Weekly Wellness Note #6 - STRESS (Part 3)

After spending a week in the Dominican Republic for a week on a chiropractic mission trip, I've never felt better about going into this great profession and the incredible results it can generate.

So that brings me to the next topic, Chiropractic and Stress.

"But Jonny, what does Chiropractic have to do with stress. I thought it was just for neck pain, back pain, and headaches"

And you know what, it does help those things, but the main premise of Chiropractic is founded on health and wellness, and a big part of that is by managing your stress response.

Everytime a bone in your spine gets stuck in a poor position (subluxated), the nerves traveling in and out of the spine are sending faulty messages to your brain; the most important organ in the entire body. If your brain is getting garbage information in, it will send garbage information out.

Remember from the first note, that stress is stimulated by a branch of your nervous system called the sympathetic nervous system. When you are subluxated, the first thing that tends to happen is an unnecessary stress response. And the results?

- Decreased immune function (get sick more)
- Increased anxiety and depression
- Back pain, neck pain, headaches
- Left unresolved STRESS WILL lead to the chronic diseases discussed before

Chiropractors have been measuring the stress response for years. In fact, many of the tools chiropractors have been using for ages to find your misalignments and nerve interference have been based on measuring the body's stress response.

And from first hand experience, there is really nothing like a visit to the chiropractor after some of those long and stressful days in the classroom or at work. You can always tell when they get that right segment because it's like a weight has been removed off your shoulders immediately.

So that'll close my 3 part introduction to the dangers and remedies for stress.

Remember that your health can be controlled by your lifestyle choices. An investment in wellness now...while can be expensive, will save you hundreds of thousands in the future in the face of chronic diseases.

Eat well, think well, move well, and GET ADJUSTED.

If you have any questions or comments on how you can make some easy and simple lifestyle changes

or better yet, you're looking for a good chiropractor. Feel free to message me or leave comments.


Be Well and Stay Adjusted,
Jonny