Why Would a Chiropractor Care About Cooking?

A common first reaction I get to the cooking chiropractor is curiosity over why a chiropractor would care about cooking.  I can’t tell you how many people have looked at a flyer or recipe card and said something like “I never really thought about a doctor teaching people how to cook.”  Honestly it makes perfect sense. Let me explain.

 

Chiropractic care focuses primarily on restoring proper function of the joints and muscles of the spine.  When muscles are injured they get tight and sore.  This prevents the joints that the muscles are attached to through tendons from moving normally which leads to pain and stiffness.  If normal movement of the joints is impeded enough then pressure on the nerves exiting the spine occurs which can lead to weakness, numbness, tingling and burning pain as well as shooting pain in the legs or arms.

 

Part of injury to any area of the body is inflammation.  When the muscles in the spine are inflamed due to injury they take time to heal and your chiropractic treatment plan is designed to cover this time of healing.  However, what if your body is unable to heal properly because of underlying inflammation caused by your diet?  In that case it is unlikely your body will be able to fully recover until you fix the problems in your diet no matter how often you are adjusted.

 

I have seen people who cut wheat out of their diet see arthritis and other chronic back pain suddenly respond much better to chiropractic care that before had only helped them feel somewhat better when they came in consistently over a period of weeks.  Diet influences overall inflammation levels of the body and inflammation levels of the body determine how effective our natural healing process works.

 

Chiropractic care is great for taking care of headaches, backaches, numbness, tingling and other injuries.  Changing your diet can also help dramatically reduce headaches, general achiness, joint problems and much more.  Imagine how the two combined could influence your health.