January 27, 2025 • 9 mins
The episode challenges the myth that chiropractic care must be a lifelong commitment while emphasizing the importance of brain function in relation to physical pain. Key discussions include distinguishing between treatment and care, recognizing the innate healing abilities of the body, and exploring optimal wellness strategies.
• The misconception that chiropractic requires endless visits
• The requirement of optimal brain function for physical health
• Exploring the ideal sleeping positions for wellness
• Addressing misinformation surrounding health practices
• Defining the difference between care and treatment
• Understanding the body's natural, God-given healing process
• Recognizing pain as a biological signal needing attention
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The number one chiropractic myth If I go to a
chiropractor, I'm going to haveto go forever.
Are you a high-performingparent, entrepreneur, or high
achiever in pursuit ofexcellence?
Welcome to the Nexus Podcast, apodcast custom-tailored for
families like ours Driven,affluent and eager to lead
extraordinary lives.
From rockstar stay-at-home momsto high-producing CEOs.
(00:20):
We choose to model success foreveryone we are surrounded by.
We prioritize health oversickness, embrace a vitalistic
lifestyle and seek to tap intothe limitless potential that God
has bestowed upon us.
I'm Dr Daniel Kimble, your host, and on this podcast we'll
uncover the secrets to living afulfilling and abundant life
where you and your loved onescan thrive physically, mentally
and spiritually.
Together, we'll forge a path togreatness and unleash your
(00:41):
God-given capabilities.
Get ready to say yes to a lifeof true prosperity and
well-being.
This is the Nexus Podcast.
When I was in high school, mybest friend's dad was a
chiropractor and he only tookcare of old people and I can
remember having I slept funnyand I had all this neck stuff
and I could barely move my head.
(01:01):
And my best friend is like dad,can you adjust him?
And the chiro said to me hesaid you don't want to get
adjusted by me, because if youget adjusted, then you'll have
to keep getting adjusted forever.
So the number one myth, I think, that people think about
chiropractors is that if I go,I'm going to have to go forever.
(01:22):
But here's the question that Iwould ask.
That, I think, is moreimportant question.
No one has ever been frustratedwith having to eat clean
forever in order to keep theirfit body.
No one has ever been like well,if I go to the gym, do I have
to keep going forever If I wantto continue to like, get results
(01:43):
?
Of course you do, but what Iknow and what I've seen with my
daughter and with my wife andthe hundreds and thousands of
families that we've taken careof over the course of the last
seven years, is that the peoplewho are committed and who do
this stuff for long-term getbetter results and they have
lasting results and they'rehappier and they notice changes
and they don't get injured asfrequently and they don't get
(02:05):
sick as quickly and they tend tomake more money and they tend
to have better relationships andtheir bodies just tend to
function better and they can dowhat they want.
And so the question that Ialways ask people is like if
your brain is the most importantthing in your entire body and
it controls every other function.
Would you want it to functionat 100% for the rest of your
life or only function at 100%long enough to keep you out of
(02:27):
pain?
And that's the question.
It's like nobody got baptizedand been like cool, I'm done,
Never have to go back to church,never have to read my Bible
again.
It doesn't make sense.
But for some reason there'sthis misconception that like, oh
, chiropractors are just tryingto get my money.
Your medical doctor wants youto take your blood pressure meds
for the rest of your life.
Your medical doctor wants youto take your thyroid meds for
(02:49):
the rest of your life.
So the question isn't do youwant me to come forever?
It's like what's the cost ofdoing one versus the other
forever?
Everything that I talk about isabout the brain.
So the reason that someonewould have a messed up neck in
the first place is not becauseof the pillow.
There's a deeper cause to it.
So remember that the braintells the muscles in the neck
(03:13):
what to do, and only the braintells the muscles in the neck
what to do.
So if the muscles in the neckhave an issue, where the neck
becomes a problem.
It's not a neck problem, it'snot a back problem.
It's not a pillow problem, it'sa brain problem.
Chiropractors didn't inventpillows to like mess people's
necks up.
I think there are other placeswhere people are told it's
dangerous to sleep on your back.
(03:33):
We know that if you sleep onyour back it actually closes
down the airway.
You can just think if I'mlaying on my back I'm going to
close up my airway.
So that's one piece.
Sleeping on your stomachactually puts pressure on your
diaphragm, so your diaphragmactually gets strengthened.
Sleeping on your stomach youhave to turn your head one way
or the other and extend yourneck, which is extension of the
neck.
We talk about the neck andposture, but extension of the
neck or the C curve in the neck.
