There is no better example of the magical beauty that lies within us all - than BREASTFEEDING.

Take a close look...

A baby, that has developed inside the mothers body for 38 weeks, no help, naturally perfect.

Mum innately knows how to birth this precious baby, tapping in to to her primal, birthing power.

Then the mothers body shifts gear (with no help again) and starts to supply EVERYTHING that growing baby needs to survive and thrive. The miracle of breast milk.

The baby is born with an innate knowing of how to crawl up mums tummy to the breast.

Bubs' innate sucking reflex goes to work ensuring it gets the milk it needs.

Bubs knows that eye contact is vital for connection with mum and therefore vital to her survival.

Bubs grows with no help - the instruction manual is on the INSIDE.

The true miracle of life.

As the quote says - "Nature needs no help, it just needs no interference."

It is so obvious that from VERY early on in the western world, there are so many ways that people interfere with the natural perfection of life.

Whether its chemically, physically or emotionally. From toxins, poor diet choices, medications, stress, , lack of movement, interventions and so on.

Here's my challenge to you...

If you truly believed your body could heal, grow, repair and thrive - what choices would you make? Would you reach for the panadol OR find out the cause of your pain? Would you suppress your emotions OR explore them deeply? Would you suppress the fever OR let it bring about healing?

These are the important questions that will largely determine how healthy you become over the next 12 moths.

Choose wisely.

As Bruce Lipton states - "Your body's ability to heal is far greater than anyone has permitted you to believe."

Hi, Tony here, Auburn South Chiropractic and this is a Corona update for you.

Firstly, how are you going - stage four? It's not easy is it?

I've been up and down myself trying to keep myself busy, trying to keep myself distracted in a lot of ways because I can't be at the practice as often. Although I am here Tuesday and Thursday mornings to help you. If you have got any urgent needs, please give me a call or you can book in online. Don't forget that, but also touch on an issue that I see being one of the biggest problems with what's happening out in the community and from the response and from our government, et cetera.

I've been watching more football,AFL than I normally would just because I've got more time. And you know - what an amazing game where we have these athletes, we have these teams that come together. 

We have people who are specialists in the forward line and kicking goals. We have people who are specialists in preventing goals - The back line. We have these midfielders that can run and carry the ball and be the transition.

And it really got me thinking about this response to the Corona virus and our government, our health department, the minister for health, the chief medical officer, they've been putting their hands up to give us some, some solutions in their mind. And what I've noticed is there's some great solutions being put forward as some great directives, but they're all coming from, if I can use the AFL analogy, they're all coming from a back line defence strategy. What the government's decided to do is - we're going to stack the back line full of every great player. What in the alternative would have been the flood, all our midfielders they've gone back down into defense to try and stop the opposition, scoring a goal. And while that can be a great strategy to stop goals being scored, it's a really lousy strategy to score goals yourself, because what ends up happening is the ball gets stuck in the back line. That team gets possession and there's no one up forward to kick it to. And so it's a strategy that ends up being no goals being scored or very low number of goals being scored. And this seems to be this strategy with which the government's come to.

Now look, I'm all for defenses. I'm all for saying, you know what it makes sense to wash your hands. It makes sense to have a good set of hygiene. It makes sense to not sneeze in someone's face and make them, you know, that's common sense. We need a defense, we need a backline, but we also need a forward line in order to kick goals.

Why is our health department not giving health strategies? Why are they not coming out and saying, “you know what? This is a pretty tricky time for us. It's probably now that we should be looking after our health. It's probably now that we should lose those kilos. It's probably now that going for a walk in the sunshine is probably more important now than ever to make sure your body's working well to make sure your immune system is on fire. You know what? It's probably a good idea to go and check in with your naturopath to make sure that your all your levels are right. That you're not deficient in something. It's probably time to go and see your chiropractor to make sure everything's lined and aligned and tuned up so that your body is strong and resilient.”

”You know what? It's probably a time where sleep is super important. So look, let's make sure we're getting adequate sleep. Now, what's really important for keeping our bodies healthy is hydration. You know what? This is probably a time where we should be hydrating more, more, more, let's get that water into us. The research is very clear that the more we move, the healthier we are. In fact, it shows the research shows that the more we sit, the shorter our lifespan. And so wouldn't it be great. We get the particularly the aging population - We should get them up and moving. That's probably more important than ever. Let's get some more movement into our daily, but what are we hearing? Nothing.

