditions can be eiiminated alto- gether. Chiropractie has emerged today as a main- streamn heaiing art. It is much more than a simple technique to relieve aches and pains. By reiieving pressure upon nerves, by cor- recting subluxations, chiroprators seek to shlow the nervous systeni to function as weil as it possibiy can. And by keeping the spine mobile and ereet chiropractie care heips to prevent the attendant problenis of pain and immobility associated with the stiff and hent spine of old age. Remember: People who care about their bodies take CARE of their bodies. Talle cars of your body throùgh chiropractic cars. A public awareness programn by your local chiropractic association Mito .ail P ilo Fa il Mchi .hrprci He .n Cetr Mito Chrp i en Centr shrpatcCnr hrpatcCnr te 95 Mai St. E CeteManS. E. 18: naroS.S. 10Otai S. 27 rinS. Dr. nna N 1 Mai St Dr a n Tune Dr .R Bro r Het Joe Dr Mura schi 7-08 D.Dvi .Pfls 8618 BEVELM1LLs- Dreauiug of a new 1eestyl;e, L 14r M Fxck" Nov. 3W 00 miffl Mffl