The Zones:

Your body is made of six powerful systems called The Zones. Each Zone has a brain center and four nerves channels in your back that directly controls the ability for your body to function normally. When you have a Zone disturbance, symptoms (by Zone), may include:

GLANDULAR

Since your body creates more chemicals than a pharmaceutical company, this Zone is known as your inner pharmacy. The Brain sends signals to 200+ Glands in the body, releasing essential hormones and chemicals for health. Various stressors including thoughts, feelings and emotions affect our glandular system. For example, prolonged fear or worry stresses the Adrenal glands and, over time, causes illness. Physical, mental, or chemical stress can cause a spinal misalignment or subluxation in specific nerve channels. This misalignment interferes with the proper brain/nerve signals traveling to your glandular organs creating a multitude of dis-ease and problems:

o       Thyroid problems(hyper and hypo)

o       Adrenal insufficiencies

o       Low energy

o       Menstrual cycle imbalances

o       Anxiety / Depression

o       Reproductive disorders

o       Mononucleosis

o       Prostate problems

o       Hodgkin’s Lymphomas

o       Cancers

o       Skin Rashes/ Thinning Hair

o       Chronic Infections

o       Decreased Immune Function

ELIMINATIVE

The eliminative Zone is designed to ‘eliminate’ or flush out built up waste and toxins from your body; its organs include the sinuses, lungs, kidneys, intestine, bladder colon and skin. Each cell in your body produces waste material as a natural byproduct of living; however it must have a way of flushing this out. Just like the plumbing system in your house, when it’s ‘backed up’ it’s a dirty place to live.  It is the same with the body, when you have improper elimination, it prevents the harmful chemicals from flushing out, thus poisoning it from the inside out. When the eliminative zone is working 100%, you may ingest foul food, poisonous air, allergens, bacteria, and viral particles, without you even knowing it. Physical, mental, or chemical stress can cause a spinal misalignment or subluxation in specific nerve channels. This misalignment interferes with the proper brain/nerve signals traveling to your Eliminative organs creating a multitude of dis-ease and problems:

o       Constipation

o       Sinus congestion

o       Kidney failure/disease

o       Allergies

o       Asthma

o       Chronic Colds/ Flu

o       Acne

o       Intestinal pains

o       Weak immune function

NERVE ZONE

This Zone comprises 45 miles of nerves and is considered the Master balancing system of your body. It normally switches you “OFF” and “ON”. It allows you to relax, digest food and sleep well at night; at the same time it gets you up in the morning refreshed, energized and ready for action. Many people are stuck in an “ON” or “OFF” state due to their life style, many doctors call this depression or anxiety. This causes an overload of stress to your nerve system. Just like the electricity in your house, when there is an overload, the fuses burn out. When your nerve zone “burns out”, you have low energy and loose your drive for life. Lack of sleep, poor diet, too little exercise and prolonged emotional stress can all wreak havoc on the Nerve Zone. Physical, mental, or chemical stress can cause a spinal misalignment or subluxation in your back. This misalignment interferes with the proper brain/nerve signals traveling to your Nerve organs creating a multitude of dis-ease and problems:

o       Low Energy

o       Sleep Apnea

o       Digestive disturbances

o       Eliminative disturbance

o       Multiple Sclerosis

o       Nerve damage/problems

o       Anxiety/Depression

o       Headaches

o       Numbness in the body

o       Bi-Polar disorder 

DIGESTIVE ZONE

Your body is like a high performance car, the cleaner and more pure the fuel the better it works. In order to have energy your body needs food to be broken down into the proper elements. The digestive Zone is responsible for breaking down food and turning it into clean usable energy for your body. Its organs include your liver, gall bladder, stomach, pancreas, and intestine. When this system has a disturbance, you can put the best organic food “fuel” into your body, but it is unable to reap the nutrient value. Many people are malnourished because their body was unable to break down the food into the proper usable elements. Also, some people combine foods improperly. Just as in the chemistry lab, if you put certain chemicals together, they explode. This causes much stress on the digestive Zone. Physical, mental, or chemical stress can cause a spinal misalignment or subluxation in specific nerve channels in your back. This misalignment interferes with the proper brain/nerve signals traveling to your digestive organs creating a multitude of dis-ease and problems:

o       Chron’s/Colitis

o       Ulcers

o       Digestive Imbalances

o       Heart  burn

o       Diabetes- Type I and II

o       Weight Problems

o       Eating Disorders

o       Low energy

o       Constipation

o       Food Allergies/Skin Rashes

o       Poor Immune Function

MUSCULAR ZONE (Musculoskeletal)

