Health is NOT Wellness! Here’s What Differs Health from Wellness – Mid Atlantic

Hey everybody, it’s Dr. Amir again with Real Chiropractic, speaking from the office at Mid Atlantic Chiropractic Center, South location. I just wanted to talk about a conversation I had recently with a friend. We were discussing the difference between the word HEALTH and the word WELLNESS and how everybody uses those words interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing. Wellness is not the same as health. Everyone says, “Oh, I want to improve my wellness.” How do you do that? What does it really mean? Well, you know, I just want to be more healthy. That’s not wellness. So, let’s break it down. Let’s start with the word health.

What is Health?

Health is a function. Health is how your body is functioning, how your body is operating. Health is your immune system working the way it’s supposed to. Health is your digestive system working the way it’s supposed to. Health is your musculoskeletal system working the way it’s supposed to. You can walk, run, squat, bend, twist and carry and do things. That’s how your musculoskeletal system works. Health is your cardiovascular system working. Your heart beating the way it’s supposed to, and your lungs breathing the way they’re supposed to. That’s heath- everything’s working the way it’s supposed to, and in cooperation with everything else in the body. So all the systems we mentioned- immune system, digestive system, cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, and your endocrine system which is your hormonal system, those systems working together is health.

All those systems working together in cooperation with each other are monitored and controlled by one conductor- the part of your body that monitors and controls all systems, which is your brain. Your brain controls and monitors all of that. So that’s health. That’s separate from wellness.

What is Wellness?

Now, wellness is the degree to which you enjoy that health and vitality. Does that make sense to you? You have people who are joyful. They just have a lot of joy. If health is joy, wellness would be how much fun they are having. Wellness is fun. People are fun-loving. They do fun things. They enjoy their life. That’s wellness. Wellness is the amount of vitality you experience in the dimensions of life.

What are those dimensions? Dimensions are your mental/ psychological/emotional dimension and your spiritual dimension. Then another one is your physical dimension. Your physical abilities, that’s a dimension in life. Then there’s the biochemical dimension. The chemicals that you put in your body. The ones you’re exposed to your environment, i.e., types of food you eat, types of products you put on your skin, what you’re breathing in, and all of that. Those are chemicals. So, there is this biochemical dimension, the physical dimension, and the psychological dimension, or psychosocial or psychoemotional dimension, or the psycho-spiritual dimension. So how much fun are you having in each of those dimensions, and how much are you enjoying your life in those dimensions is wellness. That’s different.

Imagine if I am pointing in two directions. I’m on a continuum. On one side is wellness, and in another direction is an illness and eventually death. And I get to choose which direction I go in; that’s wellness. And, you’re never in one place. You’re always moving. You’re moving in one direction or another. So every thought, every decision, every action moves you in one of the two directions- towards illness or toward wellness. Focus on moving towards wellness. You’re never going to be standing still. You’re always going to be moving.

So right now, reading this, you’re moving in the wellness direction. Whatever thought you just had, “Hey, I should start doing this or I should do more of that.”, that right there, that thought you just had, that’s going to move you toward wellness.

So let’s move toward wellness. Let’s not interchange the words wellness and health. They’re two separate things. Like I said, “Health is being joyful, and wellness is having a lot of fun.” So let’s go have a lot of fun. You got to be joyful first to be able to have a lot of fun. That makes sense. You got to be healthy in order to have wellness, but they are two separate things. So, go after it, move towards it and enjoy.

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We provide advanced spinal correction utilizing state of the art chiropractic techniques. Never in the history of chiropractic have we been able to provide the level of help and expertise that now exists. These newer correction methods are even safer, more comfortable and more effective than ever before. Our doctors have years of training and experience in spinal adjustment.

We teach our patients special “blueprint” exercises designed just for them to help strengthen and correct their own unique problem. These exercises can be performed in the comfort of your own home and can improve the effectiveness of your spinal correction by as much as 30-40%. In addition to skeletal misalignment, muscles, and connective tissues can be out of place or strained by improper alignment and use. Specific exercises and stretches can help your body stay in balance and in health.

We often find it helpful to “coach” our patients on certain activities they should avoid or do differently to avoid aggravating their particular health challenge. Our goal is to help every patient achieve a fulfilling and happy lifestyle full of the activities they enjoy most. We recognize that each patient is a whole person, and helping them reach true health and wellness is a collaborative effort between our professionals and our patients.

We provide specific recommendations on nutritional supplements and healthy food choices to enhance our patient´s return to optimal health. Do you know which supplements and vitamins are good for you? Dr. Amir Rashidian can provide a structured nutritional program based on your individual needs.

Cox® Technic is a spinal manipulation that relieves back pain, leg pain, neck pain, arm pain, and a host of other spinal related conditions…disc herniation, spinal stenosis, post-surgical continued pain, and pregnancy-related back pain.

Cox Technic is non-surgical, doctor-controlled, hands-on spinal manipulation performed with the patient lying on The Cox Table, a proprietary, specially designed chiropractic instrument. This table permits the effective administration of flexion-distraction and decompression adjustment and manipulation.

Well-researched and documented flexion-distraction and decompression help relieve spinal pain and return patients to their desired quality of life by …

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The goal of Cox Technic is to help the spinal pain patient go from “pain” to “no pain” as quickly as possible following the “rule of 50%” which governs the Cox Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Posture and spinal screenings can reveal important health information and unlock the door to improved health and well-being. We provide detailed and comprehensive screenings at our office. Contact us today to arrange a screening for yourself and your family members.

Support for your entire body

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Unlike generic, over-the-counter orthotics, our Functional orthotics are individually designed for your unique postural problems — not just problems with your feet. We believe that correcting imbalances in your feet can properly align your spine and pelvis.
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Chiropractic Adjustments- Chiropractic adjustments relieve pressure on the nervous system, promote spinal health and improve overall health. These adjustments are especially beneficial for providing back pain relief and managing chronic pain.

Veterans face physical, chemical, and emotional stress unique to their profession. Veterans at Mid Atlantic Chiropractic Center are entitled to a special discount as a way of saying thanks for your service in keeping our country safe. Dr. Amir’s approach to treatment is rooted in this simple philosophy: treat both the symptoms and the problem. While medications help reduce the pain, they do not treat or get rid of the underlying cause of pain. Chiropractic care is an effective treatment because it realigns the body to fix the problem.

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Chiropractic Adjustments- Chiropractic adjustments relieve pressure on the nervous system, promote spinal health and improve overall health. These adjustments are especially beneficial for providing back pain relief and managing chronic pain caused by spinal misalignments.

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