Chiropractic is based on the concept of keeping your spine in alignment so that your body can achieve a greater state of health known as wellness.
Modern chiropractic however recognizes the crucial role of keeping the body in a stress free state in order to prevent misalignment before it occurs.
Specifically three forms of stress need to be addressed: Physical, mental, and emotional.
In this series of articles I will give tips and advice to combat the deleterious effects of alll three types of stress and help the body achieve wellness.
So what is wellness anyway?Wellness is a relatively new term in our society and now that the concept is here, everybody seems to want to have it.
Let us first define what wellness is.
Wellness is a state of peak health, beyond being symptom free, that allows for an enhanced quality of life.
Wellness can also be described as "the constant, conscious pursuit of living life to its fullest potential.
" For many years I've been a chiropractor and it is the most amazing thing to see someone shift from a symptom based pain patient to someone who is not only pain free, but functioning at a higher level of life known as wellness.
It is often detected by me in subtle ways at first, an increase in the time the person is smiling, a bounce or energy in their step.
However, inevitably, as all aches and pains melt away, and as people begin or continue to make healthy decisions of exercise and eating right, there is an outer and inner glow that patients who are undergoing continued care achieve, and this is the magic of being a health care provider beyond symptoms and for wellness.
Stay tuned as we explore tips and advice on how to achieve a peak state of Wellness over the next few weeks.
Modern chiropractic however recognizes the crucial role of keeping the body in a stress free state in order to prevent misalignment before it occurs.
Specifically three forms of stress need to be addressed: Physical, mental, and emotional.
In this series of articles I will give tips and advice to combat the deleterious effects of alll three types of stress and help the body achieve wellness.
So what is wellness anyway?Wellness is a relatively new term in our society and now that the concept is here, everybody seems to want to have it.
Let us first define what wellness is.
Wellness is a state of peak health, beyond being symptom free, that allows for an enhanced quality of life.
Wellness can also be described as "the constant, conscious pursuit of living life to its fullest potential.
" For many years I've been a chiropractor and it is the most amazing thing to see someone shift from a symptom based pain patient to someone who is not only pain free, but functioning at a higher level of life known as wellness.
It is often detected by me in subtle ways at first, an increase in the time the person is smiling, a bounce or energy in their step.
However, inevitably, as all aches and pains melt away, and as people begin or continue to make healthy decisions of exercise and eating right, there is an outer and inner glow that patients who are undergoing continued care achieve, and this is the magic of being a health care provider beyond symptoms and for wellness.
Stay tuned as we explore tips and advice on how to achieve a peak state of Wellness over the next few weeks.