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From 2011 through 2017, after 28 years of publishing The Pivot Review, Dr. Strauss  instead began blogging thoughts and articles. We hope you are stimulated, challenged, and inspired by this collection of of over 1000 thoughts and articles.

"What If"…Part II

Life is full of “what ifs.” If there was no attack on Pearl Harbor, would there have been World War II? We posted an article entitled “What If” on February 2, 2011. It stimulated some discussion, which is good. The discussion also made me think some more about this issue. I am particularly interested in ... Read more
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Judging or Discerning

Many people believe that the terms “judging” and “discerning” mean the same thing, although discernment in most peoples’ minds is the gentler, kinder way of saying the same thing. Judging is clearly making a determination as to whether an idea or action is right or wrong. It also connotes a degree of condemnation. Discernment appears ... Read more
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Q&A #5

This is a tricky one gang. Please answer all three parts: Q&A 5a. A body that is not expressing innate intelligence is said to be a) dead, b) in a state of DIS-EASE c)Other Q&A 5b. An organ that is not expressing innate intelligence FULLY is said to be a)dead, b) in a state of ... Read more
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Q&A #5

This is a tricky one gang. Please answer all three parts: Q&A 5a. A body that is not expressing innate intelligence is said to be a) dead, b) in a state of DIS-EASE c)Other Q&A 5b. An organ that is not expressing innate intelligence FULLY is said to be a)dead, b) in a state of ... Read more
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Bucking

I’ve enjoyed western movies since I was a child. I was especially enamored by watching the cowboys break a horse. A chiropractic book that I was reading recently mentioned “bucking” and it piqued my interest in the “bucking bronco.” In a few movies I saw, someone put a burr under the horse’s saddle as a ... Read more
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Intellectual Adaptation vs. Adaptation

The innate intelligence does not need the nerve system to be aware of every innate need within the tissues, organs and cells of the body…… BUT …..it needs the nerve system to carry out coordinated activity among those material tissue cells.
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Q&A #4

Here are some questions from a new practitioner that may be better answered by a few different people. If you do not mind talking to this young man personally, mention in your reply that he should e-mail you to set up a time to talk but most of his questions can be answered online and ... Read more
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Q&A #4

Here are some questions from a new practitioner that may be better answered by a few different people. If you do not mind talking to this young man personally, mention in your reply that he should e-mail you to set up a time to talk but most of his questions can be answered online and ... Read more
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Should We Stop Reading the Green Books??

Alright, before a mob gathers to burn me at the stake, let me present my arguments. The Green Books are not holy writ. No one had gotten together and canonized them. In fact, historically, there has been very little academic criticism of them. Virtually none was done at the time of their writing. Most of ... Read more
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One cause-One cure

The one cause-one cure concept of chiropractic is still as Capra calls it, a reductionist viewpoint, part of the biomedical model based upon Cartesian-Newtonian thought. It may have been the original philosophy of DD but it is not acceptable in light of today’s information. In the broad sense it is still part of the medical ... Read more
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