As the Twig is Bent, so Grows the Tree – What to look for in children to help them always be a step ahead.

When I was a kid, my mother, who learned from her mother would tell me (sometimes daily) to suck in my belly and stand up straight.  It was usually uncomfortable to do and I didn’t understand why the suggestion regularly begot the exaggerated and dramatic rolling of eyes.

Her perspective was that when you stood up tall and straight, you looked and behaved like a “lady”.  She never seemed to mind the worms in my pockets or the fish guts under my fingernails as much as she minded – my slouching.

I should have known that my mother was onto something.

There’s a reason that animals in the wild favor a mate with a vibrant build and a strong, healthy posture.  Rabbits, Ducks, Lions and birds, just to name a few, innately understand that a healthy posture is the thumbprint marking to the likely-hood of better health outcomes and a longer, stronger life.

Posture is the window to the spine and the nervous system.  Blah Blah Blah…who cares?

According to research, a compromised posture is directly related to:

Problems with nursing in infants

Chronic ear infections

Allergies

Asthma

Sleep apnea

Difficulty with lung expansion

Decreased athletic jump height

Decreased response time with athletic impulse (like sprinting)

Decreased brain and body awareness

Altered immune system health

Decreased brain function (pre frontal cortex)

AND…Overall decreased life span

A healthy spine moves us toward health and a distorted spine moves us toward illness.  Our state of health is never still and health cannot be “maintained” because it lives on a spectrum which is always either moving toward healing or toward disease.

The spine and nervous system are the foundation to health and life in the body and this is why we care for infants (at birth) and babies, toddlers, children, teens, athletes, pregnant moms and everyone else whose health depends on their nervous system.

Chiropractic is THE inside-out approach.  Our patients who value their lifestyle of wellness understand when postural interference is removed,  the body’s default is always ALWAYS  toward health.

So….stand up straight, suck in your belly and get adjusted regularly.