“Pharmaceutical False Start”

Spike a fever – run for some Tylenol.  Get an ear infection – dash for an antibiotic.  Big Pharma wants us to race for a drug every time a symptom or illness challenges us.  But is it better to let your body run its own race without interference from the drug companies? Research reported in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology found evidence that elevated body temperature helps immune cells work harder to fight colds and the flu – so much for lowering fevers with Tylenol.  Still yet another study from the journal Pediatrics reports doctors write over 10 million UNNECESSARY prescriptions for antibiotics every year, dangerously raising the risk of antibiotic resistant infections for society as a whole. Chiropractor's acknowledge that symptoms are your body's attempt to save itself… not the start of a 100 yard dash to CVS.  Current best practice is to wait for natural responses like fever and inflammation to do their job, instead of 'false starting' with drugs and interfering with what nature knows best.  As long as you're in adjustment (clear Nerve System), your body will innately know how to run its own healing race.

Clark Needs a Good Adjustment!

It's a classic holiday movie scene. Clark Griswold stands with bated breath and extension cords in hand as a childlike giddiness overtakes him.  The family drum roll commences, he makes the much anticipated electrical connection and VOILA… nothing happens. Clark has a power problem.  Although the extension cords are all connected and each individual Christmas light has been inspected with precision, he's still not connected to the source.  It isn't until his wife 'adjusts' an obscure switch in the garage, and turns the main POWER back on that the light show begins.  She'd actually make a good Chiropractor! If your wiring (nerve system) is connected and your body parts have all been dutifully inspected by the best doctor in the world, you still won't function to your potential if you're not connected 100% to your source… the Life creating power that flows from above, down, inside, out.  Make sure you and your family stay connected to it with regular Chiropractic care during this bustling holiday season.  You glow brighter when your power switch is on.

“Patience: Healing Zone Ahead”

Construction zones are hectic.  Traffic congestion, safety cones guarding hazardous areas and heavy equipment buzzing everywhere.  It’s amazing anything gets done amid the chaos.  But underneath that chaos isorganization:  A team of skilled engineers and contractors carefully working the plan until it reaches completion.  It's similar when you heal under Chiropractic care.

Like a construction zone, organic healing with Chiropractic can appear disorganized and chaotic at times.  You might see an improvement in unrelated aspects of your health before your chief complaints begins to respond.  But like the construction zone, behind the scene is a sophisticatedinnate wisdom inside you, moving the process forward with a mastery beyond comprehension.

Sometimes care feels like 'stop and go traffic.'  But be patient.  Amid the chaos, healing is happening – with precision and patience, the job is getting done.  You’ve got the right plan (Chiropractic Care) and the best engineer (Innate Intelligence) working for you.

“It Starts with a Solid Foundation”

A house built on a strong foundation, lasts.  The same goes for your health. If you want a healthy body for Life, you need to start with a solid foundation of health care that can support it for a long time. Chiropractic's foundation is its Principle which acknowledges we all posses an intelligent, vitalistic force within us that maintains our existence and keeps our bodies working in perfect order.  When this Power is allowed to express itself 100%, we have health.  When the Power is interfered with, we have Dis-Ease.  Eating properly is important, and so is exercise… but if the Power doesn't flow, your house will crumble. Health built on a foundation of drug therapy is risky and cannot stand for long.  Health built on a foundation that supports the innate wisdom of the body, can weather any storm.  What foundation is your health standing on?

“Garbage in Your Nerve System”

What would happen if your garbage didn’t get picked up for a few weeks? Your house would get pretty stinky wouldn't it?  The same can be said foryou, if your Nerve System garbage isn't dumped regularly too.

Physical, chemical and emotional stresses that accumulate in your Nerve System are called Subluxations (Chiropractic term for nerve interference).  If not cleared regularly, stress from Subluxations can spill over into your body and cause poor sleep, fatigue, weakened immunity, chronic pains, anxiety or poor digestion.

People who keep their Nerve System 'clean' with regular Chiropractic adjustments report having more energy, better recovery from injuries and an improved state of mind.  If you’re feeling sluggish, weak and bogged down, maybe it’s time to dump your nerve system garbage. Get to the Chiropractor today!

