November 1st – December 16th
Over the last few years it seems like everyone is getting bailed out…everyone but you of course. Well it’s time for that to change. This year we are having a Big Christmas Bailout and giving our patients and online family a chance to win some extra money for Christmas.
On December 16th we will be raffling off a $100, $200 and $300 Visa Gift Card. You do NOT have to be a patient to win and tickets to the raffle do not cost a dime. How’s that for easy?
There are two ways to get tickets
1.) Refer a friend to the Dr. Jerry Kennedy facebook fan page. You will receive 1 ticket
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I have problems.
I often tell people that I didn’t get into the chiropractic profession because I am without health problems. It’s quite the opposite of that. I started going to a chiropractor when I was 18 years old because of horrible headaches. These headaches seemed to come on for no apparent reason and when the doctor asked me if I had any history of accidents or traumas, I told him no.
Now the shoe is on the other foot. I’m the doctor and I get to hear people tell me that they have a history free of any accidents or traumas that could possibly explain their current situation. Like me, their spinal problems leaped out of nowhere and [...]
Tags: car accidents, Chiropractic, Dr. Jerry Kennedy, headaches, health history, Trauma
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“..only a mother could love”
Have you ever heard someone talk about a “face that only a mother could love?” I’m sure you have. It’s not a compliment because it usually means the person is less than attractive. That’s the nice way of saying they look like they fell out of an UGLY TREE and hit every branch on the way down. But in spite of that, moms seem to have a magical ability to see the best and the beauty of their own children even when no one else can. It’s a gift really. Lately, I have had similar feelings about my profession. Chiropractic is one of those professions that only a mother could love. Let me [...]
Tags: Belleville, Chiropractic, Dr. Jerry Kennedy, health care, healthcare, Illinois, Upper Cervical, Wellness
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“Everyone is doing it…”
Lots of people suffer with back pain. The most popular (not in a good way) kind is Low Back Pain (LBP). About 85% of Americans suffer with LBP at some point during their life. I have personal experience in that category. I know what it’s like to have to sit down on a bench and take a rest while walking trough the mall because my back was hurting so bad. And I was doing that at the ripe old age of 17! A little too early to be falling apart I’d say.
“Honey…get the aspirin…my back is OUT again!”
Most people who suffer with b[...]
Tags: Back Pain, Belleville, Chiropractic, Dr. Jerry Kennedy, exercise, pain relief, stretches, Upper Cervical
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Do you or a loved one struggle with chronic aches and pain? Do you always feel tired and sore? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Is a good day when only half of your body hurts? Do you feel like no one understands?
You are NOT alone.
Many people suffer every single day with body aches and pains. Typically there are more questions than answers and often patients are told to “learn to deal with it”. Thankfully there is hope for those who suffer with chronic pain and fatigue. Patients all across the country are discovering a drug-free, non-surgical approach that is helping them get their life back. In one study, all 23 study participants reported between 92-1[...]
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It seems like every time I turn on the radio or TV I hear someone talking about Obama-care. It seems that in spite of the overwhelming opposition from the American public, our government has resorted to telling everyone what is best for them instead of asking. Since we have historically been the “Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave,” I’m personally not too keen on the Government’s new role as Daddy. I have a Dad. A good one. I don’t need another one.
The big fuss about Obama-care seems to be two fold. First, anyone who has ever actually worked for a living knows that there is no such thing as a FREE lunch. Things cost money and as my Dad u[...]
Tags: Dr. Jerry Kennedy, health care, healthcare, insurance, obama, obama-care, obamacare, Prop C, proposition C
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Since the time that I learned about and subsequently fell in love with Chiropractic I haven’t been able to shake the feeling that I fell in love with a sinking ship. From the outside looking in, the Chiropractic profession is a mess. The public as a whole trusts chiros about as much as they trust snake oil salesmen and though we have fought so valiantly to be “real doctors” in the eyes of the general public, we have managed to make very little progress in the last 100+ years. And in spite of the positive “it’s not as bad as it used to be” outlook that people often insist on comforting me with when they find out I have the letters DC behind my name, I don&[...]
Tags: BJ palmer, Chiropractic, dead, Rest in peace, Upper Cervical
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If Ignorance is Bliss then I would like to introduce you to the happiest woman in the world. Her name is Peggy West.
Last week County Supervisor and 2004 Hispanic Woman of the Year, Peggy West, stood up in front of her county board, God and ultimately the entire world and boldly shared her convictions about the new Arizona Immigration Law. She informed everyone that if Arizona shared a border with Mexico like Texas does then Arizona’s new law to crack down on immigration would make more sense. But because Arizona is “a ways removed” from Mexico, she was opposed to the law.
Yeah…you read that correctly. The scariest thing is th[...]
Tags: Arizona, County Supervisor, Dr. Jerry Kennedy, Ignorance, Ignorance is bliss, Illegal, Immigration, Peggy West
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Unfortunately, this is what our world has come to. The only thing that I find more shocking than the 2 year old smoker is the fact that it wasn’t filmed in a trailer park. It’s nice to see that the adults sitting around kept him from putting the lit end of the cigarette in is mouth. I would sure hate for him to hurt himself.
Tags: 2 year old, chain smoker, child abuse, smoking, toddler
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There’s an old saying that says, “You can’t put a square peg in a round hole.” Now I have always disagreed with that because I feel that what you can and can’t fit into a round hole depends on the size of the hammer and not the shape of the peg. It would be more accurate to say, “You can’t put a square peg NEATLY into a round hole.” Of course this is besides the point. The point of that saying is to illustrate to everyone how some things just don’t fit. Have you ever felt like you don’t fit?
I know that trying to live a healthy lifestyle in an unhealthy world is difficult. We are constantly bombarded with the opportunity[...]
Tags: Belleville, Chiropractic, diet, Dr. Jerry Kennedy, exercise, Illinois, Kennedy, st.louis, Upper Cervical, Wellness
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