Monday, August 29, 2011

“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.

Monday, August 22, 2011

“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.

Monday, August 15, 2011

"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.

Monday, August 8, 2011

"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.

Monday, August 1, 2011

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!

Monday, July 25, 2011

"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.'

Monday, July 18, 2011

"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.