Why chiropractic care is your ultimate wellness AND waistline ally.
Where’s the first place you turn for advice on weight loss?
Google? The gym? Your GP? All valid options (though we remain dubious as to Google’s qualifications).
But did you know chiro can help, too?
We ain’t just pretty faces helping your back feel better!
Chiropractic care supports whole body wellbeing. And healthy bodies regulate weight, effortlessly.
Is chiro the missing piece in your weight loss puzzle?
Here are 5 reasons why it could be.
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Increased mobility
The more easily you move, the more effectively you can exercise. And movement is key for weight loss. It’s the old calories in vs. calories out equation.
But it goes beyond that.
Feeling good in your body – limber, strong and flexible – helps you revel in exercise. And that’s crucial for long-term success.
Because who can maintain a fitness plan they dread? Only the steeliest robots. The rest of us need exercise solutions we feel great doing (after the sweaty, breathless, temporarily-painful part, that is).
Chiropractic helps you get mobile so you can do fitness better, for life.
(And lose weight in the process. Shhhh!)
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By supporting a healthy nervous system.
You can’t exist without your nervous system. It’s the control center. The intelligence. The hall monitor. It gives and receives feedback every millisecond, striving to maintain equilibrium.
It helps regulate things like:
- your metabolism
- how well you rest, and digest
- your stress levels (and hormones)
- the function of your vital organs
- your mood and energy levels
And many, many more!
How does this relate to weight loss?
Chiropractic care supports the nervous system, and the above functions by extension.
It aims to remove interference from spinal nerves meaning your body hums with efficiency.
And efficient bodies are more likely to maintain a healthy weight.
(You have our permission to hum a victory tune!)
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For stress reduction
Being stressed is a buzzkill for weight loss.
Why?
It triggers a cascade of events in your body that help in an emergency, but wreak havoc in the long run.
Stress has a suppressant effect on ‘non-essential’ bodily functions. (Well, non-essential if you’re fleeing from a herd of wildebeest. Have you seen those things? Scaaaaa-reeee!)
Hormones like cortisol down-regulate the thyroid, dampen digestion, decrease circulation and conserve energy.
They also increase cravings and affect the way our body burns sugar and fat. A dieter’s nightmare.
Enter: Chiro. Clearing the way for your nervous system to get a grip and return to optimal function.
The relaxing effect of an adjustment – on both the musculoskeletal AND nervous systems – may be enough to prompt your body to chill out. And put the brakes on stress hormone secretion.
Chiropractic care also supports general wellbeing – sleep, digestion, repair, recovery and resilience – which sends a powerful signal to your bod that it’s being tended to.
Better care, less stress.
The door re-opens for weight loss.
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Improved organ function
What role do vital organs play in losing weight?
Your stomach, liver, gallbladder, intestines, pancreas are all directly involved in turning what you eat into energy.
Not only that, but they also regulate blood sugar, secrete hormones that govern hunger and satiety and maintain fluid balance (kidneys).
Key functions for healthy weight loss.
Now here’s a riddle for you: if Chiropractic care helps nerves work better and nerves make organs work… does that mean adjustments indirectly support them (and therefore weight loss)?
We’ll let you join the dots.
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By offering holistic health advice
Beyond adjustments, chiros are experts in holistic health. Our treatment works best in concert with healthy lifestyle practices.
There’s no denying the place of good food and movement in your quest for better health. And we love offering our suggestions!
Ask us about nutrition, lifestyle and movement, and you might get more than you bargained for. Many of us are secret foodies and fitness fanatics!
Our complementary chiro advice can help you reach your healthy weight by providing inspiration, guidance and support.