Nutritional and Natural Medicine

Nutritional counseling and the use of vitamins, minerals, herbal therapies and dietary modifications may be a valuable part of your treatment plan. These will aid the body in a variety of ways, including:

• decreasing inflammation and pain
• decreasing muscle tension and spasm
• accelerating the repair of injured tissues
• preventing and treating colds and flu by stimulating immune system function
• decreasing stress, anxiety, and depression
• promoting better quality sleep
• improving allergies and sinus conditions
• decreasing heartburn, bloating, gas, and reflux
• lowering blood pressure and cholesterol
• decreasing liver toxicity associated with hepatitis or long-term use of prescription medication
• decreasing motion sickness, pregnancy-related morning sickness, and nausea
• improving athletic performance

For overall health and wellness, a healthy diet, plenty of water (8 – 12 glasses of pure water each day), adequate sleep, rest, and exercise, are all essential. In addition, part of a healthy lifestyle should include a high-quality multiple vitamin/mineral, taken 2 – 3 times per day.

Chiropractors believe that when your body is in a state of homeostasis, or balance, all of its varied systems function properly to repair or reverse injury or disease.

It is a holistic approach to patient care, one that focuses on a patient's total wellness, or well-being, instead of specific diseases, or ailments. This intricate physiological and biochemical interrelationship among various parts of your body-including its spinal, musculoskeletal, neurological, and vascular systems-is what chiropractors dedicate themselves to exploring and treating, with special attention to nutrition, exercise, and healthy emotional and environmental relationships. When one or more of these systems is impaired, your body ceases to function normally and your resistance to disease is compromised.