HOW is that a bad thing? Anyone who has experienced chiropractic care would gladly get adjusted for the rest of their lives.

I’m not sure about you, but when I had my first haircut, I was never told that in order to keep my hair looking neat and well-kept, I would have to keep returning for haircuts for the rest of my life.

If you started to exercise today, for how many years would you need to continue exercising in order to maintain a good level of fitness?

If you started to eat healthy today, how long would you need to continue to eat well in order to maintain a healthy figure and healthy digestive system?

If you started thinking positive today, would you need to continue doing so in order to be an overall positive person?

If you slept for 24 hours one day, could you stay up for the next three days, and still feel great and be healthy?

Is it necessary to keep brushing and flossing your teeth for as long as you live? No. Unless you care to keep your teeth.

You can survive without ever bathing again, but, your life and the lives of those around you will be healthier and more amicable if you practice good hygiene on a regular ongoing basis for the rest of your life.

So, truly, the answer to this question must come from each individual’s decision on whether or not they feel it is an important part of their healthy lifestyle. That decision is ultimately up to you.

As a chiropractor, I make exactly the same recommendations to each of my patrons as I would to any member of my family. In order for you to be stronger and healthier, chiropractic adjustments are a regular part of your lifestyle. And, just like the other lifestyle choices I mentioned, the more consistent and committed you can be, the better the health outcome will be proportionately. I will be adjusting my daughter, my wife, and will be getting myself adjusted on a regular basis for the rest of our lives. I know that because of it, we will be healthier and stronger. It is up to you to decide what you want to do with my recommendations, and whether or not you choose to apply them to your own life.

It amazes me that people will spend thousands of dollars on something as material as a vehicle to upkeep its maintenance, but do not value their own bodies and lives equally (or more), to provide it with the essential preventative maintenance that it needs to function and produce for the rest of your life.

Your body provides you with things most people take for granted, on a daily basis. Just ask my patrons who were restricted to wheelchairs. Don’t you owe it to your body to maintain it the best way that you (and your chiropractor) possibly can?

You are only as healthy as your spine and nervous system. What spine would you like to have five years from now? Or 10 or 15 years from now? The choice is yours. Chiropractic care can help you achieve your short- and long-term goals.

You can live for weeks without food and days without water. What most people take for granted is that you will not live at all, for any amount of time, without your nervous system “alive and kicking”. And a gradual deterioration of your nervous system would be like slowly starving or dehydrating yourself. It is just a matter of time before function and life cease. Both the quantity and, more importantly, quality of your life depends ultimately on the state of your nervous system. It is high time that you decided to take better care of yours. Be proactive and see your chiropractor today, and continue to see them regularly, as well as indefinitely.

Don’t forget to “Ask Your Chiropractor” every week where your questions may be published and answered in subsequent articles. Address questions to: Dr Chris Davis, the Spinal Mechanic at movethebone@gmail.com; or, Dr Michael Harvey, director, at dr.michael_harvey@yahoo.com or visit www.drharveychiropractic.com