Flu Shots and Airport Security

When anything other than food enters your body, it gets 'screened' in the mucous membranes of your nose, mouth and gut with suspicion and rejected if necessary… like TSA Agents screening luggage for dangerous materials before they're allowed on a plane.  Sneezing, runny noses and coughs are your body's natural way of preventing harmful dust, germs and foreign chemicals from 'getting on board.'

When you INJECT foreign virus material and chemicals from a flu shot directly into your body, this natural innate screening process is bypassed and hazardous materials are allowed to pass freely into secure areas, like your blood stream and soft tissues.  The potential for trouble begins.


How comfortable would you feel getting on a plane knowing the bags didn't get X-Rayed first? If your answer is 'not very comfortable' then consider how safe your body feels when chemicals in the flu shot like Mercury (in the form of Thimerisol), Formaldehyde and Glycol are allowed bypass your body's check-in and go for a ride inside you.  There are safer, natural ways to protect yourself from the flu this year.  Ask your Chiropractor how.

“Clocks and Chiropractic…”

LESS LIGHT!   OK, I can hear all the groaning… we're really stretching it this time.  But in some way this statement is true. The primary purpose of Chiropractic is to locate and correct subluxations.  When you break the word down into it's roots,  SUB-LUX-ATION you get this…

"SUB" – means less than, or lower than normal
"LUX" – is latin for LIGHT and
"ATION" – is a state of being, or a condition

The literal definition of subluxation is a state or condition of less LIGHT or power than normal.  Subluxations occur when spinal bones mis-align and restrict the normal flow of “light” through the spinal cord and nerves.  The effect… your body gets less of the Life energy or “light” it needs from the nerve system to maintain health and vitality.

When Chiropractors locate and correct subluxations, they're removing blockages to the light so it can flow freely through your nerve system, illuminating every cell, tissue and organ in your body.  If sub-lux-ations produce darkness in your health, Chiropractic adjustments bring EN-LIGHTEN-MENT.

So don’t let the shorter, darker days get you down.  Fall back into a healthy Chiropractic routine and keep your nerve system lit up.  Life is brighter when you’re subluxation free.

Nothing Organic About a Flu Shot

Spray pesticides on an apple and it's no longer organic.  Add a drop of oil to a glass of spring water and it's no longer pure.  Most Americans detest the idea of dumping chemicals in a pristine, natural environment.  But why not have the same aversion when it comes to getting the flu shot?

Maybe it's because you don't realize what's in it:  Mercury (a known neurotoxin in the form of thimerisol),  Glycol (a component in antifreeze) and Formaldehyde (the stuff they preserve cadavers with).  If you dumped those chemicals in your local water supply you'd get arrested.  But every year, unknowing Americans line up at CVS to get this stuff injected into their veins.

Given the choice to eat an organic apple vs. one blasted with toxic chemicals, you know which one you'd rather take a bite out of.  Question is, would you take a bite out of yourself after getting injected with the ingredients in the flu shot?  There are natural, alternative ways to boost your immune system and protect yourself from the flu.  Ask your Chiropractor what they are so you can keep your body ORGANIC this season.

The Real Doctor in the Rearview

The whitecoats say you have allergies, asthma, sleep apnea, depression, chronic fatigue,
GERD and fibromyalgia. They say you'll be on a dozen different medications for
the rest of your life. But what does the doctor looking back at you in the mirror say?

The doctor in the mirror says you have an innate wisdom inside, capable of RECREATING
a healthier version you. A 'you' without allergies, asthma, sleep apnea, depression,
chronic fatigue, GERD or fibromyalgia. That doctor is just waiting for you
to remove the roadblock.

Health is your birthright. Health is your natural state. Health is what you get when
you have a clear nerve system. Don't be imprisoned by the whitecoat's diagnosis, it's
merely a temporary state. Find a Chiropractor who works for the doctor inside of you
and you'll leave sickness and dis-ease behind in the dust.

“Can You Hear Me Now…”

Did you know the first adjustment ever given wasn’t for back pain, neck pain or headaches? Here’s how it all started as told by our founder Dr. D.D. Palmer in 1895…

"Harvey Lillard, a janitor, in the Ryan Block, where I had my office, had been so deaf for 17 years that he could not hear the racket of a wagon on the street or the ticking of a watch. I made inquiry as to the cause of his deafness and was informed that when he was exerting himself in a cramped, stooping position, he felt something give way in his back and immediately became deaf.

