11/30/2023 0 Comments Chiropractic and iceberg image![]() However, there are many people out there that question the notion that chiropractic is a viable health care tool. I always get a kick out of it because after all – I am alive and real AND I am a Chiropractor – so do they not believe I exist? Okay, maybe people don’t question the existence of chiropractors. “I don’t believe in Chiropractic.” This is something that all chiropractors hear from time to time when out in public or in the office. We know now that this can cause the entire nervous system to go into a state of fight/flight – known as the sympathetic stress response. When the spine shifts from it’s normal structure – there are 3 components involved: a misalignment of the vertebrae, which then causes fixation (the bone becomes stuck), which in turn leads to interference and stress placed on the nerve(s) in that area. After all, balance is the key when we’re dealing with the nervous system. However, when we are better able to adapt to these stress responses, the natural self-repair mechanisms of the body are able to go about the business of doing what they do best – heal the body. In addition, it increases both the risk and duration of cold and flu symptoms substantially – not fun. The truth is that no amount of supplements or good nutrition could counteract the toxic effects of chronic, repetitive stress responses on the body – and the overload of cortisol and epinephrine that accompany these physiological “fight-or-flight” responses. Chronic stress has been found to increase the risk of anxiety, depression, digestive problem, heart disease, and sleep problems just to name a few. But what about our stress? If left unchecked, it can ruin your holidays and hurt your health. We all know that exercise, clean eating, and proper supplementation can have a profound impact on our health. And there’s no amount of drugs, natural medicine, surgery, or insurance money that can save that ship from sinking. Unless we look towards the body’s Innate healing capacity, and why it’s not operating at 100% full function, then we are missing the boat on the health challenges of millions of people. Structural shifts of the spine that lead to neurological communication errors are often the underlying cause of some of the challenges that are preventing you from being your best. The purpose of these signals is to tell us that something is wrong, but it’s up to us to look within to identify the cause. Sometimes it comes in the form of a pain in the back, draining fatigue, or headaches. Our bodies are equipped with an incredible array of signals to let us know that something is wrong. So they continue to do what they know how to do: prescribe medication and perform surgery. Presently, however, physicians lack the training (and financial incentives) to help people learn how to eat healthy, exercise, stop smoking, avoid environmental toxins, or address the effects of structural abnormalities in the spine. But if our past was a good teacher, then we know that by only paying attention to the surface, we can miss a dangerous obstacle in the depths.Īs long as we continue to exist in a healthcare system that only seeks to reduce symptoms, then we will continue to get the same results as those who only saw the tip of the iceberg. It looks so simple to simply steer around and bypass it on the way to smoother seas.
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