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Healthy Habits to Help Prevent the Flu
by Expert Contributor Dr. Heather Sefried, D.C., Chiropractor and Owner of The Joint Chiropractic - Newtown Square
The flu is a respiratory system infection that affects many people each year in the United States and around the world. Anyone can get the flu virus, which can cause mild to severe symptoms. Symptoms of the flu include fever, body aches, runny nose, coughing, sore throat, and fatigue.
There are many natural things we can do to help reduce our chances of contracting the flu: Wash your hands, disinfect surfaces, avoid touching your face, build up your immune system with vitamins especially vitamin D, eat healthy, increase your veggies, exercise and get adjusted by your chiropractor!
When most people think of chiropractic care, their first thought is headaches, back pain and spinal adjustments. There are, however, a number of additional benefits to chiropractic care, including benefits to the immune system. A study done after the 1918 flu pandemic showed a .25% death rate for flu victims who had been under chiropractic care, significantly less than the 5% death rate of flu victims who had not been receiving chiropractic care.
How Chiropractic Boosts Immunity
There’s a clear explanation for why chiropractic care can improve the function of the nervous system and body functions. The nervous system and immune system are hardwired to work together, to create optimal responses for the body and interact with each other more often than you may think. The nervous system relays information to the brain from the entire body and can directly influence receptors in the immune system. The brain has the ability to use nerve cells to communicate directly with the immune system and trigger an immune response. The immune system can send signals to the brain, to let it know of any foreign and unwanted antigens. The brain can then tell the nervous system to react.
Doctors of chiropractic are the only doctors trained to detect and eliminate subluxations (vertebrae misalignments) that might interfere with the functioning of your nervous system. Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to reduce stress on the nervous system, which will boost responses of the nervous and immune systems. Therefore, when you feel the slightest early sign of a scratchy throat, stuffy nose, or head cold, immediately get into your chiropractor’s office and get adjusted! Various studies have shown that an adjustment in a certain area will significantly increase white blood cell count.
Expert Contributor Dr. Heather Sefried, D.C., Chiropractor and Owner of The Joint Chiropractic - Newtown Square
THE JOINT - Newtown Square
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