An examination showed a vertebra racked from its normal position. I reasoned that if that vertebra was replaced, the man's hearing should be restored. With this object in view, a half hour's talk persuaded Mr. Lillard to allow me to replace it. I racked it into position by using the spinous process as a lever and soon the man could hear as before.

There was nothing 'accidental' about this, as it was accomplished with an object in view, and the result expected was obtained. There was nothing 'crude' about this adjustment; it was specific, so much so that no Chiropractor has equaled it."  Thus Chiropractic was born!

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Now imagine if Harvey still needed a hearing aid after September 1895.  Your Chiropractor wouldn’t be adjusting you today.  Good thing D.D. was a great persuader!

“Back to Basics”

“God breathed into man the breath of life—we add—and left within, a body manager to regulate body functions including reproduction of cells.  There is a power within you—you recognize it in others as the ability to move-see-hear-speak breathe.  What is this power?  Who can answer?  We call that power INNATE INTELLIGENCE.  You look around you and recognize there is a power that governs and controls the universe and all things in it. You may call it NATURE or you may say it is AN ACT OF GOD.  But whatever you choose to call it, you do recognize a FORCE.

     “Within YOU is a ‘grain’ of the universal power.  If there were not, you would cease to move, see, hear, breathe, feel—exist as a HUMAN INTELLIGENT BEING.  As long as that power within you has control of your body a state of HEALTH exists.  Should something interfere with normal control of that internal power—then you cease to enjoy your birthright—HEALTH—instead a state of dis-ease becomes prominent.
     “Healing is a process afforded you by your Creator and is above and beyond the control of man.  Your Chiropractor does everything possible to help Innate heal—but he cannot heal nor can anyone else produce healing for you.  When the right adjustment is made, Innate goes to work.  You feel the results when dis-ease turns to ease.”  – BJ Palmer

“Will You Save a LIFE?”

  

What does it take to save a Life?  Do you need to pull a helpless swimmer from the ocean or perform CPR on a drowning victim to qualify?  Or can something as simple as sharing your Chiropractic story with others count too?

If your story helps someone find a solution for their debilitating migraines…you just saved a Life.   If your story empowers a family member to reduce their prescriptions, and lowers their risk of becoming another 'drug error' statistic… you just saved a Life.  If your story encourages a friend to stop blindly placing their health in the hands of doctors, and start placing the Doctor inside them in charge of their health… then you just saved a Life.

Do you have the power and capability to save a Life?  If you know the Chiropractic story, you bet you do!  The question is will you?  You can't be a Chiropractic Life saver if you don't spread the word.  So please, don't keep your story a secret.  Tell others how your Life has benefited from Chiropractic care.  You'll be saving someone's Life when you do.

“Spine Low on Adjustments…”

What would you do if your car's low oil light came on today? Would you top off your

engine with some 10W-30 weight or put some black tape over that little annoying light

so you wouldn't have to deal with it any more?

Ignoring the warning sign will cause your engine to seize down the road. And if you

were checking the dipstick regularly and adding oil when needed, the light might not

have come on in the first place. The same goes for your spine and regular Chiropractic

check ups.

When your spine gets too low on adjustments, pain is the warning light. Unfortunately

by the time the pain shows up you've been out of adjustment too long. If that's the case,

don't 'black tape' the pain with Tylenol or any other pain killer for that matter. Bring

your spine in for a proper Chiropractic Adjustment today and avoid a catastrophic seize

event tomorrow. 

“When Your Lights are Out…”

Ever have one of those days where you just don't feel as bright as you should?  Your diet's good, you're getting enough exercise but for some reason you still feel drained and unproductive.  Maybe it's time for a trip to the Chiropractor…

Think of your Nerve System as electrical wires and your body a 100 watt light bulb connected to it.  When the wires are clear and electricity flows freely, your bulb glows to 100 watts.  But if power is restricted in the wires, your bulb dims.  Chiropractors call it being Subluxated or in a 'state of less light/less energy.'  And the only thing that can 'light you up' again is a specific, loving Chiropractic Adjustment.

