Can You Hear Me Now?

Cell phone use in our country is at an all-time high and will undoubtedly continue to expand as phones become capable of doing more and more. As things tend to speed up in our world, cell phones have enabled us to communicate whenever a need arises. From hosting a business teleconference that links people from various locations, to providing a way to tell our spouse to pick up dinner on the way home from work, cell phones have made new things possible. The newest fads are the smart phones such as Apple’s iPhone, which provide amazing internet possibilities, video cameras, planners, applications and just about anything you can imagine and more in a phone. These apps are wonderful, but without a clear signal, no matter the bells and whistles, a cell phone can no longer serve its main function. At some point, everyone who owns a cell phone has experienced the frustration of either not being able to make a call due to poor service or engaging in a conversation where you can only hear every third word. Most remember laughing at and relating to the Verizon commercials from a few years back where the guy is constantly asking “can you hear me now?” Much like interference to a cell phone signal hampers and limits the potential of our phones; interference to the body’s nervous system restricts a person’s ability to express life and health to the fullest extent. The nervous system is wonderfully comprised of the brain, spinal cord and nerves which disperse and connect with every cell, tissue, muscle, organ, gland, etc. in our body. The nervous system coordinates and controls all functions the body performs, from breathing to walking to digestion to healing…everything!!!  The brain communicates with the body by sending messages down the spinal cord and over the nerves to a particular part of the body. This is also how our body communicates back to our brain. For example, when we place our hand on a hot stove a message is sent from the nerve receptors in our hand back up the nerve, up the spine and to the brain to let us know we better move our hand. When interference is present in the nervous system it negatively affects the body’s ability to function properly because our brain has a bad cell phone reception with the rest of the body. What if the heart is on the other line of that call? Is it going to get the proper messages from the brain to work the way it is supposed to? Or if the reception between the brain and stomach is poor, how will our digestive function be?
Nervous system interference is called a subluxation and the goal of Chiropractic is to correct these subluxations by adjusting the spine and to restore balance and a clear signal to the nervous system. Chiropractic is an essential component of health, healing and functioning at 100%. Like apps on an iPhone, exercise, diet, meditation and deep breathing are all great features that can enhance health, but in order to get the best use of our body and highest levels of health, a clear signal is a must. Who do you know who may be struggling with interference? Share with them how chiropractic and a clear nervous system signal has enhanced your life.