n SPINAL COLUMN Creating the right conditions for your body to grow

My tulip bulbs are finally in the ground. For the keen gardeners among you, you’ll know that they should have been planted way back at the end of Autumn. After planting them late the last three years, we were determined to plant them early this season. We bought a box of bulbs in October vowing to plant them in November… and forgot.

Why is a chiropractor talking about bulbs? Despite planting at the wrong time, if you give the bulbs the right conditions - mainly being in soil with moisture - nature will take care of the rest. If we left the bulbs in the box we bought them in, then they wouldn’t grow or, worse, would rot. The same is true for the human body. If you give it the right conditions it will grow, it will heal and it will thrive. If you have a trapped nerve causing low back pain or headaches then removing that nerve interference allows the body to heal and in turn function and feel great. Leaving a nerve trapped is like leaving the tulip bulbs in the box and not creating the right conditions for nature to do what it does best.

A bulb needs soil and water; the human body is a bit more complex. There are several factors that are good to think about with regards to creating optimal conditions for you to be at your healthiest: Rest - sleep is when your body heals. Getting a consistent eight hours is important. Nutrition - you are what you eat. Put good stuff in and get good stuff out. Movement - exercise but, more importantly, moving regularly not sitting still for hours on end. Positive thoughts - this covers a broad spectrum but in essence love yourself (and your neighbour). Balance - in this case, a balanced spine and well functioning nervous system: chiropractic is a great option for that.

Charles Herbert Kasa Chiro

Telephone: 0117 370 2680 www.kasachiro.com