Chiropractic Orientation
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WELCOME to CHIROPRACTIC!
Discovering the truth about Discovering the truth about how your body how your body reallyreally works and how works and how ChiropracticChiropractic can help youcan help you OptimizeOptimize
youryour HealthHealth & & LifeLife!!Copyright 2008, Kevin Donka, D.C. - Chirothots (847) 458-6900
Let’s Start With Some Basics
• The smallest units of Life The smallest units of Life in your body are calledin your body are called CELLSCELLS..
• You haveYou have several hundred several hundred TRILLIONTRILLION cells cells in your body.in your body.
• All of your cells must workAll of your cells must work HARMONIOUSLYHARMONIOUSLY TOGETHERTOGETHER for you to be for you to be healthy and happy.healthy and happy.
Think of a Think of a Symphony…Symphony…
Is there a Is there a difference difference between what between what you hear you hear during theduring the warm-upwarm-up and and thethe concertconcert??
What’s Makes the What’s Makes the DifferenceDifference??
During the During the concert, someone concert, someone isis DIRECTINGDIRECTING the the musicians so that musicians so that they arethey are ORGANIZEDORGANIZED and and COORDINATEDCOORDINATED for afor a COMMONCOMMON PURPOSEPURPOSE..
What part of What part of your your bodybody DIRECTS DIRECTS all of all of your of cells so that your of cells so that they arethey are ORGANIZEDORGANIZED andand COORDINATEDCOORDINATED
for afor a COMMON COMMON PURPOSEPURPOSE??
Your Brain and Nerve Your Brain and Nerve SystemSystem
• No cell works effectively No cell works effectively unless it isunless it is CONNECTEDCONNECTED to your brain!to your brain!
• Your Your bodybody is is CONNECTEDCONNECTED to yourto your brainbrain through yourthrough your NERVENERVE SYSTEMSYSTEM..
• BUT…The brain does BUT…The brain does NOT direct the cells by NOT direct the cells by itself…itself…
• Dead Dead bodies have bodies have brains, nerve systems brains, nerve systems and cells too…and cells too…
• What’s The difference?What’s The difference?
Live Bodies Vs. Dead Live Bodies Vs. Dead BodiesBodies
• There is anThere is an ENERGYENERGY PRESENT PRESENT in ain a live bodylive body that is that is ABSENTABSENT in ain a dead bodydead body..
• We call this your We call this your LIFELIFE ENERGYENERGY oror LIFE FORCELIFE FORCE..
• You are more than your bodyYou are more than your body; ; you are an you are an intelligentintelligent and and lovingloving energetic beingenergetic being!!
• Your Body Your Body is youris your VEHICLEVEHICLE - - andand YOUYOU are theare the DRIVERDRIVER!!
What is What is ““HEALTHHEALTH?”?”
• Normal functionNormal function and the ability and the ability to successfullyto successfully adapt adapt to most of to most of thethe stressesstresses you face each day.you face each day.
• What is “What is “stressstress?”?”• AnythingAnything that causes a need for that causes a need for
your body toyour body to respondrespond or or changechange in some way.in some way.
• Stresses Stresses can becan be physicalphysical, , chemicalchemical or or mentalmental//emotionalemotional..
Back toBack to “HEALTH…”“HEALTH…”
• HEALTHHEALTH is defined is defined asas normal functionnormal function and the ability to and the ability to successfullysuccessfully ADAPTADAPT to most of to most of the stresses you the stresses you face each day.face each day.
• Very simply, health Very simply, health isis BalanceBalance,, Harmony Harmony and and EASEEASE..
But where does health But where does health actually come from?actually come from?
HealthHealth is theis the natural resultnatural result of of
thethe adequateadequate expression of yourexpression of your Life EnergyLife Energy in your in your
body.body.
What is meant by What is meant by ““adequateadequate” expression of ” expression of
Life EnergyLife Energy??• Is the amount of Is the amount of
food and water food and water necessary to necessary to simplysimply stay alivestay alive different than what different than what is needed to be is needed to be healthy?healthy?
