The greening of health care in america

Everybody is talking about going green. Capac Chiropractic follows a wellness model based on toxicity and deficiency vs. purity and sufficiency. Our bodies are genetically designed to be healthy and before modern industrialization, to live in a pure and sufficient environment, In the last couple of hundred years our environment has become increasingly toxic, physically, chemically and emotionally.

When our environment is toxic or deficient often by making the wrong choices, eating junk food, smoking, watching too much mindless television or playing video games, taking prescription or OTC medications, the doom and gloom of the daily world news. Exposure to household or industrial chemicals.Residual drugs in our drinking water. Subluxation and Bad posture from from sitting too much in crappy school chairs... The cells of our body live in chronic stress(defense) and we are unable to grow healthy, and despite all the money we spent we're sick.

If we can recognize toxic situations and replace it with purity, safe non-toxic biodegradable cleaners, purified drinking water,purified air and if we can recognize our deficiencies and supply the sufficiently, real organic foods without pesticides and labels, absorbable food based supplements, chiropractic adjustments of the spine to allow optimal nerve function and tone , normal activity and movement... then our living cells will repair, heal, and grow. Like it is genetically programmed to do.

Eco-friendly health care like chiropractic that is non-toxic means less prescription drugs, less surgery and less paper to explain all the side effects.

The wellness approach.

What’s the main difference between wellness care and standard medical care? Wellness care seeks to turn on the natural healing ability, not by adding something to the system, but by removing anything that might interfere with normal function, trusting that the body would know what to do if nothing were interfering with it. Standard medical care, on the other hand, seeks to treat a symptom by adding something from the outside – a medication, a surgery or procedure.
Inside Out vs. Outside In
If a patient has high blood pressure, a standard medical approach would be to choose a drug that lowers blood pressure, and ask the patient to take the drug. This may serve to lower the blood pressure, but ignores the underlying cause that is making the blood pressure high, and runs the risk of side effects complicating the person’s recovery. Whether it’s a nutritional issue, faulty control by the nerve system or a manifestation of stress, the medication could decrease the blood pressure, leaving the problem causing the symptom of high blood pressure unaddressed.
The Wellness Approach
Wellness is a state of optimal conditions for normal function… and then some. The wellness approach is to look for underlying causes of any disturbance or disruption (which may or may not be causing symptoms at the time) and make whatever interventions and lifestyle adjustments would optimize the conditions for normal function. That environment encourages natural healing, and minimizes the need for invasive treatment, which should be administered only when absolutely necessary. When the body is working properly, it tends to heal effectively, no matter what the condition. When the body heals well and maintains itself well, then there is another level of health that goes beyond “asymptomatic” or “pain-free” which reveals an open-ended opportunity for vitality, vibrant health, and an enhanced experience of life.This is true for mental and emotional health as well as physical health. While some people may suffer psychological disorders, creating an atmosphere of mental and emotional wellness will address all but the most serious problems.