As a mom of 3 young children I know what it is like to be very busy. I often find it hard to fit in a good chunk of time for exercise. Other moms and dads I know feel the same way. We are often an “all or nothing” society and feel we need at least 30 minutes to 1 hour in order to get a good workout in or it is not worth our time.
No this is not a blog about my house, but my house makes for a pretty good analogy when I talk about chiropractic. Since 3 of us in the clinic are chiropractors I wanted to spend some time talking about how chiropractic fits in with everything we do at Team Health Care.
I love food. It is one of my favorite subjects. I love eating, shopping for and preparing it. But it has to be REAL food. Good, clean, natural, whole. Because Americans have become accustomed to a fast and processed food diet, I’d venture to say many people have never been exposed to a steady diet of pure, clean, unprocessed food.
Who is responsible for your health, you or your doctor? How you answer that question boils down to your philosophy of health. If you take an active role in educating yourself about wellness, lifestyle, and disease prevention, you will probably answer, “I am responsible for my own health.” If your philosophy is based on the “sick care” model, you may lean towards relying on your doctor. When illness or disease strikes, you go to your doctor for relief, oftentimes in the form of some prescription drug. You trust the doctor is making an educated judgment on how to “fix” the problem.
Anyone who has had to suffer (as I jokingly put it) through my classes knows I always ask this question. How we answer dictates how we take care of ourselves. Answering this question properly not only has an effect on our personal health, but on the whole health care industry. In other words, it could save us money AND save our lives.
Imagine going to your chiropractor to get relief from your low back pain and finding your digestive problems improving as well. As a chiropractor for 20 years in a busy and thriving practice, I have seen literally thousands of patients’ health issues improve in areas unrelated to the pain they were seeking help for.
