Pavlovs dog?

Before the next time you swallow a pill take a minute and ask yourself do I really need this or have a just been programmed to take something every time I feel some sort of symptom? Most people are conditioned to believe that "relief is just a swallow away." They think that health is a state that can be bought rather than sought.

These folks never stop to read the label that says for "For fast, TEMPORARY relief" or the label that says "discontinue use if symptoms do not improve in 7-10 days." Most people will continue to take these pills indefinitely and wait until the side effects if whatever it is they are taking tears up some other part of their body.

I recently had a patient tell me that she has been taking 2 tylenol a day 3-4 days a week for the last 30 years for headaches!!! That adds up to over 5000 tylenol!! This is sickening considering the following excerpt for the New England Journal of Medicine -

"For those who took more than 1000 pills containing acetaminophen in their lifetime (compared to those who took fewer than 1000 acetaminophen-containing tablets), their increased risk of end-stage renal (kidney) disease was 100%. For some, the increased risk of end-stage renal disease was as high as 220%."

I determined that this patient's headaches were due to trigger points in the muscles on her neck and subluxations in her spine. 10 days after beginning treament she was symptom free. If only she had known earlier the effect that chiropractic can have on headaches she would have avoided the irreparable damage that she has done to her body.

If you or someone you love and care about suffers from Headaches please call Russ Chiropractic and Wellness Center at 910-395-5066 to find out if you can be helped too.