Every day of our lives we are given 86,400 of them!  We cannot carry them forward until to tomorrow.  When they are gone, they are gone!   We cannot hoard it, save it, store it, invest it or give it away.    It is only ours to use.

Time!  86,400 seconds every day!

The question is – “how are we investing it?”

Time cannot be managed, however, we can manage those things that take up our time.

• Time is perishable – it must be used by midnight!
• Time is measurable and we all get the same amount to use each day.
• Time is irreplaceable – we cannot get it back once it has gone.
• Time is a priority – we always make time for our priorities.

This leaves the question “What are our priorities?”

Are we taking the time to be healthy?

• Dr Richard McMinn - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Helen Martin - Chiropractor Brighton
• Helen Taylor - Chiropractor Brighton

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It depends on which foods have been canned, but fresh is always best!

Canned foods undergo a heat process which destroys nutrients and affects food to varying degrees  -  depending on which food it is.  Fruit and vegetables are more easily affected than beans.

Fruits and vegetables are especially important sources of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients like carotenoids and flavonoids. Vitamins and phytonutrients are especially susceptible to degradation from heat, which robs food of vast amounts of nutrients.

Heating does not damage protein, fiber, and minerals in the same way as it can damage vitamins and phytonutrients. You can expect to receive the protein, fiber, and mineral benefits from canned beans-in much the same way as you would receive from dry beans cooked at home.  Unlike fruits and vegetables, beans cannot be eaten raw. Beans have to be cooked (or processed in some other way, like sprouted); not only do they have to be cooked, they have to be cooked for a fairly extensive period of time, so if enjoying canned beans is a more convenient option, then use with confidence and enjoy, however any additives should be observed and avoided if possible.  Obviously, organically grown is best.

Chiropractors at Chiropractic Life are committed to the Eat Well, Move Well, Think Well system of living.  Consult us today for the health you want tomorrow.

• Dr Richard McMinn - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Helen Martin - Chiropractor Brighton
• Helen Taylor - Chiropractor Brighton

Chiropractors in Brighton and Hove

There is trauma in separation from nature.

What a great tragedy it is to deprive a child the experience of hours in the natural world of earth and sky, grasses, flowers,bushes, trees, water, bugs, birds and animals, of all kinds.  It is so much more important that children play with dirt than with video games.

Playing in Dirt and Mud Builds a Child’sImmunity | Child Magazine

• Dr Richard McMinn - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Helen Martin - Chiropractor Brighton
• Helen Taylor - Chiropractor Brighton

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I came to chiropractic life about five years ago  after many years of back pain! I tried numerous other treatments to help me with my pain but nothing seemed to help!

As a personal fitness trainer I live a very active lifestyle and am always on the go and need to be pain free so I can get on with my job.

Chiropractic life have allowed me to do this and now I don’t even consider myself to have any back problems.

I would recommend anyone to chiropractic life if they are suffering with any kind of pain or want to prevent it from occurring in the future.

Many thanks
Johnny Jarvis.
www.JohnnyJarvis.co.uk
www.hypoxi-brighton.com.

Footnote from Chiropractic Life:  Check out Johnny’s websites above – he’s the man to call to get you on the road to “moving well” and giving you the support and exercises you need -  and of course he is well aware of the need to protect your spine!

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The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
- Thomas Edison

That future is here!

Chiropractic IS that future!!!!

Thomas Edison was absolutely correct, the things that your doctor should be pointing you towards for your health are not drugs and surgery, but care of the human frame (your spine), your diet and your mental/emotional health – these are the corner stones of true health and vitality and can be summed up in one word – LIFESTYLE!

If your doctor is not supporting you to make changes in these areas of your life, we suggest you look for a doctor who will.

Our Doctors of Chiropractic are vitally interested in helping you make sustainable lifestyle changes that will influence your health.

Consult us today to create the future Mr Edison spoke of!

• Dr Richard McMinn - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Helen Martin - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Glenn Fredericksen - Chiropractor Brighton

Chiropractors Brighton and Hove

We all get choices as to where we will spend our hard earned money and for some “looking good” is more important than being healthy.  People often make the comment that Chiropractic Care is expensive, however these same people are sporting all the latest fashions, flashing whitened and straightened teeth, driving the latest car, using the latest technology, enjoying the most popular holiday destinations  – but report that it costs too much for Chiropractic Care.

