Stress: Run Away or Have It For Lunch
by Dr. Jason Venn
Stress is part of motherhood. From pregnancy
to eternity, as wonderful as kids are, they
create a lot of stress. I recently saw the
following article on stress and the effect it
has on our health and energy levels. Check it
out...
Stress. Can you get rid of it? Not really.
You can’t escape it. To be alive is to be under
stress. Bernie Siegel, M.D., sees stress as a
two-edged sword:
It’s often said that stress is one of the most
destructive elements in people’s daily lives,
but that’s only a half truth. The way we react
to stress appears to be more important than the
stress itself.
The only way to get rid of all stress in our
lives is by dying, so you have no real choice.
You can either grow, thrive and heal in the face
of stress or be reduced by it to dullness and
disease.
Back when our ancestors lived in caves, you’d
see a tiger or bear and run away from it, or
you’d fight it and kill it so it would become
lunch. What about your boss or spouse? You
can’t run away and you can’t kill – you have to
stay and cope. Living in this world of not
quite fight and not quite flight causes you to
carry around unresolved, chronic stress most of
the time.
What happens to your body then?
1)
First, your body quickly prepares
itself for confrontation. An alarm
reaction. Messages stream from your brain to
your hormonal system in a “fight or flight”
response.
2)
If the stress continues, you go into a
stage of resistance. Your body tries to
adapt. It puts up the barricades. You run from
or fight the threat; you raise your fever; you
tense your muscles.
3)
If the stress still continues, you may
pass into the stage of exhaustion. Your
body cannot continue indefinitely to be primed
for action. Your system falls prey to anxiety,
ill-health and chronic dis-ease (disharmony).
Chiropractors relieve your body from one
of the most destructive stress you may
experience: the vertebral subluxation complex.
The veterbral subluxation complex is a dangerous
stressor that can damage your nerves, weaken
your health and exhaust your energy. You can
carry this often painless condition around for
years without knowing it. Emotional as well as
physical stress may stem from this condition.
According to Alexander Lowen, M.D.:
There is no neurotic problem which
does not manifest in each aspect of the
individual’s function. As an important
structural element in the body, a weakness in
the backbone must be reflected in a serious
personality disturbance.
Doctors of chiropractic
care are the only professionals specialized in
the correction of the vertebral subluxation
complex.
Chiropractic care, by removing vertebral
subluxations from your body, can improve the
function of your nervous system and promote
better adaptation to environmental stress,
whether physical or psychological.
Source: Koren Publications Inc., No.
E142
Dr. Venn is a graduate of Parker College with
a B.S. of anatomy and a Doctorate of
Chiropractic. He has taken over 320 extra
hours of study specializing in the Gonstead
system. He resides in Frisco, TX, where he
practices at Venn Family Chiropractic. Contact:
972-668-9200 or
drvenni@aol.com.
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