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Chiropractic for Health Includes a Healthy Lifestyle
The best doctors’ therapy, whether they be doctors of medicine or alternative health, is a good, healthy diet. As many people are beginning to discover, the more natural a person eats, that is to say, the less processed foods and artificially enhanced foods, the healthier a person is going to be (period). And, eating well keeps a person at a healthy weight and, therefore, prevents many weight-related diseases such as cardio-vascular diseases and even cancer. That’s right, according to recent research, losing weight can help reduce a person’s cancer risk and losing weight eating the right kinds of food can reduce it even further.
The Mediterranean-style diet, for instance, not only promotes a life-long dedication to good nutrition, but includes foods that build a strong immune system, are easily digested, and provide natures own health therapies, like: Plenty of fruits, vegetables, and other plant-based foods; using herbs and spices, instead of salt, to flavor foods; eating fish and poultry, while limiting red meat and alcohol consumption; and, using healthy fats like olive oil and canola oil, rather than butter.
Add whole grains and beans, and a regular exercise to this type of healthy eating, and a person will likely find themselves not only free of heart disease and cancer, but less likely to be laid up with colds and the flu!
So, eat your vegetables and fruit, munch on those grains, choose fish and fowl over red meat, and get moving in your life, and you may not only live a good, long life, but a long life of good health!
Highland Chiropractor Reveals The Connection Between Joint Pain And Dehydration
Air and water are the Big Two for human survival. We humans cannot live long without either. Now, most adults likely haven’t tried to hold their breath to see how long they could go without breathing (or in order to see if mom or dad would give in and give them what they wanted) since they were children. But, how often do we, adults, forgo the other necessity of life…drinking water? And, not just drinking water, but drinking enough water. In order for the human body to function optimally, it needs water (and plenty of it!) Every cell, tissue, organ and system in your body relies on the water you drink. For instance, did you know that your saliva, and the fluids around your joints, are essentially water? It’s true, and in addition to generating dry mouth, dehydration can actually make your joints ache. Moreover, your temperature and metabolism, as well as your blood circulation, are moderated by water. And, there are still more wonders to drinking sufficient water, such as the improvement of nutrient absorption and toxin removal, as well as the reduction of heartburn, hypertension, exhaustion, headaches. Even back pain has been attributed to staying well-hydrated. As a Chiropractor in Highland I make it a point to ask my patients with back pain and joint pain if they are drinking sufficient water on a daily basis, and I advise all of my patients to drink plenty of water on a daily basis.
Obviously, it’s not a subtle point I’m making. Drinking enough water is fundamental for complete health in all the areas described above and, most likely, in ways that researchers have yet to discover. Now, most humans would not be foolish enough to try to go through the day without breathing, yet too frequently a large majority of people go through their day either not drinking water at all or not drinking a sufficient amount. Every human body needs proper hydration no matter what physical activity a person may engage in throughout the day. When it comes to functional challenges caused by dehydration, athletes (who should know better!) are particularly at risk. Researcher, Susan Yeargin, assistant professor of athletic training in Indiana State’s College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services, said of athletes,”Physiologically, their core body temperature could be higher than it should have been if they were hydrated. Their heart rate will be higher, and they’re going to perceive that they’re working harder than they actually are.”
People often ask how much water is sufficient. Chiropractors like me, your Highland chiropractor, agree with most health care professionals in advising at least eight, 8-ounce glasses of water per day for the majority of our patients. However, we advise even more for our patients who are athletes, or for patients who carry around excess weight or exercise or work where it’s hot. So, how can you tell if you’re drinking “enough” water? It’s simple! The answer is in the color of your urine. If you’re well-hydrated, your urine will be a light, pale yellow!