Progress and stress
According to Richard Swenson, M.D. in his book Hurtling Toward Oblivion, “Progress … works by differentiation and proliferation, thus inevitably and irreversibly resulting in more and more of everything faster and faster.” Progress produces exponential effects so that things not only grow, they explode. Dr. Swenson states that we are underestimating how extraordinarily rapid the changes wrought by progress have occurred, and will occur in the future.
The result? Overload and excessive stress!
Look around you. Think. Is this all there is? Does anybody REST anymore? What ever happened to the porch swing, holding hands, and an evening walk with your beloved after a long summer day? For many of us, sleep is sparse, food is “on the go” (who has time to even chew!), and we’re in “catch-up mode” 24/7. Our stress overload produces burn-out of our adrenal glands and we are in “fight or flight” mode ALL the time. Can’t fall asleep; can’t stay asleep. Digest food properly — are you kidding? A pill to wake up; a pill to go to sleep; a pill to get high, get low, have sex, and a pill to get happy. Ahhh, progress!
The answer: Slow down and rebalance! How? While all body systems are under seige, the controlling system in overload is the autonomic nervous system. This system is comprised of two parts: the parasympathetic and the sympathetic — “rest and digest” and “fight or flight” respectively. So the balance we’re after is to get MORE “rest and digest” while at the same time putting “fight or flight” to bed for awhile.
The best way I’ve found to help this happen ON YOUR OWN, AT HOME, WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS is using the wellness and stress-busting power of the MRS 2000+ designo Systems. You might need help — you might need a boost along the path through chiropractic care, acupuncture, massage and some nutritional tools, but for day by day balance for the rest of your life (pun intended) the MRS 2000 is a daily respite from the unrelenting advance of progress and hyper-stress.
Live in or near Denver? Call our clinics for an appointment. You’ll find us at http://www.Center4Spine.com.
I’ll take the porch swing!
