Chiropractic is Health Care? Wrong.
Chiropractic is a lifestyle.
Back in my early 20s, as I was digging into health and healing—trying to sort out my own issues—I stumbled onto something that seems to have slipped past a lot of us:
The body is self-healing.
Sure, we have tons of tools that can reduce symptoms, kill infections, and extend life. Medications, supplements, surgeries—they all have their place. But true health? It comes from within. And here’s the real kicker: true health comes from within and from nowhere else.
That statement usually gets pushback. People share stories of ailments “cured” by pills, shots, or the latest super-supplement. And look, I’m not against any of it. I probably take more supplements than anyone reading this newsletter. But the fundamental truth doesn’t change: healing comes from within, and from nowhere else.
This simple premise could spark hours of debate (and it often does). For now, let’s zoom in on one small but powerful piece: the Safety Pin Cycle.
Since chiropractic began in 1895 (for those keeping score), we’ve used this straightforward analogy. Picture a safety pin standing on end:
- The top loop = the brain
- The bottom loop = the rest of the body (every organ, muscle, bone, gland, cell— all 50 trillion of them)
- The two connecting pins (left and right) = the nervous system (spinal cord and nerves)
You’ve got a complete loop. A working system.
Messages flow down from the brain to the body. Signals flow back up from the body to the brain. As long as that loop stays closed and connected, the body functions at its absolute best.
Does that mean perfect health with zero problems? No. It means the brain can make the absolute best of whatever situation it’s dealing with—permanent injuries, genetic conditions, poor diet, lack of movement, you name it. The brain adapts and optimizes, but only if the communication lines are open.
The trouble starts when the safety pin gets unhooked. The cycle breaks. If the nerves connecting brain to body (or body to brain) aren’t transmitting clearly, we lose 100% communication. That means our full health and life potential isn’t being expressed.
How does the pin unhook? Most of you already know the term: subluxation.
A subluxation is spinal injury or stress—car accidents, slips, falls, repetitive strain, years of poor posture—that irritates or interferes with the nerves exiting the spine. That interference garbles the signals. The result? A state chiropractors call dis-ease—a literal lack of ease in the system. Over time, if uncorrected, dis-ease becomes disease.
When nerves are irritated, you feel it: pain, burning, numbness, tingling, weakness, even organ dysfunction. That’s why chiropractors got labeled “back pain doctors”—fix the subluxation, and the pain often vanishes. But pain relief is just a happy side effect.
We adjust to restore nervous system function.
At the heart of chiropractic—the BIG IDEA—is allowing the body to express its 100% potential.
This isn’t a quick fix that happens in a month. Even if your pain disappears fast, the process isn’t over. (IYKYK.) Those of you who’ve been under consistent chiropractic care for years or decades already get it. You feel the difference in everyday life. Eventually, it’s no longer about chasing pain relief.
It’s about feeling whole. Feeling connected. Knowing things are simply better when that safety pin cycle stays closed.
It’s a complete paradigm shift.
In a world obsessed with treating symptoms, chiropractic offers something different. Something deeper.
And it’s time we recognize this truth clearly: nothing—absolutely nothing—replaces a chiropractic adjustment.