by Dr. Matthew | Oct 9, 2014 | Chiropractic Care
Lately a research article was published which touted the benefits of chiropractic care and low back pain: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/15699/20140916/chiropractic-manipulation-may-help-relieve-back-related-leg-pain.htm
I have had many people, including my mother (lol), bring this to my attention as a great, positive article on chiropractic. While it is nice that people with pain can seek and relieve some of their pain while under chiropractic care, it is not what causes me to wake up at 5 am every day to go to work. I go to work because of results like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcVP2Yzsnko
I understand that pain to the individual with pain is a big deal, however when chiropractic care has been shown to help a child that has been diagnosed with ADHD, that is when you are really making an impact: http://www.adjust4life.com/article/2587.html
A similar action would be if Mercedes Benz bragged about how their car has a windshield wiper. Sure, the windshield wipers are nice, however it doesn’t save lives like their patented “intelligent drive system”, which detects hazards in your path, and brakes for you.
by Dr. Matthew | Oct 8, 2014 | Chiropractic Care
There are few of us that want mediocrity in life. That is one reason why you read blogs such as this one. Watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WD3BexAVzQ
As a chiropractor, I have seen both sides of the story. The individual that wants an average life seems to think that this means stability, or safety. Thinking, “If I want to have an exceptional life, then I really need to gamble with my life.” However, I say this is guaranteed with that attitude, “If you lead a life of mediocre behaviors, health, and attitude, you are destined to never have an extraordinary life.”
Therefore, is it a gamble to try for the extraordinary? Possibly. However, never throwing your money on the table guarantees you have no chance of winning at all.
by Dr. Matthew | Oct 2, 2014 | Chiropractic Care
I’d like to discuss the idea of thinking inside out. I believe that most humans have the knowledge that the human body is a marvelous machine, which can accomplish some amazing things. We are taught in kinder that the brain is in control- the master control system. Later by second grade we understand the purpose of the heart and lungs, followed by a basic understanding of how muscles work. As we gain more knowledge and understanding of the human body, we naturally are in awe of what the human body is able to accomplish.
I remember vividly as a child the day that I laid back in my bed after reading an anatomy book. I was completely overwhelmed by the complexity of intrinsic processes that are ongoing within each and every one of us. I remember contemplating the efficiency of the human body. The most complex, yet efficient processes known to man, was in fact, man. Without knowing it at the time, it was at that very moment I recognized and honored the power of Innate Intelligence.
Innate intelligence is a term that chiropractors use to label the power within each and every living thing. This powerful maestro orchestrates life itself. Knowing what chemicals need to be filtered to breathe, and being able to use this polluted environment we live in at times to thrive is no small feat. This is just one example of Innate’s job.
Honoring this Innate Intelligence means trusting your body, not stressing it when not necessary, and acknowledging that you are not a random heap of materials that lives in a poorly organized fashion. You were powerfully made, and your innate intelligence needs no help. This is thinking inside-out.
by Dr. Matthew | Sep 30, 2014 | Chiropractic Care
Complexity.
Do you know someone that makes “things” more complex than necessary? Personally, I have found myself making this mistake as well. In fact, just last month I was sent out on the task of picking out a bottle of wine for dinner. Sounds simple, however I sure made this task more of a chore:
What food are we eating?
How “nice” of a wine am I suppose to choose?
What wine needs to be consumed first? (Is one going to spoil faster, if I choose the wrong one?)
Which wine will everyone enjoy, not just myself?
WOW! I completely over-analyzed the simple task of just picking a wine. 45 minutes later, the dinner is getting cold, and I am more confused than I was initially. Why do we sometimes feel overwhelmed with a simple task? The answer is going to be very simple, so don’t over-analyze it…
Simplicity sometimes makes us think we are missing something.
However, one can overcome this aggravating trait, by doing the following 2 steps:
1-Understand the source. Example: If I tell you that a nerve that is interfered with is causing your decreased health, I am making a very simple statement. However, one should understand the complexity that allowed me to get to that statement. Here is just a part of that complexity: There are billions of messages that are constantly being transmitted over miles and miles of nerve connections, and space between those nerve connections. This highway of nerve “talk” works really well, however there is something called a subluxation. A subluxation interferes with the normal transmission of “talk”. The “talk” is vitally important…it is what keeps you alive, reproducing, digesting, thinking, acting, and any other -ing.
2-Just choose. Without a choice at all, there is a 100% chance that nothing will change. Example: My wife wants wine. She did not ask for it in 45 minutes. Get my drift?
In time you will see that simplicity in action allows for a better life experience. Try it out!
by Dr. Matthew | Sep 25, 2014 | Chiropractic Care
Passwords
The cursor blinks, and awaits your command. All “they” need is a password. There in lies the problem, everyone wants a password. “They” place strict requirements on these passwords now. Seems like someone really wants to hack into my twitter account…
OK, so the password needs to be at least 4 numerals, 1 capital, no dashes allowed, no numbers in sequential order(the old 1234 trick), 8 alphabet letters, and it needs to change every 3 weeks.
The rules keep adding up over time. So now I have a list, a long list.
A list of all the passwords. It scrolls on for pages and pages. Page one, the very top, are the good old days when I would use my dog’s name as the password. ROXY. All caps. No crazy person would leave the caps on. That is all it took back then, and who is going to know the name of my dog anyway? Then requirements became more strict over time, and maybe they should….I started sending emails to my friends about being stuck in Nigeria and needing some money to get back home.
Then I started using passwords that were of old pets. You know, the first animal your family trusted you with, Frisky. Frisky was an awesome gerbil. Not sure what happened to him…he was very frisky.
Then the passwords went deeper into my life…my mother’s maiden name. My favorite English teacher. My favorite basketball player. You would have thought that’d be enough. Now, when I set up a password, there’s this little judging box, where some former hacker tells me whether the password is “strong”.
As much as I have to reset my passwords, for failure of remembering, I am humbled when comparing this all to Innate’s task.
Now, think about what your Innate Intelligence is charged with 24 hours a day. Innate works through your nerve system in order to keep everything in order. Innate knows the passwords to every function of every cell, tissue, and organ in your body. It knows when to change them, where to log-in, what to do after, for how long, and for what predicted outcome. The password sheet for Innate’s passwords would outnumber anything created by man 100 fold. The power our human body’s well outnumber the new iPhone, no matter how big the display, or numerous the functions and storage capacity.
The cursor blinks, and awaits your Innate’s command. Luckily, you don’t have to think about it at all, just don’t interfere.
by Dr. Matthew | Sep 23, 2014 | Chiropractic Care
More than 100 years ago, D.D. Palmer (the very first chiropractor) understood that the normal tone of the human body was altered when someone was sick. His huge amounts of educational work in the study of the human body led him to the understanding of health founded on TONE:
A subluxation is an interruption of the normal tone in the nerve system. When subluxations are detected and corrected, the human body will experience better health.
The easy way to understand tone is to look at a guitar. What makes the sound of the guitar? Being a great guitar player comes down to one thing: tightening and loosening the strings. This changes the tone of the guitar, and makes the sounds you hear.
So, really a chiropractor is not much different. We tighten and loosen the nervous system by adjusting. The results of this can and have been researched widely for over 100 years now. In fact, many chiropractors can measure before and after effects of your nerve system in their office in minutes.
It all comes down to this, when you are tuned properly, you will experience better health.
