New Year, New You

Let me guess: Your new year’s resolution is to become healthier.

That prediction isn’t necessarily going out on a limb, since many people enter a new year with hopes of losing weight, exercising more, eating healthier – or all of those, and more. Those resolutions may look different for different people, and committing to a new year’s resolution is already a step toward a healthier mindset.

But there are problems that come with new year’s resolutions, and the main one is sticking to it. Adding chiropractic care into the mix for that commitment to change can not only help you become healthier, but can add another level of accountability to that commitment. Chiropractic care aims at full-body wellness, and can provide a number of benefits to set you up for success.

Chiropractors can help with more than just back pain, as adjustments can make it easier to exercise and help with weight loss. The spine is the hub of your body’s health. Like a highway, anything that hampers or slows down the traffic can delay signals from getting to the right place, or prevent them from being delivered at all. A chiropractic adjustment can make sure all of those communicative pathways are open, making it easier to exercise – and to exercise longer. A properly aligned spine can increase mobility, which also aids in healing and recovery between those workouts. All of these things mean more positivity surrounding your workouts, which leads to more consistent results, which leads to an increased willingness to stick to that new year’s resolution.

The spine is at the crux of everything going on in our body, because it’s what keeps everything connected to the brain. Keeping those pathways of the nervous system clear allows for a boosted immune system along with natural recovery and healing to help promote that active and healthy lifestyle. That means a lower chance for injury, which could potentially knock your pursuit of that lifestyle off the rails.

But it’s more than just spinal adjustments. Chiropractors can work in tandem with your exercise and nutritional goals to give your new year’s resolution the best chance for success. You don’t have to do this alone. Your chiropractor can provide insight into things that might be missing from your diet, and things you should stay away from to help in your journey to better health. Understanding how nutrition works in conjunction with your adjustments give you an all-natural approach to improved wellness.

New year’s resolutions are as common as the jokes about them. A healthier lifestyle is something nearly everybody craves, but many have a hard time carrying through with it. The key is setting yourself up for success. Starting with a healthy nervous system is the first step, and the preventative care of a properly aligned spine can give you a head start on keeping that promise to yourself for a long time.

For more information on how chiropractic care can help set you up for a healthier new year, contact Dr. Morgan Sheridan at Foundation Chiropractic today.