We chiropractors are used to misconceptions. Like the following: “Yeah, but won’t I always need an adjustment after I get adjusted once?” My answer to this misconception? Not only yes, but you will want to! Think about it. If you want to learn how to play the piano, you don’t practice one time and play elaborate concertos the next day.…
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Crystal Clear Clarity of Chiropractic
No one ever expects to take a deep breath easier than they have in months or years. Nor do people expect to feel lighter when they take a step. Or the crystal clear mental clarity that can occur following an adjustment. Chiropractic is not simply a treatment for low back pain or a therapeutic modality. It is a means of…
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The 5 Essential Functions of the Autonomic Nervous System
Everything in our body is controlled by our nervous system. The brain stem is the area of our nervous system that controls all of our vital organ functions; things like our heartbeat, breathing, and immunity to name a few. In fact, brain stem function is what we call the autonomic nervous system, or ANS. How does the ANS know how…
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Sublata Causa Tollitur Effectus
You may be wondering what in the world this Latin phrase means. In short, it means “The effect will leave when the cause is removed.” In essence, this could be the motto of chiropractic. In medicine, however, the effect is looked at as the cause. When people get a migraine headache, they are given drugs to reduce the pain, or…
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Fun Times at Sherman Lyceum
These photos are from Memorial Day weekend 2010, when I spoke at the Sherman College of Chiropractic Lyceum in Greenville, SC. When I was in school at Parker University, I started a blog called The Atlas of Life that gained some notoriety in the chiropractic profession. Three months after I graduated, I was asked to speak at the following year’s Lyceum…
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More Ease, Less Discomfort
A pet peeve of mine is when patients tell me they saw their family doctor, or orthopedist, or whichever type of doctor they got done seeing, and they were told that they “can never exercise again”… or that they “have to give up the violin”… or that they “have to give up golf”… or that they can’t do whatever it…
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Meditation: Pressing the Pause Button in Real Life
Meditation has been a huge benefit to me and my mental health. I have had racing thoughts most of my life and meditation helps to slow them down to a manageable, normal pace. I liken meditation to the “start” button on the old Nintendo controllers of the 1980s. The power is on, the video game is clearly on the TV…
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Read “3 Ways to Prevent Chronic Pain from Shrinking Your Brain” at the Maricopa Monitor!
I wrote an article for this week’s edition of the Maricopa Monitor, entitled “3 ways to prevent chronic pain from shrinking your brain.” Enjoy!
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The Mastermind Behind the Masterpiece: What is Innate Intelligence?
Everything in life requires organization in order to exist. From the smallest atom to the tiniest amoeba to the sprouting plant bud to the enormous blue whale, everything has a certain structure and function necessary to survive. Lets use a picnic to illustrate this concept. Say you decided to go to the park to have a picnic. You get in…
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The Birth Without Fear Book by January Harshe!
In her first book, Birth Without Fear: The Judgement-Free Guide to Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum (Hachette Books; March 5, 2019), January Harshe, mom of six and founder of the Birth Without Fear website, delivers an inclusive, non-judgmental, and empowering guide to pregnancy, birth, and postpartum life. Each chapter provides you with the all the necessary information,…
