Wow, what a gross title but it sure is attention getting! Each week I write a different quote on a dry board in my office, all designed to educate and inform people on something health or chiropractic related. This one caused a lot of people to ask what I was talking about and after a brief explanation, they "got it."
So....when you see a dead animal that is covered in maggots, what are your thoughts? Gee those vicious maggots killed that animal? Or was the animal dead first and that is what attracted the maggots? Looking at it that way the answer is obvious, but what does that have to do with chiropractic? Well, nothing directly related to chiropractic, but everything related to health.
The comparison is to germs and disease --- does germs cause disease or is it that disease attracts germs? If germs caused disease wouldn't EVERYBODY get sick if there were germs around? Why is it that some people get sick and others don't? Doesn't it depend on the health of the individual and how resistant they are to illness? The answer is yes, how sick you will get really does depend on the strength of your immune system.
People who are getting adjusted regularly (nervous system has direct control over the immune system), people who are eating 9+ servings of fresh raw fruits and veggies everyday, people who are getting sleep, exercising, drinking plenty of water, these are the ones who are going to be healthier and can fight off illness versus those who don't. I see it in my office with my patients on a very regular basis.
So that brings me to the Swine Flu, which I'll really save for another posting (or several), and the people who are going to really be affected by it are the ones who have weakened immune systems to begin with. On the news the other night they showed an interview with a very large, overweight man who said "yes I'm going to get the shot."
My impression of that is well of course he will, he's not someone who's healthy to begin with and doesn't realize (or care) that prevention is the best approach to health. He views prevention as getting a shot and I view prevention as developing immune system strength through nutrition, exercise, sleep, attitude, and chiropractic adjustments. It works, you just have to try it.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Daily Affirmations
It always amazes me how powerful daily affirmations can be. Basically, you tell the world what you want, or else you will get what is "left over". I use to be very consistent with daily affirmations, visualizations, and writing in my goal book -- on a daily basis for several years. Then, something came up and I have become very irregular with it over the last 18 months or so, but this week I committed myself again to doing that routine every day. Now that it is here in writing, I'll be held even more accountable!
Short, simple statements of what you are, not what you want. I am healthy, I am happy, I am prosperous. Not....I want to be healthy, I want to be happy. That won't work. Put it in the current state and see what happens. Write out your goals each day, even if it is brief. Think positive thoughts, images, and feelings.
As someone once told me: life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself. Perfectly stated and true! www.drpamschiro.blogspot.com
Short, simple statements of what you are, not what you want. I am healthy, I am happy, I am prosperous. Not....I want to be healthy, I want to be happy. That won't work. Put it in the current state and see what happens. Write out your goals each day, even if it is brief. Think positive thoughts, images, and feelings.
As someone once told me: life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself. Perfectly stated and true! www.drpamschiro.blogspot.com
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Michael Jackson's death
The news that Michael Jackson's death is being ruled a homicide shouldn't be so surprising, considering all the drugs he was on at the time. What makes me sad is that it got this far, that he had to rely on so many drugs to make him sleep. His family is quoted as saying it was a "gross violation of duty and care for Michael Jackson." That indeed.
At the same time, his Doctor is not fully responsible for Jackson's health, Jackson is himself. He was the one who chose to medicate himself, and took these drugs on his own accord, and whether they were pushed on him or not, we'll never know. Yet, as talented a musician he was, he changed his looks to become someone else, never seemingly happy with who he was. He had so many resources available to him, yet did he make the healthiest choices?
I guess we'll never really know, but it certainly seems that he was not living a wellness lifestyle. It just shows that drugs can be lethal, whether it is prescription, over the counter, or illegal drugs, they all have the ability to kill. Sometimes they help, but many times they do not. The Institute of Medicine states medical errors account for at least 100,000 deaths per year; 195,000 people die each year in hospitals due to preventable errors; and JAMA states that 225,00 people die every year from prescription medications. Sounds like a LOT of people to me.
How many people die from a chiropractic adjustment every year? Have you heard? Do you know? None. Can you imagine if 225,000 people died every year after getting adjusted? Would Chiropractic even be in existence? No question in my mind that we'd be shut down, yet here it happens with arguably the most famous musician of our time, but then people look the other way for the thousands of other people who die from prescription drugs as well. That is a shame.
