Shaw Family Chiropractic

THE BUZZARD:

If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.

THE BAT:

The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.

THE BUMBLEBEE:

A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.

PEOPLE:

In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations, never realizing that all we have to do is look up!

Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, But faith looks up!

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly and trust in our Creator who loves us.

BJ Palmer, the founder of chiropractic, said that if the germ theory was true we wouldn’t be here to talk about it. In the upcoming weeks you’re going to be overwhelmed with warnings about this year’s flu season. The fear mongering will start and many people will run frantically to the local CVS for their “life saving” shot. But STOP!

Before you lose your mind, take a deep breath and think… Does the germ theory really make sense?  Germs, bacteria and viruses surround us; we breathe them in, we swallow them, we rub them into our eyes and we constantly dance with them.  They are like the seeds of a dandelion looking for a nice patch of fertile soil to drop into, germinate and grow.  But not everyone is overtaken by them and becomes sick.  That’s because  IT’s NOT THE GERMS THAT’S THE PROBLEM…  IT’S YOUR RESISTANCE!

How do you maintain optimum resistance?  Research shows that those under regular chiropractic care have lower levels of oxidative stress in their cells, (that is a very good thing) and have up to 200% BETTER IMMUNE FUNCTION THAN THOSE WHO DO NOT GET ADJUSTED. Dandelions cannot penetrate lush, rich and healthy lawns!

Couple this regular care up with a healthy lifestyle and you are giving your family the best possible protection they could ever hope for.  Chiropractic is simple – if you are free of subluxations, you can adapt to your environment, beat up the germs and stay healthy.   Don’t let the simplicity of this truth distract from its power.  It’s the biggest idea I know of! – Dr. Rob

Autumn is upon us.  At a glance the perennial flowers are all starting to look sick.  They’re losing their vigor, they’ve stopped flowering, stalks are drying up and some are turning brown.  If you were dropped into this scene without any prior experience of the change of seasons, you might believe something terribly has gone wrong with nature.  If you’ve never experienced the miracle of the four seasons you would draw erroneous conclusions.  If you looked at the plants and tried to add something from the outside-in to bring them back to life, it would produce no results.

If you observed what you thought was a sick plant and made it your mission to save the plant, you would no doubt declare yourself a failure as winter approached and the plant died back into it’s roots so it could recreate itself the following spring.

Principle number six in chiropractic philosophy says that there is no process in nature that does not require time. This is a truth and the most critical part of this principle is the fact that EVERYTHING is in PROCESS.  When you understand the process, time becomes irrelevant.

Think of the plants – the process is one of growth, apparent death, dormancy and rebirth.  When you completely understand this process, you’re not alarmed by the “dying back” of the plants; you support the plant by feeding the soil and letting the process unfold,  knowing without any doubt that the plant is guided by an invisible intelligence and will reappear in all of its glory the following spring.

The process of growth, death and rebirth occurs in us as well.  Everyday 180 billion of your 70 trillion cells die – and these cells are replaced by new cells.  This process is called healing and it occurs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the instant you are conceived until the instant you die.  The cells you grow in this process are dependent upon the flow of life force; or innate intelligence, from the brain to the cells over the nerve system. The sole purpose of Chiropractic Care is to ensure 100 % flow of innate from brain to cells, from birth to death.

Chiropractors remove Subluxations to restore the flow of LIFE to 100% – and that is a big thing.  Put a kink in the stem of a plant, block the flow of life in the plant and watch what happens – the part of the plant on the wrong side of the kink dies.  Poor flow over time equals sickness, and eventually death.

If your body is healing, it might look like the autumn plants – but don’t fear… with 100% flow of life from brain to body (chiropractor’s job) and support; love, healthy food, proper rest, exercise, healthy thoughts and time as the process of life unfolds.  This is what chiropractic is really all about and why everyone needs the gift of chiropractic care from birth to death!

Tell others about the gift of chiropractic!  Dr. Rob