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Vogue Can Suck It

4/3/2013

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Not the image of health that I want
I find it quite curious, as I peruse the "fashion" magazines, only to find pictures of what I don't want. Waif-ish girls that look as if they haven't had a nutritious meal in weeks, with a far off "I am so depressed I could die" look on their faces. I wonder, what are the photographers saying to elicit this response "Alright darling, your childhood pet didn't love you" or "all of the blood is draining from your body-work it." Ug, I don't get it. How is this what we call fashion? As if the meth addict look is desirable. The feeling that it evokes in me is pity, not-"I have to rush out and buy what she is wearing." 

How do you feel when you look at these models?
Are the designers creating what the American consciousness is reflecting or moving towards? Eating disorders, emotional anxiety, the look of destitution that has erased the purpose of their existence? It saddens me to see that emotion and potential is wiped off their faces. Designers are artists and clothing is their medium yet I flip through the pages and can't help but remark "Damn, that's nasty!" Art is in the eye of the beholder, but no matter how hard I squint, I just can't see it.

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Do I look happy? I ordered happy!!!!!!!!
On the other hand you have the overly excited models that are selling you weight loss pills, diet soda something or fast food, look a "little" more like you but they seem 1 million times happier. Great marketing to get you to buy their product because it is going to make you SOOOOOO deliriously happy. They forever have you by the pocket book because you want what they have! "I love to workout, I have all the free time in the world, my children listen to every word I say and always pick up after themselves because I saved money at (insert any store name)." 

Both types of modeling/advertising are trying to get you to buy something and at the same time they are telling you something horrible. You are not enough, you are not whole, you must be broken because you don't have what we have. We search for happiness and beauty outside of ourselves when it has to come from within. Sadly this race to find happiness outside of ourselves is what runs people into their medical doctor to get a dose of fake happy since they can't find the real happy. They pop pills to haze their mind from their emotions, which are totally natural (emotions are natural not the popping pills part). We are human, we have feelings - everyone of us.  
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It is one of my greatest joys when the people that seek us out in our office reduce, and then completely get off their anti-depressant and or anxiety drugs. People do not know that Chiropractic can help with depression and anxiety, but it does-everyday. The chemicals that regulate your body (including your emotions) are directed by the brain which sends messages over your nervous system to the glands that secrete these chemicals and hormones. The Chiropractic doctor ensures that there is nothing blocking those messages from getting the dosages right, naturally.  No wonder why drug companies dislike Chiropractors, they are taking their good paying customers and helping them become healthier and happier without the drugs, from the inside out.

So next time you flip through a magazine or see a commercial on TV, remember - Vogue Can Suck It! I am enough and I ROCK because I get adjusted!
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Rising Phoenix Cafe

3/30/2013

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Do you see the phoenix rising from the ashes in my latte?
As I brewed my daily latte I was contemplating my desire to let my fingers fly in the blogging world. Will my monkey mind shut up a bit if I spew it out onto the internet? Will my words and ideas help make anyone's life better? Deep thoughts while frothing the milk and I did something that I normally don't do.  I added cinnamon to the coffee before adding the milk.  As you can see, the weirdest thing happened. I poured the milk and could not help but see the phoenix rising within my cup. Now unlike the George Washington chicken nugget and grilled cheese Jesus- my phoenix cafe was going to be short lived, I was going to drink it. But it reminded me of something very important, find miracles everywhere. They are there if you look for them: the perfect parking spot, bumping into an old friend that you were just thinking of, the perfect change in your jacket pocket just when you needed it, the phoenix rising in your cup to remind you that you are more than you think you are. Or it could be a faint memory from Masters of the Universe-(He-man and She-Ra, where are you now?) image. Who knows.

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Grayskull doesn't stand a chance!
What came into your world right when you wanted or needed it?
I guess you could say it was a touch of divine intervention - but that is only if you notice it. 1,000's of miracles happen everyday in your life. Your heart beats, your eyelids blink and re-moisten your eyeballs, your nose hairs catch foreign objects in what you breath so they don't make it to your lungs, your skin regenerates- all without you thinking about it. Damn, that's cool! Way cooler than a phoenix rising in a latte!

