It is a common but false belief to say that you are healthy just because you have no symptoms.
Actually being healthy and symptom free are notthe same thing; or just because you have symptoms it doesn’t mean you are sick.
Someone suddenly experiences a heart attack! It’s the first time they have that symptom but were they healthy while they still had so symptoms?
Same is true for Diabetes type 2; it doesn’t suddenly show up. A person has to have been unwell for a decade before they were diagnosed with Diabetes or heart disease.
On the other hand… take the Immune System for example. If you have symptoms it shows that your immune system is taking on an environmental challenge. But does it mean that just because you have symptoms you are sick? If you begin to take drugs though you make yourself sick! This is probably making you wonder if you may have things upside down and in many ways, you probably do.
If one only focuses on health when you start to have symptoms, then only focus on making those symptoms go away, thinking erroneously that you have restored your health – you are sadly mistaken.
I propose instead that you focus all the time on health, not ignoring or forgetting about your health until you lose it. This applies to how you preserve, maintain and enhance your immune system. It requires daily attention to proper rest / sleep, stress management, proper fitness and proper nutrition.
Let’s face it. Manila is one of the most polluted cities on Earth. You may have heard that before but are discounting this fact.
There are a few basic things you can do to control your personal internal environment by keeping a clean house, perhaps add an ozone air filter; but I am really referring mainly to the internal environment of your body. Good quality foods rich in antioxidants is one important way to reduce the negative effects of free-radical molecules that invade your body from the polluted environment. Another way is to supplement your diet with vitamins like Vit E or Vit C that are powerful antioxidants; others are CoQ10 and Alpha Lipoic Acid and Glutathione.
Chiropractic is a holistic profession focused on identifying the causes of dis-ease or lack of health associated in many cases with faulty lifestyle, but those mostly caused by spinal mis-alignments that create nerve interference – the undetected cause of many health problems. The Filipinos desperately need to know more about Chiropractic and the special work performed without the need of drugs or surgery.