This Zone is responsible for keeping you upright and moving; its organs include 637+muscles, tendons, joints, ligaments and bones. When working properly this Zone replaces the muscle and skeletal cells for you, so you have a new skeletal system every 7 years.  Most people neglect to exercise or move their body, creating an unhealthy muscle Zone. A disturbance in the Muscular Zone can create arthritis in joints, atrophy or weakness in muscles, and/or spasmed or overworked muscle. Accidents, falls, or physical traumas also cause an improper nerve supply to your muscles and joints. On an emotional level, when you get angry many muscles in the body contract and since your muscles structure effects all other systems this causes poor Elimination, Digestion, Circulation, and Glandular function. Physical, mental, or chemical stress can cause a spinal misalignment or subluxation in specific nerve channels in your back. This misalignment interferes with the proper brain/nerve signals traveling to your musculoskeletal system creating a multitude of dis-ease and problems:

o       Arthritis/ Joint pain

o       Shoulder/ Mid-back pain

o       Lack of Range of motion

o       Neck Pain

o       Low  Back pain

o       Slow recovery time

o       Reproductive Organ problems

o       Muscle Spasms

o       Chronic injuries

o       Muscle Atrophy

CIRCULATORY

This Zone includes the heart, arteries, veins and lymphatic systems. The 60,000 miles of circulatory pathways carry nourishing oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body. It carries the carbon dioxide waste and other toxic metabolites from all parts of the body to lungs and kidneys for Elimination. It carries nutrients absorbed in mouth, stomach, and intestines throughout the body to produce the energy and tissues the make up the body. The Circulatory Zone carries the hormones released by the Glandular Zone. Just like the engine in your car, without proper oil circulating through, it would seize up and stop working. The lymphatic system is, like a daily oil changing system, collecting waste from the arteries and veins.  It is then dumped in the lymph nodes, where white blood cells clean-up any debris and purify the lymph fluid, which is finally dumped back into the arterial-venous system. Since the Lymphatic system has no pump (like the heart), it is particularly dependent on the Muscular Zone to move the fluids around. Bed-ridden patients may develop bedsores due to the lack of movement in the lymphatic portion of the Circulatory Zone. Physical, mental, or chemical stress can cause a spinal misalignment or subluxation in specific nerve channels in your back. This misalignment interferes with the proper brain/nerve signals traveling to your Circulatory Zone organs creating a multitude of dis-ease and problems:

o       High/Low Blood Pressure

o       Thyroid disorders

o       HIV

o       Heart Problems

o       Swelling/Edema

o       Lung disorders/shortness of breath

o       Cholesterol imbalances

Corrective Exercises

At Zone Healing Center, we teach our patients how to perform special "blueprint" exercises which can help strengthen and correct the irregularities in their body which may be causing pain. Many of these corrective exercises can actually be performed in the comfort of your own home to help improve the effectiveness of your chiropractic care and spinal correction plan. In addition to skeletal misalignment, you may be experiencing pain that is caused by muscles and connective tissues which are out of their proper place. Other types of pain such as back pain, neck pain, and headaches are caused by muscles and tissues that are being used improperly, causing injuries over time. In each case, targeted corrective exercises and stretches from our experienced chiropractor will help you feel good while also helping your body achieve balance and health.

Lifestyle Advice

Many of our patients come to see our chiropractor to address a specific pain symptom such as back pain, neck pain or headaches. While our chiropractor will address each patient's specific condition with chiropractic care, we often find it helpful to "coach" our patients towards achieving a healthier lifestyle. For example, there may be certain activities that you should avoid or do differently to prevent yourself from unintentionally aggravating your particular health challenges. The goal of including lifestyle advice with a chiropractic care plan is to help each and every patient achieve the fulfilling and happy lifestyle they deserve, one that is full of the activities that are enjoyed most. We recognize that every single one of our patients is a whole person, and we use our expertise to help them reach total health and wellness.

Nutritional Counseling

What does nutrition have to do with chiropractic care? The goal of chiropractic care is to help patients achieve total health and balance with their body, and as part of that goal we provide specific recommendations on nutritional supplements and healthy food choices. Nutritional counseling by our experienced chiropractic health professionals can assist a patient on their return to optimal health. Do you know which supplements and vitamins are good for you? Do you know how these supplements and vitamins interact with one another? At our Denver chiropractic clinic, we can provide each patient with a structured nutritional program that is based on their individual needs.

Massage Therapy

Massage therapy does more than make you feel good, it can actually help your body achieve balance and health. Massage therapy offers a natural  treatment approach which actually relieves musculoskeletal pain for many patients. Our chiropractic office provides specific massage and muscular therapy that is complimentary to their chiropractic care. Each massage therapy plan is tailored to meet the patient's unique pain condition or injury. The benefits of massage therapy may include the increase of blood circulation, a localized reduction in swelling and the relaxation of muscles. Massage has been known to relieve muscle pain and spasms, increase a patient's range of motion, while also aiding in a patient's recovery. Some investigative studies have even indicated that a single session of massage may help boost your immune system!

Spinal & Postural Screenings

There is a saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Your spinal health is no exception. Posture and spinal screenings by a trained and experienced chiropractor such as Dr. Cody Golman, D.C. can help reveal important health information, unlocking the door to improved health and well-being. In order to help the Denver community, we provide screenings at area malls, community events, health fairs and places of employment. Contact us today at 303-399-3569 to arrange a screening at your event or workplace.