Healthy News - March 2020

Using Largo chiropractic care as one complementary health alternative boosted patients sense of well-being and control of their health.

CHIROPRACTIC: ONE WAY TO FEEL BETTER AND GAIN A SENSE OF CONTROL

“Listen to your elders!” An analysis of over-60 year olds found that 29.2% of them used complementary health alternatives in the past year: herbal therapies, chiropractic and massage lead the list. 60% of those folks wrote it was “important” for maintaining their health and well-being. They said that it improved their overall health, and they felt better. They had an enhanced sense of control over their health. They said these types of interventions created an easier way to cope with their health problems. (1) Today more than ever, we in Largo all need a better sense of control over our health and well-being. Your Largo chiropractor is with you in good times and hard times, for young folks and elders! Come see us soon. In the meantime, take advice from the CDC while the coronavirus pandemic is on our minds, too, as these are all things within our control when so much around us isn’t. (2)

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Chris DeVeau on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. His presentation demonstrates how chiropractic care integrating the gentle Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management joins a patient as he finds a way to regain a sense of control of his life when neck pain robbed him of sleep.

Correcting Largo vitamin D deficiency increases the immune system to ward off disease and even depression.

TIP OF THE MONTH: Take Vitamin D

A healthy body needs a healthy, well-functioning immune system. Vitamin D plays a beneficial role in supporting a health immune system and helps fight challenges to it. Air pollution is a challenge as it can activate undue immune responses: infection, cancer, auto-immune conditions. Inhaled air pollution typically lands on respiratory mucosa and affects the respiratory system. (We hear a lot about the respiratory system today.) Vitamin D supplementation is a strategy study suggests may enhance the immune system to fight such invasion. (3) Vitamin D is reportedly beneficial to improve and keep clinical depression at bay via its homeostatic, immunomodulatory and neuroprotective roles. (4) Everyone from government, research and industry around the world know that vitamin D deficiency is a big problem. All are working to find ways to deal with it and respond to the questions “How much vitamin D should I take daily?” and “How best do we ensure everyone gets that?” (5) Let’s talk about this at your next chiropractic visit and set a plan to boost your vitamin D level and let your body to ward off health-compromising problems.

CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc

Arrange your next Largo chiropractic appointment today with Hollstrom & Associates Inc. Your Largo chiropractor is your partner on your health path offering chiropractic treatments and tips - like supplementing with vitamin D - to do at home to cope mentally and physically in times of pain, stress and depression. Hollstrom & Associates Inc is privileged to be your – and your elders’ - health partner.