by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, MA | Dec 5, 2014 | Health
Article Summary: To be healthy, you must be connected physically, emotionally and spiritually…this is the goal of Chiropractic.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
You were born to express vibrant physical, mental, and spiritual health—to radiate vitality, harmony, peace, joy, optimism, strength, love and healing at any age. This is your natural state! Yet disharmony, illness, disease, depression, fatigue, emotional isolation and spiritual disconnection touch so many lives. Too many of us walk this earth with our bodies, hearts and souls in pain.
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by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, MA | Nov 21, 2014 | Health
In Part 1 of this series, we talked about being the change you want to see in the world, all the way down to the cell level. Last week, in Part 2, we had a spirited discussion about Twinkies and Madison Avenue. In the final installment, you will learn about…
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by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, MA | Nov 14, 2014 | Health, Nutrition
In Part 1 of this series last week, we talked about being the change you want to see in the world, all the way down to the cell level. This week, in Part 2, we discuss…
Chiropractic, the Universe and Twinkies
The Universe is an organized, healthy, sane, harmonious, self-healing, and self-regulating system. It exhibits an incredibly precise order, whether we’re considering molecules and atoms or galaxies and stars. There are no mistakes, extra parts or extraneous organisms. The whole thing works within a context of Intelligence which most people call Divine (Buddha, God, Mother Nature, etc.). When we as human beings attempt to improve on perfection by manipulating the Universe to suit our whims, things always get worse. The evidence of this is clear to any 3rd grader.
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by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, MA | Nov 7, 2014 | Health
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi
These very wise words are vividly applicable to our current environmental crisis. We will never care for the planet any better than we care for ourselves. We will never heal Mother Earth’s wounds until we heal ourselves. We will never find a natural balance with our environment until we discover that balance within ourselves. We must as individuals, be the change we wish to see. We must become whole. We must remember who and what we are. We must reawaken to our true essence. We must allow the natural flow of perfection, balance, and harmony to express through us and as us. We must get out of the way of what has already been perfectly and magnificently designed. As each individual works toward this, the whole world heals.
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by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, MA | Sep 2, 2014 | Health
Everything from standing upright, to sleeping, to going to the bathroom is under direct control of the spinal column and the nervous system it encases. Yet, not very much medical or media attention is focused on sustaining this all-important area of the human body. As a result of the neglect, abuse and poor focus both the spine and nervous system receive, most people suffer greatly with the results of deterioration in this area at some point in their lives.
Patients and doctors alike are under the misconception that once a spinal condition exists — including disc and nerve damage — you need surgery or are forced to live with pain, weakness and organ malfunction for the rest of your life.
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by Dr. Jeffrey Ptak, DC, MA | Aug 27, 2014 | Health
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear Friends,
My mission is to help as many people as possible to optimize their health and well-being on every level—physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Some people may find my unique approach overly religious or too New Age or even dangerous.
All this would have given my grandmothers a chuckle. But perhaps it’s true…
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