The Cookie Thief

The Cookie Thief
Valerie Cox
A woman was waiting at an airport one night,
With several long hours before her flight.
She hunted for a book in the airport shop,
Bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop.
She was engrossed in her book, but just happened to see
That the man beside her as bold as could be
Grabbed a cookie or two from the bag between,
Which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene.
She munched cookies and watched the clock,
As the gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock.
She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by,
Thinking, “If I wasn’t so nice, I’d blacken his eye.”
With each cookie she took, he took one too,
When only one was left, she wondered what he’d do.
With a smile on his face and a nervous laugh,
He took the last cookie and broke it in half.
He offered her half as he ate the other.
She snatched it from him and thought, ‘Oh, Brother...
This guy has some nerve and he’s also rude,
Why he didn’t show any gratitude.’
She hadn’t known when she had been so galled
And sighed with relief when her flight was called.
She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate,
Refusing to look back at that thieving ingrate.
She boarded the plane and sank in her seat,
Then sought her book which was almost complete.
As she reached in her baggage she gasped with surprise.
There was her bag of cookies in front of her eyes.
“If mine are here”, she moaned with despair,
“Then the others were his and he tried to share.”
Too late to apologize she realized with grief
That she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief.

Where are You a "Cookie Thief" when it comes to Your Own Health?

In “The Cookie Thief” the woman in theairport just knew that the gentleman beside her
was stealing her cookies. She had a false belief about what was really happening and it affected her in a negative way.We often hold on to false beliefs which are
detrimental to us as well. Our society firmly believes in an ‘outside in’ approach to sickness and health. We’re taught that something ‘out there’ makes us sick - a virus, bacteria, pollutant,stress. When this something from outside of us makes us sick, we then need to turn to another something outside of ourselves to make us well -a drug, surgery, remedy, etc. This belief places our power outside of ourselves and makes us ‘victims’ of disease dependant upon the intervention of something external in order to be‘well’.Health and healing are really ‘inside out’ jobs.Louis Pasteur, the father of the germ theory stated toward the end of his life “It’s the soil, not the seed that matters”. This means that it’s the state
of your body, not the germ which determines whether you’ll be sick or healthy. Germs and bacteria do not cause disease! A sick weak body is susceptible to pathogens (bacteria and viruses associated with illnesses), just like rats congregate
at the garbage dump because the garbage is already there. If it’s clean, there’s nothing for them to eat and you won’t see them.Even with degenerative and autoimmune
disorders, it’s the state of our body which will determine the state of our health more thananything else. It makes much more sense to spend our time and energy doing all that we can to increase the state of our health and trust the healing power within our body than to hope we can dump solutions into the problem once it occurs.
Chiropractic is so wonderful because it offers an inside out solution. If our health is less thanoptimal, Chiropractic adjustments allow the full healing potential of our body to be realized.Health and healing is our birthright. We have the ability within our body to heal. Often that ability is blocked. One major block to our body’s ability to heal is subluxation. When the brain and the body are unable to clearly and effectively communicate, the body works less efficiently.One of the major jobs of the brain and nerve system is to keep the body balanced internally
and to properly adapt it to its environment. It is this adaptation process which is so greatly enhanced by chiropractic adjustments.Studies show that there is more efficient functioning of the brain and nerve system when subluxation is reduced. It takes less brain energy to perform simple tasks such as wiggling a foot or a finger after subluxation is corrected than before.How much easier must it be for the immune
system or the hormonal system to function normally when their communication channels
with the brain are clear?Examine your outlook about health and see where some of your beliefs might be causing you harm. Doesn’t it make the most sense to take
care of your body and keep it healthy, rather than try to fix it after it’s broken? Who else do you know who could benefit from greater health from within?
Most of society are “Cookie Thieves” when it comes to chiropractic. They have the false belief that Chiropractic care is something they might use if they have back pain or neck pain or headaches.In reality, Chiropractic care is much bigger than
pain relief. Chiropractic ALWAYS works to improve the health and functioning of the body,rather than being merely for pain relief.Chiropractic care is for everyone, from the cradle to the grave. All people are better off with a good nerve supply. Period. Subluxations are caused by physical, chemical and mental/emotional stresses. we are all subjected to these in our society. Therefore, we all need help, we all
need to have our subluxations corrected to allow us to achieve our maximum level of health.So, yes, people with back and neck pain can benefit from chiropractic care. People with serious health conditions can also benefit from having interference to their nerve system removed. Most will see vast improvement in their health as a result. People who want to prevent illness will be taking a major step to avoid
problems in the future. People who want the most out of their life and health will also be thrilled to see the great changes Chiropractic can make by allowing them to live free of interference!
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Chiropractic Improves Brain Function

Chiropractic improves brain function
The sixteenth annual upper cervical conference was held at
Life University in Marietta, Georgia in November 1999. A
study presented at the conference found that patients under
chiropractic care experienced a measurable increase in brainfunction.

Microcog is a computer administered and scored test that
serves as a diagnostic tool to determine cognitive (brain)
function. It measures activity in nine categories:
attention/mental control, memory, reasoning/calculation,
spatial processing, reaction time, information processing speed,
information processing accuracy, general cognitive functioning
and general cognitive proficiency.

A total of 40 patients had their brain function measured by
Microcog. 30 of these patients received upper cervical (neck)
chiropractic adjustments and 10 served as a control group
receiving no adjustments. Four weeks later, all 40 patients
were tested by the Microcog system again.

According to the study, "significant improvements were
observed in neurocognitive [brain] function in the group
receiving upper cervical care. The control group did not
demonstrate a similar trend. This study suggests that upper
cervical chiropractic care may positively affect neurocognitivefunction."

The World Health Organization defines "health" as 100%
physical, mental and social well-being. A nervous system free
of interference is vital to the full expression of all these aspects
of your health potential. Chiropractic works to restore health
by removing interference to your nervous system.