Chiropractor

This article was posted in the Deccan Chronicle 24 July 2011. By Dr O.P. Yadava

If the heart were to be likened to a badly behaved child, the main traits the person would suffer from would be anger and hostility besides a host of other habits like smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity etc! It’s a known fact that negative emotions, primarily in the form of anger and hostility are bad for the health in general and the heart in particular. Anger can break the heart literally and metaphorically.

Conceived in the head, these traits gnaw away at the heart, for the heart and mind cannot be separated. The two cross-talk through a process of chemical conversations with health of one affecting the health of the other and vice-versa. continue reading…

This was a question a patient asked me the other day.

Well, basically it will depend from which paradigm you operate from. If you are like the majority of the world that have been indoctrinated  into the medical paradigm you’ll see a chiropractor only when the symptom(s) get bad enough and virtually force you to do something to get rid of the pain.

The medical model is really a ‘symptom driven’ model; it’s reactive. Imagine going to your medical doctor and saying, ‘You know what, Doc, I feel absolutely fantastic. I’ve got boundless energy, feel totally motivated, don’t feel the slightest bit of stress. I’m the fittest I’ve ever been, tummy works great, I have a really healthy diet, my relationship is 100% and financially I’m totally sorted. All I really want is for you to make sure I stay that way!’

Well, in all probability, the doctor will be lost for words. That’s because medical doctors deal with sickness, not health.  In their entire medical training they spend about 5 minutes on preventative health care! continue reading…