It has been said science is like Brussels sprouts on a child’s dinner plate. Just like a mom insisting her child eats his veggies to be healthy, the American public reluctantly learns science, but they don’t want to give up their bad habits and convenience. Afterall, junk food like pizza tastes better than Brussels sprouts, and pizza is made easier because it is delivered right to your home.

Most people have little interest in healthcare, especially in the field of spine care, until they have a 'back attack' crisis and then they want a quick fix, with a choice from hundreds of painkilling drugs, then comes epidural steroid shots, and finally the 'bad disk' fusion surgery. But when all the medical tricks of the trade fail as upwards of 90% do, the ‘last resort’ is Chiropractic care over the objections of your family MD to never go to a chiropractor. You’ve heard of this scenario or experienced it personally. I know because as a 40-year practicing chiropractor, I’ve heard it all.

But science now shows this has been the biggest medical scam in modern history. This approach has bankrupted more Americans while leaving a trail of tears in a wake of prescription opioid painkillers and failed back surgery. 

 So, the challenge now is how to make this dilemma more palatable with three options to make it more enjoyable to learn:

1) Make science fun and light – like the mom playing airplane to coax the veggies in a child’s mouth.

2) Don’t force science on them; 'You can’t leave the table until you’ve cleaned your plate'.

3) Make the science lessons relevant – dress up the veggies in cute arrangements, serve with ranch dressing. 

Allow me the poetic license to use all 3 options to 'Focus on sharing science that is relevant to people, that appeals to them'. I will show many scientific guidelines and expert comments in my whistleblower investigation that are very relevant, but like eating Brussel sprouts, they still are hard to understand. 

I know this sounds perfectly boring to many people who would rather be eating pizza, so I have also taken the advice of the Walt Disney Institute to make these scientific 'Brussel sprouts' easier to digest with a novel approach by using some of the famous Disney characters to symbolise concepts you need to know about your spinal care without losing interest. I guarantee it will also lead you to many 'unexpected surprises' that will make your trip through life all the more pleasant without opioids and surgery when you experience the inevitable 'back attack'.

JC Smith

Ed: Be sure to read JC's Disney piece ...