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Canadians
are constantly bombarded from the time they are born with
false images of what it means to be healthy.
To many, the state of optimum health is merely an
absence of the signs of symptoms that constitutes a disease.
Advertising giants and pharmaceutical companies have
strived and to a great degree succeeded in convincing the
large array of the population that “popping a pill” or
“drinking some formula” will “cure” the disease.
That is why most of us don’t think twice about taking
medication, or popping a pill, or even consider the side
effects of any medications.
Do
pills work? Absolutely.
Medicine has come a long way in managing situations
that require attention after we have misused and abused our
bodies. Many
times environmental and genetic factors place a large role in
our state of physical and mental health, but the key to
anything in life is balance.
We all require a “ balance of care” to be optimally
healthy in life. If
you think you may know what to do during those times when you
get “sick”, don’t you think you should consider having a
plan to make sure that you don’t!!
Pain
pills and “formulas” may mask the symptoms of a problem;
in no way do they cure anything.
Pain is a body’s response to indicate a lack of
balance and highlight a problem.
If you numb the pain receptors in the body, then does
the underlying problem go away? To illustrate this point, lets
ask ourselves a question: Are headaches caused by an Aspirin
deficiency? Of
course not! But
this is what the pharmaceutical companies would like us to
believe. Not only
are headaches not caused by a lack of aspirin, but also
continuous aspirin use can have serious side effects,
including ulceration and bleeding of the lining of the stomach
not to mention increased rebound headaches.
One needs to understand that headaches are a symptom of
a disease process and not the disease itself.
We, as Canadians, are hiding our poor health with drugs.
I
am a Chiropractor who is very passionate about what I do.
I am not going to tell anyone not to do something that
doesn’t feel right to them.
My message through my articles and my practice will
always be to help people attain a balance in life.
If you can take a minute in your everyday life to think
about the type of gas you put in your car, don’t you think
that you can take the time to ask your doctor and yourself
about what exactly is this pill for? Do I really need it?
Side effects? Am I really sick?
My
focus through my science, art and the philosophy of my
profession is to try to make you think.
Chiropractic is not about your back. Chiropractic is
not about your pain. Chiropractic
is about your life!!
“The
doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instead
interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet,
and in the cause and prevention of disease.”
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Dr.
Kapil Deswal earned his Honours Bachelor of Science degree
from the University of Toronto, and a Doctor of Chiropractic
degree from New York Chiropractic College. He is certified by
the Canadian Board of Chiropractic Examiners, College of
Chiropractors of Ontario, and the National Board of
Chiropractic Examiners (United States).
He
is in private practice in Etobicoke, Ontario.
He has successfully treated low back pain, neck pain,
nerve pain, headaches, whiplash injuries, and work and sports
related injuries.
He believes in a holistic approach to patient care, and
is committed to his patients in healing and recovery.
For
an appointment or to find out more about Dr. Deswal,
Please
call: 416-7-HEALTH.
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