With Father’s Day approaching in 2 weeks, it seems a good time to reflect on all the dads out there and celebrate them for all they do.
We have two incredible Chiropractors in the practice who are also great dads to their own children, but sometimes they are so busy looking after everyone else that even they can forget to look after themselves despite the advice they give to all our practice members. Most mums and dads out there work so hard to have a happy and healthy family that they often put themselves last. And with the many lock-down days we have endured in the last 2 years, mums and dads had to be everything for their children from being their parents to their teachers, playmates etc.
We thought that it is a good opportunity to talk about the types of stresses that we all face daily. Broadly speaking there are 3 main stresses to the nervous system: the Physical, Chemical and Emotional.
Physical stress
Running around after kids, playing football with them, teaching them to ride a bike, giving them piggy backs, mowing the lawn – you name it, all these things that dads love to do can also cause stress to their nervous system particularly if they are not getting regularly checked by a Chiropractor. Getting outside and being active with kids is one of life’s greatest pleasure and no dad would want to be held back from this by injury or aches and pains.
Emotional Stress
Emotional stress is the most common type of stress that we all experience – the effects of which we frequently see and even more so in the recent times in our practice. Being a dad with young kids, a busy job, working hard to pay the bills and juggling family commitments as well as work pressures is a fact of life for many families. Some may even say that being in a big city like Auckland could be stressful with more and more reported crime and ill fortunes in our communities. We all feel a little anxious and unease about the world. It is not realistic to suggest to people that they avoid emotional stress altogether but by ensuring the nervous system is functioning at its best, we can help the body to cope better with life’s challenges.
Chemical Stress
Chemical stress is also hard to avoid. Eating the wrong foods can be a source of stress to the nervous system – a lot of us can have intolerances to food that we never even realised. Many of us drink more coffee or tea than needed during the day and many dads also love to enjoy a few drinks after work to unwind. Sometimes when we indulge too much, our nervous system can get affected and cause us tension.
Let’s Celebrate the dads out there with a FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION during the month of September. Just tell our wonderful Chiropractic Assistants at reception “I’m a DAD” and your initial consultation will be on us!!
We invite all the dads out there to come in and get checked by a Chiropractor if they are not already under care. If you know a dad who needs to start putting himself first, then please let us know as we’d love to help him on his journey to achieve optimum health.
A very Happy Father’s day to all the amazing Father’s out there!!
The team at New Lynn Chiropractic
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