I recommend that patients receive chiropractic and/or acupuncture treatments monthly to optimize their health.  Remember that health is much more than just the absence of disease and painful symptoms.  It is a positive state of well being characterized by abundant energy, peace of mind, joyful emotions, and a feeling of enthusiasm for life.  We all have experienced getting up some days and just feeling good for no apparent reason.  When we are healthy, this “feeling good for no apparent reason” is there most days.
 
Those who receive monthly treatment notice these qualities increasing in their life.  Even those who come in for relief of specific pain notice these qualities growing as they go through their treatment regimen.  They are the positive side effect of a treatment that works by restoring balance rather than artificially counteracting or masking symptoms. 
 
When you discontinue treatment, these positive signs of health continue for a while and then slowly, almost imperceptibly fade away.  If you have gotten away from monthly natural treatment, take a moment to think back on how good you felt when you were receiving regular natural treatment.  Compare this with how you feel now, you will know what I’m talking about.
 
Most of us are reactive about our health.  We are content if we have no obvious pain even if the positive signs of health are absent.  Often , we will tolerate outright discomfort or pain as long as it doesn’t interfere with our work.  We take over the counter drugs like Ibuprofen and Advil to keep us going but are concerned by recent studies proving that these drugs do have significant side-effects from the damage they do to the liver and kidneys.
 
 In recent years, the lack of these positive signs of health have been redefined as “Depression” and powerful and addictive drugs with significant side-effects are prescribed.  One in five adults in the US has been prescribed antidepressants and these drugs are now the second most prescribed medicine for children!
 
If you compare the cost, both in terms of money and unhealthy side-effects, of  just these two commonly used types of drugs, with the cost, in terms of money and time, of monthly natural balancing treatments, you will realize that the natural treatments are a bargain.
 
But why do we need monthly treatments to maintain health?  Barring physical injury and exposure to contagious disease, we probably wouldn’t if we adhered to a healthy lifestyle.  We all know what we need to do to be healthy:  eat well, exercise regularly, rest enough, avoid stress, loose weight, avoid exposure to poisons, keep a positive mental attitude, etc.  While I encourage my patients to do what they can to live healthfully, it is a daunting task that few can manage. 
 
Unhealthful influences in our life cause us to move out of balance.  If uncorrected, these imbalances will result in pain or disease eventually.  Rather than artificially counteract, suppress, or mask these symptoms with drugs, it is better to utilize a natural treatment that restores balance or health.  Even better yet, receive natural balancing treatments that correct imbalances before they take away the positive signs of health and produce painful symptoms.  In my experience, receiving monthly treatments, even when you are feeling well, are necessary for you to continue feeling good. 
 
As to the cost of monthly wellness treatments, many of us spend this much on luxuries that serve no health purpose.  Many of us spend almost twice what monthly treatments would cost on A daily espresso.  It is just a question of priorities.  You deserve to feel good and the best way to ensure that you do is monthly balancing wellness treatments.  The treatment itself is pleasant and relaxing and the benefits are wonderful.