Medical thinking through the 20th Century was all about looking for germs as the cause of many if not all diseases but in reality it is never one single factor. If you put the same germ in many different body’s it would not necessarily cause the same disease in each individual and in some people would not cause any disease at all. The germ requires a host that is compromised to have its potential negative impact take hold. At the heart of nearly all conditions and disease is a weakened or compromised host. Usually from an overload of […]

For most people they begin going to a chiropractor to get rid of their pain. As a chiropractor I know I cannot reach into someone’s body and remove their pain though. So how does chiropractic help a person get beyond their pain or problem? It is via brain function. Your body has been designed with the ability to regulate and repair itself but stressors whether physical, chemical or emotional that are more than you can adapt too, alters your brains ability to regulate the functions of the body and repair it. The chiropractic adjustment process restores and optimises […]

For most people, their understanding of chiropractic is that we are bone or back doctors. It might surprise you to learn that back in 1895, chiropractic was founded on the tone of  your nervous system. That if nerves from the spinal cord were “too tight” or “too loose” this effected the way information (signals) travelled over them. Modern research in the field of neurophysiology has recognised the piezoelectric nature of the nervous system which confirms that the tone of the nerves impacts the way signals travel over them. The nervous system is the master control system for the […]

Many people take their health for granted. The mindset is that it has always been there, so it always will be. Then if something was to go wrong, the doctors will fix it. Reality is that your health is your responsibility. That no one else can be responsible for it. You have to own it. You may need to seek expert advice and care from health professionals but ultimately you need to own it. Owning your health means forming healthy habits that promote wellness prior to any symptoms beginning. Being proactive and not reactive when it comes to […]