"Health is not valued until sickness comes."
Thomas Fuller
Health means different things to different people. For some, it’s strength or stamina. For others, it’s lower cholesterol, healthy hormones, or a symptom-free life. But at its core, health is about perspective. It can be a goal, a journey, or a mindset.
Personally, I see health like the story of the Holy Grail—deeply sought after, often pursued, but rarely, if ever, fully captured. And maybe that’s the point: it's not the destination, but the pursuit.
If you have a cough, a runny nose, or are vomiting, most would say you’re sick. But what if those symptoms are actually your body’s healthy response to illness? Fever fights off infection. Vomiting clears toxins. Diarrhea flushes irritants.
Now ask yourself:
Should we always be trying to stop these responses with medication? Or, are we interfering with our body’s natural healing process when we suppress them?
“Wellness” is a word often used in natural health clinics—but what does it mean? Again, it’s about perspective. I believe wellness means you’ve reached a level of health you choose, and you’re actively working to maintain it.
MY version of wellness includes regular chiropractic care, exercise, clean eating, and time for reflection. Yours might look different. That’s okay. What matters is that wellness is intentional—not something we wait for, but something we create.
Too many of us don’t think about our health until something goes wrong. We wait until our bodies send “a few warning shots across the bow” before we make a change.
We’ve become a society dying not from poor sanitation, poor drinking water, or infections, but from diseases of excess—too much sugar, too much stress, too much sitting, and not enough movement or self-care.
Is Health a Lack of Symptoms?
These are important questions, because how we define health (and disease) shapes how we treat ourselves.
Health needs to be more than a goal—it needs to be a core value. Without that, we won’t think about it. We won’t prioritize it. We won’t pursue it.
I once asked someone why they’d never been to a chiropractor. “Because I’m good,” they said. I replied, “Could you be better?” That single question led to a long pause, a confused look, and finally a quiet, “I guess so.”
That’s the truth: Health isn’t about being okay—it’s about thriving.
Health is a mindset. It’s a choice to take action toward optimizing your well-being. It’s working with your body’s innate intelligence to allow it to do what it does best: heal, adapt, and self-regulate.
Perfection isn’t possible—life constantly throws emotional, physical, and chemical stressors at us. But that doesn’t mean we stop trying. In fact, that’s exactly why we keep going.
Health is the Holy Grail—not because it’s unreachable, but because it’s worth pursuing. Every day. In every decision. Regular chiropractic care has been part of my pursuit since I was 14 years old.
We may never arrive at “perfect” health, but in striving for it, we become stronger, clearer, and more alive. And in the end, maybe the pursuit is what health is all about.
Read 'What is Chiropractic?' to find out how it can help you reach your health goals.
Read 'What About Children?'. Why you should introduce chiropractic to kids.