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By Dr. Greg Fors, DC, Board-certified Neurologist The Problem: Do you suffer with chronic G.I. symptoms: bloating, reflux, gas, abdominal pain, diarrhea and/or constipation? Yet, your exams and conventional lab tests keep coming back normal. Worse yet, you have chronic pain with physical and mental fatigue. Possibly you have mood issues and brain fog, and you’re noticing other multiple health issues - especially digestive problems. Perhaps you have been given the worthless diagnosis of IBS or fibromyalgia and then handed a prescription for Cymbalta or a Lyrica.

The Nonsense Diagnosis and Treatments: Think about it. The diagnosis of IBS is meaningless - it is just what you told the doctor - “my gut feels irritable, I have loose stools, pain and bloating!” Or, when your doctor tells you have fibromyalgia, he or she is just telling you in Latin what you told them in English: Fibro for tissues, mya for muscles and algia for hurt all over.

A diagnosis of IBS and/or fibromyalgia brings you no closer to finding out the underlying causes and correction of your health problems.

Whatever you call it, there are no drugs that can heal these disabling disorders. You must get to the underlying cause and correct it with proper dietary and nutritional intervention.

A Primary Underlying Cause—SIBO and Leaky Gut These symptoms are all connected because the body is all connected.

These syndromes are usually related to chronic systemic inflammation. Your G.I. tract plays a major role in this body-wide inflammation, because 70% of your immune system resides within your gastrointestinal tract lining.

Research is now showing that an imbalance or overgrowth of small intestine bacteria, called SIBO, is a major contributing factor to chronic systemic inflammation and “feeling like crap” or FLC syndrome.

SIBO--What Is It and What Causes It: SIBO is best understood as an overgrowth of bacteria and/or yeast in the small intestine that ferments the carbs and sugars in your food creating hydrogen or methane gases. As I tell my patients, they dine on your dinner!

There are some telltale signs of SIBO: gas, bloating, reflux, abdominal pain or cramping, diarrhea or/and or constipation.

The condition of SIBO is therefore often misdiagnosed as GERD and IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). SIBO has also been associated with Inflammatory bowel disease e.g., Crohn’s disease and colitis. The causes of SIBO are many and complex such as: low stomach acid, pancreatic enzyme insufficiency, multiple courses of antibiotics disrupting the small intestine microbiome, decreased gut motility and chronic constipation causing the bacteria to migrate from the colon into the small bowel.

SIBO-Proper Diagnosis and Treatment: Besides the telltale signs and symptoms found on a good history, the gold standard lab test for SIBO is a Challenge Breath Test. This test can be ordered by a doctor knowledgeable in its use and interpretation. Once diagnosed, proper treatment must commenced, if one is to find real healing.

Part of the treatment involves specific dietary changes and antimicrobial herbs to remove the overgrowth of SI bacteria.

Then There is Leaky Gut: Some of the bacteria found in SIBO can produce toxins that irritate and can even damage the lining of the small intestine causing you multiple G.I. symptoms. Also, these toxins can damage the intestinal cells and the “glue” that holds them together leading to what is called “Leaky Gut”. With this, toxins, microbes, undigested food proteins, can escape from your small intestines into the bloodstream. This leaking through of undigested foods proteins, that your immune system then reacts to, is a primary cause of systemic inflammation and food allergy reactions. The list of symptoms caused by chronic inflammation and food sensitivities are endless.

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Attend one of my FREE upcoming seminars where I will explain the role SIBO and Leaky Gut plays in your health, how they are diagnosed and how they can be corrected. Join me, Dr. Greg Fors, at one of my free workshops, either Wednesday, October 17th or Monday, October 22nd 7:00 PM at the Pain and Brain Healing Center in Blaine. I will discuss how you can reinvent your life, naturally. For directions and to reserve your space, seating is limited. Call my clinic at 763-862-7100, or you can also schedule a free consultation with me.

