Another morning at Dr. Andy’s. Our offices are next to each others and many an hour we spend talking, drinking cheap vodka juiced vegetables, and eating Hostess Ding Dongs embedded with Skittles organic bran muffins. During one of these “brainstorming” sessions I started to complain about feeling sick. My head felt like someone had used it for a cutting board and my stomach felt like vinegar and cottage cheese. Dr.Andy looked at me and said, “You know getting sick can be healthy for you”! I said ” drinking the fluid out of your ink jets can make you bald”. I didn’t think a Chiropractor could move so fast! When I awoke he said “hey, I’m being serious, I gave a lecture about this a few weeks ago.” Andy is great at what he does, education. This is an excerpt from that discussion.
Most people don’t realize that most of the chronic diseases we have today actually result from what we do on a daily basis. They are driven by how we eat, the American lifestyles we lead and our current medical practices.
In our society acute illness (colds, fevers, etc.) is viewed as a bad thing. It is almost seen as the precursor to something catastrophic: “If I get a cold, I might get worse.” Our society has gone into a perpetual state of fear. Making matters worse we are no longer taking responsibility for our health, we simply shift the blame for it to the Doctor.
Let’s discuss what actually happens when you get sick. The body encounters an invader, like a flu bug, that activates the immune system. The body then releases White Blood Cells (WBCs) that target the invaders, engulf them and then create natural antibodies that kill them. Simultaneously, the WBCs creates a copy of the invader that memorizes its properties. These allow for the body’s immune system to recognize the invader the next time the body encounters it and respond to the threat faster; lessening the amount of time your body feels sick or rundown.
In the body, there are “dis-ease” processes going on at all times. The term dis-ease is used stating there are varying degrees of sickness and wellness going on simultaneously. Your immune system is constantly fighting off invaders such as bacteria, viruses, and other forms of infections hence the varying degrees of sickness and wellness one feels. However, we don’t always express symptoms of infection such as a runny nose or cough. Symptoms can occur when the system is overloaded for too long and the body starts to break down. To use an analogy of your body as an automobile, you are driving your car and you rev the engine too high for too long, so you will eventually wear down the gaskets, burn up your oil, and warp the metal of the engine. This all leads to eventually blowing the engine. As we go about our lives and our daily business we don’t eat properly, we don’t sleep enough or correctly, we ingest too many chemicals via drugs, other cleaners and cosmetics, we don’t exercise, and we are over stressed most of the time. By doing this, eventually our bodies break down and get sick. Unfortunately, in our society we usually suppress all forms of coughs, colds, and fever that the body would use naturally for its defense and we get sick anyway.
In short, as we overload our bodies, our ability to resist sickness is reduced. This leads us to a natural process that occurs with many infections and injuries called inflammation.
Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury or irritation that leads to symptoms of redness, pain, heat, swelling, and loss of function. It is the body’s attempt to remove harmful stimuli and heal. Inflammation is not always seen but is developing all the time. Inflammation is produced in the various systems of the body–nervous, endocrine, and digestive to name a few. The body does not always express inflammation the same way it comes into the body. Some examples of this clinically are:
Airway- Mucous buildup, Cough, Runny Noses, Sinus Issues
Intestines- Diarrhea, Acid Reflux, Indigestion, Bloating
Skin- Rash, Acne, Hives
Nervous -Irritability, Listless, “Leave Me Alone” attitude
As was mentioned earlier, we overload our systems constantly. When this happens, our ability to resist sickness decreases, our sensitivity increases, and inflammation occurs. In contrast, if we start removing these stressors, our resilience increases as well as a decrease in occurrences of inflammation.
How do we remove the stressors? We start off by no longer overloading the system chemically, physically, and emotionally. Chemically, start by changing your diet with limiting simple sugars, portion control, and quality of foods. Physically, you simply need to exercise. Move around more during the day and use ergonomics at your workplace. Emotionally, learn to de-stress. Learn how to recognize stressors as well as how to avoid and cope with them.
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The basic theme is to develop a balance which ultimately will limit the amount of inflammation development. By slowing down, eating right, reducing stress and getting some exercise, one can decrease one’s susceptibility to getting sick either via a cold, runny nose, fever, or inflammation. When every system (nervous, digestive, muscular, endocrine, etc.) is balanced, you feel better and reach an optimal level of performance. When your body works at this level, you feel better and you will have a positive impact on those around you. Remember, your health affects everything you do and everyone you know
Once again thanks Dr. Andy for your insight…learn more about Dr.Andy at http://creativechiropracticsolutions.com
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