Halloween is over, which means the countdown to the holiday season is officially on. The holiday season is full of fun, food, parties, connecting with loved ones and of course – presents! It is also a time of late nights, stress, worry and unfortunately for many people, sickness and burn-out. Having observed my
Just like you can make a horse move by using both the carrot and the stick, humans are motivated by both pain and pleasure. Which one of those two that acts as your primary motivator will have a dramatic impact on the results you achieve and the quality of your life? For the most
Like Ecclesiastes – and the Byrds – said, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” For many of us (me included), summer is the season for slowing down and taking it easy. We take holidays, we relax more, we drink more beer. I think this is great
In this, the final installment of the Hierarchy of Health series, we will be reviewing each of the approaches. Each has their benefits, and each has their costs. In order to be satisfied with our health, it is imperative that we match our goals and values with the approach most likely to meet them. The
In the last article, we looked at the first Proactive approach in the hierarchy of health – Protection. Instead of reacting to problems as they arise, in protection we proactively take steps to prevent problems in the future. The benefit to this approach is that we have fewer costly and inconvenient health crises AND generally
In the hierarchy of health, each approach produces a different set of results. The key to success is knowing which set of results you desire and then applying to corresponding strategy. In the first 2 articles (which can be accessed at Part 1 and Part 2)of the series we looked at Symptom Treatment and Addressing the
In the last article we identified a hierarchy of approaches to health. Success leaves clues and if you observe the healthiest people in the world, you see that they approach ‘health care’ much differently from those who struggle. We also looked at the first rung on the hierarchy ladder – Symptom Treatment. The value of
Health is something that we all want and as a society we are pretty obsessed with getting it. Turn on the television, open a magazine or even scroll through social media and you will be bombarded with information and products regarding the pursuit of health. Unfortunately, this obsession has not been successful in giving us
Hi All, It has been a very active summer at Nexus Chiropractic and I wanted to let you know what is happening for the next little while. I will be out of the office this Thursday, Aug.2 as I am off to the Ontario Lacrosse Festival with my boys. Dr. Amanda Chan – who I
When it comes to health problems, we have 4 ways in which we can approach them. All four have their own benefits and are appropriate at different times. Which we choose for a given situation is not only important in having short term success, it is also paramount to achieving the health we want long