Winter can be challenging in many ways. The cold weather months test our homes by making furnaces work harder, and puts a strain on plumbing and electrical systems, too. Our families are also put to the test as our bodies adapt to temperature swings, especially this year.
A slip on an icy sidewalk, automobile collisions and countless other jolts, insult our spinal
column, and whether major or minor, those forces can leave us with a subluxated vertebra. What’s that mean? Simple, those bumps we can feel along the center of our back are bones, called vertebrae. They provide mobility, while doing their most important job, to protect the central nerves system. If one of them gets out of its proper position it’s called a subluxation. But since those spinal bones protect the body’s nerve system, an out of place vertebra can insult vital communication within the body. When that happens the body’s ability to get impulses from the brain out to all our organs, glands and tissues is distorted. The result is a body that is not functioning at its best. We may not even feel anything at first, but interference in the nerve system always causes harm.
We’re blessed with a body designed to function well and heal itself when necessary. To do 
all of this, the vital communication network of nerves works 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to keep the brain in touch and in charge.
With so many winter colds and flu going around, many people have been talking about trying to fight something off, or had family members at home trying to adapt to the changing seasons. The stresses placed on individuals, families, school and the work place are daunting, and it underscores how important it is to keep our immune system operating at its peak. Like every other system in the body, the immune system is controlled and coordinated by the brain. That’s one reason why it’s so important to get your spine checked during the cold months of the year.
Plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, lots of clear, clean water, adequate rest, and exercise. Along with a good nerve supply, each of these is basic and essential to bear up under winter’s extra stresses. To perform at their best, make sure each of your family members gets their spine checked during these stressful months.