I returned from a small town in Nicaragua this week. There were many things that were quite a bit different than our usual day-to-day routines. However, I would like to talk about one in particular: toilet paper (TP).
TP is such a simple product. Near everywhere you travel, you will see TP. Sometimes TP is rough, sometimes it is soft. Sometimes it is thick, and sometimes you find it thin. Sometimes perforated, others a continuous roll.
One thing is for certain with TP:
Once you get use to a certain quality, it is near impossible to be satisfied with an inferior experience.
Health can be thought of in a similar fashion. When you experience the results of a quality chiropractic adjustment, your quality of life changes for the better. Your health simply deserves to function without interruption from a subluxation. When a quality adjustment is given, a subluxation clears, and quality of life instantly changes. Why would anyone want a lower quality of life?
The difference between the Vitalist and the Allopath is the amount of knowledge they have in innate intelligence.
The Vitalist believes that the body can heal, if there is no interference.
The Allopath believes that the body needs help by adding something to the body. This can be in the form of natural or unnatural products, or processes.
There is a need for both types of professionals, and when they work together, utilizing each of their knowledge at the right time for the patient. When this happens, healthcare can truly exist.
“Success demands singleness of purpose.” -Vince Lombardi
One can assume that Coach Lombardi was referring to success on the football field. However, I believe that success in all aspects of life (in this case health) can be tracked to a specific purpose that certain actions are being made. Let me explain deeper.
I often have patients ask me how long I think it will take for them to feel better, or get over a certain diseased state. The interesting thing about the answer I give, is that my best answer must always involve knowing the individual’s purpose for seeking my care initially. Unfortunately, most have not really thought through their purpose intentionally.
So, what is your purpose for living a healthier life? Do you want to feel better, or do you want to be able to experience life at a greater level? Either way, there is no wrong or right answer, it is completely YOUR purpose. However, we should be careful. If you do not choose your own purpose, someone will choose it for you.
In this case, the outcome is that of the chooser…and you may not be the one that stood up for what you want!
When exploring the health-potential of the human species, I am amazed at 2 main things:
How well the human body is made and kept functioning; with little to no help from the intellect of that human.
How little thought the average person gives to the processes that are occurring within him (that he has little to no help with).
If you think number 2 is not something to take seriously, then it is because you do not understand number 1. Number 1 is discussing what chiropractors refer to as innate intelligence. Learn more about your innate intelligence here.
Innate intelligence, in a nutshell, is responsible for every function of every cell and tissue in the body. (I know, this is a large “nutshell”). It is said that innate intelligence is what guides the actions that keep you alive and functioning as well as it can with the resources available. It is referred to as intelligent, because of the actions that occur under the guidance of innate intelligence.
After all, we consider some in our human species intelligent, however even the highest IQ cannot and have not understood 99% of the complexities of the human body. However, innate intelligence does, and will take that doughnut and cheap coffee you picked up at Donut Temple and convert it to something useful enough to prolong your existence!
The law of life works even though the educated man knows nothing of that law. -BJ Palmer, DC
BJ Palmer, DC
This quote is a very broad statement, however I cannot think of a situation in which this does not hold true. No matter how much a person knows or does know know, the laws of life continue to work. What BJ was referring to in this quote was specifically the laws that cause man to live and thrive.
He believed, and was correct, that there are laws that govern the inner workings of the human body. We could try to understand them, however even if we are not able to understand these laws completely, they still work.
Furthermore, and more importantly I will say this:
Man’s knowledge of the laws of life can and should help us understand how to live a reasonably healthy existence. -Matthew Mix, DC
When exploring the health-potential of the human species, I am amazed at 2 main things: