Chiropractic Nutrition: Treatment at the Dinner Table
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When you think of a chiropractor, you probably think of a professional whose practice involves treating injuries or reducing inflammation by making adjustments to the spine and neck. Although that’s a part of the profession, it’s not everything.
Chiropractors are in the business of taking a holistic approach to pain treatment and recovery. They believe healing comes from the inside out. Because food is something our bodies take in, it shouldn’t be a surprise that chiropractic nutrition is something they use to aid in the process.
Why is nutrition important?
You may wonder why nutrition is essential to chiropractic practitioners. It’s because what you take into your body shapes the way it can deal with pain. The nutrients and supplements you take in may produce energy, but they also give the body it needs to repair itself. In other words, food is medicine.
According to the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the proper diet can help reduce inflammation. As we know, inflammation is something many people go to the chiropractor for treatment of. Something as simple as eating right can help mitigate inflammation and help the recovery process.
What will my diet look like?
Many doctors of chiropractic can help with nutritional care.
Your chiropractor will suggest eating more organic fruits and vegetables, upping your intake of omega-3 fatty acids, eating more healthy fats, getting more fiber, and drinking more water. Additionally, we may also suggest dietary supplements that can help with any deficiencies you deal with. Again, our practitioners are here to help you set up a plan that is personalized for your condition.
Part of a healthy diet is also cutting out the foods that can cause harm to your body. It might not come as a surprise that cutting out processed foods, refined sugars, artificial sweeteners, and trans-fats. All of these foods are known to cause inflammation and may impact the body’s healing process as well.
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What about exercise?
As we say, proper nutrition provides the body with the tools it needs for healing. Getting those nutrients to where they need to be is another challenge. That is why getting proper exercise is extremely powerful for treating injuries as well.
Exercise helps improve circulation in the body, enabling it to provide the healing properties of a healthy diet to troubled areas and carrying any toxins. It’ll also help improve your posture, range of motion, and flexibility—all things our staff focuses on.
But, you must speak with your chiropractor if you plan to combine exercise with chiropractic care and nutrition. If you are dealing with an injury, they personalize a workout routine that’s just as safe to practice as it is beneficial to your body’s healing process.