Swaim School for Better Living
Originally posted 2/2017. Newly revised. Hello All, …and congratulations on coming this far with me. Stress reliever number five is simple but profound. Pay attention or you might miss it. When gift giving, strive for thoughtfulness, not originality. Let me say that again, be… Continue Reading:
Originally published December of 2017 Welcome back! I want to give fair warning: this post has the potential to step on a few toes. To be sure, what’s below applies as much to me, as anyone who reads it. So, take your shoes off, relax, and… Continue Reading:
Hello Friends, If you have read the other two posts and have implemented the strategies, Bravo! You certainly are on the road to actually enjoying, rather than tolerating, the holiday season. If you need to catch up, here are the links: Season’s Beatings #1… Continue Reading:
Hello Friends, Hopefully this finds you pleasantly un-surprised and prepping for the holidays. Here is my advice for you this week– Drive the speed limit. Yep, just do it. This will take all the willpower and discipline… Continue Reading:
A blast from the recent past! This blog originally appeared in November 2017, hopefully the words are even more relevant today. There are seven blogs in this series and they will all be republished between now and the New Year. So let me be… Continue Reading:
The focus of this blog series has been stress. We are attempting to make a distinction between the life sucking Chronic Stress that will make us sick, injured, and depleted, and contrast this tragedy with the life giving, simple, strengthening effects of acute, short-term stress. That last sentence was a mouth full. Go back and read it again! This is… Continue Reading:
Ah, from the mouth of babes. Inspiration comes in strange places, indeed. This time from my daughter, Abbey and nephew Spencer, although in separate conversations, they both unwittingly revealed a similar intuitive truth. This post should have preceded all the others we have posted thus far on the value of stress. But like a… Continue Reading:
Insulin is a wonderful thing. It is a wonderful thing when we eat some carbohydrates, and to a much lesser extent protein, because our cells are able to take up the sugar in our blood stream and use it for fuel. It is a wonderful thing to have energy. This system usually works pretty well.… Continue Reading:
Water. Hydration. Dehydration. Short-term stress. Adaptation. Adaptation is one of the most important and underappreciated facets of health. Intentionally using stress to train our adaptive responses just makes sense. How do we tweak our relationship to water for our advantage? Is less, more? Sometimes, when used correctly, a short-term water fast can produce great results.… Continue Reading:
Well folks, this week I have spent trying to prove a point that might not have any merit. Or it might. I need one more week to see if I can nail this down. For those of you that have been following along in our series about stress, stressors, different types of stress and… Continue Reading:
Let’s take a closer look at stress. Last week I asked the rhetorical question: Should we spend our time minimizing stress or harnessing it for our benefit? The answer to both is YES! Here is why: Stress can in fact deplete us if it is allowed to dominate our lives. Stress can make us stronger… Continue Reading:
Let’s get real, because stress is real. I hear it all the time; and so do you: “Too much stress”. Indeed we deal with a lot of it. But as you may have guessed, stress is here to stay. The only real escape from stress is death. I know way too many people that… Continue Reading:
So what is the deal with stress? Are you feeling it? I mean really, when was the last time you or someone you know was relaxed and happy? It seems like everyone I encounter is under the gun in some area of their life. And we feel it. We feel it in us, and… Continue Reading:
Let’s take a little break in the action and CELEBRATE! Yep, it has been one year since we stopped working for the insurance companies, and their shareholders, and started working for YOU! And for all of you that have embraced this new style of practice, this new way of thinking about your health, this… Continue Reading:
Happy Thursday, let’s continue… Last week we talked about health being on a spectrum. Here is the link and image from last week’s post in case you missed it: What Does Neil Young Have to do with Health? Hopefully that graphic makes sense. Hopefully the graphic will give you a new appreciation for how simple… Continue Reading:
Yes another beautiful shot in our series from the Heatons’ trip to Moab, Maybe we need to do a SC trip to Moab! Continue Reading:
Happy Wednesday, Let’s get this party started with some wisdom from that internationally recognized health guru Neil Young: “It’s better to burn out, than to fade away. My, my, hey, hey.” Whether he meant to or not, Mr. Young expressed a concept of health and living that needs to be further explored. If you… Continue Reading:
So I hear what you are saying what about this control and coordination… but so what? Where is all this going? This would be a good time to introduce the concept of innate intelligence. Maybe you have noticed, maybe not, but the bulk, the majority, yes most all of our bodily functions happen automatically.… Continue Reading:
When Balance is Really Important! Continue Reading:
If you have been following along with the last two posts (I Had a Friend in Elementary School Named Daniel and Daniel Does it Again!), this one will make more sense; if you have not been following along… Why in the world would anyone get a chiropractic adjustment? A quick recap: Entropy, or the… Continue Reading:
Unbelievably, Daniel is back. Click on this link if you missed him the first time: I Had a Friend in Elementary School Named Daniel “A mass of conflicting impulses?” says I. “Yes. That is how the universe works. Energy moves around and matter gets transitioned and the net effect is chaos.” Says Daniel. “What?”… Continue Reading:
Dusk at Bogus Basin! Continue Reading:
He was a geek and probably still is one. We played violins in the orchestra and goofed off after school on the playground. I was better at goofing off than playing the violin. I often wonder what happened to him. I can’t remember his last name or I would look him up. Anyway, he used… Continue Reading:
Wintering Well #11 Sweet! Yes, it is raining and there is more rain in the forecast but so is spring, so for those of you who have journeyed with us thus far, congrats and a few closing thoughts. Wintering Well was an attempt to help us with our daily nano-habits (I made that up, but… Continue Reading:
What a perfect way to start out the season of later light… a gorgeous sunset! Click on the link below for our video: Daylight Savings 2018 Enjoy and cheers, ks Continue Reading:
Even though Beavers shouldn’t be saying anything, Mr. Beaver says: Balance is Important; Get Adjusted! Continue Reading:
So for those of you who have been following along, we only have two more chances to Winter Well. Spring starts March 20th, so let’s knuckle down and finish strong. Has anyone noticed how negative the news media is? Alright you know I’m kidding, of course you know news is synonymous with bad.… Continue Reading:
A long-time friend, the best Exchange Student Coordinator in the world and Practice Member, Judylynn says: Balance is Important, EVEN IN BRAZIL, Get Adjusted! Continue Reading:
Well, well, well, aren’t you glad we have been prepping for winter? Indeed old man winter finally had the decency to wake up and blast us a bit (the skiing has been great by the way, and sorry for all you golfers, looks like the party is over for a while.). Alright lets dive right… Continue Reading:
Here’s a great Balance pic from one of our Practice Members. Michele says: BALANCE IS IMPORTANT, GET ADJUSTED! Keep your pictures coming. We love to show our friends living in balance. Continue Reading: