by Dr. Matthew | Apr 3, 2013 | Chiropractic Care
Responding to symptoms is emergency care, not health care. Necessary at times, however in emergency situations is it only necessary. First, determining if the situation is truly an emergency is a must. This is the hardest part.
If your situation is not an emergency, then symptoms could actually be a good thing. Remember that the intelligence of your body is more intelligent than you!
Of course the best course for anyone’s health is true prevention. It’s so simple, yet so difficult to do. Every choice you make either moves you closer to good health, or closer to a lower quality of life.
Your choice.
by Dr. Matthew | Mar 3, 2013 | Chiropractic Care
March is here. How are you doing on the goals, objectives, resolutions you set in January?
I use to get disappointed if I let myself slide, when I should have been following through with my goals. I remember that I use to set goals, and then it seemed like time would just fly by, later to notice that my goals were not met, because I did not do what I needed to do to accomplish those goals.
So there it was. A goal set, and not attained, once again. I was so sure of that goal when I set it, and now it seems very far away. i decided that there has to be a way to make sure that I am doing everything I need to do to accomplish that goal…if it truly was very important to me. There is where accountability came from.
A good friend of mine introduced me to accountability. One way that I stay accountable to my goals and objectives, is that I get others involved in the process.
-Name your goal. This is a great thing. This means that you have taken the time to dream, to really ponder about what you want in life.
-Now you write it down. Wonderful, now you are making you accountable to you.
-Tell a close friend. Excellent, now you are making you accountable to others.
I guarantee the next time that you see that friend, they will ask you, “Hey, how many days have you been off the smoking?” I know I do.
Here’s one more thing that being held accountable to a designated group of individuals:
It really made me step up my goals, and more importantly following through on them. I get more accomplished in less time, and I am happier doing it.
On a personal note:
One goal of mine for 2013 is to make a larger impact in our schools. So, I took a great step to getting this accomplished. I decided to run for a position on the school board in my town. A huge undertaking, and a lot of time invested, however it truly is something I want to do. So I made the step. It’s a huge motivation to not want to come up with a lot of lazy answers for my accountability group, on why I didn’t get involved.
Until next time…keep focused!
by Dr. Matthew | Feb 22, 2013 | Chiropractic Care
It seems everyday there is some new berry discovered:
“Deep in the jungles of the Amazon, there was a tribe found that had perfect teeth, and an average age of 114. Dr. Soandso of Suchandsuch University has extensively studied the tribe to determine their source of unlimited health and life. Now, never before released to the public, is this drink, protein bar, powder, pill, lotion, salve, and chewing gum that contains the Amazon Berry!”
I know, so I am a tad dramatic at times. However, the truth is that the above situation is not too far from the truth. The situation I am referring to can be summed up like this:
Those whom seek immediate health after years of neglect, do not want to experience pain, inconvenience, or sweat.
So, a quick pill to kill the pain (a habit practiced in the past), becomes no different than a berry from the Amazon to give me unlimited health and life to age 114.
I give you permission to jump off the bandwagon. True health comes from within. Follow the time tested truths of health:
-Limit or remove chemical stress
-Limit or remove physical stress
-Limit or remove emotional stress
-Limit or remove radiative stress
-Get adjusted by a chiropractor to remove the effects of the above stresses you could not remove.
Until next time,
With clear nerve channels,
Matthew M Mix, DC
choose health now
by Dr. Matthew | Feb 18, 2013 | Chiropractic Care
How much time I have left in this world is irrelevant. I am more interested in quality as compared to quantity. In the business that I am in, I have seen those that live 85 years, and wish they had only lived 65. I have also seen the polar opposite. I have seen someone live 60 years, however you knew that those 60 years were lived wonderfully, and they had no regrets.
There are those that live their life full out, and those that play at half speed. I choose to play full out, and I extend an offer to you to do so as well. It’s a nice feeling to know that at the end of the day you can reflect on that day with a smile.
To know that you used every second of the day as good as you knew how. To know that your life, no matter how long, was used to it’s full extent. This is a life well lived.
Matthew M Mix, DC
by Dr. Matthew | Feb 3, 2013 | Chiropractic Care
Sometimes the truth can be an eye-opener. When the facts are presented to our health that are not what we expected (for the worse) we tend to react one of these ways:
1-denial- “This can’t be true. Sure, I see the exam results, however I feel great.”
2-minimize- “Doc., don’t others my age have this same problem. I am 65 now. I also am more active than any other man my age, so I’m bound to not be perfect in my assessment.”
3-shock- “What? OMG, this is amazing, I had no idea. Can you help?”
When presented with the cold hard facts on your current health status, which reaction type do you fit? Instead of having an emotional reaction, the correct question should be:
-Are the tests that were performed accurate, reliable, and reproduceable?
-Do I trust my Doctor to be an expert in his or her field?
-Do I value my health enough to do something about it?
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