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I had a new patient in the other day, and she mentioned that she had previously been to chiropractors and had had a great experience with two of them but a horrible experience with one of them, and she has been scared to find a new chiropractor ever…
A patient of mine came in yesterday for an allergy checkup. I originally helped him with multiple sensitivities probably 10 years ago, and he comes in occasionally for tuneups or to eliminate new sensitivities which have sprung up. He gave me the id…
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- Do you live in Ashland or the southern Oregon area? If yes, then what are you seeking?
- Yes, Talent
- What brought you Southern Oregon and Ashland area?
- I was running from the law. No. Wait. Actually I moved to Ashland to work with Dr. Marc Heller in '89, and I've called the area home ever since. I love it here!
- What products, services, information or resources would you like to share, offer, give, sell, or exchange locally or regionally?
- I've been a chiropractor for the past 21 years, and I have offices in both Ashland and Medford. Folks can get more info about our style of chiropractic and massage on our website at sheehanchiropractic.net. Sufffice it to say my style is essentially low force, as well as conventional chiropractic, with an emphasis on core stability rehabilitation to minimize the chance of the person's problem returning. I also utilize a lot of deep tissue massage before adjustments to loosen stiff, achey muscles that can make adjustments more difficult and sore. Patients often remark that our approach to care is very different from the other physicians they've been to in the past, in that we take plenty of time to determine the cause of the problem as best we can, we listen to the patient in a relaxed way, and we take the time to teach the person what they need to know to properly heal, on as many fronts as necessary.
I'm also a landscaper on weekends, and work with Mike Bauman and Austen Ferris locally to beautify the valley, helping people with everything from pruning roses, building and planting raised beds, planting new lawns, trees shrubs and flowerbeds, trimming trees, and many more lawn and garden tasks too numerous to mention. Call me at 973-3566 for more info.
I'm also involved with starting up a "Cool Community/ Low Carbon Diet" campaign in Ashland and Talent. Understand it's not read low carb, but low carbON! Read carefully! No skimming! The subtitle is "How to lose 5000 pounds in 30 days".
In a nutshell, it's about educating and empowering citizens about the opportunity to lower our local collective residential carbon footprint by 20% in 3 years.
Individuals meet with others to lower their individual or family "carbon footprint" by implementing a series of easy steps over the course of a month, and subtracting predetermined amounts of carbon from their footprint.
If successfully rolled out nationally we can lower our greenhouse gas production at the grass roots level and have a significant effect on co2 production planet-wide, since the U.S. produces such a high per centage of the planetary total.
I'm trying to get the city of Ashland to adopt the program and come up with 3 year city-wide reduction goals, with the possibility of rolling it out as a county-wide competition, i.e. a " Biggest Loser" competition.
Many cities around the country are doing this, with documentable ,significant results. Ave. household savings? $253.00 a year. Call if you'd like more info!
- Please describe any projects or businesses you'd like to develop locally or regionally, if any?
- I'm becoming involved in Cynthia Salbato's Plan-it You project. I'll be including the low carbon diet / cool community campaign in the green game part of the project.
Look Plan-it you up on the web for more info - it's a really interesting and fun, creative way to increase one's health and energy, and implement environmental change in a gamelike way!
- What are your favorite books, films or music that you'd like to share with others?
- Recent Movies - The Majestic, Fur, The Visitor
Music - I'm listening to Alyson Krause on Pandora right now, my favorite. Also Tim McGraw, Nat Cole, too many others to mention....
- What is your primary website, social network or blog?
- http://www.sheehanchiropractic.net
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Low Force Adjustments and What Patients Appreciate
I had a new patient in the other day, and she mentioned that she had previously been to chiropractors and had had a great experience with two of them but a horrible experience with one of them, and she has been scared to find a new chiropractor ever since, because of that one bad experience. I reassured her that the techniques I use are primarily "low force" and don't involve any popping of joints. I told her that if these initial low force adjustments didn't do the trick, I also utilize convent… Continue
Posted on April 17, 2009 at 9:01am —
All Natural Sensitivity and Allergy Elimination
A patient of mine came in yesterday for an allergy checkup. I originally helped him with multiple sensitivities probably 10 years ago, and he comes in occasionally for tuneups or to eliminate new sensitivities which have sprung up. He gave me the idea to write this article, to let folks know about the great technique I've been using for probably 15 years now with great success. I thank our incredible acupuncturist and healer Lori Paiken for teaching me the technique so I could help her with her… Continue
Posted on April 16, 2009 at 9:33pm —
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Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc. (SOREDI) - Events
It is the mission of SOREDI to be the leader in developing and nurturing economic partnerships among private, community, and public entities to: collectively build employment opportunities; diversify the economy; and promote the creation of jobs with wages and benefits higher than the regional average, compatible with community values.11th Annual Labyrinth Walk: Honoring the Memory of Dave Marston | Facebook
The Eleventh Annual Labyrinth Walk to the New Year offers an oasis of contemplative peace and beauty ~ a place and time to review the old year and begin the new ~ a unique offering of love and gratitude for life in all its amazing glory. May we all know ourselves to be blessed!Solstice Songwriter Showcase | Facebook
Come celebrate this winter solstice with the energy of giving. Our community needs are help! This will be a fun night of great original music from an eclectic array of artists.NEWS - Southern Oregon
Happy Solstice & Light is Returning | Mosaic
Editor's Note: At the Ashland Resource Center we want to pause and thank you for whatever you have given to our world, for giving your attention to young people, for whatever you give to those less fortunate, for the work you do in your community, and for the light-life gift your soul presents to the world. May the darkness season you, may your soul find some warmth and comfort as the light gathers itself to renew the days again.
Skiing in Southern Oregon | 541 Live
Did you happen to hear the good news? Mt Ashland is set for opening day this Thursday December 17, 2009! Click here for the latest opening day info, snow report and live web cam with real time mountain conditions.
Immunization H1N1 Vaccine Update | Ashland High School
Commentary:
Be aware the H1N1 swine flu is being touted by government and health agencies worldwide as the next pandemic and are selling millions of vaccines. In our opinion the fear of pandemic is being intentionally created without considering the side effects and possible health consequences of this and other vaccines which remain controversial at best.
The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare | Wall Street Journal
With a projected $1.8 trillion deficit for 2009, several trillions more in deficits projected over the next decade, and with both Medicare and Social Security entitlement spending about to ratchet up several
notches over the next 15 years as Baby Boomers become eligible for
both, we are rapidly running out of other people's money. These
deficits are simply not sustainable. They are either going to result in
unprecedented new taxes and inflation, or they will bankrupt us.
City to look at helping builders | Daily Tidings
With the recession putting a damper on construction, the Ashland City Council will consider whether to give 18-month extensions to all development approvals in town. That
could help keep approvals on projects from expiring before projects can
be built. The projects have already gone through the regular planning
process.
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The riveting excerpts below are from the revealing accounts of 20 award-winning journalists in the highly acclaimed book Into the Buzzsaw. These courageous writers were prevented by corporate media ownership from reporting major news stories. Some were even fired or laid off. They have won numerous awards, including several Emmys and a Pulitzer. Join in building a better world by helping to spread this news across the land.Obama issues executive order exempting INTERPOL from the restraints of the Constitution and American law while operating in the U.S. | LiveLeak.com
During his presidency, Ronald Reagan granted the global police agency Interpol the status of diplomatic personnel in order to engage more constructively on international law enforcement. In Executive Order 12425, Reagan made two exceptions to that status. The first had to do with taxation, but the second was to make sure that Interpol had the same accountability for its actions as American law enforcement — namely, they had to produce records when demanded by courts and could not have immunity for their actions.US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,370 | Yahoo! News
As of Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at least 4,370 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,477 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Guantanamo prison may have to stay open until 2011 | Yahoo! News
President Barack Obama's commitment to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by next month may be delayed until 2011 because it will take months for the government to buy an Illinois prison and upgrade it to hold suspected terrorists.U.S., China, India and Other Nations Arrive at Nonbinding Agreement at U.N. Climate Summit | Scientific American
The U.S., China, India and South Africa form the core of a growing group of nations that have agreed upon a commitment to combat climate change, concluding a grueling two weeks of negotiations in the Danish capital here as part of the United Nations' climate summit. The so-called "Copenhagen Accord" will not be legally binding but will list in annexed documents, for the first time, commitments from both developed and developing countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.RESOURCES - Food
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Now you can grow all the survival food you will ever need anywhere in the country with a kit that contains a special seed bank of hard to find, open pollinated… super seeds, grown by small, fiercely independent farmers.Water Filters
ordered 11-30-2009 order # 111171 customer id - 106915 www.filterwater.com[OrganicAlcohol.com] Alchemical Solutions
Alchemical Solutions is a certified organic micro-distillery founded on principles of sustainability and holistic living. We specialize in serving community-based holistic health companies, such as producers of herbal tinctures and cosmetics, as well as individual practitioners, herbalists, aromatherapists, natural perfumers, homeopaths, cosmeticians, and more.Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Welcome to the secret hideaway of a long-forgotten goat, the flowers of a peanut plant nosing their way into the dirt, the lost art of turkey sex: In Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (HarperCollins Publishers, May 2007), our family documented our year of procuring as much of our food as possible from neighboring farms and our own backyard.© 2009 Created by Ashland Resource Center
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