All Natural But Only When Needed

Just because something is touted as “natural” does not mean it is good for you. “All-natural” is a marketing ploy utilized by many in the food industry today to attract baby-boomers with their ever-increasing health consciousness. This is certainly true for products like oat-bran cereal (which can be loaded with sugar) and no- or low-fat snacks (which usually have chemicals and other additives to improve taste and/or consistency), but it is also true for things like vitamins and minerals. Just because vitamins are “naturally-occurring” does not mean they can be taken with reckless abandon. So be careful not to fall for the common, "all-natural", consumer trap.

Another thing to consider is that if something is good for you it does not mean that more of it is better for you. For example, exercise is good for you but running a marathon clearly can do more damage to your health than it does good. Similarly, vitamin C, has been lauded since the early 1900’s when it was discovered that British sailors who went for months on ships without fresh fruits developed scurvy, a disease caused by a vitamin C deficiency. Since then, and especially recently, vitamin C has been found to have antioxidant properties and researchers now believe it may lower your risk of cancer. But wait—before you go buy stock in Sunkist—too much vitamin C can clearly be harmful to DNA, which has been linked to cancer, heart problems and other conditions. Studies now suggest that a safe dose (about 200-mg daily) is about what you would get if you ate the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables.

Oddly enough, people have a similar reaction to Upper Cervical Care. They think if it is natural they should be able to do it themselves and/or that more is better. The fact is unless someone checks your spine for nerve interference there is no way to know if you even need an upper cervical correction. A correction is given for the purpose of removing interference in the nerve system caused by misalignment of the head and neck. Regarding the issue of frequency, the only right time to give a correction is when there is nerve interference. So if there is no interference, a correction is neither required nor given. Whether nerve interference is found in your spine once a week, once a month or once a year, the best time to remove the interference is immediately. There is no substitute or supplement for a properly applied upper cervical correction. They are safe and effective at removing interference in the nerve system due to head/neck misalignment and promote health by allowing your body to function better naturally — no gimmicks.

Lawn Care and Upper Cervical Care?

I was sent this some time ago in an email and I really liked the lesson it can teach us if we chose to see it. It is a funny story but I hope it makes you think a little too. Enjoy!


GOD’S THOUGHTS ON LAWN

GOD: Frank, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets, thistle and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from the long-lasting blossoms attracts butterflies, honeybees and flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast garden of colors by now. But, all I see are these green rectangles.

ST. FRANCIS: It's the tribes that settled there, Lord. The Suburbanites. They started calling your flowers "weeds" and went to great lengths to kill them and replace them with grass.

GOD: Grass? But, it's so boring. It's not colorful. It doesn't attract butterflies, birds and bees; only grubs and sod worms. It's sensitive to temperatures. Do these Suburbanites really want all that grass growing there?

ST. FRANCIS: Apparently so, Lord. They go to great pains to grow it and keep it green. They begin each spring by fertilizing grass and poisoning any other plant that crops up in the lawn.

GOD: The spring rains and warm weather probably make grass grow really fast. That must make the Suburbanites happy.

ST. FRANCIS: Apparently not, Lord. As soon as it grows a little, they cut it-sometimes twice a week.

GOD: They cut it? Do they then bail it like hay?

ST. FRANCIS: Not exactly, Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in bags.

GOD: They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it?

ST. FRANCIS: No, Sir, just the opposite. They pay to throw it away.

GOD: Now, let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so it will grow. And, when it does grow, they cut it off and pay to throw it away?

ST. FRANCIS: Yes, Sir.

GOD: These Suburbanites must be relieved in the summer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat. That surely slows the growth and saves them a lot of work.

ST. FRANCIS: You aren't going to believe this, Lord. When the grass stops growing so fast, they drag out hoses and pay more money to water it so they can continue to mow it and pay to get rid of it.

GOD: What nonsense. At least they kept some of the trees. That was a sheer stroke of genius, if I do say so myself. The trees grow leaves in the spring to provide beauty and shade in the summer. In the autumn, they fall to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture in the soil and protect the trees and bushes. It's a natural cycle of life.

ST. FRANCIS: You better sit down, Lord. The Suburbanites have drawn a new circle. As soon as the leaves fall, they rake them into great piles and pay to have them hauled away.

GOD: No. What do they do to protect the shrub and tree roots in the winter to keep the soil moist and loose?

ST. FRANCIS: After throwing away the leaves, they go out and buy something which they call mulch. They haul it home and spread it around in place of the leaves.

GOD: And where do they get this mulch?

ST. FRANCIS: They cut down trees and grind them up to make the mulch.

GOD: Enough! I don't want to think about this anymore. St. Catherine, you're in charge of the arts. What movie have you scheduled for us tonight?

ST. CATHERINE: "Dumb and Dumber", Lord. It's a story about....

GOD: Never mind, I think I just heard the whole story from St Francis.


So what is the lesson and what does it have to do with Upper Cervical Care? All of nature is full of patterns and purpose. Things that we see as not needed, not beneficial, or even as a problem aren’t necessarily so. Sometimes we do not see the larger picture and where those things fit in or what their purpose is. Many people think about their bodies the same way the Suburbanites in the story viewed their lawns. That we must attempt to change or improve on what nature provides us. We can still care for the body but we must remember that nature (the lawn or our bodies) doesn’t need any help from us it just needs us to not interfere with its function. This is where Upper Cervical Care comes in because its goal is to help reduce interference between the brain and body. This interference can prevent proper function and health. The inborn wisdom of the body knows what to do as long as we don’t interfere with its function. So relax and let your life and your lawn happen and interfere a little less with the process of both.

Upper Cervical Care Made Simple

By Dr. Daniel Clark

Head tilt interference at the point where the head and neck join can disrupt or distort the brain’s health and healing messages to the body, allowing numerous health problems to develop.

Muscles of the neck can hold the head in a tilt position and disrupt the flow of brain health and healing messages to the body.

Most people experience head tilt without ever knowing it.

Efficient, unrestricted brain to body communication is Upper Cervical Care at its best.

It is cost effective and the ultimate in wellness and preventative healthcare.

The Doctor’s First Objective:

Use the patient’s correction formula to remove interference at the point where the head and neck join to re-activate the flow of brain health and healing messages to the body so its natural self-healing process can begin.

The Doctor’s Second Objective:

On each follow-up visit, help the patient maintain their alignment correction so there is no interference in the body’s healing process until it is complete.

Editor's note: The frequency of follow-up visits will depend on the needs of the patient. Some people may find that they need to be seen more frequently due to the nature of their daily activities (especially if they are not able to change those daily activities) while others may be fine to get checked only occasionally (every 6 months or so for example.) Each individual will be a bit different but the goal of Upper Cervical Care is not about keeping you coming in, it is about making a specific correction and keeping it there for as long as possible and the more precise we can do that the fewer times we should need to see you.