The Brain coordinates EVERY function in your body

Your brain is the coordinator of all signals in your body. The most common signals that move between your body and brain (through the nervous system) are mechanical movement signals, such as walking. 

The primary function of the brain and the nervous system is to survive. It does this by perceiving the environment around it (via sensory nerves) and then determines what signals to send back to the body – such as to relax or ‘flight / fight’. 

How our brain respond to stress matters

There are two different modes to how our brain responds to stress. They are: 

• Sympathetic Engagement (Survival Mode)
• Parasympathetic Dominance (Healing Mode)

Let’s look at these in mode detail:

Sympathetic Engagement (Survival Mode)

A fire alarm triggers a loud noise and flashing red lights. Your brain perceives that there is a danger and risk to survival. So what happens to your heartbeat and breathing? They rise to help you run from danger. Blood will also drain from non-vital areas in your body (hands and digestive organs) to the vital organs.

The survival mode is great when there’s a real fire to escape from. The problem is that the brain doesn’t know the difference between a fire, a fight with a spouse or running late to the airport. Because of this, our brain and body enters survival mode more than it should. The real danger presents when our brain is constantly in survival mode, it becomes overworked and fatigued leading to your health declining. This is the root cause of almost all health problems. This is why research shows that up to 95% of disease is influenced by stress!

Parasympathetic Dominance (Healing Mode)

This mode is the opposite to survival mode. When our brain perceives a safe environment, it can start to relax, digest and coordinate signals effectively. Our blood flows optimally, we experience restorative sleep and healing in our physical body. It’s in the healing mode that we truly thrive, instead of just surviving. 

Being in a relaxed (but still alert) state is where we live our best life. We can experience deep love, understanding, connection and joy – All the things that make life worth living. The healing mode is where true health and vitality begins. It can take months or even years to build back health that has been lost from years of constant stress on the brain and body. 

Brain-Based Chiropractic moves you from survival to healing mode

At Vibrant Life Chiropractic we assess your brain and nervous system and its ability (or inability) to move from survival mode into healing mode, then develop a care plan to correct it. 

Research is very clear that chiropractic adjustments alter brain function. But more importantly, the right type of adjustment for your brain type is what leads to optimal health and performance. 

That’s why our brain-based chiropractic includes brain training and coaching, to introduce new neural pathways (good information) to the brain after an adjustment is made. This helps speed up the transformation of new mindsets that support the healing mode state. 

The better our brain can adapt and respond to stress – the more we can experience the most vibrant health and quality of life.