Many Moving Parts

For those of you that don’t know yet, one of my many extra curricular activities is participating in local community theater. Whenever a show is being put together there is a director, stage manager, costume designer, actors, musicians, music director, and many, many more. There are hundreds of hours of rehearsals and projects that transpire for months before a show eventually hits the stage.

Then you arrive. Hopefully what you see is a polished and entertaining end result of all those moving parts working seamlessly together. You laugh. You cry. You are filled with emotions, walking a little taller because of the experience. That, of course, would be a healthy outcome.

You see the healthy end product. What you don’t see is all the hours leading up to it. What you don’t see are the most important parts of the production.

When it comes to your health you must always remember that what you physically present to the rest of the world is always the end product of how much you devote hundreds of hours behind the scenes. Question is, are you working on putting forth the healthiest end product as possible? Or are you merely haphazardly throwing yourself our there, while merely polishing the outsides attempting to fool your audience with makeup and nail polish, fancy clothing and mouthwash? How much work are you putting into…you?

Here are the areas that you should be focused on…

Your posture and structure. Your spine and your joints. These may be the most important of everything involved. They house and protect the surrounding nerves. If any of that breaks down, so do you in some way. Actively address this area by maintaining your chiropractic care.
Your nutrition. How you feed your cells is critical as well. You feed your body a lot of processed food and sugar then inflammation rules the day. If you feed yourself an abundance of vegetables and fruits then your body can get the most out of each moment.
The moving of your body each day. This means exercise and stretching. Again, this is vitally important. Use it…or lose it. Your body needs to move and it needs to sweat to help get rid of toxins that build up from what we drink, eat, and breathe. Exercise helps your muscles and joints, but only if you are actively pursuing the first two as well.
Habits. Whatever you do don’t forget the habits that you partake in each day. What habits do you have with your posture when you stand or sit? Is your day ergonomically suited for you? How about the positions that you are sleeping in? Are you avoiding sleeping on your stomach? Have you stopped crossing your legs when you sit? Have you lost the wallet in your back pocket yet? Watch your habits. They could be having an impact on you.

Shameless plug. The show that I’m in with members of my family opens at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon from May 1st to the 16th. It’s called Once Upon A Mattress. If you would like you can come and see the end product of all that we have been working on these last several months. Hopefully it will bring you joy and entertainment.

As for you though, continue to remember that there are many moving parts in the production that is you. Don’t lose sight of that or you lose your health. And you can’t afford to lose your health. A body that has lost it’s health isn’t a fun show to be a part of at all.