Eating properly and getting enough exercise is important, but you'll never shine to your full potential if you're Subluxated… and you can't afford that.  The world needs you beaming at 100 watts.  So don't wait until your light's completely out… get adjusted and shine bright with regular Chiropractic care!

“We’re All in the Same Boat…”

We have lots of patients who thank us everyday for giving them their health back. They

say things like 'doc, you really did a great job...' and 'doc, you helped me when no one else

could.' But the truth is... we can't take all the credit for it.

While medicine gives most of the credit for healing to the physician or the drug, Chiropractors

see it as a team effort with three key players - the Chiropractor who clears interference

from the nerve system, the innate wisdom within the patient which orchestrates the healing

and the patient who practices good lifestyle habits to support the process.

We're ecstatic when you see results from our service. But never forget, we're not the only

one rowing the boat. There are two other oarsmen, pulling in unison... and together, we

make the perfect, healing team!

“First, Remove the Pressure…”

Question:  If you drop a cinder block on your foot, what’s the first thing you must do for the healing process to start?   Answer:  Get the cinder block off your foot!

Sounds simple, but it’s true.  Your foot WON’T heal until the offending pressure is removed first.  And once the cinder block is removed don’t expect your foot to look or feel great right away! It’s going to take time to repair all the carnage.  The same principle applies to your Chiropractic care…

A misaligned vertebrae (Subluxation) acts like  a cinder block on a nerve causing damage, pain and inflammation.  Healing can occur  only when the offending pressure is removed and kept off with a series of Chiropractic adjustments.  But that won't necessarily bring instant relief.  Removing the pressure is simply the first step in a timely process.

So if you don't feel great immediately after your adjustment, don't be discouraged. With time damaged tissues will heal and you'll feel like new again.  For now, be confident the healing process has at least started because the cinder block has been removed.

“One Down… the Rest of Your LIFE to Go!”

How many healthy meals does it take to lose 20 lbs?  Or how many miles on the treadmill does it take to shed 5 inches?  It obviously takes more than just one, andyou've got to stick with it to maintain the results.  Well, the same goes for your Chiropractic care.

It takes more than one adjustment to change your state of health.  It's true the body has a greater potential to improve even after just one adjustment.  But like eating well and exercising, you achieve lasting results only with repetition and consistency.  

So how long should you stick with your new diet regimen, exercise routine or spinal maintenance plan?  The answer is, as long as you want to be healthy… and hopefully that's for the rest of your Life.  In the world of fitness, healthy eating and Chiropractic, there's no such thing as 'one and done.'  You've got to stick with it to reap the rewards.

"The Super Glue of Life..."

Ever wonder what keeps your heart beating in rhythm while you exercise, or knows the exact amount of white blood cells to produce when you're fighting an infection?  How about mending a broken bone?  Is it the cast that unites damaged bone or the bandage that seals broken skin? Think again. Chiropractors recognize that there's an intangible force, an innate intelligence far greater than we can understand that holds us together and keeps us alive… an intelligent 'super glue' that binds together all our cells, tissues and organs and coordinates their various functions to produce health.  It grew you from two microscopic cells into a thriving, vibrant person and maintains your existence at this very moment. BJ Palmer, the developer of Chiropractic, once asked… “have you more faith in a knife or a spoonful of medicine than in the power that animates the living world?" That's a question every chiropractic patient must answer honestly for themselves if they truly want to get the most out of their care.

“Wringing Out the Stress of LIFE.”

Your Nerve System is the ultimate sponge, soaking up all the experiences, sensations and stresses you encounter every day.  Like a sponge, it can only absorb so much before it becomes over-saturated and spills stress into your body.  The result… PAIN, SICKNESS and WEAK PERFORMANCE!

The best thing you can do to prevent Nerve System Over-Saturation is to get checked by your Chiropractor regularly and adjusted when necessary.  Adjustments gently “wring out” accumulated tension in your Nerve System before it has a chance to build up and affect your health negatively.

If you're feeling super-soaked from the stress of Life, bring your saturated nerves to the Chiropractor for some TLC.  You'll experience more energy, improved sleep and a better overall feeling of wellness if you do.

