OUR CANCER-CAUSING MODERN LIFESTYLE

As the rate of cancer seems to be increasing, scientists have realized that this often fatal disease is mostly "man-made."  Upon reviewing data and fossils of people from ancient civilizations, it was found that cancer was practically non-existent until the industrial revolution, when the incidence of cancer, particularly in children, seemed to explode.  According to Professor Rosalie David, "In industrialized societies, cancer is second only to cardiovascular disease as a cause of death. But in ancient times, it was extremely rare. There is nothing in the natural environment that can cause cancer. So it has to be a man-made disease, down to pollution and changes to our diet and lifestyle."  So it goes without saying, the more natural your lifestyle, the healthier you will be.  And more emphasis should be put on eliminating the causes of cancer from our lifestyle, thus preventing it, rather than only trying to cure the disease.

MAKING YOU HEALTHIER

One downside of being called "doctor" is that people think they should only see you when they are not feeling well.  In reality, chiropractic care can help even when you feel fine.  It's very much like keeping a musical instrument fine-tuned; the more it's used, the more it has to be tuned.  This is very much the case for your spine and nervous system.  Unlike a musical instrument, our body does fine-tune itself most of the time.  The chiropractic adjustments we make are more of a reminder, if you will.  Most of the people we see come initially for the treatment of some sort of ailment and discontinue care once they are feeling better.  About a third of our patients, continue with maintenance care even if they are feeling fine.  Maintenance can often mean the difference between getting healthier, rather than just staying well.