Season 1 Chapter 7 -Power, Values, and Viewpoints

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Chapter seven, power, values and viewpoint. Welcome back with Dr. Janowitz. And in this section we're going to be discussing power in more detail and how it refers to our values and viewpoints. Dr. Janowed, you talk a lot about values in this power quadrant. And there's so many different types of values.

That's right.

So let's kind of walk through them. You talk about global and targeted values. What, what does that mean?

Thanks, Jenny. There's a lot of talk about values, especially in the business world. You think about, they talk about like core values. You hear about those things. But a lot of times people are going to doctors and they're going there and they're not really coming clear, entering the relationship, really, even knowing and having clarity is what their values are. What is their viewpoint, what is it they want? And your values should be at the forefront of your health. And so there's two major types of values. You have global values, which are ones that are kind of across all quadrants of life, all aspects of life along the wheel could be like ethics, right? Or learning or growth or beauty, creativity, right? You have these ones that are global and then you have ones that are very targeted. So I call them targeted ones for the specific area. So within the realm of health, there might be a value of comfort, wanting to reduce your pain because it could be affecting your mood, your motivation, your focus. Another person might have a value of, say, function, being able to do all the things that they want to be able to do, right? To be able to work hard, to be able to play hard, right? To have energy at the end of the day, speaking of energy, that could be a value in and of itself, like having energy or stress management. Or they might value sleep, they might value longevity. A person might value legacy. And so what I've learned is a couple things. One is that people are not entering the relationship clear with a doctor or in life as to what they value. And the hierarchy of those, they're not communicating it. And the doctors, frankly, are not asking. One of the things that really shifted for me in my practice about five years ago we just started. I used to try to figure it out with patients, and then I just learned a much simpler approach, which was to ask them. Imagine that.

Get straight to the point. Just ask.

If you were in the office, then Jenny would say, what is it that you value? Do you value comfort? Is that the benefit that you're looking for through chiropractic or in getting well? Is it. Is it function? Is it longevity? Is it cosmetic? Right. You're in the public eye. You want to have a good posture, you want to look and feel your best. Is it health prevention? Is it leaving a legacy? And all those are different languages. So when I speak for the College of Business, I said, you know, each of those is a different language. And so, you know, my preference might be one value, and if I'm communicating what it is that we can do to help you, but your value is a different preference. It's like me speaking English and you speaking French. And there's going to be a disconnect. So we have to get clear as to what our values are. And then we also got to get clear as to our viewpoint, because, you know, you can look at a. At a lens, and that lens can be an eye hole to a microscope. And then that's going to help you see something very microscopic. And if you're looking at that viewpoint, it's going to take you in one direction versus if you look at a lens and it's a telescope now, you're seeing a different direction. And so whatever viewpoint you look on through life will determine what you focus on and what are going to be the actions that you have, what are going to be the beliefs that you have. So one can lead to space exploration through a telescope, and one could lead to creating an antibiotic because of a microbe. Right? So the viewpoint matters. And so viewpoint wise, there's. There's two major viewpoints. There is this mechanistic viewpoint, which is very common in traditional medical care right now. And what mechanistic viewpoint says is that the body can be reduced to a series of parts. So you have an issue with the stomach. Well, it's a broken stomach. Well, let's just work on that. Or, you know, your gallbladder is not working good. Well, let's just cut that gallbladder out. You're getting some frequent colds, and your tonsils are getting inflamed or infected. Well, let's just take those out too, because, you know, God put extra parts in your body. I'm kidding on that one. And so this is this mechanistic or reductionistic point of view. And what really inspired me with chiropractic and with a lot of alternative and holistic care is this vitalistic viewpoint. And we talked about it earlier and that is that vitalistic viewpoint is that there is, there is this essence of life, this innate intelligence that is greater, like we are greater than the sum of our parts. And life is meant towards a direction of healing and growth. And so again, the key is to remove those interferences and to support the body's and its ability to function. So you have to really say to yourself, hey, what do I value in my health? What are the things that I want? Do I have the courage to have that communication with all of my healthcare providers? And what is my viewpoint? Do I view that the body is designed, that we that the same power that made the body heals the body? And do I communicate that with my doctors to say, hey, I just don't want to cover up a symptom, but rather a symptom might be a sign that something is going on. And rather than chase the symptom or cover the symptom, let's get to the underlying root cause, right? Correct that cause and then allow the body to naturally work by supporting physiology, by supporting function, knowing the body is designed to heal.

