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Exercise, good nutrition and adequate sleep are all wonderful measures that are necessary to ensure optimal health. But unfortunately they are like putting premium gas or new oil into a car that has a damaged or non-functioning electrical system. Without the electrical system working properly the car won’t even start. We can change the oil, put in the most expensive gas, pump up the tires, and even have the car detailed but it still won’t go anywhere. The oil and gas are like good food, the pumped up tires and shiny exterior are like exercise. But what is lacking is the spark. Chiropractic is the key that turns on the ignition. Chiropractic makes sure that your electrical system is intact and firing adequately and appropriately so that there is proper functioning of your body. It makes sure that you can go when you start your engine!

Chiropractic and Kids.

So the other day I had a patient ask me why I adjust my kids?  "How old are they", she enquired?  "Two and four",  I responded.  "Well they don't have any neck and back pain - they have to be too young for that, surely!", was her comment.  Her retort really was a case in self-discovery.  Wow, I realized just what a terrible job I had done on educating this patient on what chiropractic is and isn't and it also gave me a glimpse into what she believed  true health to be.

 
At the outset let me point out that simply the absence of pain does not equate with optimal health.  Seriously, consider this for a moment: if you were to neglect brushing your teeth for say a month, and didn't have pain - would you still have good oral health?  Or what about the guy who is 100lbs overweight - his blood pressure is elevated, blood sugar is sky high, but has no pain - is he the poster child of good health?
For far too long we have been indoctrinated by the pharmaceutical media, medical fraternity and insurance industry, to believe that no pain means I must be healthy.  This is based on the old adage, that by taking this pill, or cutting something out you will rid yourself of pain, and voila you are well!

Perhaps a much more realistic equation would be that optimal health needs optimal function.  If our bodies are working to their maximum potential then we are more apt to enjoy optimal health.  Health means that we need to be able to fully adapt to mental, physical and chemical stresses on a daily basis.  You can't tell me that we are immune to these.  So how do we get this?  We achieve this by ensuring that our Nervous System - our bodies' master control system, is functioning without interference as this guides function.           

So to get back to my patients' question:  Knowing that she is a parent too, I asked her whether whether she wanted the best for her kids.  A rhetorical question I know, but a good one to ask anyhow.  Did she want to give her children an inheritance that had the potential for making them stronger, brighter, happier?  As a parent this is definitely what I want.  I want to make sure that my kids are equipped with whatever it takes so that they can be their best.  That they can run, jump and skip to the best of their ability, that they can heal quickly should they get hurt, that their immune system acts the most efficiently so that colds and infections are short lived, or don't even have a chance to take hold.  And these are just a few examples of what can happen when the nervous system is working correctly.  In short, that my children are capable of functioning to their max.  This reasoning is based on the understanding that if the Nervous System can send messages out into the body that are easily interpreted and appropriately acted upon, then function is going to be optimal.  However, when these messages are garbled, faint or distorted than function will proportionately decline.

I never want my kids to suffer from this, and probably neither do you!  The best solution is to have them get adjusted.  The chiropractic adjustment makes sure that messages transported by the nervous system out into the body reach their targets as loudly and clearly as possible.  Now that's true health!

We invite you to visit our website at www.core-chiropractic.com to learn how this can be an affordable option.  Or call us at (208) 664-0800 as we would love to answer your questions.