Optimal Health With Little or No Medication. (1 of 5)

Many of my patients have asked me how they can become healthier (optimal health). The answer to that all important question is really quite simple. But for many not so easy to accomplish.

Our health is a compilation of our lifestyle habits. Bad habits generally lead to poor results and good habits generally lead to good results. Results being your health and happiness.

**NEWSFLASH**

Sickness and disease is not the result of a prescription drug shortage.

In a recent article published in the Dynamic Chiropractic, September 14, 2006 issue, they report the high cost of medical mistakes can increasingly be calculated in lives and dollars. According to the latest estimates from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). a staggering 1.5 million Americans are the victims of medication errors every year, with approximately 400,000 of these errors considered preventable. "The frequency of medication errors and preventable medication related injuries represents a very serious cause for concern," states the report. "The committee estimates that on average, a hospital patient is subject to at least one least one medication error per day  ... at least one quarter of all medication-related injuries are preventable." Those errors contributed directly to injury and/or death."

In 2003, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggested that 27% of all adverse drug events experienced by Medicare patients 65 and older were preventable, and that "most" were attributed to medical doctor error.

Don't be fooled by medical doctors when they tell you that a certain drug has no side effects because all drugs have side effects. Anything that is put into our body that the body does not recognize as food is a foreign substance (drug). At that point the body does everything it can to filter out that substance and remove it from your body. This puts an undue strain on the filters (kidneys and liver) in your body. Most, over 50%, kidney failures a directly caused by prescription medication.

In my opinion we need to severely reduce the amount of drugs prescribed. Americans are the most medicated society on the planet.

In my next post learn how achieve optimal health with little of no medication through regular Chiropractic care.

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What Is A Subluxation?

Subluxation is the term used to describe what happens when one of the vertebrae, or bones, in your spine loses it's normal position. The word comes from two Latin; "sub"  meaning somewhat or slightly and "luxate" to dislocate. When this happens, the misaligned vertebra creates stress, tissue irritation and inflammation on the spinal nerves, blood vessels, and surrounding muscles. This pressure and stress can cause an disruption in the communication system(nerves) in your body's normal self regulating and self healing  processes as the nerves in the spinal column extend to the entire body and its organs. As time goes on and this condition is left uncorrected, the damage to the bones, tissues and nerves gets progressively worse.

Subluxations occur in any number of ways a car accident, fall, sudden jar, or trauma are examples of  instances that may cause a subluxation.  Subluxation can also come from regular actions such as poor sleeping position, poor posture, or incorrect lifting processes.

Chiropractic Doctors are specialists in locating, analyzing and correcting subluxations.  A chiropractor works to restore the misaligned vertebrae to their proper position in the spinal column. Chiropractors use  spinal adjustments to move the bones of your spine to a more normal position. Your chiropractor, in most cases, will use their hands to applying pressure to the spine in a specific location and direction. The adjustment force helps restore the alignment and range of motion of the vertebrae.   Chiropractic adjustments are usually painless. It is common to experience a sense of well being  following an adjustment due to the  decompression of the affected nerves.

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Kolarik Family Chiropractic is located in Travelers Rest, South Carolina.

What Is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a all natural, non-invasive approach to health and wellness care.


Chiropractic is based on the scientific fact that your body is a self-regulating, self-healing organism, controlled by the brain, spinal cord and nerves of the body. The vertebrae, which protect the nervous system, when misaligned or lose their normal motion, causes a decrease in the function of the tissues and organs and systems throughout the body.

Doctors of Chiropractic examine the spine and perform a spinal adjustment when a Subluxation (misalignment or decreased range of motion) is found. These spinal adjustments help to restore a more normal position and motion or the bones of the spine and will increase the communication in the nerves allowing you to be at your optimal health.


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FREE Spinal Evaluations by Dr. Tom Kolarik at Kolarik Family Chiropractic in Travelers Rest.

If you are not sure if you and your family could benefit from regular chiropractic care this is the perfect time to find out. Dr. Kolarik at Kolarik Family Chiropractic in Travelers Rest is offering free spinal evaluations. Dr. Kolarik will preform a chiropractic exam and will provide you with a Report of Findings that you can use to help you decide if the chiropractic lifestyle of health and wellness is for you and your family.

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Chiropractic and kids.

You may be asking "children need chiropractic?"

Without hesitation, yes, children need chiropractic. Kids are always falling, bumping into things, getting exposed to who knows what at school.

In fact everybody with a spine need a chiropractor and needs to have their spine checked for Subluxations regularly.

Healthy spines = healthy lives.

Having your children's spine checked regularly and adjusted when necessary helps to improve their immune response, improves their body's ability to adapt and self regulate.

My three children have been under chiropractic care since they were born and they have never had an ear infection. They are growing up strong with a healthy spine.


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