The very first Chiropractic patient did not receive adjustments for neck or back pain. His pursuit was health and restoration. Approximately 93% of current Chiropractic patients visit a Chiropractor for the first-time seeking relief from back or neck pain but soon discover benefits which extend far beyond the scope of pain relief. Evidence based research like the initial case of Harvey Lillard continues to grow and educate more people about the science, unique process, and healing philosophy surrounding Chiropractic care. Chiropractic gained an initial following in the early 1900s. The flu pandemic of 1918 served as the major watershed moment in time which earned Chiropractic worldwide acclaim. The Spanish flu epidemic claimed the lives of 500,000 Americans and millions of others around the world. Historical health documents and statistics reveal that people receiving spinal adjustments for nervous system health experienced a much lower casualty rate than those not under chiropractic care. The global fear of flu and sickness led many people to begin utilizing Chiropractic care to strengthen their immunity and better prepare their bodies to combat sickness and disease.

Scientists and researchers struggled at the time to understand why such incredible health improvements occurred through the spine that seemed unrelated to spinal health. Better anatomical research and scientific methods evolved with time and helped better explain the function of the central nervous system as it relates to both spinal care and overall health. An intimate connection exists between the spine and nervous system. Better mobility and communication through the spinal cord and nervous system allow the body to better regulate immunity, hormones, and healing. These reasons alone provide ample reason for children, adults, and seniors to investigate and experience Chiropractic care without any presence of back or neck pain.

Chiropractors do not claim to heal or cure diseases. Chiropractic adjustments focus on removing interference and immobility from the brain to body communication system. Over 90% of people initially go to a Chiropractor to address an issue of pain but evidence of improvement in energy, immunity, athletic performance, memory, and concentration circulate as testimonies that continue to increase the number of people who seek nervous system care for optimal health and overall wellness.

Side effects of Chiropractic care provide a litany of reasons to pursue nervous system health. Patients report better sleep, lower stress, and hormonal balance as proactive improvements which lead to healthier relationships, better school/job attendance, and an overall improvement in quality of life. Recent research determined that over 55 million American adults visited a Chiropractor in their lifetime and approximately 19 million people consulted with a Chiropractor in the past 12 months. These growing numbers represent a health care option trusted by more and more people in all fifty states and around the world as nearly 100,000 Chiropractors pursue better health care for millions of people worldwide every single day.

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Parents become riddled with stress when children endure transition periods that come with growth and maturity. Some individuals experience it during holiday seasons or times of financial hardship. Families in general experience it during times of adversity. Weddings, babies, promotions and home repairs all make the long list of potential triggers. Interestingly enough, even positive events present equal and opposite concerns of worry and stress. Many people associate Chiropractic care with back and pain relief, however, stress reduction actually occurs as a welcome side effect of every nervous system adjustment.

Chiropractic adjustments reduce stress by increasing a calming chemical in the brain and decreasing stress hormones in the blood.

The body naturally improves resilience to stressful events through better harmony in the body’s alignment and ability to respond to stress.  A need for natural stress reduction becomes more evident with each new year of evidence detailing how badly today’s population suffers from symptoms and effects of stress.

• 49% of the general population experiences anxiety, depression, substance abuse or a combination of all three.
• Today’s average high school student measures the same level of anxiety as an institutionalized psychiatric patient in the early 1950
• Prolonged sitting draws comparisons to the physical damage of smoking due to the harm posed to overall health and well-begin.
• Text neck and tech back increased in diagnosis due to the harm of the overuse of technology in adults and children.

The brain and central nervous system processes all stressors both internally and externally.

Chiropractic adjustments help hit the reset button on the central nervous system, reduce negative hormones, and assist in alleviating the burden of mental and physical stress on the entire body. Research published in 2014 showed that Chiropractic adjustments reduce specific hormones in the body which carry stress and allow subjects who receive adjustments to circulate more calming chemistry throughout the blood stream. Researchers compare a spinal adjustment to the “control-alt-delete” mechanism on a computer. The intimate connection between the spine and the central nervous system allows every adjustment to help reset the autonomic nervous system. As a result, we find a calming effect subsequently occurs throughout the body.

Five additional tips MAXIMIZE Chiropractic adjustments and REDUCE STRESS in the body:

1) Eat avocados and foods containing good fats

2) Engage in grounding – walking outside on grass, dirt, or sand with bare feet

3) Move the body – any form of exercise registers as good movement

4) Deep breathing – practice deep breathing 2-3x/day for 10 breaths at a time

5) Increase healthy exposure to sunlight

Years of stress accumulate and take a toll on the health, appearance, and aging of an individual. Chiropractic spinal adjustments provide critical assistance in improving longevity while reducing the acceleration of bad hormones. A Chiropractic based plan for long term health combats the consequences of trials and anxiety throughout any season.

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Chiropractic adjustments unlock specific hormones required for better sleep. The body needs sleep in order to recover and initiate restoration from the trials and stress of everyday living. Most people know the importance of sleep but do not grasp the magnitude of sleep’s impact on health. The same people who acknowledge a need for sleep often compromise rest in favor of extra work or time spent invested in the busyness of life.  As a result, health suffers because lack of sleep detrimentally impacts every aspect of life and disease.

Regularly achieving less than adequate amounts of sleep destroys a person’s health

Continued sleep shortages contribute to depression, heart disease, lowered immunity, obesity, and type-2 diabetes. As a result, millions of people explore numerous trips to doctors and pharmacies in search of drugs and recommendations for better sleep. Americans spent an estimated $41 billion on sleep aids and remedies in 2015; that amount expects to grow to $52 billion by 2020. The issue of acute sleep deprivation impacts people more prevalent today than at any time in history.

A recent study determined that over 1/4th of people have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep

Nearly 70% of people struggle to fall asleep at least one time per week. Stress and anxiety rob people of the very remedy needed to combat diseases caused by stress and anxiety. Most people do not function well with less than seven hours of sleep. Daily routines convince people that they aptly manage on less than seven hours but the truth remains uncompromised by busy schedules. Most sleep sufferers do not realize or acknowledge the problem and never understand that better sleep drives so many aspects of quality healing and life.

Chiropractic offers a research-based solution

Research completed in 2015 linked an increase of specific sleep related hormones following a spinal adjustment. Chiropractic improves hormone chemistry throughout the entire body by adjusting misaligned areas of the spine which hinder mobility and nervous system communication. An intimate relationship between the brain and nervous system exists in every person’s spine. The nervous system directs all healing and function throughout the body by communicating through the spinal cord. The bones of the spine surround and protect the spinal cord and direct nervous system functions. Copious amounts of neurons lace the spine and communicate with the brain every single second. Clear communication requires appropriate alignment and movement of each spinal vertebra. Misaligned vertebrae produce a static-type message to all organs and tissues leading to imbalance and alterations in the release of
hormones, including sleep hormones.

Chiropractors do not cure sleep challenges. Chiropractors locate areas of misalignment and immobility in the spine which produce stress in the nervous system. These places of interference (called subluxations) hinder the body’s potential to communicate, heal, and perform at maximum capacity. Chiropractors help men, women, and children of all ages reduce stress in the nervous system through the appropriate application of specific, pain-free adjustments. The resulting benefits unlock health potential that optimizes all activities from work to better sleep.

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