As we look around our world, change is evident all around us. The wintery mess that has been slowing things down all up and down the East coast is finally starting to thaw, and for the first time in weeks, I've seen grass! A season of transformation is beginning, and it will only be a matter of time before our landscape is blooming with the beauty of Spring. My life is shifting with incredible personal change. In addition to all these things, our office will be moving across the street to a brand new, ground level, store-front location the first week of March. Change is the only thing in life that is constant, and we can choose to embrace it, or to fight it.

That puts alot of us in an uncomfortable situation. We can get comfortable, stagnant, set in our ways. We can resist change because of the uncomfortable, unfamiliarity of it. We can stubbornly decide to fight the laws of the universe but the only thing that will bring is failure.

To truly grow, we must make ourselves uncomfortable. We must step out of the box, and try something new. The first daffodils of Spring don't rest in the soil and wait until things feel comfortable to grow. Their shoots extend out from the bulb, pushing up through the hard soil, often punching through snow and ice in order to get that first glimpse of the sun, the brisk, cool air of the early Spring. The caterpilar encases itself in its cocoon, disolving its body into a primordial soup before metamorphosing into a beautiful new creature. Its old form dies, completely dissolves, so it can become something more beautiful and free. So is the path we each must take.

Life is not easy. But one thing is for sure. Change is inevitable. Change can be tough. But change is the thing that allows us to grow. Staying where you are, staying comfortable, will only keep you stuck in your current situation. We need to adapt.

These principles are evident in our health as well. When a cell fails to adapt to the stressors it encounters each day, it either dies or it grows out of control. This out-of-control growth is what cancer is. Groups of cells make up tissues. Groups of tissues that have similar functions make up organs. Groups of organs make up systems. And groups of systems make up a living organism!

The macrocosm of the cell that can't adapt is that of a person failing to adapt to their surroundings. Over long periods of time, this failure to adapt at the cellular level leads to chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer or diabetes. Failure to adapt can occur quickly in the face of serious trauma, such as a motor vehicle accident, or other trauma that causes uncontrollable bleading, inflammation or central nervous system compromise. Adaptation is the key to our survival.

And the key to ensuring that we can properly adapt to our stress is ensuring that our nervous system is working free of interference. We experience our lives through our nervous system. It is how we interact with our surroundings, interpret our experiences and respond to them. It controls every function of our body, from what we feel, how we move, and the billions of processes that occur automatically.

Chiropractic is the only profession that is trained to locate and then remove interference to the nervous system that is caused by our everyday stress. When interference is removed, this master control system of the body can function uninterupted, giving you the best possible chance of adapting to your surroundings, and leading a healthy life.

When we fail to adapt, we die. Whether or not it is a quick process or a slow process depends on what we are adapting to. So, how do you ensure that your body is adapting without interference?