From health challenges to health goals, Dr. Steve Sheaffer and the team at Sheaffer Chiropractic in Orlando, FL, offer nutrition planning and other techniques to help.
The Role of Nutrition Planning in Chiropractic Care
When you visit a chiropractor for help with chronic pain or other symptoms, the last thing you might expect is to receive nutritional guidance. As strange as it may seem, this guidance can play an essential role in your musculoskeletal health and healing. Dr. Sheaffer and the team at Sheaffer Chiropractic in Orlando, FL, explain just a few ways that nutrition planning can help below.
Weight Loss
Carrying excess weight is one of many factors that can lead to musculoskeletal pain. It puts undue pressure on the joints and can impact your posture. Nutritional guidance can help you drop excess weight without depriving your body of the vitamins, nutrients, proteins, and minerals that you need.
Stronger Bones
Your bones are one key element of the body, and they need to stay strong to support you. Unfortunately, many things can impact their strength, including ongoing issues like osteoporosis. Ensuring you take in the best proteins, minerals, and vitamins can both rebuild weak bones and prevent that weakness if you don’t currently have bone health issues.
Pain Relief and Decreased Inflammation
If a grandparent has ever recommended eating certain foods for different ailments, you might have wondered if it was just an “old wives’ tale.” The truth is, though, that food has healing power.
For example, some foods are incredible for fighting inflammation naturally. Others are effective for repairing damaged muscles and tissues or for improving nerve function and preventing nerve damage. Thanks to the natural healing properties of different foods, you can improve your general health simply by eating the right foods.
Why Do I Need Nutritional Guidance From a Chiropractor?
You might be thinking that all you need to do is follow the balanced diet chart that we were taught as kids, so there is no need for help. That chart is a helpful general reference, but not everyone is the same.
Some people need to take in more or less of specific nutrients – something that a general chart doesn’t account for. Your chiropractor can help by assessing your specific needs and any nutritional lack you suffer from. They can then provide a very personalized plan. Additionally, nutritional guidance is added to various other chiropractic techniques to enhance your health and healing.
Learn more about how nutrition planning can help you by visiting Dr. Sheaffer at Sheaffer Chiropractic in Orlando, FL. Call (407) 298-2465 to schedule an appointment today.