Welcome to our new blog! Now considering I am neither technically minded nor blessed with computer literacy this is a dive in to the complete unknown! However hopefully this will develop in to a forum that will stimulate thought and provoke action! But in reality it is not what you know that will create a change in your life; it is what you do with what you know! So please feel free to comment, ask questions and ultimately take action and responsibility for your and your family’s lives!
As a nation we may be living longer but we are becoming sicker and sicker and it is my goal and desire to promote change in our society by provoking, prompting and persuading healthier choices! So rather than relying on a plethora of drugs and medication and unnecessary operations I would like to promote a more responsible sustainable, easier and healthier approach. Our healthcare system as it is is not about Health care, it is about Disease care. Its forte is in Crisis management and life saving interventions, and I am sure there are some people reading this that owe their lives to the intervention of modern medicine. But sadly you cannot get healthy by trying to avoid being sick!
It is well established that we should be living until we are at least 126 years old! And in fact one of the fastest growing sections of the population are the over 85 year olds! Yet although reaching 100 may bring a congratulatory award from the President, it is no guarantee of a happy, contented, old age. So why are we not keeping healthy as we get older and what determines our longevity and indeed the quality of our lives?
The Pharmaceutical companies would have us believe that it is due to our genes, and the hand you are dealt or the genes you have is the best you can hope for. Fortunately science tells us in no uncertain terms that this is not the case! Our genes have not changed in 40,000 years! However every gene quite literally has a switch that can be triggered on or off! So what is causing these triggers! The answer lies in our lifestyle!
Our lifestyle stresses affect the expression of our genes and the function of our brain and our nervous system! Your Nervous System controls and coordinates all the functions of the body. Quite literally you live your life through your nervous system. However any interference with the quality or quantity of nervous system function can interfere with your health, longevity, quality of life and ultimately genetic expression!
But how do you know if you have nerve interference or a trapped nerve? Well oftentimes you don’t until things get so severe and you develop symptoms! I am sure there are those of you reading this that can testify to the fact that pressure on a nerve can cause pain and weakness, leading to sciatica or carpal tunnel syndrome. But what happens if you have pressure on a nerve that goes to a vital organ, such as the heart? Well common sense tells us that the organ, in this case the heart, cannot function properly! Now heart disease remains the number one killer in this country despite the fact that hundreds of thousands of people are on copious quantities of blood pressure medication! And there lies the problem; the focus of medicine is on the symptoms and not the cause. So medicine is focused on the detection and treatment of symptoms, disease and infirmity. So the best you can really hope for is fixing a problem after it occurs!
So what are the alternatives? Well this may come as no surprise but number one is Chiropractic! Our purpose is to promote, regain and maintain health and wellness and thereby preventing disease and infirmity! It is a very simple premise but if your nervous system is functioning better you will have a far better chance of adapting to the stresses of modern living! Please do not get me wrong here I am not advocating taking you off all blood pressure medication and nor am I treating your high blood pressure but if your nervous system is working better your body can work better. Science has proven that blood pressure falls after chiropractic adjustments! But like brushing your teeth Chiropractic is a process not an event!
March 20, 2009 12:47 PM
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