Healthy News - March 2020
“Listen to your elders!” An analysis of over-60 year olds stated 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 reported that it was “important” for maintaining their health and well-being. They reported that it improved their overall health, and they felt better. They had a better sense of control over their health. They said these types of options made it easier to cope with their health problems. (1) Today more than ever, we in Nashua all need a stronger sense of control over our health and well-being. Your Nashua chiropractor is with you in good times and hard times, for young folks and elders! Make your appointment soon! Meanwhile, take advice from the CDC while the coronavirus pandemic is on our minds, too, as they are all things within our control when so much around us isn’t. (2)
A healthy body needs a healthy, well-functioning immune system. Vitamin D supports a health immune system and aids fight challenges to it. Air pollution is a challenge as it can trigger extreme immune responses: infection, cancer, auto-immune conditions. Inhaled air pollution usually lands on respiratory mucosa and has an effect on the respiratory system. (We hear a lot about the respiratory system today.) Vitamin D supplementation is one strategy research proposes may enhance the immune system to combat 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 recognize that vitamin D deficiency is a big problem. All are seeking for ways to deal with it and respond to the questions “How much vitamin D should I take a day?” and “How best do we make sure everyone gets that?” (5) Let’s talk about this at your next chiropractic visit and make a plan to boost your vitamin D level and let your body to ward off health-compromising challenges.
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Arrange your next Nashua chiropractic appointment now with Moriarty Chiropractic. Your Nashua chiropractor is your partner on your health journey offering chiropractic treatments and tips - like supplementing with vitamin D - to follow at home to cope mentally and physically when pain, stress and depression bother you. Moriarty Chiropractic is privileged to be your – and your elders’ - health partner.