Healthy Mind, Health Body

The power of the mind cannot be ignored. Studies have shown that people who are positive and optimistic tend to be healthier and when sick, recover faster. New evidence shows a much greater link to the mind-body connection. Recent research in healthcare has been centered on the placebo. The placebo is a sugar pill used as a control in drug trials and medical research. To test the results of a product, a patient is given the real drug and a different patient is given a placebo, but is told it is the real drug. The researchers can see how the drug works compared to a person who isn't taking it. The problem is that in all studies, a percentage of the control or placebo group shows the same improvements as the person taking the drug. Now, Pet scanners and MRI's of the brain show that the fake treatment leads to changes in brain chemistry. This research shows that our thoughts may actually interact with the brain in a positive way, according to the researchers at U of P. This research may lead to ways to teach people how to utilize the healing powers of the brain.

Thought for the Week: "The determining causes of disease are trauma, poisons and auto-suggestion."----DD Palmer, DC The year 1910.


Chiropractic Tip of the Week: "If I were asked to briefly define the Chiropractic Philosophy, I should say Chiropractic Philosophy is the Philosophy of Cause." -------Joy Loban, PH.C.

Chiropractic care is not a treatment for symptoms, but a correction of the cause.