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This summer, we are revisiting the ten posts I believe have the greatest impact on day-to-day health. The choices are based on what we have seen in real life patients of the practice and the continuing unfolding of supportive scientific literature.

It is amazing how God puts us together. One of the things I have found fascinating are the paradoxes in health. To me, there is no greater contrast in the nervous system than between the need for sleep and activity. Activity (movement) is literally food for your brain: the less active you are, the less brain activity you have. In contrast, if you are active but don't get enough sleep, you burn out the neurotransmitters in your brain! You need both rest and activity.

Over all the years of practice (31) and living in my body (55!), one of the single most important factors for physical healthy I have found is what you put in your mouth.

Hot on the heels of Margin is the concept of Minimal Effective Dose (M.E.D.). Once you have established what is important, M.E.D. can help you start to integrate it into your life in a sustainable fashion.

This summer, we are revisiting the ten posts I believe have the greatest impact on day-to-day health. The choices are based on what we have seen in real life patients of the practice and the continuing unfolding of supportive scientific literature. This post outlines the concept I have found to be the most helpful to me and my family personally over the years: Margin.

It seemed like it would never get here, but it finally is summer. The last few weeks, we've had some travels, but last week's blog finished up our winter/spring series on Practical and Reasonable Ways to Regain and Retain Health.

The last several weeks, we have been exploring practical ways to activate your nervous system, both physically and mentally. This is part of a larger series we started on practical and reasonable ways to regain and retain overall health. This week, we are going to conclude this section and the entire series by talking about how to reduce physical stress on the nerve system. Who couldn't use a little less stress in their lives?

This week, we are going to cover some ways to mentally nourish your nerve system, specifically: The Autonomic & The Frontal Lobes of the Brain.

Last week, we talked about three ways to nourish the nervous system: 1. Physical Activation, 2. Mental Activation, and 3. Reducing Mechanical Distortion. This week, we are going to concentrate specifically on Physical Activation.

If you are just joining us, we are wrapping up our series on Secrets From The Vault. We started out this year looking at some real world ideas and applications for getting and staying healthy that include: Diet, Rest, Exercise, & Sound Nervous System. We explored the concepts of Margin and Built-ins as a way to consistently integrate good habits before going on and looking at some of the biggest bang for the buck approaches to stress reduction, diet, and exercise. Fittingly for a chiropractor, I am going to wrap things up over the next few weeks by looking at what it means to have a sound nervous system!