Suppose you had a paper cut, or a similar wound. Suppose that wound grew red and sore, then began to throb and feel overly-warm. How would you react?
If you’re like most of us, you’d say (or at least hear from others):
“It’s infected! That really needs something put on it. See that redness? That means there’s infection in there, and you have to get it out. The main thing is to get the swelling down. Then it will heal.”
The truth is that, without inflammation, we would never heal from anything.
What is pain?
Pain’s the stuff that hurts, you say. What does it matter where it comes from or what it’s for?
Well, it does matter. Our bodies were designed to feel pain. Pain keeps us from poking our eyes out or breaking our teeth or biting through our thumbs while we eat our hamburgers. Pain protects us from extreme heat and cold by telling us to leave the situation ASAP. In essence, pain is our most powerful shield.
Well, we’ve been off the subject of chiropractic care for a while. Let’s get “back” to it.
Sorry, couldn’t resist the humor…a moment of hilarity passed before me, and I had to seize it.
Seriously, let’s talk about your work space—the place you spend at least half of your waking hours. If, like most of us, you sit at a desk all day, you may come home from work as tired and in as much pain as if you had been doing heavy labor that whole time. If so, then your work-space may not be spine-friendly.
Some of you may remember the 90’s comedy film “The Truth about Cats and Dogs”. Here’s one of my favorite lines:
Cosmetics Saleslady: We also have this new face cream which neutralizes the free radicals that attack the skin. Let me ask you: what’s your skin regime?
Dr. Abby Barnes: My regime? The regime from which the radicals are trying to get free? Are we selling face cream or staging a coup?
Joking aside, the terms “free radicals,” “oxidation,” and “antioxidants” are terms that are all over the news, but can be confusing if not explained.
If you have sinus issues this time of year, all I can say is…brother, I feel your pain.
Some days I think I hear “Bless You” more than I hear “Hello.” I wake up sneezing and often go to bed in like fashion. I even watch the sale fliers for the best deals on Kleenexes so that I can sufficiently stock up.
Unfortunately, this part of the country is fraught with pollen and humidity, so very few of us are exempt from yearly sinus problems, which usually come in the forms of sinus pressure, sinusitis (inflammation), and sinus infections.
I’ve always been intrigued by Benjamin Franklin. He was a colorful character (to say the least), as well as an awesome writer and inventor, and he even got to sign the Declaration of Independence.
He’s also known for many adages, the most famous being “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise”.
Whether Franklin abided by his own advice, I don’t know. The discipline in his life is questionable, based on much of his behavior.
I don’t take insurance. That’s just one of the things that makes The Fix, Chiropractic Solutions different than all the other chiropractic offices out there, worthy as they are.
But why do I have this philosophy?
One reason is economics. Not taking insurance actually allows me to charge you less than I could if I did accept it. That’s right. Less.
How so?
I have to admit, there are times that my brain just seems to be working on autopilot.
Well, even “autopilot” isn’t the right word, because, when an airplane is on autopilot, at least the plane can go smoothly from point A to point B.
No, I mean that sometimes I seem to be in a fog where I have trouble thinking, concentrating, or, well, sometimes basically functioning. And, when I feel this way, I usually also feel grouchy, nervous, or a little blue. Not my best moments, to say the least.
However, one thing usually seems to help without fail: exercise.
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