Monday, June 25, 2007

HOW TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

Your immune system is designed to naturally fight off colds, viruses, infections, diseases, allergies and asthma, even auto-immune disorders. But, if your natural body processes are hindered and unable to function at top level, your immune system—and your health—is put in jeopardy.

Want to boost your immune system easily and naturally? Simply follow these 6 suggestions and you’ll be on your way to maximized health.

CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS
The No.1 best thing you can do to boost your body’s immunity is to get your spine adjusted. Your immune system is a direct extension of your nerve system. The nerve system is what carries messages from your brain to the rest of your body. These messages instruct the body on how to defend itself from sickness and heal itself. But if these vital messages are blocked due to spinal misalignment, your health will begin to fail.

EAT YOUR VEGGIES
Feeding your body leafy green vegetables, fruits and foods high in vitamins A, B, C, D and E all help to strengthen your immune system. These nutrients provide the building materials your body needs to build up and maintain things like clear vision, strong teeth, healthy internal organs, etc.

BREASTFEED YOUR BABY
Babies that are breastfed tend to be far healthier than babies that are fed synthetic formulas out of a can or a box. Breast milk is loaded with antibodies and other immune building nutrients that synthetic formulas just can’t replicate.

DON'T VACCINATE YOUR KIDS
This is a controversial topic, but after decades of studying health and contrasting and comparing cultures that do and do not use vaccines, it’s clear that the harsh chemical formulas of vaccines often cause more harm than help.

DON'T OVER MEDICATE
Stop taking drugs for every problem and ailment that occurs in your body, especially antibiotics which prevent your body from building permanent immunity. Not only can drugs become addictive, but every single drug has a negative side affect. There are many natural and healthy alternatives to medication.

GET MOVING
Regular exercise each day, regardless of how little or how much you take, builds your immune system through increased tissue strength, improved circulation of blood and lymph systems and improved oxygenation of nearly all body tissue. This is just one more reason to get those running shoes, golf clubs and tennis rackets out of the garage.

Conclusion: The health of your immune system is a very important thing to always be conscientious of- your future depends on it! Most people do not understand what their immune system really does, not to mention, how to make sure it keeps working properly. How well is your immune system working? What will you do in the future to make sure that it keeps working properly? Use Chiropractic to your advantage!

Yours in Maximized Health,
Dr. Craig