Dr. Greg Fors, D.C. is a Board-certified Neurologist (IBCN), certified in Applied Herbal Sciences (NWHSU) and acupuncture. As the clinic director of the Pain and Brain Healing Center in Blaine Minnesota he specializes in a functional medicine approach to fibromyalgia, fatigue, brain fog, digestive disorders, depression and anxiety. He is a sought after international lecturer for various post-graduate departments and state associations. Dr. Fors is the author of the highly acclaimed book, “Why We Hurt” available through booksellers everywhere.

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the German U-9 submarine sinks three British cruisers in just over one hour.

The one-sided battle, during which 1,400 British sailors lost their lives, alerted the British to the deadly effectiveness of the submarine. ► On Sept. 20, 1565, Spanish forces capture the French Huguenot settlement of Fort Caroline, near present-day Jacksonville, Florida. The French lost 135 men in the first instance of colonial warfare between European powers in America. ► On Sept. 17, 1884, Judge Allen disposes of 13 criminal cases on his Oakland, California docket in only six minutes. Defendants did not stand much of a chance of gaining an acquittal. In a 40-year period only 1 defendant in 100 was acquitted. ► On Sept. 22, 1914, in the North Sea,

Post publishes a 35,000-word manifesto written by the Unabomber, Theodore Kaczynski. Since the late 1970s, Kaczynski had carried out bombings that killed three people and injured another 23. David Kaczynski realized the writing style was similar to that of his brother, ► On Sept. 21, 1938, without warning, a Theodore, and notified the FBI. powerful Category 3 hurricane slams into Long Island and southern New England, ► On Sept. 30, 1889, the Wyoming causing 600 deaths. The storm had been state convention approves a constitution forecast to make landfall in Florida. that includes granting women the right to vote. Admitted into the union the ► On Sept. 18, 1981, the 20,000- following year, Wyoming became the car parking lot at Canada’s new West first state to allow its female citizens to Edmonton Mall makes the Guinness vote.

Book of World Records as the largest parking lot in the world. The mall has ► On Sept. 28, 1918, a Liberty Loan more than 800 stores, 100 restaurants, parade in Philadelphia prompts a huge three radio stations, two hotels, a full- outbreak of a flu epidemic that would size ice-skating rink, nightclubs and a leave an estimated 30 million people chapel. dead worldwide. The 1918 flu pandemic likely originated with a bird or farm ► On Sept. 19, 1995, The Washington animal in the American Midwest.

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SODA POP (cont’d) RECIPE FOR SODA POP • Regular soda pop (not diet) is high in sugar, with each 12-ounce can containing about 9 teaspoons of sugar.

Most colas are flavored with vanilla extract and lemon oil, with a bit of lime oil, orange oil, nutmeg oil, and other flavorings. Phosphoric acid gives the drink bite, alcohol dissolves the oils, caramel (burnt sugar) gives the coloring, glycerin makes it thicker, and caffeine adds pep.

FACTS ABOUT COKE • The first Coca-Cola syrup was concocted by pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton and sold by the glass in a drug store in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1886.

Coca-Cola was advertised as being a “wonderful nerve and brain tonic.” Many people believe that Coke used to contain high levels of cocaine. However, even in the early days when coca leaves were used to flavor it, you would have had to drink a gallon and a half in order to get the slightest effect.

• In 1905 when the Pure Food and Drug Act required all ingredients be listed on the label, Coke began to remove all traces of cocaine. Because of its connotations, they hated the nick-name

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► On Sept. 25, 1965, the Kansas City Athletics start ageless wonder Satchel Paige in a game against the Boston Red Sox. The 59-year-old Paige, a Negro League legend, gave up only one hit in his three innings of play.

Service Prices include: Trip, labor & parts in the metro area during standard business hours “Coke” and tried for years to get people to ask for the product using the full name.

Not until 1982 did the company give in, proclaiming, “Coke is it!”

