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  • Dr Myatt in Car Crash: Lesson Learned

    By Dr. Myatt

     

    Hi Folks:

    Well, that was more excitement than I bargained for when I took a friend to lunch. I’m alright, thanks for asking, but the car was totaled.

    We took Cindy’s Volkswagen Jetta because she "just loves this car" and wanted me to ride in it. Nice car. Nice lunch.

    On the way home, as we slowed to make a right turn, we heard a loud "pop" and the car stopped moving. "What happened?" she asked me. "We just got hit" I diagnosed.

    Sure enough, a big delivery truck had rear-ended her lovely little car. Our seatbelts and the car both worked well to protect us and we did not seem to have any injuries. I say "seem" because "whiplash," a strain-sprain of the back and neck muscles, and MTBI — mild traumatic brain injury— can occur in such accidents even when people appear to be OK.

    The vehicle that hit us was a "box truck," a good-sized delivery vehicle – perhaps a 1-ton truck.

    It’s front grill was 16 feet behind the wreck, so it had pushed us some distance when it hit. Everything happened so fast, I didn’t realized we were pushed.

    The Jetta’s trunk was crushed into the back seat, the back window shattered.

    My friend and I, and the young man who hit us, were all able to get out of the vehicles. No one was bleeding, no broken bones.

    The traffic was light when we were hit. We were doing about 15 miles per hour and the lane we were in was clear when we pulled into it. I don’t know where the truck came from.

    I asked the driver what he was doing that he hadn’t seen us. "I dunno; I was looking down and when I looked up…"

    Ahh. "DWI" — Driving While Inattentive. Probably texting or messing with a cell phone is my guess. Cell phone use is a more common cause of vehicle accidents today than drunk driving. And since more people yak on a cell phone while driving than drive while drunk, cell phone use represents a major cause of motor vehicle accidents.

    So, Cindy is getting a new car; another Jetta I’m betting. That little car did just what it was supposed to do -  it gave it’s life to protect us. But every good story has a moral, and here’s mine with a bonus extra.

    One: Always wear your seat belt. We likely would have sustained serious injury being impacted that hard without our belts.

    Two: HANG UP AND DRIVE – the life you save might be your own! (or mine)

    On that note, please watch this brief but important "crash" experiment.

     

    References

    Strayer, D. L., Drews, F. A., and Crouch, D. L. A comparison of the cell phone driver and the drunk driver. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2006 (Summer), 381-391; University of Utah.

    Pickrell, T. M. (2014, February). Driver Electronic Device Use in 2012. (Traffic Safety Facts Research Note. Report No. DOT HS 811 884). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

  • An Interlude Of The Arts: Cine Culture Of France

    The French are well-known for their film-making skills. They are able to express emotion, pathos, and the pain of a banal existence perhaps better than any other culture. Their films are particularly evocative and poignant, often drawing the viewer in and causing the very soul to experience the suffering and anguish of the actors. Even though we may not speak the language of the actors the French are gracious enough to give us simple dialogue and effective subtitles so that we may better understand the complexities and subtle nuances of the actors interactions and expressions.

    In the spirit of offering a small cultural gift from our friends from France, we present the following short film – a brief glimpse into the fine art that the French gift the world with. Although only a couple of minutes in length it displays a depth of emotion and is sure to leave you deeply moved.

    Enjoy:

  • Beware Of This New Crime

    By Nurse Mark

     

    “Sliders” is no longer a cute name for little hamburgers…

     

    Law enforcement around the country are warning of a new criminal activity that tends to target women – a new take on the old business of “purse-snatching.”

    Criminals are targeting women at gas stations – waiting until the women are distracted while fueling their car and then “sliding” out of their own car and stealthily entering the victim’s car to snatch a purse that the woman has most likely left unattended on the car seat.

    Here is a video showing how the bad guys do it:

     

    So, what can you do?

    Here are some suggestions:

    • Keep your doors locked – at all times. OK, so you have to get out to fill your car – the driver door will be unlocked. But keep the other doors locked!
    • Keep your windows rolled up. What good is it to lock your car doors if your windows are rolled down?
    • NEVER leave a purse or any other thing of value unattended or unlocked or even visible from outside the car.
    • Be aware of what’s going on around you. Keep your eyes in motion and as we used to say in the army “keep your head on a swivel” – don’t get so focused on your gas tank that you fail to notice the car full of thugs that just slipped in beside you or the gang of punks moving towards you.
    • If you must leave your car to go into the gas station, take your purse with you, remove your keys from the car, and lock your car fully.
    • Any time you are away from your car – LOCK IT UP! Even if there is nothing of value in it, do you really want to come back to your car to find (or fail to notice) someone sitting (or hiding) in your car because you left it unlocked?

    Gas stations have become dangerous places – we are distracted and vulnerable. The bad guys know this and prey upon us there. Requests for “the time” or “any spare change” or “can you help…” should be met with a polite but firm “NO!” as these are often ruses by which a criminal “tests” his potential victim.

    Please stay safe…!

  • David vs Goliath – Myatt vs Mercola

    David and Goliath

    Dr. Myatt takes on Dr. Mercola

     

    By Dr. Dana Myatt

     

    Dr. Mercola is a well-known figure in holistic medicine, mostly because of the large reach of his holistic health newsletter. He has written some good articles that are supported by science and facts. But he has also published some seriously flawed articles, in fact, some that are downright bogus. I usually don’t call him to task, but this time he has gone WAY too far.

    His recent article contains not one shred of credible proof. Instead, it is a thinly-veiled sales-pitch for his own multiple.

    However, there are a lot of people out there (usually not MY customers and patients!) who accept everything they’re fed, like babies taking pablum.

    I use Mercola’s own article to show you how to critically evaluate ALL health and medical articles you read.

    You can learn to tell the difference between good science — even if it doesn’t “agree” with mainstream — while keeping yourself safe from hype and hucksterism. Here’s today’s lesson in holistic health propaganda and how to stay safe:

     

    We hope you’ll enjoy Dr. Myatt’s hard-hitting video!