Nervous System & Hormone Regulation

Hormones are what allows the body to carry out functions. Whether that is breaking down food for insulin to take within cells, balancing our electrolytes contributing to our blood pressure, reproduction, development, menstruation, memory retention, etc. These functions occur without our effort, they are natural processes of the body that are crucial to our overall health and well-being. 

To maintain homeostasis, it is the nervous system that is needed to be in communication with the endocrine system, our hormones and vice versa. It is a bio-feedback loop, our blood carries the hormones and gives the indication of whether we need more or less of. The hypothalamus is a main player within the nervous system and endocrine system. With specific hormones, it will receive the understanding of content within the blood. This allows the hypothalamus to contribute to the production of needing more of something or inhibiting the production for levels to maintain. 

Within the spinal column is the spinal cord, the superhighway of communication from brain to body, body to brain. Once again, the hypothalamus in the seat of the brain stem, the portion above the spinal cord showing it really is a superhighway! Our spine (the bony structure) is typically made of 33 vertebrae, uniquely designed to ensure protection to the communication pathway, stability, and movement, which contributes to the functions of our system. We can speak of movement in another blog, as movement truly is medicine. Staying focused on the importance of the communication between the nervous system and endocrine for hormone regulation, when receiving adjustments there is a direct effect upon these systems. Adjustments clear interference within the communication pathway. This is done by restoring balance within the joints and tissue, relieving stress felt on the system. Whether we hear the cavitation, the “popping” sound or not, the impulse specifically delivered into the system is allowing potential energy to become kinetic. Stored, built up energy into freely moving energy. Which is the type of communication we wish, freely being received and delivered. 

The specific term we use in chiropractic that describes an interference within the nervous system is subluxation. The breakdown of subluxation comes to, “less light”. Light carries information, and with a subluxation it diminishes the information being shared. 

With chiropractic, hormones have the ability to naturally become regulated. The nervous system creates an electrical charge, neurons (a nerve cell) sending signals of instructions for the endocrine to create a chemical message, these are the hormones with their specific responsibility to our natural functions. A holistic health care that allows your inborn intelligence to express its ability of adaptability and coordination when there is no interference.