Without our health we can’t fully enjoy any of the above – unless we have everything tied up into “looking good”!  The interesting thing is that we can’t fully “look good” unless we are healthy, and we can’t be truly healthy and vital unless we have a fully functioning nervous system!  It is possible for a while, people will “get by” – perhaps while young and the body can compensate, however sooner or later the body begins to let us know that there are interferences in our nervous system – housed in the moving bones of the spinal column.  The nervous system controls virtually every cell, tissue, muscle, gland, organ and system of your entire body!  Please read that again – that’s right – a healthy vital life is dependent on your nervous system and Chiropractors are specialists in removing interferences from your nervous system, to allow the body to heal itself naturally.    How important then, is your Chiropractic Care??

Call us today for a better future tomorrow.

• Dr Richard McMinn - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Helen Martin - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Glenn Fredericksen - Chiropractor Brighton

Chiropractors in Hove

• Symptoms are not normal!
• Colic is not normal!
• Persistent crying is not normal!
• Failure to feed properly is not normal!
• Fussiness is not normal!
• Earache is not normal!
• Inflamed throat is not normal!
• Not sleeping properly is not normal!
• Asthma is not normal!
• Hayfever is not normal!
• Growing pains are not normal!
• Persistent Symptoms of any kind are not normal!

Symptoms are the body’s warning system that the nervous system is under attack. This is true for babies and children and equally true for adults.

Chiropractors check vertebral function to see if there are interferences – especially in the upper neck.  By freeing the nervous system of interference a child is able to flourish, grow, enact, move and more importantly heal  itself naturally as it was designed to do – and thrive!

So just for the record – Chiropractors do not treat any of the above symptoms – they look for nerve interference because every cell, tissue, muscle, gland, organ and system of the entire body is controlled and co-ordinated by the nervous system and by removing nerve interference the body is able to do it’s own work of self healing. Your child becomes their own doctor!! We were designed to be healthy and any interferences to the nervous system frustrates this purpose.

Dr McMinn has five children who have never been to a doctor.  They were born at home and have had chiropractic care since the day they were born. (see previous post).  Their ages now add up to one hundred and thirty three years – that’s a hundred and thirty three years of natural, drug free health care.  The result?  Vitally healthy young adults!  Isn’t this what everyone wants for their children?

If you want the very best for your family – choose Chiropractic!

• Dr Richard McMinn - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Helen Martin - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Glenn Fredericksen - Chiropractor Brighton

Dr McMinn's childen (1990). All born at home with first Chiropractic check-up within hours of being born and Chiropractic checkups all their lives until now 2011! They have never been to a doctor.

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Traumatic Birth Syndrome and Birth Trauma – they both refer to the same thing – the negative effects of today’s birthing methods on a newborn. You may think your newborn looks healthy, and your baby’s doctor might even assure you that you have a healthy baby, but what you and  your doctor may not be aware of  is insidious nerve interference!  This leads to an irritable baby and desperate parents.

Most mothers give birth lying down – if you knew the history of why this is so you may be amused!!  (see footnote) This position works contrary to the laws of gravity and reduces the size of the mother’s pelvic opening which then sets up the groundwork for interference often with some pulling and twisting that affects the infant’s delicate head, neck and spine (which is still only cartilage).  Introduce forceps or a vacuum extraction and you are creating even more trauma to the poor baby’s nervous system.  These common, everyday birth practices produce birth trauma. Some types of birth trauma can be serious, such as spinal cord and brain stem injuries, neurological defects, and sudden infant death syndrome. Less life-threatening birth trauma (but very real trauma whichever way you view it) may result in learning disabilities, inadequate immune system functioning, hearing/vision problems and very commonly, difficulty in feeding due to the baby being unable to move the neck without pain.  This often explains why a baby will refuse to breastfeed on one side!

We believe that every infant should be checked for nerve interference as soon after birth as possible. Traumatic Birth Syndrome can result in immediate life-threatening symptoms or it can weaken one’s potential over the years. To ensure your baby is on the best road possible for optimal health, be sure to arrange a newborn chiropractic exam as soon after delivery as possible.

