Brain Power!!!

At any given moment, your brain is receiving over 1 trillion bits of information! That is a lot to handle. Can you imagine what your life would be like if all of that was conscious information?!? Fortunately, only 30 out of the 1,000,000,000,000 bits of information at each moment reach your conscious awareness.

What does this mean to you? It means that your body can give you the most important messages to help with your survival. Your body is self-healing. Your body has tremendous potential. Your body also needs assistance - that is why it gives you signals.

Unconscious problems can arise that will eventually lead to disease and death if the body has more than 30 signals to give to you. How can you know what else the body is needing when it is unable to tell you consciously?

Your body has a pre-programmed mechanism to inform you of what more it needs. All your body needs is someone to listen.

Healthy Habits

It takes 21 days to form a habit, and just a few days to get rid of one. A habit is a pattern of behavior developed by frequent repetition. Habits can be good or bad. Healthy habits are ones that we should focus on each and every day.

Eating nutritious meals, daily exercise, brushing teeth, stretching, and obtaining adequate sleep are excellent healthy habits. They should become second nature - automatic. This takes time and dedication, but the long-term benefits are excellent.

To set a habit, make it a part of your thoughts and actions - your philosophy.

"Nature"al Healing

April 22nd is Earth Day - a day designated to focus our attention to this great planet we call home. Take some time to ponder how you can improve the environment around you and keep our home looking clean and pristine.

Remember that an important aspect of your health is the environment around you. Keep it clean and keep it gorgeous. Uplift the environment around you with a new tree, some pretty flowers, or utilizing renewable sources of clean energy. Your health will have an added spark to it.

For some suggestions on how to improve the environment around you, check out the website of the EPA.

Healing Powers Within

Homeopathy is a branch of natural medicine which emphasizes treating the body from within with similar energies. All life has an energy level and exhibits this energy to surrounding life. By taking a plant source and diluting it thousands of times, an energetic imprint is left in the water. The result is water (no side effects) that has healing power.

It may sound strange, but so did electricity in the time of Thomas Edison. Read more about homeopathy and then discover what it can do for you. A licensed physician trained in homeopathy can determine which remedy will benefit your health and wellness.

My family has been using NET homeopathic remedies for one year now and have had amazing results with our health. Numerous patients have been helped as well. It helps calm overactive digestion, decrease anxiety to assist breaking habits, boosts immunity, assists in the elimination of allergies, and much more!

Pregnancy: Calling for Back-up

What can be more difficult than pregnancy? For 9 months, a woman sacrifices activities, comforts, and energy to bring a new life into the world. Her body changes dramatically during pregnancy and takes months to recover after giving birth.

Pregnancy is definitely a time when a woman is concerned about her health. And she should be! The health of the child within her is dependent upon her state of health as well.

Discomforts of pregnancy are treated gently and effectively at Centra Chiropractic. Proper mechanics, organ function, energy, and nutrition are all vital for a successful pregnancy, labor, and delivery.

All infants receive the first two years of chiropractic care absolutely FREE when the mother receives treatment during her pregnancy. A gift of health and function is a perfect way to welcome your new one into the world.

For more information, read this article on chiropractic and pregnancy.

This Might Be De-Stressing...

What do insomnia, depression, obesity, headaches, fatigue, high blood pressure, indigestion, and low immunity all have in common? STRESS! Yes, stress causes a myriad of chemical, emotional, and structural changes within the body. About 75% of health issues seen by doctors have come from the effects of stress.

Although stress results in all these health problems, stress is normal and ordinary for life. All need to encounter stress to live and thrive, but the body needs to respond to it properly and then relax and heal. When the body is unable to deal with stress for various reasons, we become susceptible to many forms of dis-ease.

For additional information on stress, read the following articles from the Mayo Clinic and the National Institute of Health.

Stress: Unhealthy response to the pressures of life
Stress and Disease: New Perspectives

For information regarding a FREE seminar on stress and dealing with its effects, visit my website calendar.

Laugh Out Loud!

Laughter is the best and most inexpensive therapy...

Laughing is extremely beneficial for your health and well-being.

• Reduce stress


• Lower blood pressure


• Elevate mood


• Boost immunity


• Improve brain function


• Protect the heart


• Connect one to others


• Foster instant relaxation

I think the benefits outweigh the risks! All functions of the body start in the brain - enjoy a healthier, happier life by enjoying life. Good humor will bring to you a life of fulfillment and longevity. Share your laughter with others!

"You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing."
- Michael Pritchard

What's for lunch?

Daniel Harrburger, an 8th grade student from Boulder, Colorado recently made a documentary about school lunch nutrition. You may be surprised or even shocked by what he has to show you!

I would like to publically thank Daniel for taking a stand. I encourage all of you to take a stand as well.

Watch "Lunchtime", and then take action in your own home and community. Large changes in the community start with small changes in the home.

High Blood Pressure and Chiropractic

Even high blood pressure (hypertension) can effectively be managed without the use of long-term drugs. As a matter of fact, check any label of a high blood pressure medication and it will state that the drug should not be used long-term. The medications are great for emergency situations, but are not intended to be a crutch for any individual! Your body was designed to function normally.

The Journal of Human Hypertension just released an article regarding the research on hypertension and chiropractic. The article states that adjustments of the Atlas (C1, or the bone at the top of the spine) effectively lowers blood pressure after a one-time specialized chiropractic adjustment. The effect was equal to taking two blood-pressure drugs at once!

Management of high blood pressure also includes: nutrition, homeopathy, specific diet specifications, and stress management. High blood pressure can effectively be managed by seeking treatment at Centra Chiropractic. We will collaborate with your medical doctor to stop your dependency upon medication.

Decrease your risk for stroke and heart disease - Get your life back!