Start living a wellness lifestyle if you aren't already. Get your spine adjusted, eat organic, exercise regulary, and think twice about taking medications. Find out what the side effects and contraindications are, and see what else you can do instead. http://www.drpamschiro.blogspot.com/
At the same time, his Doctor is not fully responsible for Jackson's health, Jackson is himself. He was the one who chose to medicate himself, and took these drugs on his own accord, and whether they were pushed on him or not, we'll never know. Yet, as talented a musician he was, he changed his looks to become someone else, never seemingly happy with who he was. He had so many resources available to him, yet did he make the healthiest choices?
I guess we'll never really know, but it certainly seems that he was not living a wellness lifestyle. It just shows that drugs can be lethal, whether it is prescription, over the counter, or illegal drugs, they all have the ability to kill. Sometimes they help, but many times they do not. The Institute of Medicine states medical errors account for at least 100,000 deaths per year; 195,000 people die each year in hospitals due to preventable errors; and JAMA states that 225,00 people die every year from prescription medications. Sounds like a LOT of people to me.
How many people die from a chiropractic adjustment every year? Have you heard? Do you know? None. Can you imagine if 225,000 people died every year after getting adjusted? Would Chiropractic even be in existence? No question in my mind that we'd be shut down, yet here it happens with arguably the most famous musician of our time, but then people look the other way for the thousands of other people who die from prescription drugs as well. That is a shame.
Start living a wellness lifestyle if you aren't already. Get your spine adjusted, eat organic, exercise regulary, and think twice about taking medications. Find out what the side effects and contraindications are, and see what else you can do instead. http://www.drpamschiro.blogspot.com/
Monday, August 24, 2009
U.S. Healthcare by the numbers
A recent paper showed that 2 trillion dollars a year are spent on health care, and that taxpayers pay 44% of this. US Consumers are more dissatisfied with their healthcare than other nations, and about 50 million Americans are uninsured.
34% of Americans believe medicine can cure any illness as long as people have access to advanced technology and treatment, and health premiums have risen 98% since 2000! 70% is spent on chronic illness, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, obesity-related disease and arthritis. The numbers are sad and staggering, and go on and on....
According to the WHO, in terms of life expectancy, the United States lags far behind most other comparable nations. Compared with 30 other countries, the US has the highest incidence of all cancers. The US ranks 28th in infant mortality among 39 industrialized nations.
What is wrong with our society? In my opinion, people are too reactive and not proactive. People don't trust their instincts, they are lazy, prefer the easy way out, would rather watch TV and eat bad food, and not care about their health until it is too late.
Most people prefer to take drugs to get better (and then those above statistics appear), instead of eating whole foods (not processed ones), eating 7-9 servings of raw fruit and vegetables a day, exercising, and getting adjusted to have a healthy nervous system. Of course there are those of us who do work to stay truly healthy, but we are in the minority now.
Our society is not headed in the right direction, and I have concern for our future, if we keep it up. Drugs don't heal, only the body can heal itself.
To read more of these statistics, visit http://healthnews.mccoypress.net on 8/24/09.
34% of Americans believe medicine can cure any illness as long as people have access to advanced technology and treatment, and health premiums have risen 98% since 2000! 70% is spent on chronic illness, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, obesity-related disease and arthritis. The numbers are sad and staggering, and go on and on....
According to the WHO, in terms of life expectancy, the United States lags far behind most other comparable nations. Compared with 30 other countries, the US has the highest incidence of all cancers. The US ranks 28th in infant mortality among 39 industrialized nations.
What is wrong with our society? In my opinion, people are too reactive and not proactive. People don't trust their instincts, they are lazy, prefer the easy way out, would rather watch TV and eat bad food, and not care about their health until it is too late.
Most people prefer to take drugs to get better (and then those above statistics appear), instead of eating whole foods (not processed ones), eating 7-9 servings of raw fruit and vegetables a day, exercising, and getting adjusted to have a healthy nervous system. Of course there are those of us who do work to stay truly healthy, but we are in the minority now.
Our society is not headed in the right direction, and I have concern for our future, if we keep it up. Drugs don't heal, only the body can heal itself.
To read more of these statistics, visit http://healthnews.mccoypress.net on 8/24/09.
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