So it seems once you've identified what your values are, that will also help you decide who your healthcare team should consist of.

That's right. And that's why this is all a cycle. And that's why this starts off with power and then goes into purpose, and then it goes into people. Because if you don't know what you identify with and you don't know what your strengths are, then how do you know you're in the right place and those people you surround yourself with can take you down an entirely different path that's incongruent and inconsistent and will limit your capacity to be at your best.

And you do have a form of an assessment in here that helps them to determine what their visions are for their health. And they have the option, basically, we all have the option of taking a natural approach to this, or what you call an artificial approach to our health care.

That's right. And so that's a value or that's a preference. So when we look at that, there's preferences. So it's like I tell patients, do you want to do a conservative approach or do you want to do an aggressive approach? So say if somebody has a disc problem with their back, I say, well, here, here's the situation. You can have. The most aggressive approach is surgery, where they go in there now, surgery might be necessary. And we do work with surgeons in our practice as well. We refer, but it's very small percentage because just cause it's the most aggressive doesn't mean that it's gonna be the most effective long term either. I believe that you should be aggressive with conservative approaches with your health because they have the least amount of side effects. Right. I mean, taking a natural supplement is gonna have far less side taking a medicine. And we all have seen the opiate epidemic that's been going on and all this issues that have been going on. So do you value conservative? Do you value aggressive? Do you value a natural approach? Chiropractic is natural. Things like acupuncture, massage, meditation. Give me natural exercises. Natural. Or do you value an artificial approach? And an artificial approach can be a drug or some sort of chemical that physically alters you. You know, people say, well, what's the difference between a vitamin and a drug? And my mentor explained this to me beautifully. He says that a drug is designed to manipulate physiology. That's what a chemical and a drug does, is to manipulate physiology versus a supplement is designed to support physiology or to support function. And so it's a beautiful thing. But if you don't know what your preference is, then either of those pills look right, Right.

So that example you just gave us about the drugs versus the supplements and a lot of the other things you touched on really boil down to whether you treat the cause of a problem or the symptom of a problem.

That's right. It's so true. Because, you know, I get it, I get it. I mean, I've dealt with pain and I've dealt with my own health issues and I've seen thousands of people. I want someone to be out of pain, but again, I don't want them to be out of pain at the expense of their health. Right, yeah.

And I like that you didn't totally dismiss traditional healthcare because there is a time and a place for it. So as you mentioned, you do work with surgeons because there are instances when that's needed. But you give them the opportunity to decide what their values are and give them an awareness that they may not have had before as to which options they can pursue. Whether that's a more natural or more artificial approach.

Absolutely. What I want to know is that, look, we talk about it and we'll unpack it more in the healthcare team. Part of the people process. You need both. But I just want to know that if I'm walking in to have some major procedure. I want to know, and you should know, and you should feel comfortable and knowing that you have done everything else from a conservative standpoint, hopefully natural standpoint, to work on this issue. But then there does become a point where there are limitations to matter, where you have to take a more aggressive approach. So not everybody has the answer, and not everybody has their strategy as the solution. There are limitations to every solution. However, you should go through this process and work yourself through that with the mindset of knowing what it is that's important to you.

Right?

Yeah.

I wish that I had discovered these options a lot sooner because I took the traditional route when I was first injured, and that's pretty much the common sense route for most people. But it took me over a year, you know, to discover really, that the problem was related to my central nervous system. That's what had been compromised in the accident. And had I discovered an alternative option first, I think my life would have been very different.

That's why we have to get the word out, and that's why we're committed to getting this information out so that someone doesn't have to suffer. If we can decrease the suffering time for people, that can create a lot more happiness, a lot more joy.

Absolutely. So check out this chapter and take the assessment to find out what your values are and then get on the right path.

Sam.