We're trying to play an AFL game here, guys, with no forward line. How do you reckon it's going to go? -pretty lousy.

So my contention, and if I was the chief health officer or a health minister, if that's what you want to call it, that'd be my directive. My directive would be to say, look, there's people that are vulnerable. Let's make sure our defenses are super strong. Then the rest of the population let's look at how we can score some goals. How do we get healthier? How do we use this time in a productive way to get healthier and happier?

Anyway, that's my rant. So if we think about our AFL team, making sure that we've got a good distribution of players across that ground, what are you doing defensively and what are you doing offensively that's going to get you through this period unscathed, and in fact, healthier than you were before.

Some food for thought. Anyway, if you need some help, please reach out. www.aschiro.com

Give me a call. Get in touch on the socials. I'm here to help.

Be Well.

Which needs water - green grass or brown grass?

Both - obviously. One to get HEALTHY and the other to STAY healthy.

The same is true of our health -

what are you doing today, this week to maintain great levels of health?

Walk tall, smile lots!

Dr Tony Rose

5 Benefits of Chiropractic care during Pregnancy ...🤰⁣

1. Reduced labour time.

Research suggests that women under Chiropractic during pregnancy experienced up to 33% less labour time. Wow. 🙌⁣

2. Decreased pain.

Back pain during pregnancy can be anything from a slight niggle to full blown debilitating pain. Chiropractic can help.😀⁣

3. Feeling Connected

Is there ever a more important time to feel connected to your body? Staying in good alignment is imperative for staying connected. 🙏⁣

4. Optimal pelvic symmetry.

Obviously, having a pelvis well aligned will affect the area of the pelvis for bubs to grow and descend into. Keep your pelvis healthy.🤱⁣

5. Optimal foetal positioning.

A baby that is comfortable in the uterus is more likely to adopt an ideal position for healthy growth and healthy delivery. Having a healthy spine and pelvis contributes to muscles and ligaments holding firm and supportive, not tight and restrictive. 👼⁣
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A belly pillow helps mums lay on their tummy (see arrow) to get checked and bubs has room inside the pillow (like a donut ring) to fall into. Safe and gentle.

Dr Tony - Your Hawthorn Chiropractor.

I was reminded last week of 5 dangerous words when it comes to our health... "It might just go away"

Thinking that our health will improve by doing the same things that created the health problem, is crazy at best, and dangerous at worst. It may lead to more advanced problems in the future.

Ever week I hear of people wishing they got on to the problem earlier. Let's not let our small weaknesses become big ones. Let's keep "tuned up" with regular Chiropractic adjustments.

See you soon.

Walk tall, smile lots!

Dr Tony Rose - Your local Hawthorn Chiropractor

One of the biggest lies that people are being told is that “they’ll just have to live with it.”

Far too often I am told by a New Patient that they’ve been told by another health professional that they’ll have to live with the problem or the pain.

This is often a load of BS.

I wish health practitioners (as well meaning as they might be) would just be HONEST with their patients. When a practitioner doesn’t have any more options for them, they should be honest and say…”I dont have any more options for you, I’m not sure what’s going on, maybe you should try a different approach.”

What’s the harm in that?

Last week I had a wonderful chat with a Medical Sports Physician about a patient that wasn’t responding the way I thought they should. She went for a different opinion and some further tests and wow - she found the answers and started on the necessary care she needs to recover. Wonderful news. A great result for all concerned. Why wouldn’t we want the best results for our patients?!?!

There’s 2 things happening as I see it….

1. The ego of the practitioner - not wanting to be seen as “not knowing”. Unwilling to say “I don’t know” AND

2. An unwillingness of the patient to explore other alternatives. People have become passive victims in their own healthcare. This is very sad.

Time after time I hear... “I wish I had or known about Chiropractic earlier.” “I can’t believe I lived with this for so long.”

Sometimes to get a different result, we need to do something different.

If you’ve been stuck on the medical merry-go-round and are wanting a different approach, I’d love to help. You can give me a call on (03)7005 7672 or send an email to drtony@spin.net.au or book an appointment at https://www.aschiro.com/book-online

Walk tall, smile lots!

Dr Tony - Your local Hawthorn Chiropractor

Over the past few weeks, with lockdowns, social distancing and associated changes to the way we live, I have been interested in the contradictions that are so deeply seeded in our Australian way of life. No more obvious to me than the following examples...