(03:55):
They've done studies that showthat the better a C curve in
someone's neck, the longer thetelomeres on the end of their
chromosome.
So telomere is like the littleplastic piece on the end of your
shoelace.
That's an indicator of aging.
So the shorter it is, thefaster somebody's gonna age and
the less longevity that they'llhave.
So better cervical curve equalslonger telomeres from a genetic
(04:16):
perspective.
So what's cool is like if wethink about okay if I sleep on
my back, I close down my airway,I close up the C curve.
I'm actually opening up myairway.
I'm opening up the C curve.
I'm doing a whole bunch ofthings that are better for my
body.
The reality is like there's justso much misinformation that
people don't even know where togo anymore because there's so
(04:38):
much information out there.
So I always go back to it'slike how did God create us and
what was the purpose in that?
And like great, yeah, a pillowis great and it's comfortable,
but the ideal sleeping positionis on your stomach.
Most people don't hear that andthey think it's crazy and
they're like I would let mychild sleep on their stomach.
I did my daughter.
She still does every singlenight and has since she was
(04:59):
teeny, tiny Cause we co-sleptwith her, where she slept on my
chest for like the first sixmonths of life and then she went
in straight into her queen sizebed and she's super happy,
super healthy and that's how weroll.
So that's my rabbit hole.
But, um, no, chiropractors didnot invent pillows to mess
people's necks up.
The neck issue is an indicatorof brain function, nothing else.
(05:20):
My chiropractor in Indiana, sohe's the one who got me into
chiropractic Right, and I lovethe dude super smart, like,
amazing results.
He's an awesome chiro Like Iwould refer anybody to him.
He's so good.
My mom or my mom went to himfor years, right.
So Dr Mike's amazing.
He's my mentor, he's the onewho got me into this in the
first place.
But even him like I remembertraining myself to sleep on my
back when I was under his carebecause he's like this pillow
(05:43):
with this curve and you have tohave all the stuff.
But then when I circled backaround now in practice and
learning more on like thefunctional neurology piece and
looking at developmentallywhat's best for the brain from
like the earliest age possible,a lot of what I learned then
isn't true.
Based on what I believe aboutthe body and how God created us
(06:04):
and what we were designed to be.
People think that chiropractorsjust treat back pain and the
reality is is that a goodchiropractor isn't treating
anything.
So this is where I think peopleget it wrong when they think
about what chiropractors do.
And when I say chiropractors, Iwould specifically talk about
chiropractors who do somethingsimilar to me.
(06:24):
There are lots of differenttypes of chiropractors out there
.
We can't get into that.
That's a long conversation, butwhat I would say is that if
someone, if a chiropractor, saysthat they're treating something
, first off I would argue thatthat's incorrect because we're
not treating anything.
We're not designed, we weren'tby nature meant to treat
anything.
What we were meant to do isaddress the body's innate
(06:44):
healing capability, which is tosay, if I'm treating something,
then I'm doing something to fixwhat's broken.
But the reality is, if youoperate from this premise that
God gave us the gift of healingwithin our own bodies and our
own bodies can only healourselves, then I can't say that
we treat anything.
And no chiropractor should beable to say that they treat back
(07:06):
pain, neck pain, headaches, etcetera.
What we should be saying isthat we affect the brain and
when the brain is optimized, thebody will heal itself, given
enough, a long enough timehorizon, depending on how
someone has something going onand how long it's been going on,
et cetera.
And so this idea of this is whyI don't say treat in our office
(07:26):
I use the word care.
Why?
Because I'm caring forsomeone's system to allow it the
tools and capability to be ableto do what it was designed to
do.
A perfect example of this wouldbe like if your kids or you
fell down and scraped your kneesin the street.
You don't have to go to bed atnight and be like, oh my gosh, I
need to make sure I heal thattoday.
Your body's going to do it onits own, you don't have to think
about it.
(07:46):
You don't have to go to bed atnight and think about I need to
make sure my heart keeps beating.
Your body just does it on itsown.
So again, we do trillions ofprocesses without any bits of
thought every single minute.
And so the reality is is liketreatment isn't really a correct
term because we're not fixingwhat's broken.
And I would even go a stepfurther to say that if someone
(08:09):
has back pain, that pain is anormal God-given response to
keep the body safe and protected.
So why would I want to takeaway someone's God-given
response to keep them safe andprotected?
What we should be looking foris why is the pain there in the
first place?
Why is the brain sending a painsignal?
And then, how do we address thebrain to turn off that pain so
(08:33):
that people can get back tooptimal function, where the
body's not trying to protectitself because it thinks it's
going to get injured further.