“One Adjustment and a Bottle of Windex”

If you've ever tuned into the A&E television program Hoarders, it doesn't take a genius to quickly realize it's going to take more than a bottle of Windex to clean up all the garbage, moldy food and rotting animal poop that's been accumulating in those houses for years and years and years…

But some people accumulate health problems the same way, and unrealistically believe it will take just a visit or two at the Chiropractor's to fix all their issues.  From years of neglect, bad advise and denial, their chronic illnesses pile up until they can no longer recognize the healthy state their body used to be in.  By the time they decide to see a Chiropractor, they've got a real 'dis-ease hoarding' problem and unfortunately one adjustment isn't enough to clean up the squalor.  

The goal of Chiropractic isn't to temporarily sweep your symptoms under a rug to make things look good on the surface, but to actually roll our sleeves up and get rid of the underlying clutter once and for all.  Sure it might take a little more time and a bit more elbow grease to transform your health our natural way, but in the end your human house will be clean, pristine and habitable again.

"The Dow Jones of Healing"

Healing is like the stock market. It never progresses in a straight line. You've got to expect some ups and downs along the way.

You might experience a surge of relief when you first start your Chiropractic care only to be followed by a relapse.  Soon you're back on track again.  Progress continues with bouts of highs and lows, and you might even experience a plateau or dip in your improvements.  But don't make the mistake of 'pulling out of the market' early. 

Keep the big picture in mind.  Like stocks, the gains in Chiropractic care are best seen over time.  When you look back and see how far you've come since your first visit, you'll realize the dividends are paying off.

"Nerve System, Sweet Nerve System”

What do you use to see with? If you said your EYES… you're wrong. How about hearing? If you said EARS… wrong again! You don't actually see with your eyes or hear with ears. Those are just end organs for collecting light and sound waves from the environment.

To actually see and hear, you have to interpret those waves with your BRAIN first. So in reality, you see with your Nerve System. You hear with your Nerve System. All your experiences of LIFE come from your Nerve System.

You literally LIVE in your Nerve System.

When your sense organs gather information from the environment, your Nerve System deciphers and responds to that information to keep you alive and well (adaptation). That's a pretty important job.

Chiropractors care a great deal about your Nerve System for this reason. If it gets stressed or damaged, there goes your ability to respond successfully to your environment… and there goes your ability to experience a rich, healthy LIFE!

So what does that have to do with you?

Are you feeling burned out? Having a hard time coping with stressful situations? Or just feel disconnected from the world? Maybe it's time for a little Nerve System house cleaning. Chiropractic adjustments keep your Nerve System 'clear' so you can respond to life's challenges in a healthier way. Like…

Your boss' last minute work request 10 minutes before quitting time or,

Your kids telling you at 5:45 that their soccer practice was rescheduled for tonight at

6:00…

Or any of life's unexpected surprises that make you want to pull your hair out! You deal with them better when you're under regular Chiropractic Care.

Freedom’s Just Another Word for Nothin’ Left to Take...

There's a classic line in the 1960's Janis Joplin song 'Me and Bobby McGee' that goes 'freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.' For the pharmaceutical industry, freedom's just another word for we've got a pill for whatever ails you. But do the prescription drugs and potions they push really free you from anything?

A recent CNN Health News article reported that at her worst, Alesandra Rain was spending more than $900 a month on prescriptions, taking 12 different types of medication amounting to about a thousand pills a month, none able to cure her chronic insomnia and depression. She was slowly losing herself. When you're on that many different prescriptions it's hard to recognize where the pills end and you begin... Now that doesn't sound much like freedom.

For Chiropractors, freedom's just another word for 'nothing left to TAKE.' There's freedom in knowing that if you have a clear nerve system, you don't have to take prescription after prescription to keep your body functioning. If you know someone stuck in a downward drug spiral, tell them about the freedom they can achieve with regular Chiropractic care. Thanks for spreading the word!

"Surging Your Way into Sickness...”

What would happen if you plugged 10 appliances in one outlet and turned them all on at the same time? You'd blow a circuit, right! Well, the same thing could happen if you surge your 'nerve circuits' with too much STRESS...

Picture your nerve system as an electrical outlet with multiple stresses plugged in. Turn on all those stresses at the same time and POW, you'll quickly overload your system, blow a circuit and fry your state of health! Chiropractors call this situation a Subluxation. Depending on what nerves (circuits) are involved, you can experience symptoms from mild aches and pains to more significant health problems like High Blood Pressure (Journal of Human Hypertension 22,1 G Bakris, MD et al). So how can you avoid the dangers of stress surge?