• They wanted the design of Coke bottles to be so distinctive that a bottle could be recognized in the dark, or if it was broken. In 1913 the prototype of the shapely bottle we still use was introduced.

It had been patterned after a cola nut: bulging at the sides with ridges running the length of the bottle.

• During World War II, CocaCola’s president declared that every soldier overseas should be able to buy a 5¢ Coke at any time. With that in mind, 64 bottling plants were shipped to war zones around the world. As a result, 95% of the soft drinks consumed overseas during the war were Cokes.

When the war ended, the bottling plants remained, making the company the largest international soft drink company. Today Coke is the world’s largest manufacturer of carbonated soft drinks. It’s the most widely distributed product on the planet, and is the most recognized brand in the world.

PEPSI vs. COKE • The inventor of Pepsi-Cola was a druggist in North Carolina named Caleb Bradham. In 1893, he began selling “Brad’s Drink” at the soda fountain in his store. Later he renamed the drink Pepsi Cola because he believed that it helped to stave off dyspepsia.

When the price of sugar increased during World War I, Bradham offered to sell his company to Coca-Cola, but was turned down three times.

• Charles Guth was the president of a chain of candy stores that sold Coca-Cola by the

glass, and lots of it. In 1930 his stores dispensed over 30,000 gallons of Coke’s syrup. Because he dealt in such volume, he asked the people at Coke if he could have a discount. The answer was no. Guth was so angry that he bought the Pepsi Cola Company and started selling Pepsi instead. The rivalry has been fierce ever since.

• Two researchers rigged a taste test at a mall. They asked people to choose between Coke and Pepsi, but some cups labeled Coke actually contained Pepsi, and some Pepsi cups held Coke.

They found that it didn’t matter what was in the cups. People who said they preferred Coke tended to choose whatever soft drink was in the cup marked Coke.

Likewise, those who favored Pepsi would choose whatever was in the Pepsi cup.

• An independent firm using unbiased scientific methods found that 51.7% of people in a taste test preferred Pepsi; 41.7% preferred Coke; and 6.6% had no preference. Because of this survey, Coke changed their formula, making it taste just a little more like Pepsi. Everybody at Pepsi’s headquarters got the day off to celebrate when, on Coke’s 100th birthday in 1985, they announced they were changing the formula with “New Coke.” Three months later, they went back to their old recipe amid much controversy.

• Coke and Pepsi are not always on opposite sides of the fence: They were accused of cooperating in Japan in an attempt to drive Japanese soft drink manufacturers out of business. The Japanese bottlers retaliated by passing out fliers accusing Coke and Pepsi of dissolving teeth. Japanese plant workers slashed tires on Coke delivery trucks.

The issue was settled when Coke and Pepsi agreed to donate $700,000 to help Japanese bottlers become more competitive.

• Pepsi’s popular slogan “Come alive with Pepsi” was translated into Chinese as “Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave.”

• The United States represents 25%

of the global soft drink market. If every drop of Coke ever made were placed in 8-ounce bottles and laid end to end, the bottles would reach the Moon and back over 2,000 times.

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by Kathy Wolfe Literature, movies, television…all have been sources for these imaginary canines.

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• “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore,” said Dorothy to her Cairn Terrier co-star in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz.” Toto was really a female named Terry, who had had her first major film role opposite Shirley Temple in “Bright Eyes,” five years earlier. Terry had been brought to the Hollywood Dog Training School in 1932, but the owner never returned for her.

The school’s owner, Carl Spitz, became her owner/trainer for the movies. Terry was paid $125 a week, more than the Munchkins, whose salaries ranged from $50 to $100. During filming of “Oz,” one of the Winkie guards accidentally stepped on the dog’s foot, breaking it. Terry was sent to recuperate at actress Judy Garland’s home, and Garland developed such an attachment to her, when filming was complete, she asked owner Spitz if she could adopt the dog, but was refused.