And that's the biggestdifference is like this idea of
treating something versus care.
We provide care because I'm notfixing someone on the inside.
Their body can only heal itself.
We just have some cool tools toallow access to the brain.
When the brain's optimized, therest will take care of itself.
The number one chiropractic myth If I go to a
chiropractor, I'm going to haveto go forever.
Are you a high-performingparent, entrepreneur, or high
achiever in pursuit ofexcellence?
Welcome to the Nexus Podcast, apodcast custom-tailored for
families like ours Driven,affluent and eager to lead
extraordinary lives.
From rockstar stay-at-home momsto high-producing CEOs.
(00:20):
We choose to model success foreveryone we are surrounded by.
We prioritize health oversickness, embrace a vitalistic
lifestyle and seek to tap intothe limitless potential that God
has bestowed upon us.
I'm Dr Daniel Kimble, your host, and on this podcast we'll
uncover the secrets to living afulfilling and abundant life
where you and your loved onescan thrive physically, mentally
and spiritually.
Together, we'll forge a path togreatness and unleash your
(00:41):
God-given capabilities.
Get ready to say yes to a lifeof true prosperity and
well-being.
This is the Nexus Podcast.
When I was in high school, mybest friend's dad was a
chiropractor and he only tookcare of old people and I can
remember having I slept funnyand I had all this neck stuff
and I could barely move my head.
(01:01):
And my best friend is like dad,can you adjust him?
And the chiro said to me hesaid you don't want to get
adjusted by me, because if youget adjusted, then you'll have
to keep getting adjusted forever.
So the number one myth, I think, that people think about
chiropractors is that if I go,I'm going to have to go forever.
(01:22):
But here's the question that Iwould ask.
That, I think, is moreimportant question.
No one has ever been frustratedwith having to eat clean
forever in order to keep theirfit body.
No one has ever been like well,if I go to the gym, do I have
to keep going forever If I wantto continue to like, get results
(01:43):
?
Of course you do, but what Iknow and what I've seen with my
daughter and with my wife andthe hundreds and thousands of
families that we've taken careof over the course of the last
seven years, is that the peoplewho are committed and who do
this stuff for long-term getbetter results and they have
lasting results and they'rehappier and they notice changes
and they don't get injured asfrequently and they don't get
(02:05):
sick as quickly and they tend tomake more money and they tend
to have better relationships andtheir bodies just tend to
function better and they can dowhat they want.
And so the question that Ialways ask people is like if
your brain is the most importantthing in your entire body and
it controls every other function.
Would you want it to functionat 100% for the rest of your
life or only function at 100%long enough to keep you out of
(02:27):
pain?
And that's the question.
It's like nobody got baptizedand been like cool, I'm done,
Never have to go back to church,never have to read my Bible
again.
It doesn't make sense.
But for some reason there'sthis misconception that like, oh
, chiropractors are just tryingto get my money.
Your medical doctor wants youto take your blood pressure meds
for the rest of your life.
Your medical doctor wants youto take your thyroid meds for
(02:49):
the rest of your life.
So the question isn't do youwant me to come forever?
It's like what's the cost ofdoing one versus the other
forever?
Everything that I talk about isabout the brain.
So the reason that someonewould have a messed up neck in
the first place is not becauseof the pillow.
There's a deeper cause to it.
So remember that the braintells the muscles in the neck
(03:13):
what to do, and only the braintells the muscles in the neck
what to do.
So if the muscles in the neckhave an issue, where the neck
becomes a problem.
It's not a neck problem, it'snot a back problem.
It's not a pillow problem, it'sa brain problem.
Chiropractors didn't inventpillows to like mess people's
necks up.
I think there are other placeswhere people are told it's
dangerous to sleep on your back.
(03:33):
We know that if you sleep onyour back it actually closes
down the airway.
You can just think if I'mlaying on my back I'm going to
close up my airway.
So that's one piece.
Sleeping on your stomachactually puts pressure on your
diaphragm, so your diaphragmactually gets strengthened.
Sleeping on your stomach youhave to turn your head one way
or the other and extend yourneck, which is extension of the
neck.
We talk about the neck andposture, but extension of the
neck or the C curve in the neck.
(03:55):
They've done studies that showthat the better a C curve in
someone's neck, the longer thetelomeres on the end of their
chromosome.
So telomere is like the littleplastic piece on the end of your
shoelace.
That's an indicator of aging.
So the shorter it is, thefaster somebody's gonna age and
the less longevity that they'llhave.
