The Wisdom of Nature
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Eating a nutritious diet and getting regular strenuous exercise
will only take you so far on your journey toward health if your nervous
system is not working properly. Spinal nerve irritation can impede the
appropriate flow of information between your brain and the rest of your
body, thereby interfering with healthy functioning and leading to a wide
range of diseases. When your nerves are irritated, this causes either too many nerve signals or too few nerve signals to flow between the brain and the body. Information transfer is either slowed down or sped up, and either of these creates a breakdown in communication, which can lead to various disorders and diseases. Your Millar chiropractic physician is a specialist in detecting and correcting spinal nerve irritation and interference. Chiropractic adjustments help restore normal nerve transmission, thereby helping to restore optimal health and well-being. |
The natural world functions very well without any outside
interference. On their own, members of the tens of millions of species
that share the earth with us prosper and thrive without any help from
outside agencies.
For abundant growth, plants require water, sunlight, carbon dioxide
from the air, and various nutrients from the soil. Herbivore animals
consume these plants for sustenance, and carnivorous animals consume
other animals. Then we have insects which have a varied diet including
everything from fruit, plants, dead leaves, twigs and stems, other
insects, and even blood. Nature also depends on many types of fungi and
bacteria to help decompose and recycle matter. In our oceans, whales are
the top predator and may consume more than a ton of plankton each day
in addition to fish, squid, and other crustaceans.
Every member of every species other than human beings flourishes by
obtaining everything it needs from its natural environment. Modern
humanity is the only species for which the abundance provided by the
global ecosystem is insufficient.
For example, coyotes, squirrels, and mountain lions don't need
sleeping pills, while humans spend billions each year on various sleep
aids. Owls, dolphins, and buffalo don't have problems with blood glucose
levels, but humans spend billions on diabetes medications. In the wild,
salmon, elephants, and maple trees don't require nutritional
supplementation to thrive, while humans spend more than $23 billion
annually in the United States alone. Do you see a disturbing pattern
here?
As a species, humans have the unprecedented ability to manipulate
and drastically alter the world in which we live. Also, with the
exception of wide-spread epidemics of infectious diseases, there is no
natural check on human population growth. As populations continue to
expand, resources are becoming increasingly scarce. As urban and
suburban populations increase, more and more people are leaving behind
not only the countryside but also local sources of fresh vegetables,
fruits, poultry, meat and dairy products. Commercial processing,
packaging, and transportation of food over long distances has become
necessary to supply food for city dwellers and suburban communities. But
calories and not much else are supplied by these methods. A source of
energy is provided but the quality of the food is substantially reduced.
Chronic disease has become widespread. Diabetes, obesity, and
cardiovascular disorders including heart attacks, stroke and chronic
high blood pressure are all the unfortunate result of a severely
compromised food supply.1,2
Our disconnect from the natural world presents many additional
challenges. Our bodies were designed to meet the demanding physical
requirements of surviving in a hostile environment. These days though,
most of us don't do much physical work anymore. If we fail to find
satisfactory substitutes for the strenuous physical activity for which
we were designed, our metabolic, endocrine and musculoskeletal systems
quickly deteriorate. The consequences may include depression, anxiety,
chronic aches and pains, and gastrointestinal problems, among other
disorders.
It requires a significant effort to maintain good health when we're
so far removed from the natural world. This is especially true in the
United States several reasons. One major reason is that the US was
primarily developed around the automobile, in contrast to more human
scale European cities which are much more walkable and bikeable.
Because of this, Americans have to make a special effort to get a
natural amount of daily exercise required for humans to thrive. We also
have to make more of an effort to seek out fresh, local and organic
food, due to our current food system dominated by big corporate
agriculture and food processing. Additionally, our medical system is
primarily interested in disease care, and it is up to the individual to
seek out preventative care to stay healthy.
It may seem overwhelming in the beginning, but it's well worth the
effort it takes to ensure that our diets are healthy, we're getting
regular and sufficient strenuous exercise, and receiving the appropriate
holistically-oriented preventative care. The short-term and long-term
payoff includes greater health, happiness and an increased sense of
well-being.
1Kesse-Guyot E, et al: Adherence to nutritional
recommendations and subsequent cognitive performance: findings from the
prospective Supplementation with Antioxidant Vitamins and Minerals 2. Am
J Clin Nutr Nov 24 2010 (Epub ahead of print)
2Pekmezi DW, Demark-Wahnefried W: Updated evidence
in support of diet and exercise interventions in cancer survivors. Acta
Oncol Nov 24 2010 (Epub ahead of print)