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You can't be grouchy and do cartwheels on the beach!
Your body handles a ga-billion (I know that isn't really a word, but I mean a super ton, which also is not a specific measurement - but you get my drift) duties everyday. It loves you so much that it continues on through stress, trauma, shitty posture, chemical crap that you put in your body (fast food, pop, drugs, etc...) and still gets you through your day. Holy Moly!

You are a walking miracle!
What can you do to love your body back today for all it does for you?
I vote for :a self hi-five after every glass of water you drink .
Or how about spontaneous dance party in your kitchen to get your body moving- no music needed, or blast the Pandora Monster Ballads station.
Or how about "Walk like an Egyptian" every time you walk down the hallway today.
Or have a spinach salad for lunch and do you best Popeye the sailor man impersonation "I ams what I ams and thats all that I ams" and then of course flex your muscles.
And as you know, Obviously, go get adjusted from your Rock Star Chiropractor - they  make sure your body is always at its best for you!
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Wait For It...the Drop!

3/26/2013

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In dubstep music, there is a gradient trance experience that leads to something awesome called...The Drop. It is the part of the music that is usually noted by a big whoop of bass and volume followed with a faster and more intense phenom of whatever it is that they are mixing in there.
Reference Point: Parents with teenagers- remember that so you can DROP (pun intended) it into conversation so they know you are cooler than they think you are.
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Tools for making music
It creates an emotional and physical response in your body to pulse in a way that merges with your soul as if you are subconsciously part of the music. There is an exciting rise within you that knows it is coming without your thinking brain getting involved. Your body is tonal - it gets it and can't but help to respond to the call of The Drop. 


It is as if you are watching a firework shoot up in the air and you...wait for it....wait for it... and BAM-A-RAM- it explodes in amazing-ness as you take in the pure light on the contrast of the night sky as your insides smile. 


It is as if you have been gone from your soul mate for over a week and you are at the airport waiting for their plane to come in..looking for them....looking for them... and SHAMAZARAZZ-you get smacked with a reconnecting passionate kiss (from your soulmate :). 


It is as if on a hot summer day, you are sweating under the midday sun and you spot a lake, you run and jump...in the air...in the air... and SAWHOOSH you hit the cool refreshing water, relief.  
Ain't The Drop cool?

What is your favorite thing that you anticipate?
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Is your body's switch turned all the way on?
My favorite drop is sadly not known too enough. It is The Drop of my body's Power Switch getting turned all the way ON. For those of you who are old enough to remember the movie "Spinal Tap" (no pun intended) it is as if you volume goes to '11', which is one more than '10.' 
All of the neural impulses that race through your body to "get shit done" (yes that it a technical term :) get clogged and slowed when your body is not fully in tune (insert enthusiastic Bill and Ted guitar riff). The power that made the body heals the body - so you need to make sure that the switch is in the fully ON position so it can get you back to power sliding through life instead of pacing backstage.  The Drop I love is the feeling of my power being released after a Chiropractic adjustment. The messages RUSH to where they need to go at speeds up to 264 miles per hour when the nervous system is clear. It is a rush like no other- NASCAR, puh-leeeese, I said 264 miles per hour!  My Drop is where I am totally connected with my body and the surge of life that I feel is my true music within.    

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Bill and Ted rocking it out in life
Insert another Bill and Ted riff!

We see a lot of musicians in our office and they understand the music of the body. They also understand that Chiropractic has helped their body hold notes longer, increases their range, aids in releasing more creativity when they are writing music and REALLY helps them bounce back to a healthier state after late night musician gigs. Chiropractic is not about neck and back pain as most people think, it helps that - but really, it helps you be more of you, healthier-in tune and powered up.  Call your local vitalistic Chiropractor to experience your own personal DROP! It is time to turn it up...
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    Bethany Niccum is passionate about educating and inspiring others to live a more authentic experience. She saves lives through Thrive with her husband Trapper, who is the primary chiropractic doctor at the practice. Bethany has 2 boys, 2 cats and lives in paradise-Durango, CO. She also runs the Women's Idea Exchange, which is a brainstorming group  to give functional feedback to small female owned businesses.

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