Nerve interference causes disease that can rob your child of an active, healthy and long life. Chiropractic adjustments on children are extremely low force and equally as effective as the ones we perform on you!

Dr McMinns own five children were all born at home and had their first chiropractic adjustment within hours of being born.  We are delighted to know Daisy Birthing in Brighton (check out their facebook – Daisy Birthing Brighton & Hove) can offer you the support you need, to have a safe and gentle birth experience for both mother and baby.

Footnote:   Scholars claim that King Louis XIV  persuaded his physician to ensure his wife would give birth lying down so that he could peer from behind a curtain to watch his child being born and what was being done in royal households was copied by the general public. The Royal Household were the trend setters of the day.  Doctors of that time were also convincing women to give birth on their backs, as delivering babies from mothers lying on tables is much easier to do than, if they are squatting, standing, or on hands and knees during delivery!

• Dr Richard McMinn - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Helen Martin - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Glenn Fredericksen - Chiropractor Brighton

Chiropractors Brighton and Hove

It has now been confirmed that the fervent use of antibacterial soaps and other chemical containing anti microbial products has contributed to the escalating problem of antiobiotic resistant bacteria.

Over use of antibiotics in every area of life has led to this growing phenomenon for several years, becoming a real threat to the very people it was meant to protect!  It’s now known that antibiotic resistant infections claim more lives each year than AIDS and cost America alone $20 billion in health care costs.

According to a 2007 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, more than 18,600 people died from invasive MRSA infections in the United States in 2005 and that is five years ago!  The problem has escalated since then  and that’s just one antibiotic-resistant bug. The list of resistant microbes is steadily growing.

As an individual we can either choose to remain part of the problem or become part of the solution.

Drug companies keep pushing the use of antibiotics; doctors keep prescribing drugs, patients keep asking for them for every ill; parents and schools keep insisting on using antibacterial cleansers and wipes; and the food industry keeps injecting them into their livestock, which eventually ends up on our tables and in our waterways!

We can become the solution by turning a deaf ear and a blind eye to drug adverts, by questioning your doctors prescription recommendations, by resisting taking antibiotics and using natural alternatives instead   (yes, there are many) resorting only to antibiotic drugs when absolutely necessary, by avoiding buying conventional farm-raised meat and using natural cleaning agents in the home.

recent press release, Dr. Sarah Janssen of the Natural Resources Defense Council is quoted as saying:

“It’s about time FDA has finally stated its concerns about antibacterial chemicals like triclosan.

The public deserves to know that these so-called antibacterial products are no more effective in preventing infections than regular soap and water and may, in fact, be dangerous to their health in the long run.”

Our skin is our first line of defence against any kind of bacteria and has a layer of protective natural oils which needs to be preserved.  Too much washing removes this protective layer.

Therapeutic grade essential oils are natures gifts to us and can be used in place of chemicals produced in laboratories.  To  varying degrees they are all antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory  and some also act as antihistamines.  We use Young Living Essential Oils for everything!  Among their range of oils they have an oil called Thieves which has been created based on research about four thieves in France who protected themselves with herbs and oils from clove, rosemary and other aromatics while robbing plague victims.   Thieves blend contains clove, rosemary, eucalyptus radiata, cinnamon and lemon and the range includes a pocket spray, household cleaner, thieves essential oil blend, foaming soap and mouthwash.  We use the general household cleaner and other products in the clinic to clean doors and windows, carpet (!), bathroom etc. to reduce exposure to dangerous chemicals.    Since they are a networking company their products can only be obtained through someone who is all ready a customer.  Feel free to quote Chiropractic Life and our number 916953 to obtain at wholesale price.  Contact www.younglivingeurope.com  and use the info above.  In over thirty five years of using essential oils, these are the very best we have found.  There are many oils posing as pure essential oils, however due to labelling laws apparently it is possible to label an oil pure essential oil if it contains one drop (yes you read that right!) one drop of pure essential oil!!  We are confident of the purity of Young Living Therapeutic Oils.

• Dr Richard McMinn - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Helen Martin - Chiropractor Brighton
• Dr Glenn Fredericksen - Chiropractor Brighton