I want to chat about my favourite principle of health called VITALISM. Vitalism is the understanding and principle that all living systems are self-organizing, self-developing, self-maintaining and self-healing. This means that we are more than just machines made up...
The female body is amazing, it is specifically designed to produce another human being! That does mean however, that based on our anatomy, we have specific women’s health challenges. Your menstrual cycle is a pretty central part to female existence and periods,...
You know that your child ’s health is the most important thing you can give them and that its your job to nurture that power and to help it grow and develop. What if someone told you that what you, as parents, do before your child is born influences their ability to...
Persistence: the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. Persistence is the essential difference between success and failure, so it would make sense to spend some time developing the vital quality of persistence. Here...
Women’s health is a problem topic. While the media and many companies might market themselves as being aligned to women’s health, I have my doubts. Women are undoubtedly the driving force in the market for health and well-being and they are not being served by the...
Life can be chaotic and cause us stress. When we discuss the word “stress” we are usually talking about the mental/emotional form of stress which is just one of the dimensions of stressors our mind and body are subject to. In this dimension we often speak of stress...
If we think about peak performance, we often think about athletes. These individuals are required to perform at the peak of their required discipline not only when it matters, for a game or a race, but also on a day-to-day basis. In order to do so, they build teams of...
Have you ever realised how much your body loves you? Your body’s innate intelligence keeps you alive without you having to think about it: • It makes sure you breathe • It keeps your heart beating • It digests food • It helps cuts heal • It heals broken bones • It...
How many of you know at least one female friend or relative who has one or more of the following women’s health issues? • Dysmenorrhea (painful periods) • Amenorrhea (absence of a period) • Fertility problems • Endometriosis • PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) •...
Are you working with your body or against it? Innate Intelligence is a Chiropractic term used by the founder of Chiropractic, D.D Palmer. It is a term that refers to your body’s inborn ability to self-regulate and self-develop. Vitalistic Chiropractors remove the...
Paediatric Chiropractic Colic can be heart breaking for parents: baby screaming for hours on end, not knowing what is wrong, unable to soothe baby… You are told by many to “wait it out” or “this too shall pass” but that doesn’t help a tired, stressed parent which in...
We often get asked, “What is the difference between a Chiropractor, an Osteopath and a Physiotherapist?” Our answer will remind you of Shrek! Like Ogres and onions, your body has layers. Chiropractor (from the Greek words cheir (hand) and praxis (practice)...
We often get asked “What does Chiropractic treatment cure?” As much as it might surprise most of you, Chiropractic does not treat or cure your symptoms. What Chiropractors do is care for you by removing subluxations and allowing your body to function...
What is a Subluxation? “The biggest contradiction in modern society is that we call our sick care system a health care system. Contradictions lead to destruction. The magnitude of the destruction is proportional to the magnitude of the contradiction. This is a MASSIVE...
