Prioritizing Chiropractic Self Care in the New Year

A new year means new resolutions and goals. Oftentimes, many resolutions will be based on improving oneself. Whether it’s becoming a member at a local gym or setting a goal to lose weight, there are many ways to go about living a healthier lifestyle and self-care. One way to kick off the new year feeling your best is with chiropractic self care! It can offer many physical benefits and get you feeling rejuvenated to tackle the new year, while improving other aspects of your life!

Self Care in the New Year

A new year, a new you! It’s said almost as a marketing catchphrase at this point and borders on cliché. So, what can you truly do to embrace self-care? The building blocks of self-care are exercise, nutrition, and sleep. These pillars of self-care are often influenced by one another.

When you begin to exercise regularly, you may notice you start to sleep better. Oftentimes, these pillars will “flow into” one another. When you begin to focus on these three categories, it can lead to improved physical and spiritual well-being. To maximize your own self-care, there are things you can do to capitalize on each pillar—as well as adding chiropractic care as part of your routine!

Capitalizing on Self Care

The three pillars of self care—exercise, nutrition, and sleep, all have an impact on your physical, mental, and spiritual health. It’s important to understand how to capitalize on each category to maximize your own self-care. Let’s start with what everyone does—sleeping.

Sleep

Everyone’s heard that you should get eight hours of sleep, but how often do you? Typically, sleep is one of the first things people will sacrifice when their life begins to get hectic. A lack of a good night’s rest can not only affect your ability to be productive the following day but can also strain your body and mind.

A good way to make sure you get enough sleep is to adhere to a consistent sleep schedule that allows your body to get the proper rest it needs. Whether that’s going to bed by 9 p.m. or midnight for some, it’s best to set a realistic schedule for yourself.

Nutrition

Proper nutrition can mean different things to different people. However, a bad diet consisting of sugary or fatty foods can have a negative effect on your physical and mental health. It’s important to make sure your body is getting the appropriate number of proteins, carbs, and healthy fats to feel the best you can. Will there be times when a sugary substance finds its way onto your plate? Sure! And that’s okay! But the key is moderation and not making it an everyday thing.

Exercise

Exercise is a very broad subject. It can mean walking, running, playing sports, weightlifting, yoga, etc. Whatever method you choose to exercise, it’s important to get the body moving and elevate your heart rate! Whether your goal is to burn calories or for fun, the benefits of exercise are many.

However, with exercise can come wear and tear on the body.  If you are exercising too hard, without proper nutrition or sleep, it can have a negative effect as you deplete your body of all its resources. This is where chiropractic self care can come in to help with all three pillars!

Chiropractic Self Care

Just like a good night’s rest can affect how you exercise the next day; a bad diet can affect your physical performance. The pillars of self-care are all related and affect one another. Likewise, chiropractic care can affect all three pillars of self-care and help to improve your life from the inside out!

Chiropractic care is an easy step that can be added to your self-care routine!  Some people will only think about visiting a chiropractor when their back is causing them pain, or something feels amiss with the spine.  However, regular visits to the chiropractor should be a regular part of everyone’s self-care routine!

Receiving regular chiropractic care can affect each of the three categories of self-care: exercise, nutrition, and sleep. Through chiropractic care, you can receive back alignments to reduce back pain so that you can exercise with more freedom. Receiving regular back alignments can also help your blood flow, which affects exercise. Next, chiropractic care can help with your digestive system, ensuring that you capitalize on the nutrients you put into your body. Lastly, chiropractic care can positively affect your sleep — especially for back sleepers, who sleep in a fixed position throughout the night. By relieving tension from the back, you’ll find it’s easier to get deeper sleep.

These are just a few of the positive ways that chiropractic self care can affect your life! A chiropractic professional can help you exercise more efficiently, help with your digestion, and lastly, help with a good night’s sleep. With a growing emphasis on self-care, it’s never been more important to find a good chiropractor that you can trust. So, trust your chiropractic care to Team Chiropractic today!

Get the New Year Started with Team Chiropractic!

While stretching offers multiple benefits, there are times when your body needs more adjustments to correct any alignment issues. Therefore, pair your morning stretch routine with weekly visits to a chiropractor!

Anyone can crack a back. However, only a spinal engineer can truly fix the spinal issues you are facing and generate the greatest long-term relief. Our team of qualified spinal engineers works hard to create a custom treatment plan according to what your body needs for long-term restoration.

With over 25 years of service, we are the leading spinal adjustment practice in the Raleigh area and are uniquely suited to helping relieve your lower back pain through safe, professional spinal adjustment. Our Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioners (CCEP) and Certified Chiropractic Sports Physicians (CCSP) enables us to correct the overall biomechanics, which enables you to hold your correction.

We believe in the six essentials to healthy living: spiritual/mental alignment, physical alignment, nutritional alignment, exercise in alignment, rest in alignment, and removing chemical stress. By offering both services and products that adhere to the six essentials, we help promote an overall health and wellness treatment for every client who comes through our doors.

If you or someone you know is looking for scoliosis and chiropractic care in Raleigh, NC, or the greater Triangle area, we are here to help! Contact us online today or give us a call at 919-788-8881 to schedule your initial appointment and x-ray. We look forward to helping restore your health!