We have some scary statistics for you: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than 60 percent of adults in the United States are either overweight or obese! Obesity is associated with an increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and some types of cancer. Being overweight stresses the joints of the hips, knees and feet. Diet and exercise are key factors in successfully addressing weight problems. This month is National Chiropractic Health Month and we want to join with the American Chiropractic Association in helping to lower that statistic!

Why Weight? Get Healthy!

As natural, whole-body health care providers, doctors of chiropractic are uniquely equipped to treat the aches and pains that often accompany excess weight, and to give patients advice on proper nutrition, dieting and exercise. It is best to keep your spine in alignment so that joint pain will not keep you from being physically fit.

Beyond that, you should choose a diet with lots of vegetables, some fruit (1/2 as much as vegetables), lean meats and lots of water. In the typical American diet, we tend to reach for processed foods that provide very little nutritional value but are high in calories. That means that your body is not getting the building blocks it needs for healthy heart cells, brain cells, liver cells etc. We have to take time for our health now or later we will have to make time for our sickness or disease.

In the month of October, we challenge you to get on the road to weight loss and better health. How can you do that?

1) Cut out processed foods (i.e. boxed meals, frozen dinners), which is most anything that you’d buy down the aisles of the grocery store.

2) Add more fresh or frozen veggies and lean meat.

3) Ask for a brochure on our Purification Program. It’s a 3-week program using specific supplements and food that can help you begin to eat differently, initiating weight loss.