4 Essentials Of Health
“The Four Essentials For Good Health From Our Burlington Clinic”
As the new year approaches & people start thinking about their resolutions , I always like to take this opportunity to remind parents about the 4 Essentials of Health especially for the sake of their children.
To recap, the 4 essentials are food, water, oxygen & nerve impulse.
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Food: the food that you eat provides the fuel & building blocks for growth & reproduction of your cells & tissues. It consists of proteins, fats & carbohydrates & without these, our bodies would not survive. If these are not properly balanced in your diet, your health potential would suffer. Imagine what your heart & arteries would look like if you ate a lot of doughnuts & fast foods? Would these serve to increase your health potential or decrease your health potential? And as a parent, you really need to ask yourself if these types of foods would benefit your child.
Water: 75% of our body is made of water & it is used in almost every bodily function & without proper water intake, we would not survive. But what if you drink unhealthy fluids like coffee, alcohol, pop, tap-water or fluids filled with a lot of dyes & preservatives? Again, as a parent you need to ask yourself what effects these will have on your child’s health.
Oxygen: oxygen is also needed for most every reaction in the body & is carried by the lungs & the circulatory system. How we get our oxygen is by breathing & exercising. Researchers now tell us that oxygen deprivation can cause anything from fatigue to cancer & if you are not oxygenating properly or regularly, your health potential will suffer.
Nerve Impulse: this is the 4th & most important component of the 4 essentials. Unfortunately, it is often over-looked by most parents. Nerve impulse is an electrochemical charge that is generated in the brain & is transmitted through the spinal cord & nerves to every part of the body. All bodily functions are dependent upon nerve impulse & if your brain stopped generating nerve impulse, you would die instantaneously. But what if your spine was kinked & the proper quality & quantity of nerve impulse was not flowing to your body? I am sure you would agree that this would not be good for your health. And the only one who can tell you if this is the case is a chiropractor. Our specialty is to examine your spine to see if there are any blockages to your nerve impulses, & then remove these blockages so that your body can realize its’ full health potential.
For more information on this topic or any other questions or concerns you may have, please call 905 335 LIFE ( 5433 ) or you can always schedule an appointment for a free initial consultation.
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