Terry was afraid of the wind machines used to simulate the film’s tornado, as well as fearful of the steam that came out of the Tin Man’s hat. Terry appeared in 16 movies, but was only credited in “Oz.” Three years after “Oz,” her name was officially changed to Toto.

• Walt Disney Studios released “Lady and the Tramp” in 1955, the 15th animated Disney film. It’s the love story of Lady, a pampered Cocker Spaniel and a stray mongrel named Tramp. Lady lives

with Jim Dear and Darling, while Tramp roams the streets, living on scraps from Tony’s Italian restaurant and dodging the dogcatcher. Early script versions had the mongrel’s name as Homer, then Rags, then Bozo. Tramp never calls Lady by her name during the film, always by her nicknames Pigeon and Kid. Disney got the idea for the film after reading a story by Ward Greene, “Happy Dan, the Whistling Dog,” in a 1943 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. The American Film Institute ranks the movie #95 on their list of the “100 Greatest Love Stories of All Time.”

• Beginning in 1954, families across America gathered in front of their television on Sunday evenings to watch “Lassie.” The legendary collie was first seen in the 1943 film “Lassie Come Home,” a film that featured the first of many dogs to follow. The original Lassie was really named Pal, a collie owned by trainer Rudd Weatherwax. Pal also appeared in the pilot of the TV series.

Pal’s descendants succeeded him from then on, including Pal Jr., Spook, Baby, Mire, and Hey Hey. All of the Lassies were actually males, because females go through a substantial hormone-induced shedding process on a regular basis. In addition, the producers thought a larger dog would be more impressive on film, with males outweighing females by about 15 lbs. (6.8 kg). The Emmy-winning TV series was the fourth longest-running primetime series, running for 17 years before going into syndication.

• Cartoonist Charles Schulz based his famous beagle Snoopy on his old family dog, Spike. The comic strip “Peanuts” debuted in seven newspapers in October of 1950, and by the time of Charles Schulz’ death in 2000, it was appearing in more than 2,600 papers. By 1960, the “Peanuts” gang was featured on Hallmark greeting cards and Ford Motor

Company ads, and the first television special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” came along in 1965. Snoopy’s doghouse was a focal point in the strip, with the beagle seen sleeping on top, as well as engaging in midair dogfights with fighter ace The Red Baron. In 1966, the pop song “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron” was at the top of the charts, performed by a Florida group The Royal Guardsmen.

On the night before the final “Peanuts” cartoon strip was published in February, 2000, Charles Schulz succumbed to colon cancer, having produced 18,000 strips in nearly 50 years.

• Cartoonist Harold Gray debuted his comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” in August of 1924 in the New York Daily News. The 10-year-old orphan had unruly, curly red hair, wore a red dress, and frequently used the phrases “Gee whiskers” and “Leapin’ lizards!” Five months after Annie’s debut, a puppy rescued her from a gang of vicious boys.

Unable to keep the dog, whom she had named Sandy, Annie gave him to a restaurant owner. But in a May, 1925 strip, Sandy rescued Annie once again, this time from gypsy kidnappers, and the dog became her own. In the comic strip, Sandy is of no particular breed, but in the 1982 movie, he was played by a six-yearold otterhound named Bingo. In the 2014 remake, a golden retriever-chow mix named Marti, who was adopted from a New York City shelter, was cast in the role.

• Author Norman Bridwell published his first “Clifford the Big Red Dog” in 1963, the story of an eight-yearold girl and her 25-foot-high (7.6-m) red dog. Bridwell wanted to name the dog Tiny, but his wife suggested the name Clifford after a childhood imaginary friend. The couple’s daughter Emily Elizabeth was the source of the book’s female character. There are 50 Clifford

titles, with sales of more than 126 million books.

