Do You See What I See?

When you look at this image, what do you see?

…a bunch of bones, nerves and tissues? The brain? The spinal cord? Anything else?

Here’s what I see…..

1. The magnificence of the human design.

2. The “information super-highway” called the brain and spinal cord.

3. The in-built healing potential of the body.

4. The importance of maintaining the health and integrity of the spine.

So what’s the big deal?

When it comes to health, our actions - the things we do and don’t do, are determined by the world-view of health that we hold, whether consciously or unconsciously. To make it simple I will put these world views on health into 2 categories.

1. The Body is imperfect and faulty. Sickness happens TO us.

2. The body is intelligent and self healing. Health comes from within.

So let’s assume world view number one:

• If sickness happens TO us from the outside - in, then it makes sense that the solution is from the outside - in in the form of pills, potions, lotions and procedures. Practically, it would look like this….if I have a fever, I will take a pill or potion to bring the fever down. If I have “high blood pressure” I will take a pill to bring it down. If I have a runny nose, I will take a pill or potion to stop it running. If my organ is not functioning correctly I can have it removed or procedure done to try to help. etc etc. You see, the actions are all geared at reversing what the body is doing, with no or little regard for WHY.

Now lets assume world view number 2.

• Health comes from within: Why is my body giving me these signals? What can I do? How can I BE that will increase my body’s RESISTANCE, how can I increase the healing potential of my body? Does my body have the RESERVES necessary to HEAL?

• Let’s look at how I am Eating, Moving and Thinking as the building blocks to enable HEALTH to shine.

• Let’s keep a healthy spine so the communication system is firing optimally - to give our body the best chance of being healthy. A nervous system in fight/flight will not create HEALTH in the long term.

ACTION: Take notice….are your habits geared at HEALTH or at SICKNESS? Maybe it’s time to change things up. If you’re not happy with the results you’re getting regarding your HEALTH, then it’s time to change. Maybe it’s time to change the world view of health and look to a different approach. Or not?!

I’d be happy to chat about it.

Walk tall, smile lots!

Dr T.