Just a quick note from both of us to say Happy New Year to all of you.
May you have a terrific 2009, with everything that is good.
Make sensible choices, not resolutions.
Live for now, not yesterday or tomorrow.
Spend on what you NEED, not on what you want.
Love lots. Be happy.
Tags: Happy New Year, health, New Year
The best way to maximise your health is to be pro-active. Do the right things. Eat sensibly, exercise regularly, get adjusted regularly, wear sensible shoes. You know what to do. And you know what NOT to do.
We all have bad habits, but those habits do not have to rule our lives. I’ve said it before - everything in moderation. And that includes our spending habits. Is it sensible to pay money for sickness care? Or wiser to pay for wellness care? The kind of care that will help keep us well, instead of treating the symptoms of dys-function? Many studies have shown that chiropractic care is extremely cost effective, not only for the treatment of back pain and headaches, but in minimising the need for intervention (medical, surgical, pharmaceutical) thus saving lots and lots of money.
Not only saving money, which is always a good thing. But increasing our quality of life, which increases our quality of relationships and may be, just may be, improving our little corner of the world.
Related information: Try Chiropractic First, Not just cracking backs, Better ways to treat neck pain
Tags: back pain, Chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractic care, headache, health, invest
“You didn’t get out of shape and unhealthy overnight, and you won’t get fit and healthy overnight.”
and “It won’t happen overnight, but it will happen.”
I read these recently, and immediately thought of all the people who say “Why do I have to keep going to the Chiropractor?”
Our health problems start when we are very young. Often when still in the uterus but more often during the birth process. We are dragged screaming and kicking into the world. Then we are picked up incorrectly, letting our head flop around on our tiny neck. Then we fall and tumble for years. And sports injuries, and poor posture, and carrying school bags incorrectly, and all the other insults we heap upon ourselves.
Then we start work. Then we start drinking and fall and tumble even more! And fights, and car accidents, and falls, etc.
Then one day it’s all too much - we sneeze! And our back “goes out”. Well, guess what? It’s the accumulation of all those things where our body has adapted and coped and finally it just can’t cope any more. And we expect it to be “cured” immediately if not sooner.
We need to deal with all the layers of injury. One by one. Adjustment by adjustment. And as we gradually remove all those levels of interference, not only does the immediate symptom go away but we start to feel better than we have for years. Because our body is finally working the way it was designed to do.
Tags: adjustment, Chiropractic, chiropractic care, health
More and more people are realising that “normal” western (allopathic) medicine is not the total answer to their health problems, and are looking for alternatives. Also, people are becoming more informed about the fact that there are other choices.
Holistic medicine treats the whole person. Lifestyle, diet, history are all relevant - not just the presenting symptom. People who take responsibility for their health are being attracted to this type of health care. Instead of taking a pill to make the symptom go away, more people are realising that with some lifestyle changes their health can be significantly improved.
And people are choosing Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Homoeopathy and other healing modalities which strengthen the body’s own defences, allowing for a healthy immune system and less likelihood of sickness.
Check out these articles:
IS ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE THE NEW MAINSTREAM?
Tags: Chiropractic, chiropractic medicine, chiropractor, complementary medicine, health, spinal adjustment
So it seems that those people with a belief in doing unto others are healthier.
A growing body of research is showing that people who care about others tend to be healthier and happier. Makes sense, doesn’t it? If we focus outwards on others’ needs, obviously there are others in our life. It has been recognized for some time that we all need social interaction. And if we don’t have others to relate to and care about, than we focus internally which is usually negative.
More importantly, a belief in a higher power gives our life structure, meaning and purpose.
This article discusses it in more depth.
Fascinating!
This is a terrific article from Dr Paul Martin
Dr Paul Martin says: I’ve had a couple of conversations with people lately about chiropractic. Usually when people talk me about chiropractic, they approach it from the standpoint of, “what can you do for me?” This is a completely valid stance. …
Tags: Chiropractic, chiropractic care, chiropractor, health
You would never realise that I actually look for articles and news releases about chiropractic, would you?
Chiropractic is so simple - remove the interference and allow the body to function as it was designed to do.
This is a good one - most people start chiropractic because of a specific injury or symptom, usually after they have tried the usual mainstream approaches (it’s funny - chiropractic is too alternative for allopathic medicine, but too mainstream for the alternatives). Then a friend or family member will suggest that they look into chiropractic care. Then they realise that their Doctor of Chiropractic is a highly trained professional (don’t try this at home!) and not the bogey man portrayed by some other health professionals.
A recent study confirmed that interventions by a chiropractor can sometimes be the best option. The Neck Pain Task Force also questioned a link once thought to exist between neck manipulation and the development of a stroke. “The study concludes that patients develop stroke symptoms at the same rate, regardless of the type of practitioner they select.”
A Doctor of Chiropractic has been to college/university for almost the same number of hours as a medical doctor. Those hours are spent learning why, how, where and WHERE NOT to adjust. A Doctor of Chiropractic is trained to recognise abnormalities, congenital disorders, and many other indications of where extra caution is needed. In those instances, the technique/s used will be those specially appropriate to the condition and to the patient’s needs.
Tags: Chiropractic, chiropractic care, health
These articles caught my eye recently:
Why children need chiropractic and a healthy nervous system
Children can benefit from Chiropractic!
and
AMA warns against child chiro care
As a chiropractor, I have seen the most amazing changes in the health and wellbeing of children of all ages. From newborns and up, dealing with sleeping problems, colic, asthma, lack of co-ordination, etc. My own children were adjusted immediately after birth. They have had a healthy childhood and are now healthy adults.
It is a basic premise of chiropractic that a healthy nervous system means a healthy body. Stronger immune system, less colds and other illnesses, better co-ordination. Minimising the effects of asthma. In fact, chiropractic is an investment in your child’s long-term health and well-being.
Tags: asthma, children, Chiropractic, chiropractic care, health, immune system
This is fascinating, in that the government recognises the benefits of chiropractic care to the point where it is now available to our military personnel.
Congress orders further expansion of military chiropractic program
October 10, 2008 — After an intensive joint lobbying campaign by the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC), Congress has once again affirmed its desire to ensure accessibility of chiropractic care within the military …
Tags: Chiropractic, chiropractic care, health, military
The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
A full bladder is roughly the size of a softball.
It takes food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
One human hair can support 3 kg (6 lb).
Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
The attachment of human muscles to skin is what causes dimples.
The average man’s penis is three times the length of his thumb.
A woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s.
If the average man never shaved, his beard would be 13 feet long when he died.
Men with hairless chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.
There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
Side by side, 2000 cells from the human body would cover about one square inch.
Women blink twice as often as men.
The average person’s skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate … they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate!
Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren’t.
Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.
The average woman is five inches shorter than the average man.
And of course …
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… All males are still checking their thumbs!
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