Tips for Healthier Living

Many of our patients find that our chiropractic care was just the thing to get their whole life moving in a healthier direction. These tips are a great place to start living healthier or take your health and wellness to the next level.

Make sure that you are getting up every 20 minutes to stretch. The type of chair you have is extremely important. It should fit you correctly so that your back touches the chair and your feet are on the floor with knees at a 90 degree angle. Try to avoid looking down at your computer screen. It should be at eye level.Want to know what you can do outside the office to hold your adjustment longer and keep the stress off your nervous system?

First, you have to understand the causes of Subluxation. We refer to the causes of Subluxation as the “S’s”: Thoughts, Traumas and Toxins. In the office, we often refer to them as Emotional, Physical and Chemical stress. It’s no wonder subluxations are so prevalent we are bombarded by multiple sources of stress on a daily basis. From sleeping in a weird position, slouching in our chairs, eating bad foods, anxiety over a deadline or test, stress from traffic, breathing in pollutants, a fight with our significant other’s you get the idea.

Toxins, as a cause of subluxation, may not be as obvious. Think of your body as one big conglomerate of chemicals when the body is healthy and balanced chemically, it’s in a state of homeostasis. Depending on the toxic chemicals you take in through food, drink and your environment, your body’s homeostasis can be disrupted and become imbalanced. Toxins overwhelm your nervous system beyond it ability to adapt and can cause you to subluxate. Toxins can get into the body in many ways: through processed and GMO foods, air pollution, chemicals in your cleaning supplies and even the water you’re drinking and the plastic bottle it came in.

Trauma is the most well-known and easiest to understand as this often causes subluxation solely by sheer force. Most people only think of major traumas like car accidents or falls, but your body experiences micro traumas every day and these may surprise you. Behaviors or habits can cause subluxation like continuously carrying a purse or bag on the same side of your body, sleeping on your stomach, sleeping with a pillow that is too big or too flat for you, crossing your legs or looking down at a computer monitor for long periods of time.

Thoughts (a.k.a. stress), are the number one cause of subluxations. We see it time and time again, when practice members have a flare ups, it’s usually during a more stressful time in their life. We have a tax accountant that comes to us for wellness care, and during tax season the stress gets to him. He notices he gets through tax season more smoothly when he gets adjusted weekly. During the rest of the year, he hold his adjustment well enough that we check him monthly. Forbes recently reported that 83 percent of working adults in the United States say they are stressed about their job. We all have stress in our lives. The key is how you adapt to the stress. For this reason, we will be holding a meditation workshop. Talk to our receptionist if you are interested in attending.

If you’re forced to use the telephone for a long period of time, a speaker or a headset is a must. By all means try to avoid cradling the phone between your neck and your shoulder as this could cause you to damage the muscles or vertebrae in that area.

Posture. Posture. Posture. Make sure that you keep your chin up and don’t slouch. If you know that you are going to be standing for a long period of time, make sure that you wear comfortable shoes.

You Can Stay Healthy Even If You Sit At A Desk All Day

Staying healthy can be difficult. Those who sit at a desk for more than a couple hours a day have an even harder task to stay healthy. Here are several tips you can use to stay healthy even if you must sit at a desk for long hours.

Make sure you have a chair that is supportive.
When you are forced to sit for a long period of time, for instance at a desk job, make sure to get up and stretch every 20 minutes.
Sit with your back against the chair, feet firmly on the floor.
Do not cross your legs.
Straining your neck or back while you’re sleeping is a very common occurrence. We often fall asleep in strange positions where we are not supported properly or our necks are at an odd angle. Make sure that if you are going to nap or watch tv in bed, that you are in a supportive position.

The immune system is your body’s way of defending itself against the outside world.  It is a complicated network of structures and biologically adaptive processes that keep you healthy. The immune system is arguable the most important system in the human body, since it defends each and everyone of it’s complicated systems.

However, sometimes the immune system encounters a problem by either being too weak or by functioning in a manner that is the opposite of what is desired; For example, you may be more likely to get a cold or even suffer from allergies. A weak immune system can be caused by:

• Not Drinking Enough Water
• Not Sleeping
• Stress
• Overactive Lifestyle
• Consuming Drugs and Alcohol
• Lack of Exercise

Taking steps to improve your immune system becomes an important part of your everyday life. While taking steps to prevent the above is a good way to start, there are other methods to improve the state of your immune system and turn yourself into a much healthier person.

Chiropractic has been linked to the improved immune system since its inception. Since chiropractic treats every facet of the human body, the fact that it affects the immune system in a positive manner is to be expected. Chiropractic has been seen to reduce the severity of allergies while also significantly lowering the rate at which a person suffers from a cold. Those who practice chiropractic have also seen the adoption of a much healthier lifestyle which by definition strengthens the immune system and the rest of the human body.

The immune system is your body’s way of defending itself against the outside world.  It is a complicated network of structures and biologically adaptive processes that keep you healthy. The immune system is arguable the most important system in the human body, since it defends each and everyone of it’s complicated systems.

However, sometimes the immune system encounters a problem by either being too weak or by functioning in a manner that is the opposite of what is desired; For example, you may be more likely to get a cold or even suffer from allergies. A weak immune system can be caused by:

• Not Drinking Enough Water
• Not Sleeping
• Stress
• Overactive Lifestyle
• Consuming Drugs and Alcohol
• Lack of Exercise

Taking steps to improve your immune system becomes an important part of your everyday life. While taking steps to prevent the above is a good way to start, there are other methods to improve the state of your immune system and turn yourself into a much healthier person.

Chiropractic has been linked to the improved immune system since its inception. Since chiropractic treats every facet of the human body, the fact that it affects the immune system in a positive manner is to be expected. Chiropractic has been seen to reduce the severity of allergies while also significantly lowering the rate at which a person suffers from a cold. Those who practice chiropractic have also seen the adoption of a much healthier lifestyle which by definition strengthens the immune system and the rest of the human body.