(Excerpted from Dr. Norton’s soon to be published book: Where Does It Hurt?  Surprising Stories and Transforming Insights for Releasing Pain and Restoring Whole Body Health)

“Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer (19th Century German Philosopher)

Have you been suffering with pain for so long that it seems normal to hurt, and in fact, you can’t remember when you last felt good? Possibly you haven’t struggled with pain in the past, but recently something has changed and now out of nowhere you have pain challenges and don’t understand why or what to do.

Both ways, to some degree you are in captivity and that was not the blueprint for your life.

We’re going to explore an action plan aimed at setting you free from your pain and distress to live at your vital and dynamic best. Before we do however, let’s briefly examine the self-regulating and self-healing capacity of your body because it’s the foundation of that action plan.

Your body works wonderfully as long as there is no interference. (We will address some possible interference sources in Chapters 9 and 13).
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Your heart started beating on its own at about four weeks post-conception. It will continue to beat 24 hours a day 7 days a week, hopefully for at least 80 to 90 years without trouble. It isn’t just a heart but an entire cardiovascular system that works in conjunction with your respiratory system and is dependent upon your digestive, immune, and other key systems to maintain optimal function.
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Who taught you to beat your heart? Obviously nobody did. It was all perfectly wired for that activity with directions on when to begin. There is an awesome intelligence or wisdom within you, running the entire show of your complex physiology. It operates through subtle chaotic rhythms and flexibly adapts you to a frequently hostile and ever-changing environment. This balancing act is termed homeostasis and is the essence of health or wholeness.

Your best doctor is always the one residing within you. It should be honored and respected for its incredible capacities. It is truly the only one with the ability to heal you (return you to wholeness) when you get too overwhelmed and depart from that ideal state.

(View applications of this message to your life in Healing Hints below)

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Visit Dr. Norton's web site. The Norton Chiropractic Wellness Center web site is packed with a vast amount of news, tips, and health information. Also check out and interact with our new Ask Dr. Norton Chiropractic Health Forum. If you are experiencing pain, or just want more information on your health or how we do business, please stop by!

News & Events

1. During the week of July 23-26, Norton Chiropractic Wellness Center will conduct a Pain Solution Week. This is a very special event because all people new to our office or who haven’t been present for at least 6 months will receive multiple benefits as follows:

   The consultation, full examination (including the unique computerized nervous system stress assessment), any needed spinal x-rays, the doctor's report of findings and recommended strategy cost only $30 and there’s no obligation to initiate care! This is a $240 value and is only offered 3 times each year.

   Please call 559-490-9550 ASAP for the best times and share this with anybody you know who may suffer with pain or illness of any kind. We must hear from you by July 26th to be included! If you would like to learn more about us and our work first, then please go to: http://www.DrMatthewNorton.com for everything you could everwant to know.

2. Empower yourself to make better health choices by attending the Optimal Health and Wellness Seminar on Wednesday, August 1st from 7:30-9 PM at Norton Chiropractic Wellness Center at 5670 N. Fresno St. Ste. 102 in Fresno, California.

   You will learn about:

   • Why you NEED vitamin and mineral supplementation in today’s stress-filled world
   • The best scientific supplements available in North America
   • Healthy weight loss and management
   • Why insulin resistance is a serious health problem and what you can do about it now!

   Invite your friends and call Judy Norton at 559-307-3904 to reserve limited seating. Refreshments and door prizes.

Visit our Center!

Norton Chiropractic Wellness Center (View Map) at 5670 N. Fresno St. Ste. 102 in Fresno, Calif. Call us at (559) 490-9550 or contact us here.

If you are in the California Central Valley call Norton Chiropractic Wellness Center at 559-490-9550 or visit us online at www.DrMatthewNorton.com for a virtual tour and to schedule an appointment to see if we can help you.

You will also appreciate the valuable tools on the Learning Resources page of the website if you are not in our area!

Healing Hints

1. You have the potential to thrive rather than simply feeling okay or worse yet, dragging yourself through your days in various degrees of misery. Living a long, dynamic life of energy and passion is your fundamental design. The first step is to own this truth.

2. Then, make a commitment to take the necessary actions to restore as much of your vital capacity as possible before any more time passes. The hard truth is that you have a finite amount of adaptive energy and time will run out on your ability to turn your ship around if you’re not careful.

3. Pause for even a moment and consider the awe-inspiring gift of life you’ve been given. You have LIFE! Don’t let yourself get lulled into blasé complacency about this incredible opportunity you have to experience, create, learn, and contribute. Don’t let it slip away while you’re routinely bored, anxious, sick, worried, or depressed. This is your time on the stage. Play it for all it’s worth!

4. What is your “doctor within” telling you about the state of your health and the lifestyle and healthcare decisions you’re making? Don’t only run after every external voice with an opinion about your condition. What message is your internal wisdom trying to get through to you? What action are you being urged from inside to take? Change your diet? Get back to your exercise program? Stop smoking?

5. Learn more about how your nervous system directs and coordinates your basic design of self-regulation and self-healing and how these essential communications get disturbed through spinal misalignments caused by injuries and daily life stresses.

6. If you are in the Central California area, take advantage of the amazing Pain Solution Week special offer described above in the News and Events section. Call us at 559-490-9550 for more information and to schedule this limited-time appointment. You must call us by July 26th!

About Dr. Norton

Dr. Norton unites his passion for learning, teaching, and healing with a compassion for those who are struggling with pain and illness or not performing at their peak. He brings to his work a high level of academic achievement and cutting-edge bodymind research. However, he also brings a deeply caring heart transformed by difficult personal life experiences. Read more.