Florida Judo Ki no Fuda's O Genki Desu Ka?
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[WEBSITE EDITOR'S NOTE: This article, which was the third O Genki Desu Ka? ran the paper newsletter Volume 1, Number 4 dated August/September 1989 with original editor being John R. Ellis. Some people have asked for the schooling background required for Chiropractors. The following facts come from the National Health Federation bulletin and other publications' statistics. Have you ever wondered just how much education your chiropractor has? The facts may very well surprise you. Today, at least size years of highly specialized college training are required to graduate and earn licensure, and chiropractic has gained recognition as a comprehensive, scientifically sound force among the healing arts. Only chiropractic concerns itself with the interrelationship of structure and body functions, and only chiropractic effectively utilizes natural, drugless methods of treatment primarily spinal adjustments. The Doctor of Chiropractic readily acknowledges that the early, formative years of chiropractic education - like those of medicine - left much to be desired. But this is true of every science and profession. Look (below) at these typical basic educational requirements for medical school graduates as compared to those for Doctors of Chiropractic. The chiropractor must meet stringent educational requirements, including approximately 600 hours of externship, which qualify him for licensure in all states and Canadian provinces. In many states, he must pass a basic science examination - the same examination that is given to medical students. He must also pass a rigid chiropractic board examination. And his state probably requires continuing educational seminars for annual license renewal. If you have friends who are uninformed or misinformed about chiropractic education, why not share this knowledge with them. They, too, may benefit from today's scientific chiropractic care. Medical ------- Subject ------- Chiropractic Class Hrs. ---------------------- Class Hrs. (Min.) -------------------------- (Min.) 508 ----------- Anatomy ------- 520 326 ----------- Physiology ---- 420 401 ----------- Pathology ----- 205 325 ----------- Chemistry ----- 300 114 ----------- Bacteriology -- 130 324 ----------- Diagnosis ----- 420 112 ----------- Neurology ----- 320 148 ----------- X-Ray --------- 217 144 ----------- Psychiatry ---- 65 198 - Obstetrics & Gynecology - 65 156 ------------ Orthopedics -- 225 2,756 ---------- Total Hours -- 2,887 Other required subjects for the Doctor of Chiropractic: adjusting, manipulation, kinesiology, and other similar basic subjects related to his specialty. Other required subjects for the Doctor of Medicine: pharmacology, immunology, general surgery, and other similar basic subjects related to his specialty. GRAND TOTAL CLASS HOURS 4,248 - Including Other Basic Subjects -- 4,485.] [EDITOR'S NOTE: Dr. Andre' Merrill offers a unique perspective on health issues as they relate to Judo training. Not only is he a respected Chiropractic Physician, but an excellent Judoka, having trained under some of the finest Sensei in the Western Hemisphere, including Dr. Sachi Ashida. This is the first in a running series of articles which Dr. Merrill has agreed to wrote for the Ki no Fuda. We are honored to have him as a regular contributor! The name of this column comes from a very common Japanese expression, frequently used when greeting people. Genki translates as spirits or well-being. When used as a greeting in the question "O genki desu ka?", it means "Are you well and in good spirits?" This is a most appropriate name for Dr. Merrill's column.] I received a lot of positive feedback (pardon the pun) on the nutrition article in the last Ki no Fuda. I thought you would enjoy some interesting facts about the following specific items a lot o us enjoy, mainly bread and ice cream. Tissue samples taken from heart attack patients tend to be deficient in the chemical element chromium. When experimental animals are deprived of chromium in their diet, the inner walls of their blood vessels pock with fatty deposits like those that gradually clog the arteries and ultimately cause heart attacks in humans. When the diet of experimental animals and chickens is deficient in manganese, neither the fowl nor the animals grow properly, and both become sexually sterile. Addition of zinc to the diet of wounded persons speeds the healing of their wounds. A sufficiently great lack of zinc in the diet has been known to produce dwarfs. Yet 40 percent of the chromium, 86 percent of the manganese, 16 percent of the selenium, and 78 percent of the zinc in grains of wheat are removed during the processing of wheat into the flour from which white bread is made in the U.S. Iron is the principal carrier of life-bearing oxygen in all warm-blooded mammals, including humans. Cobalt is vital to the maturing of the red blood cells that carry the iron. Yet 76 percent of the iron and 89 percent of the Cobalt in wheat grains are removed during the processing of the flour from which bread is made in the U.S. Calcium is necessary to the formation of bone. Without sodium to bathe in, the cells of the body will either dry up or swell to the bursting point. Potassium within the cells is essential to balance the sodium outside them. Magnesium activates exchanges of energy with the cells. Phosphorous mediates all the energy exchanges throughout the body that enables us to move and think. Yet 60 percent of the calcium, 78 percent of the sodium, 77 percent of the potassium, 85 percent of the magnesium, and 71 percent of the phosphorous in wheat grains are removed during the processing of flour from which white bread is made in the U.S. Vitamin A is important in the maintenance of good vision. Vitamin B2 is important in the maintenance of mucous membranes of the eyes, mouth, and tongue. Vitamin B3 is an important safeguard against pellagra, vitamin B6 is an important element in the metabolism of the amino acids from which are built the proteins that make up most of our bodies. Vitamin D is important in utilization of calcium and phosphorus to strength our bodies. Vitamin E is an important factor in the structural integrity of cell membranes. Yet most of the Vitamin A and 50 percent of the Vitamin B2, 81 percent of the Vitamin B3, 72 percent of the Vitamin B6, most of the Vitamin D, and 86 percent of the Vitamin E are removed from the wheat grains during the processing of the flour from which white bread is made in the U.S. And we are glad that there are white breads that fortify themselves 12 ways! So the next time you feed yourself a big mac or make your son that P.B. and J. and think your eating healthy, think about it. After writing this, I think I'd better wait to tell you what is in ice cream. To your health, Andre J. Merrill D.C. |