The document discusses the concept of health as optimal well-being, emphasizing the importance of the mind-body connection and the role of chiropractic care in enhancing children's health. Evidence is presented showing that chiropractic care in children leads to increased resistance to diseases and lower antibiotic use. It also highlights the significance of stress management and nervous system communication in maintaining health.

1. Health- the state of optimal physical, chemical and emotional well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Dorland’s Medical Dictionary

2. The Mind-Body Connection

4. Motion is LIFE! 90% of the stimulation and nutrition to the brain is generated by movement of the spine . Source: Dr. Roger Sperry, Noble Prize recipient for brain research.

5. Kids And Chiropractic Kids under chiropractic care “ develop strong, well-balanced spines and are mindful of the need to take responsibility for one’s own health, not merely the absence of disease.” Source: Maxine McMullen, D.C., ICA International Review of Chiropractic , Jan/Feb 1995

6. Chiropractic Care and Children Increased resistance to the common childhood diseases Lower antibiotic use and lower incidence of disease (especially ear infections) Disease was reported to be mild compared to disease by their classmates Sources: The relationship between intensity of chiropractic care and the incidence of childhood diseases. Rose-Aymon S, Aymon M. Prochaska-Moss G, Moss R, Rebne R, Nielsen K. Journal of Chiropractic Research, 1989 (Spring): 70-77. A comparative study of the health status of children raised under the health care models of chiropractic and allopathic medicine. Van Breda, WM and Van Breda JM Journal of Chiropractic Research Summer 1989.

7. The Mind-Body Connection

8. Stress and The Mind-Body Connection Dr. Hans Selye, also known as the “Einstein Of Medicine”, suggested that disease is the body’s inability to deal with mental, emotional or physical stress

9. What determines the body’s ability to effectively deal with stress? The Nervous System

10. How well or disturbed is the communication in your nerve system?

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