You Can't Rush Nature

You Can’t Rush Nature
I am amazed each year by the falling of the autumn leaves. There are times when the wind blows and the storm rages, but the leaves fall off when they are ready, and no sooner. Many times after a heavy rain or wind comes through, the leaves remain on the tree. But one day later, when there is no wind at all, the leaves appear to be detaching themselves and drifting lazily to the ground. The point here is that you can’t rush Mother Nature, just as you can’t rush the healing process.
It takes time to heal. So many of us wish there was an instantaneous magic pill or a silver bullet that will make us heal and become healthy again. Unfortunately, that is not how our bodies are designed to work. When dealing with a joint injury such as subluxation, it takes time for the body to go through all the necessary stages of healing. For even minor problems this can take 90-120 days (About a season). So, instead of thinking about fixing a health problem in terms of days of weeks, I encourage you to be patient and let things happen as they were meant to, over time.

Dr. Benjamin Shier
Beaver Dam, WI

Holisim, Health, and Homeostasis

Vitalism vs Mechanism and how it relates to chiropractic care

Einstein is quoted as saying , “Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.” I believe that what he was alluding to is the ever increasing evidence that our world cannot be fully explained by a reductionistic paradigm. Reductionism is the theory that if we can understand the smallest parts or pieces of a phenomenon, we will understand the whole. Our understanding of topics such as DNA synthesis, cell biology, physics, and physiology has never been greater. However, leading researchers in all of these areas are coming to the same conclusion; that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. There is still some unexplained, and as of yet, unmeasureable force that organizes the “inert” pieces of matter in a way that is compatible with the creation and sustainment of life. My goal as a chiropractor is to help the body to connect to this force through the nervous system (which controls all function),
Homeostasis is a point where all functions in an organism are balanced and responding appropriately to the external and internal environments. The closer our bodies are to homeostasis, the healthier we are.

Health is a normal state of being.

Welcome to the Interweb

I have resisted the trend towards electronic communication for some time. "You should start a blog," "check us out on facebook!", and other comments were always met with an internal wince. But recently, I have been thinking on some subjects that are so significant that I knew it was time to join the “interweb” world. My hope is to share my thoughts with you and hopefully change the world in the process, one person at a time.
So, therefore, I welcome you to the official blog of Dr. Ben Shier and Shier Family Clinic of Chiropractic.

My goal of having this is to cover several specific topics:

• Review the most recent literature and how it applies to chiropractic practice
• Address specific complaints that present commonly to our office
• To help those that are seeking enhanced health and health infomation but may not know where to look

Comments and dialogue are encouraged. See you in Cyperspace!

Dr. Shier