• The same is The same is true with your true with your Life Energy…Life Energy…
A specific A specific quantityquantity of your of your Life EnergyLife Energy must be expressed must be expressed in your body in order for you to in your body in order for you to
function normallyfunction normally and and successfully successfully adaptadapt to your to your
environment.environment.
HowHow Does Your Does Your Life Life EnergyEnergy Create Health? Create Health?• Remember, the Remember, the purposepurpose
of of your Life Energyyour Life Energy is to is to intelligentlyintelligently and and purposefully purposefully ORGANIZEORGANIZE all of your cells to work all of your cells to work harmoniously together!harmoniously together!
• Disorganization Disorganization == Dis-easeDis-ease• Organization Organization == Harmony Harmony = = HEALTH!HEALTH!
Your Body is ConstantlyYour Body is Constantly
ChangingChanging• There are literallyThere are literally
thousands of things thousands of things happeninghappening inin every every cellcell, , every secondevery second..
• Your body is Your body is changing changing every every moment you are moment you are alivealive!!
Once you understand Once you understand this…this…
it’s also easy to also understand that it’s also easy to also understand that there are onlythere are only two waystwo ways that your that your
body can change in any moment…body can change in any moment…
• You can get a littleYou can get a little strongerstronger, or…, or…• You can get a littleYou can get a little weakerweaker..• OurOur goal goal is is at the end of the dayat the end of the day to to
have spent more time getting stronger have spent more time getting stronger than weaker,than weaker, so thatso that we have become we have become stronger overall stronger overall each day.each day.
What What Determines Determines the the Strength of Your Cells and Strength of Your Cells and
Your Body?Your Body? The strength The strength
(health)of your (health)of your body at any body at any given moment is given moment is determined by determined by how fully you how fully you are expressing are expressing youryour Life EnergyLife Energy in your cells.in your cells.
Maximizing the expression of Life
Energy in your body automatically brings
health…
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!?
The Path Toward The Path Toward WholenessWholeness
““Health” is Just the Health” is Just the BeginningBeginning!!
• As you express higher and higher levels As you express higher and higher levels ofof your your Life EnergyLife Energy in your body, you in your body, you move consistently towardmove consistently toward HealthHealth, , WellnessWellness and and WholenessWholeness!!
• WholenessWholeness == Total integration of Body, Total integration of Body, Mind and Spirit so that you are lovingly Mind and Spirit so that you are lovingly expressing your purpose and potential in expressing your purpose and potential in every area of your life.every area of your life.
Dead Dis-ease Ease/Health Wellness Dead Dis-ease Ease/Health Wellness WholenessWholeness
Expression of Life EnergyExpression of Life Energy
Now That You Now That You Know…Know…
• Every momentEvery moment your body is your body is getting eithergetting either strongerstronger or or weakerweaker, and…, and…• The strength of your body is The strength of your body is
determined by how fully you determined by how fully you are expressing yourare expressing your Life Life EnergyEnergy in your cells…in your cells…• The next logical question is…The next logical question is…
How can we maximize the
expression of Life Energy in the body so that we can keep
growing Stronger and Healthier??
Three ThingsThree Things are are Needed…Needed…
1)1) A A DeliberateDeliberate and and Positive Positive FocusFocus
2)2) A A HealthyHealthy LifestyleLifestyle
3)3) A A “Clear” “Clear” NeurologicalNeurological CONNECTIONCONNECTION between your between your brain and your brain and your bodybody
Clear Neurological Clear Neurological ConnectionConnection??
A well-aligned and A well-aligned and functioningfunctioning SPINESPINE is is
necessary to maintain a necessary to maintain a Clear Neurological Clear Neurological
CONNECTIONCONNECTION between your between your brain and your body.brain and your body.
WHY?WHY?