Although it's impossible to eliminate all stress from your life, you can stay ahead of their negative, accumulative effects with regular Chiropractic Care. Your Chiropractor performs his or her job much like an electrician... skillfully checking your nerve system for overloaded circuits and turning them back on so you won't experience an interruption in your state of health and wellness. When it comes to basic, preventative care, nothing beats 'keeping your Power on.'

"Sleep Like This Again..."

Did you know that 40 percent of the population currently suffers with sleeping problems? It isn't uncommon for Chiropractors to find a misalignment of the first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and axis, in people who suffer from sleep disorders like insomnia and sleep apnea.

Since a good night's sleep is one of the most important requirements for complete healing, restoring normal sleep is a desired effect of any Chiropractic care plan. It's common for many regular Chiropractic clients to see an improvement in sleeping habits within the first week of care, regardless of the condition they come in with. Sleeping better is a common 'side effect' when normal alignment is restored at the C1/C2 area, and no drugs have to be involved!

A misaligned atlas or axis can be determined with simple Chiropractic tests like Thermography, Upper Cervical X-Rays or posture analysis. If you know someone suffering with poor sleep, tell them to save their money on a new pillow and have their upper neck evaluated by a chiropractor. If we can get you sleeping better, we can get you healing better.

"Vince Lombardi and Principle #6…”

"The Green Bay Packers never lost a game. They just ran out of time..." - Vince Lombardi

Coach Lombardi's quote sums up his unwavering belief in his team’s ability to win every game, if given enough time to execute their winning game plan. Chiropractors hold a similar, unwavering belief in your body's Innate potential to fight off illness...

The Sixth Principle in Chiropractic states "there is no process which does not require time," including the healing process. BJ Palmer (the developer of Chiropractic) believed that given enough time, and a clear nerve system the body could heal itself in just about any situation. In his mind, the Innate Wisdom of the body had the potential to win any healing game if just given a chance. This concept is central to all successful Chiropractic care plans.

If you've gone a few days or a few weeks under care and see only minimal results, don't give up and quit. Stick with it. Have faith that your body has a winning game plan laid out for your recovery.

The power that made your body know all the plays needed to get you healthy and whole again. It won't lose the game, if you don't let time run out!

"Treating the Bark vs. Adjusting the Cause”

You walk into your Chiropractor's office, hop on a table and point to where it hurts... expecting to get adjusted right in that very spot. But the Chiropractor starts working on a totally different part of your spine, not even close to where you feel the pain. Why is that?

There's an old saying that goes when you step on a dog's tail, it barks out the other end. In Chiropractic that means, where you hurt (the bark) isn't necessarily where the problem is (the tail). Many times the pain you feel in one area is actually a referred symptom from somewhere else. For example, someone with sciatica may feel pain down their leg, but the source of their problem is a Subluxation (vertebral misalignment) in their spine.

Chiropractors recognize that if you remove the cause of someone's symptom, the body will no longer have a need to produce it. That's why the main focus of a Chiropractic visit is to locate and correct the underlying problem, and not the superficial effect. Chasing after symptoms is like a dog chasing after its own tail. You only end up spinning around and around until you get dizzy, confused and frustrated. It's much smarter to address the underlying cause.

"Stitches and Adjustments Don't Heal You"

If you were the unfortunate recipient of a nasty cut, you most likely made the trip to a local ER for some stitches. After a little local anesthetic and some skilled suturing, your cut looks a lot cleaner.Even better, after a few days when the stitches come out, you can barely notice that an open wound was once there. So did the stitches do the healing?

Stitches and Chiropractic Adjustments have one thing in common... neither actually do the healing.Sure, both are provided when an injury takes place. But both are designed to only create a 'cleaner' environment for the intelligent, healing power inside you body to do the job. Stitches line up cut skin edges to mend and adjustments line up misaligned vertebrae to ease nerve pressure, but it's the Power of Life coursing through you and time that does the healing.

The next time you come in for an adjustment to instantly fix your headache, your sciatica or your sleeping problems, understand that it isn't the adjustment that produces the results. It only improves the environment for the healing to take place. It takes your Innate Healing Power and time to get the job done.