Age Gracefully with Chiropractic Care
Aging is a multibillion dollar industry. No one wants to get old, and there are many companies that have capitalized off creating cosmetics, surgeries, medications and fitness products that claim to slow down, mask or even stop the aging process. The truth is that there is nothing to do to end aging, but there are ways to age while keeping your health in tact.
The best ways to keep your body in its best shape is usually by natural methods, such as exercise, nutritious diet and keeping a positive state of mind. There are other natural, alternative therapies that one can partake in in order to keep the body functioning in its optimal state, one being chiropractic care.
The body has an amazing way of being able to heal itself. From cuts and burns to more serious diseases, when at its peak, the body can rebuild itself from some pretty intense damage. Chiropractic therapy may enhance the body’s self-healing properties, which may aid in the ability to age with limited complications.
The nervous system plays a big role in allowing the body to stabilize itself in the face of disease. It is the main system that controls every aspect of the body, including its healing ability. When there are disruptions in the flow of the nervous system, then the body is not able to function successfully. These disruptions can come in the form of spinal subluxations. Subluxations are dysfunctions of the vertebrae that hinder the nervous system from successfully exchanging information between the brain and the body.
There may also be physical manifestations of bodily stress that occurs in the form of nerve compression. This can happen from all sorts of things, from being an athlete to typing on your computer, you can incur micro traumas that put stress on your body, causing an increase in the production of cortisol. This also stops the body from being able to sufficiently heal itself.
Through chiropractic, the excess pressure that is compressing the nerves and disrupting the nervous system may be removed, keeping the body able to self-heal. It may also reduce oxidative stress from incurring inside the body, a powerful source of premature aging. Free radicals in the environment can be very damaging to the body, causing stress that can effect your proteins, lipids and DNA. This can affect the rate and degree that the aging process occurs. Chiropractic therapies, when done regularly, may be an added benefit to your life, improving your body’s ability to adapt to stress, treat injuries and ward off disease.