Whether you are in the middle of a health care crisis or looking for a way to be healthier, chiropractic care is for you.Our bodies are self-healing and self-regulating. This law of homeostasis is the foundation of chiropractic. The body regulates itself throughout your entire life ñ day and night, managing to keep all its functions equilibrated by itself, without any outside help. When your body is functioning at its best, it does not require anyone to tell you how to digest your food, regulate your heart or your lungs or produce red blood cells. You have the ability to be healthy and express your full potential from the day you are born until your last breath of life. Your body has an innate intelligence that, if it is interfered with, will shut down that ability to function at an optimum level. A favorite saying in the chiropractic community is ìnature needs no help, just no interferenceî.Here is how it works. Your brain communicates with every cell, tissue and organ of your body via your nervous system. These nerves relay over three million messages every second between your brain and every one of these cells. Injury to the spine can be so severe as to cause a paralytic injury, as in the instance of Christopher Reeves. He was involved in an accident that fractured the first bone in his spine. Not only was he paralyzed, but his organs slowly began to malfunction and fail because of the changes in his nervous system. Injury can also occur in the form of a subluxation (a misalignment of a bone in the spine that begins to interfere with the way your nervous system functions). While not as serious as a paralytic injury initially, a subluxation can cause severe, long-term health consequences by reducing the function of your nervous system over time. Research shows that just the weight of a dime on a nerve can reduce spinal nerve transmission by 60 percent.As chiropractors, we remove that interference so that your body can function at the highest level possible. You can then heal from whatever issue or problem you are having and can therefore live your healthiest, best life possible every day. Having a spine free of subluxation can allow you to recover from a crisis, illness and pain naturally by your body healing itself.Studies have shown that the fastest growing segment of our population is the group of individuals living past 100 years. We have seen that people are living longer, and you may live well into your 80s, 90s or 100s. It is time to be proactive and take care of your spine and nervous system now while you have a choice, before a crisis situation arises.Problems in the spine can affect the entire body. When your spine is misaligned and there is pressure on the nerves, it cuts off the flow of energy between the brain and the body. This can cause immediate pain and health problems, or it can be asymptomatic for decades and severely affect your health and quality of life, as you age.Your nervous system controls how your entire body functions, every second of every day. Chiropractic care can help you express your inborn, innate potential. Your health does not get better by chance and quick fixes, it gets better by change and lifestyle choices. How will you live your life?Palmer Chiropractichttp://palmer-chiropractic.com719-494-1395