Your Spine and Nerve System are
very intimately
CONNECTED
with each other!
Because of this intimate CONNECTION between your spine and your
nerve system…
If your spine LOSES its normal alignment or
function, it causes a partial LOSS OF CONNECTION
between your brain and your body as well.
““SUBLUXATISUBLUXATION”ON”•We call this loss of
connection and decrease in the expression of your Life Energy “SUBLUXATIONSUBLUXATION.”
• SubSub = Less/ = Less/DecreasedDecreased LuxLux = = LightLight
The “Safety Pin The “Safety Pin Cycle”Cycle”
Adjusted/ConnectedAdjusted/ConnectedBrainBrainBodyBody
BodyBody BrainBrain
SubluxatedSubluxated//DisconnectedDisconnected
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EASEEASE
DISDIS-EASE-EASE
““SUBLUXATISUBLUXATION”ON”• The The loss of CONNECTIONloss of CONNECTION and and loss of the loss of the
normal flow of yournormal flow of your Life EnergyLife Energy causes causes you to lose your ability to intelligently and you to lose your ability to intelligently and purposefully purposefully ORGANIZEORGANIZE your cells and your cells and tissues to work together harmoniously…tissues to work together harmoniously…
You You LOSELOSE your your naturalnatural statestate of of EASEEASE
The problem is not The problem is not that you that you HAVEHAVE something you something you
shouldn’t have; shouldn’t have; it’s it’s that you have partially that you have partially
LOSTLOST your your CONNECTIONCONNECTION between between
your brain and your your brain and your body!body!
How Can How Can ChiropracticChiropractic Help Help Me Me GetGet BackBack to to EASEEASE//HealthHealth??
Specific Chiropractic AdjustmentSpecific Chiropractic Adjustment
Normal Normal AlignmentAlignment
& & FunctionFunction of of SpineSpine
Re-established NeurologicalRe-established Neurological
CONNECTIONCONNECTIONBetween Brain & BodyBetween Brain & Body
NormalNormal Flow of Flow of Life EnergyLife Energy
Increased Ability toIncreased Ability to
Purposefully Purposefully ORGANIZEORGANIZE Body Body
HarmonyHarmony, , EASEEASE,, HealingHealing
What is “Healing?”What is “Healing?”
• ““HealingHealing” = ” = Any movement Any movement toward Wholenesstoward Wholeness,, regardless regardless of where you are at any given of where you are at any given moment.moment.
• It occurs as you increase the It occurs as you increase the expression of yourexpression of your Life EnergyLife Energy in your body.in your body.
Dead Dis-ease Ease/Health Wellness Dead Dis-ease Ease/Health Wellness WholenessWholeness
Expression of Life EnergyExpression of Life Energy
What is “Healing?”What is “Healing?”
• ““HEALINGHEALING” is a ” is a PROCESS PROCESS that requires…that requires…
• TIMETIME• YourYour ACTIVE ACTIVE PARTICIPATIONPARTICIPATION..
Dead Dis-ease Ease/Health Wellness Dead Dis-ease Ease/Health Wellness WholenessWholeness
Expression of Life EnergyExpression of Life Energy
The The GoalGoal of Your of Your Chiropractic ProgramChiropractic Program is is
SimpleSimple……To help youTo help you restore restore and and maintain maintain AllAll 33 ThingsThings
you need to you need to keep keep growing stronger and growing stronger and healthierhealthier and moving and moving
toward ever-higher levels toward ever-higher levels of Health, Wellness and of Health, Wellness and
WholenessWholeness for as long as for as long as you liveyou live!!
One of My One of My Favorite Favorite
Chiropractic Chiropractic Success Stories…Success Stories…
Welcome to Welcome to Chiropractic…Chiropractic…
Welcome to Welcome to LIFELIFE!!
Chiropractic is about helping you and your familyChiropractic is about helping you and your familyMaximize the expression of Life Energy in your bodies!Maximize the expression of Life Energy in your bodies!