SOUTH SHORE FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC
Monthly News - November 2005

I don't like going to malls. I am not a shopper. I usually only go if I have something specific to buy. Consequently, I am not very familiar with the local malls. I also have a very poor sense of direction. As a result, I spend a good deal of time in front of the director/map of the mall to try to figure out where I am going. The most important thing to do is to first find out where you are, hence the little arrow showing you the location of the directory you are staring at.

You see, you cannot figure out how to get somewhere unless you know where you are. For us to reach a destination of good health, which should be the objective of every patient in the office, we must first determine where you are. Your location, both physical and mental are important. Physically you are probably subluxated. One or more vertebra may be out of its proper position, cutting off the vital life energy to your body, inhibiting your ability to be healthy, to work, to play, to sleep and to reach your potential in every aspect of your life. What's more, these subluxations have probably been present for years and may well have been reducing the quality of your life experiences since childhood. Mentally, we are even more challenged with a distorted view of life and health.

We are taught that germs cause disease and that treating the symptoms of a disease while ignoring the cause is okay. We are taught that health comes from somewhere outside ourselves rather that coming from within our bodies. We believe that taking something from a bottle or in the form of a pill will actually make us healthy, rather than just treating the symptoms. We are at a place where we put our confidence in some doctor to get us well rather that the inborn wisdom of the body. We are not interested in maintaining our health but only in getting rid of the illness when it comes.

We think that getting sick is a matter of bad luck, rather than doing the wrong things or failing to do the right things. Until we realize that our perspective is wrong and want to change, we are never going to find our way to a healthier, more productive life. Chiropractic offers a new perspective and a new direction. It involves a radical change on our way of thinking, even our way of looking at life and the world around us.