It's All In Your Head

I lose track remembering all the times a patient has come to me telling me their medical doctor has told them that their problem is 'all in their head'. Or a patient themselves says something like "I don't know if what I am experiencing is real... or whether it is all just in my head."

Even though the doctor or the patient has said this because they have no idea what is going on - they don't realise how very close to the truth they are. After all, it is our brain that is the master control of the entire body - of course it is all in their head!

The question should be "how do I get the brain-body connection powering at 100%?" The brain is like the tap that is turned on full. It is our spinal cord that is the hose and the nerves that exit are like the sprinkler system that waters our organs. Our expertise is detecting and correcting these 'kinks in your hose', thereby allowing your body to heal and function at its full potential. But it is not a matter of 'here I am doc - fix me!' Our ultimate outcome is to empower you to take more responsibility for your health. Unfortunately, most people don't value their health until it is not there anymore, and in a lot of cases it is too late.

The human body has an incredible ability to adapt. It adapts to the environment we place it under - both positive and negative. For example, if you repeatedly stress a muscle it will grow in anticipation for future work it needs to do. Similarly, when we stress our bodies in other ways like repeatedly consuming toxic processed foods, our bodies adapt to the insult, but there is a consequence. The body may produce more fat cells to store the toxins away from our vital organs. Instead of doing a detox or cleanse to remove the toxins, we take a pill or potion from the pharmacy to 'speed up our metabolism', or we might go onto a high protein diet. Another common approach is to hire a personal trainer and exercise vigorously. All these approaches actually cause even more toxicity in the body, then we get frustrated with our lack of results due to our misunderstanding of the bodies hierarchy of needs.

The power of the brains healing potential cannot be underestimated. A remarkable case is when people in cancer studies are told they are given chemotherapy and that their hair will fall out as a result. The patients are actually given a placebo, but because they have the thought so powerfully in their minds - their hair DOES fall out for no physical reason.

The emotions we experience on a day to day basis have just as big an impact on our bodies as a toxin. But we live in a society where it is no proper to necessarily express our emotions. So just like toxic build up in our bodies, we can accumulate negative emotional stresses that cause breakdown. We have all heard of someone having a "nervous breakdown" or that they are "an emotional wreck". Yet we rarely detox or cleanse our nervous system. Read on below about an amazing study done highlighting that the greatest benefits from regular chiropractic care go well beyond just the physical.

It is not uncommon when a patient starts getting their spine adjusted and nerve interference removed as a result that they burst out in laughter -'for no apparent reason', or they may start crying - 'for no apparent reason'. But there is a reason - throughout a lifetime, there is an accumulation of emotions that have been stored in your nervous system. Our nervous system is designed to relate us to our environment, so as the pressure is removed from your nervous system with each adjustment, you are better able to perceive the world clearer with more joy, gratitude, patience and understanding, without things 'getting on your nerves'.