So better cervical curve equalslonger telomeres from a genetic
(04:16):
perspective.
So what's cool is like if wethink about okay if I sleep on
my back, I close down my airway,I close up the C curve.
I'm actually opening up myairway.
I'm opening up the C curve.
I'm doing a whole bunch ofthings that are better for my
body.
The reality is like there's justso much misinformation that
people don't even know where togo anymore because there's so
(04:38):
much information out there.
So I always go back to it'slike how did God create us and
what was the purpose in that?
And like great, yeah, a pillowis great and it's comfortable,
but the ideal sleeping positionis on your stomach.
Most people don't hear that andthey think it's crazy and
they're like I would let mychild sleep on their stomach.
I did my daughter.
She still does every singlenight and has since she was
(04:59):
teeny, tiny Cause we co-sleptwith her, where she slept on my
chest for like the first sixmonths of life and then she went
in straight into her queen sizebed and she's super happy,
super healthy and that's how weroll.
So that's my rabbit hole.
But, um, no, chiropractors didnot invent pillows to mess
people's necks up.
The neck issue is an indicatorof brain function, nothing else.
(05:20):
My chiropractor in Indiana, sohe's the one who got me into
chiropractic Right, and I lovethe dude super smart, like,
amazing results.
He's an awesome chiro Like Iwould refer anybody to him.
He's so good.
My mom or my mom went to himfor years, right.
So Dr Mike's amazing.
He's my mentor, he's the onewho got me into this in the
first place.
But even him like I remembertraining myself to sleep on my
back when I was under his carebecause he's like this pillow
(05:43):
with this curve and you have tohave all the stuff.
But then when I circled backaround now in practice and
learning more on like thefunctional neurology piece and
looking at developmentallywhat's best for the brain from
like the earliest age possible,a lot of what I learned then
isn't true.
Based on what I believe aboutthe body and how God created us
(06:04):
and what we were designed to be.
People think that chiropractorsjust treat back pain and the
reality is is that a goodchiropractor isn't treating
anything.
So this is where I think peopleget it wrong when they think
about what chiropractors do.
And when I say chiropractors, Iwould specifically talk about
chiropractors who do somethingsimilar to me.
(06:24):
There are lots of differenttypes of chiropractors out there
.
We can't get into that.
That's a long conversation, butwhat I would say is that if
someone, if a chiropractor, saysthat they're treating something
, first off I would argue thatthat's incorrect because we're
not treating anything.
We're not designed, we weren'tby nature meant to treat
anything.
What we were meant to do isaddress the body's innate
(06:44):
healing capability, which is tosay, if I'm treating something,
then I'm doing something to fixwhat's broken.
But the reality is, if youoperate from this premise that
God gave us the gift of healingwithin our own bodies and our
own bodies can only healourselves, then I can't say that
we treat anything.
And no chiropractor should beable to say that they treat back
(07:06):
pain, neck pain, headaches, etcetera.
What we should be saying isthat we affect the brain and
when the brain is optimized, thebody will heal itself, given
enough, a long enough timehorizon, depending on how
someone has something going onand how long it's been going on,
et cetera.
And so this idea of this is whyI don't say treat in our office
(07:26):
I use the word care.
Why?
Because I'm caring forsomeone's system to allow it the
tools and capability to be ableto do what it was designed to
do.
A perfect example of this wouldbe like if your kids or you
fell down and scraped your kneesin the street.
You don't have to go to bed atnight and be like, oh my gosh, I
need to make sure I heal thattoday.
Your body's going to do it onits own, you don't have to think
about it.
(07:46):
You don't have to go to bed atnight and think about I need to
make sure my heart keeps beating.
Your body just does it on itsown.
So again, we do trillions ofprocesses without any bits of
thought every single minute.
And so the reality is is liketreatment isn't really a correct
term because we're not fixingwhat's broken.
And I would even go a stepfurther to say that if someone
(08:09):
has back pain, that pain is anormal God-given response to
keep the body safe and protected.
So why would I want to takeaway someone's God-given
response to keep them safe andprotected?
What we should be looking foris why is the pain there in the
first place?
Why is the brain sending a painsignal?
And then, how do we address thebrain to turn off that pain so
(08:33):
that people can get back tooptimal function, where the
body's not trying to protectitself because it thinks it's
going to get injured further.
And that's the biggestdifference is like this idea of
treating something versus care.
We provide care because I'm notfixing someone on the inside.
Their body can only heal itself.
We just have some cool tools toallow access to the brain.
When the brain's optimized, therest will take care of itself.
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