Healthy News - March 2020

“Listen to your elders!” An analysis of over-60 year olds discovered that 29.2% of them used complementary health alternatives in the last 12 months: herbal therapies, chiropractic and massage topped the list. 60% of those folks said it was “important” for keeping their health and well-being. They stated that it boosted their overall health, and they felt better. They had an improved sense of control over their health. They said these types of interventions created an easier way to cope with their health problems. (1) Today more than ever, we in Pflugerville all need a stronger sense of control over our health and well-being. Your Pflugerville chiropractor is with you in good times and hard times, for young folks and elders! Make your appointment soon! In the meantime, taking this sensible advice from the CDC in this time of the coronavirus pandemic is a good idea, too, as these are all things within our control when so much around us is not. (2)

A healthy body relies on a healthy, well-functioning immune system. Vitamin D plays a beneficial role in supporting 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 influences the respiratory system. (The news is filled with talk about the respiratory system today.) Vitamin D supplementation is a strategy research proposes may boost the immune system to combat such invasion. (3) Vitamin D is reportedly beneficial to improve and keep clinical depression at bay due to its homeostatic, immunomodulatory and neuroprotective roles. (4) Everyone from government, research and industry globally are very aware that vitamin D deficiency is a big problem. All are seeking for ways to deal with it and answer the questions “How much vitamin D should I take a day?” and “How best do we ensure everyone gets that?” (5) Let’s discuss this at your next chiropractic visit and make a plan to increase your vitamin D level and permit your body to ward off health-compromising problems.

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Arrange your next Pflugerville chiropractic appointment now with Pflugerville Wellness Center. Your Pflugerville 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. Pflugerville Wellness Center is privileged to be your – and your elders’ - health partner.