• Elroy Jetson discovered the family’s dog in the fourth episode of the popular cartoon, “The Jetsons”, which debuted in 1962. Family patriarch George Jetson declared that “an apartment is no place for a dog,” and purchased an electronic dog named Electronimo. But when the e-dog failed to catch a burglar that Astro was able to detain, Astro was in and Electronimo was out! Astro was created by Iwao Takamoto, who also designed Scooby-Doo. In fact, the two characters were both voiced by Don Messick, and both used “R”s in their speech where they shouldn’t be, such as Astro’s “Ruh-roh, Reorge!” and Scooby’s “Ruh-roh Raggy!” (Uh-oh, Shaggy!)

• The 1957 Disney drama “Old Yeller” was based on the previous year’s Newbery Honor-winning book by Fred Gipson. The book, set in Texas during the 1860s, tells the story of a teenage boy left in charge of the family farm while his father is away working on a cattle drive.

The boy comes across a stray yellow dog in the cornfield, and tries to shoo him away. When the dog steals meat from smokehouses and robs hens’ nests, the teenager continues his efforts to get rid of him. However, when the dog rescues the teen’s younger brother from a bear, Old Yeller earns a place in the family home. Old Yeller’s death from rabies is considered the saddest moment in all of the Disney’s films. The role of Old Yeller was played by a yellow Labrador Retriever named Spike, although Fred Gipson described the dog’s breed as a Black-Mouthed Cur in his novel.

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Online physician reviews came under fire in another survey when approximately half of patients said they only somewhat trust the reviews.

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What happens when we don’t entirely trust our doctor? We tend not to listen.

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What do we need for trust to either be present, or to rebuild after it’s faded?

For some of us, it would be as simple as having a doctor who talks to us directly and doesn’t spend all their time inputting data into a laptop ... as though clicking boxes for our list of ailments. Hit the “Send” button and a prescription slip prints out at the other end, based on no medical intervention whatsoever.

Sitting in a medical office last week, I overheard something that sent a chill up my spine. Another patient in the waiting room was whispering to her friend that she didn’t trust the doctor.

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• John Dorrance was a gifted chemist and a graduate of MIT. He was so eager to work for the company that he agreed to work for the low salary of $7.50 per week (equal to about $200/week today), and volunteered to supply all his own equipment.

• While studying in Germany, Dorrance noted that Europeans frequently ate soup, but Americans didn’t seem to favor it. The company did sell soups, but whereas they were cheap to make, they were expensive to ship. Dorrance wondered what would happen if you could remove the heaviest ingredient from the soup: the water.

• After experimenting, he developed a method for cutting the amount of water in half. This made the soups far cheaper to ship, allowing the company to undercut the prices of their competitors which made the product easier to sell. At the price of ten cents a can, the convenient new product quickly caught on. By 1904 the company was selling 16 million cans of soup a year. Their very first soup was tomato, and each can contained the equivalent of five pureed tomatoes.

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• In 1914 John Dorrance became president of the company, and later bought out Joseph Cambell’s share of the firm. He served until 1930. A few years later, the “Mm! M'm! Good!” jingle was introduced on the radio.

• Campbell Soup became one of the largest food companies in the world under the leadership of William Murphy who was elected executive vice president of Campbell Soup in 1949 and served as President and CEO from 1953 to 1972.

Murphy took the corporation public and increased its brand portfolio to include Pepperidge Farm's breads, cookies, and crackers, Franco-American’s gravies and pastas, V8 vegetable juices, Swanson broths, and Godiva’s chocolates.

• Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, tomato soup, and cream of mushroom soup are consistently among the top 10 food items sold in grocery stores each week.

Chicken noodle is the most popular flavor of Campbell’s soup sold today in the U.S. with about 200 million cans sold each year. Chicken noodle soup was first put on the market in 1934, making it one of America’s oldest products that still makes it to the bestseller’s list. All in all, Campbell’s sells about 2.5 billion cans of soup annually in the U.S. • Today Campbell’s products are sold in about 120 countries. The company is one of the leading consumer goods companies worldwide, based on sales amounting to about $8 billion dollars annually, of which $1.29 billion consists of soups.

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