Did you ever notice how the holidays seem to stress us out more so than other times of the year?
There are meals and gifts to buy and long lines at the stores. We rush around for the last minute items that we forgot during our normal shopping. Then for the items we missed, very few stores are actually open. A couple years ago we realized our Turkey baster broke. Well as time would have it we forgot to pick up another one and there I was on Thanksgiving morning running around the valley looking for an open store. I finally found one at Stop and Shop. Though NFC isnโt going to be open this weekend for official hours, feel free to call my cell phone at 860-966-7142 if you need me and weโll figure it out that you can get an adjustment.
The other thing I notice about holiday stress is that some end up sick. In past years weโve received calls that folks donโt want to come in because they have a cold, sniffle or cough and they donโt want to get us sick or pass it around. First of all, that is exactly the reason why you need to come in, your system is weak and you are sick! Getting adjusted will strengthen your immune system so you recover faster. Second, donโt worry about me and my family, we donโt get sick. Plenty of people come in when sick and we donโt catch anything.
Did you ever notice how one person in your family โcatchesโ a cold, but not everyone does every time? That sometimes the sickness doesnโt get passed around?
Thatโs what lead D.D. Palmer to discover Chiropractic back in the 1890โs, he asked that very question, โwhy is it that not everyone gets sick? The answer was so simple. Itโs what you have on the inside that matters. Thatโs where Chiropractic comes in. Chiropractic keeps your insides strong so you can better prevent these โsicknesses.โ And, by keeping your nerve system clear you better respond to the stresses of life.
These holiday stresses arenโt going away, but how you approach and handle them makes all the difference in the world. If you are stressing over them, will your blood pressure go up or down? Right, it will go UP. Will you sleep better or worse? Right again, youโll sleep worse. When you donโt sleep will you heal well, or poorly? Right again, youโll heal poorly. But when you receive regular adjustments you keep your nerve system clear. When your nerve system is clear will you stay calm? If you are calm, will your blood pressure go up or down? Will you sleep better or worse? Will you heal well or poorly? Is getting adjusted healthier than living with the stress and freaking out all it?
So the moral is to maintain your schedule during the holidays. It doesnโt matter how, even if you think coming in may be adding to your stress, it isnโt; itโs helping you and youโll know that after your adjustment. Wednesday Iโll be sending out a special edition of โA Simple Truth,โ be sure to look for it.
Thank you.
We love you!
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