Cold and flu season is officially here and even though it doesn’t hit its peak for another month, it’s a good idea to get prepared. One way to do that is with regular chiropractic care. Here’s how chiropractic can help keep you healthy this season.
How You Get Sick
The way you get sick and the way you think you get sick are probably different. Most people think you get sick because of germs, but germs are everywhere. If germs are on every door handle, light switch, and copy machine, how is it that sometimes you catch the bug that’s going around and sometimes you don’t?
Whether you get sick or not is dependent upon the health and activity of your immune system, not necessarily the presence of germs. If your immune system is functioning optimally, it will be better able to fight off bugs that cause illness. If it is compromised and unable to fight off illness, you will lose the battle and come down with the common cold
Chiropractic and Colds
If staying healthy isn’t just about avoiding germs, then what is it? An important factor is maintaining a strong immune system. When your immune system is weakened, you are more likely to come down with an illness. When your body is functioning at its best, those chances are lessened. That’s where chiropractic comes in!
Chiropractic adjustments can improve the activity of your immune system. When you combine healthy habits like a well-rounded diet, drinking plenty of water, and exercise with regular chiropractic care, you greatly increase your chances of developing a strong immune system that can fight to keep you healthy all year long.
Chiropractic care also increases lymphatic flow. The lymphatic system helps remove waste from the body. When that waste gets clogged up, moving things through the body will take more time. Think about a backed-up kitchen sink – dirty water fills the sink and it takes longer to drain. The sink will eventually empty, but not as efficiently as if the piper were clear. When the lymph system (aka the body’s waste transport system) is flowing as it should, your body can get rid of sickness more efficiently.
Get Adjusted at Healthy Life Chiropractic
When you come down with a cold, chiropractic often lessens both the length of time and intensity of the symptoms. We often hear our patients state that after an adjustment their headaches lessen, sinuses drain, or their cough breaks up. Even when you are sick, chiropractic can help boost your immune system and lymphatic flow while also clearing the nervous system as a whole, which allows it to function better. This helps your body recover faster so you can get back to feeling you’re best.
To help your body be prepared for cold and flu season, click here to request an appointment with your local Newnan, GA chiropractor.