• I can't visit my parents but I can go and purchase any amount of alcohol that I want.

• I can't go for a walk in the beautiful Botanic Gardens but I can go and purchase cigarettes from the local supermarket.

And these restriction are all in the name of "keeping us healthy" Really? 

Let's look at some stats: 

1. Over 4000 deaths in Australia were either caused by or contributed by Alcohol in 2017.

2. Alcohol  causes 40% of liver cancer.

3. 22% of our national road toll is caused by Alcohol.

4. Smoking causes 41% of the burden of reparatory disease.

5. Smoking costs our country at least $136.9 billion every year.

So we can stay at home, drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, increase our risk of cancer, heart disease and mental health problems, yet can’t get outside in nature and be proactive about our health. Hmmm something doesn’t make sense.

All the above stats are because of our choices, all in our control of what we put into our bodies,

A big problem?

In my opinion, a big issue here is the prevalence of unhealthy habits passed off as societal norms. This is leading to the chronic decline in our health, and then wondering why we “get” sick.

We don’t “get” sick, we “create” sick. Here’s how I look at it. In 95% of the population (approx 5% have true genetic determining factors) there is a “magical age” - it’s around 50. For some it’s a bit more and for some it’s a bit less.

50 years is long enough for our habits to have taken effect AND enough time for the cumulative effect of the body not coping with what we’ve been doing to it. The result?

WE GET THE BODIES AND HEALTH WE DESERVE

If you’ve eaten poorly for 50 years, you’ll most likely be overweight, inflamed and have bowel problems.

If you haven’t stretched or looked after your mobility for 50 years, you’ll be struggling with basic daily activities such as getting up and down off the floor, tying your shoe laces etc.

If you haven’t prioritised the relationships in your life, you’ll more than likely be lonely.

You get my point.

My ask: Let’s all take a higher level of responsibility for the relationship between our daily habits and our long term health status. Remember - it all adds up.

Let’s take our head out of the sand and start BEING a better person for ourselves, for our health, for our families and love ones and for the greater good of the planet and humanity. With me?

Tony.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Here’s a flashback to a Yoga cruise I went on, sailing around the beautiful waters of Indonesia with Kula Yoga. Beautiful yoga sessions, swimming, plenty of R&R and also time to lean new skills as you can see in the video.

Learning new skills is a great way to keep our nervous system adapting and growing, allowing us to stay youthful.

Is there a skill you’d love to master? A handstand? Painting? Archery? Skipping? Whatever it is, now is a good time to dedicate some time to it.

As the saying goes…..The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, the next best time is NOW.

Start today - you’ll be glad you did. Go for it.

Hi, Tony here. A quick update. Obviously things are changing very, very quickly, almost hourly, but certainly as of today, being Tuesday, I'm still open. I'm still here as a service to you, to keep you healthy, to keep you moving. It's times like this - it's never been more important to keep yourself healthy and the link between how the body works and our immune systems, stress levels, et cetera.

I know a lot of you are working from home. Maybe you're bent over the kitchen table with a makeshift desk set up, causing strain, causing extra stress on the body. I would encourage you if you can, to get in and get adjusted.

I know that some of you and not leaving home and are in lockdown, and that's understandable. I'm also offering that if you can't leave home and you would like me to come and adjust you, I can do home visits. 

Things are changing. I just wanted to give you an update as to what we're doing here.

• Obviously at the table has been wiped down after every visit.

• I'm spacing out appointments. So there's only ever one person in the office at any one time.

• We've got hand sanitizer at the desk.

• I'm washing my hands, obviously.

• keeping everything, clean, all the surfaces here, getting regular wipe downs as well.

So I'm doing everything I can to stay open, to help, to help you stay healthy and do what you can in this time. So please give me a call if you have any questions.

If you have any other needs I'm here. Um, yup. Need a dog walked? Need some shopping done? let me know. I'm also going to put my mobile phone number down so that if the office is closed or if I'm not here, you can still contact me, which is zero four one three eight zero three four zero three. Don't hesitate. Send me a message or give me a call and I'd love to, I'd love to chat anyway.

I hope you're all doing well. Hope you staying safe and look, maybe try and make the most out of this downtime, to try and chill out and spend some time with the family.

Be well.