It seems every other week a new miracle drug is created; only to find, several thousand patients later or decades later, that the drug damages the organs, body or the unborn, or all of the above. Does a weight-loss drug come to mind? Or an arthritis medication? What about the over-the-counter pain reliever that damages the liver and kidneys when taken for too long or in large doses?Unlike everything else in health care (better known as “crisis care”), the chiropractic message remains the same as it has for the last 113 years. Chiropractic’s message is simple: The human body is intelligent and equipped with an inborn or innate intelligence that regulates and heals the body. That same intelligence that combined the egg and sperm and oversaw the development of your 100 trillion cells is with you today.This innate intelligence is throughout your body and guided by the masterful direction of your nervous system (brain and nerves). The brain is the powerhouse, and the spinal cord and spinal nerves are the conduit that transmit vital messages. The spinal nerves exit from between spinal bones (vertebrae) and spread to all parts of your body. If a spinal bone misaligns or subluxates, interference to this masterful expression is produced.A chiropractor’s sole purpose is to locate, analyze and correct these subluxations (Vertebral Subluxation Complex, or VSC) with the intent of removing interference to the beautiful expression of life.If you cut a finger, who or what heals it? Is it the doctor, Band-Aid or antiseptic? Of course not. Your body heals it and knows exactly what to do. Every cell in the human body is the perfect pharmacy. Every cell produces its own chemicals needed for survival and produces them in the right quantity, quality and at the right moment.Think about it. All organs and systems in your body must work together for the good of the whole. This is known as “wholism” or more commonly “holistic” or “vitalistic.” Your heart beats not for itself, but for the good of the whole body. Your liver detoxifies not for itself, but for the good of the whole body.What would happen if your organs became self-serving? What if they didn’t care what was going on in the body? Your body spends 90 percent of its energy adapting to the environment, foods, air, etc. Vertebral subluxations disrupt this adaptive ability. If this delicate balance is disrupted, sickness ensues. If the communication from your brain to any part of your body is interfered with, it affects the whole.If your heart only worked at 70 percent, how could you operate at 100 percent? What if this happened to your liver, kidneys, spleen, lymph glands or gall bladder? If any part of your body functions at less than 100 percent, you cannot be at your optimum. Chiropractic strives to help people function at their optimum by removing interference to inborn expression of health.Others who know about innate intelligence:
- “Intelligence is present everywhere in our bodies. Our own inner-intelligence is far superior to any we can try to substitute from the outside.” – Deepak Chopra, M.D.
- “A kind of super-intelligence exists in each of us, infinitely smarter and possessed of technical know-how far beyond our present understanding.” – Lewis Thomas, M.D.
- “The mind can dramatically affect the body. It follows that whatever upsets the brain’s control of the immune system will foster malignancy. I try to get patients to understand that the body heals and not the therapy.” – Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.
