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Amazing things are surrounding us including other human beings. Would these things exist without man's need for these things? We see them as unnecessary sometimes, not a basic requirement for existence, or as something that we can actually do without. The days that we are living for measure the importance of these things surrounding us. We need these things and we need other people for survival. Or maybe, they are there to give us comfort and relaxation.

Man has five basic needs which these amazing things we see around us provide for. These are the ones that make man live, the ones that enable him to relate confidently with others. Below is a modern version of Maslow's hierarchy of needs : However, each can include in its purpose several factors found in other needs labeled by Maslow. The following are the five basic needs of man:

1. Food - This is what makes humans live and grow so he can function and fulfill his purpose here on earth. Because of food, we can think and do things for our benefit and for others as well.

2. Shelter - Man needs something where he can abode not only for rest but more on for his protection and security. He needs to protect himself from the wild, the elements, and even from his co-human beings.

3. Clothing - Our own society has transformed from the prehistoric humans until the present, yet even prehistoric man needed something to cover his body for protection against the environment. These would be the harmful factors like the cold, the burning heat, insect bites, thorns and splinters, etc. Nowadays, a prime reason for clothing is to conform to the social cause of dressing to avoid sexual immorality. Upliftment of man's self-esteem in a world dictated by fashion is the second reason.

4. Spiritual - With the catastrophes and an unpredictable economic status around the world, man needs strength to hope on. A figure bigger him is important to give him strength in the midst of problems arising in these times.

5. Friends - These are the people who provide the boost that a man needs in order to face reality. Friends give man the strength, love, and "cushion" he needs in good times and bad times. Friends stabilize the emotional turmoil man may encounter in his life.

All these needs answer to the necessities of man in order for him to live on a leveled status, contentment and a healthy body. One aspect a person should have in order to stay healthy and fit, apart from these needs, is a good chiropractor as an alternative medicine. When you get used to taking medicines every time you feel something may damage your kidney and liver; and using chiropractic to heal your ailments is a good idea.