In today's article, I want to share with you the meaning of 'True Health'. My goal is not to simply deliver a mundane message, but to influence and transform my readers' life towards greater health. Before I can share with you the secrets of true health, we need to understand the true definition of health. WHO defines health as the following:

This definition is very important, "being healthy is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". A person may look great, feel great and even be athletically fit, but does it mean that he is "healthy"?

 

Fitness and Health is Different

 

Take a tragic example of Karryn McCann. She was an Australian athlete, well renowned for winning the marathon at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. However in May 2008, she passed away due to an initial breast cancer spreading to her liver. A complete tragedy, but also an example portraying the incongruity between fitness and true health. 

 

No Pain = Healthy?

Another common assumption is that many people equate having no pain to being healthy. Again this is wrong. Here's an example: if a person suffers from headaches everyday and takes painkillers to become pain free, does it mean that he is healthy?

If a person with high blood pressure feels no pain, does it mean that this person is healthy? Again the answers to these questions are all NO. So if looking good, feeling good, being athletic and even having no pain doesn't mean that you're experiencing true health, what is?

 

True Health means 100% Function

True health actually equates to 100% function. Our bodies are naturally designed to prosper, repair and grow. Did you know that right now in all of us, we have cancerous cells being killed by our innate defense mechanisms? You are actively secreting enzymes to breakdown, digest and excrete the lunch you had this afternoon. Our bodies know best -- the power that made the body, heals the body. 

Our bodies are complex with countless cells, tissues and organs. These systems need to work harmoniously and function without flaws for us to express true health. Then how do we make sure that these complex systems work harmoniously? And the answer to this is our nervous systems. 

 

True Health = 100% Function = Healthy Nervous System

Every single cells, tissues and organs are controlled by our brains. For example, our hearts are pumping blood right now, it pumps during sleep and pumps faster when we run. All this is automatic, we don't need to actively think about it. Our brain tells the heart, the lungs and the digestive systems what to do, by sending important information down and out through our nervous systems. This means that -- as long we can maintain a fully functioning nervous system, we can express a 100% functioning body and obtain true health. 

 

Our Spines and Chiropractic

 

The spine is made of 24 different bones -- all different sizes and shapes, but they have only one role; to house and protect the delicate nerves inside. The problem is that, the spinal bones or the vertebras of the spine can actually misalign and cause either a direct and/or indirect damage to our nerves. This condition is called Subluxation. Again, as mentioned before, this is very harmful to our bodies as it is our brains and its nervous systems that allow us to function. Chiropractors are the only profession who are trained and legally qualified to detect and remove these interferences present in our nervous systems. 

It is an absolute privilege that chiropractors get to work with people's spines and their nervous systems to promote 100% function. What's more amazing is that, the correction of the spine happens without medications, surgeries or negative side-effects! Read my previous post to find out the visual results of before and after chiropractic care:  Why Chiropractic? See the Results!

Just like we brush our teeth everyday to maintain a healthy oral hygiene, your spine also requires maintenance and care throughout life. It does not matter if you are in pain or not. Pay a visit to your nearest chiropractor to see if your body is functioning at 100% or not.