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In accordance with helping you take charge of your
health, Dr. Kalkowski offers the following tips to help you achieve health every day:
1. Sit up straight It
is critical that you develop the habit of good posture. Proper posture allows the musculature pulling on the spine to do so
in a balanced way. When your muscles work in this manner, the spine will feel less restricted.
2. Eat your fruits and vegetables
Nutrients are the fuel that helps your body run
efficiently. When the body is forced to operate on low quality fuel, it is operates less efficiently. This makes you susceptible
to infection, it makes you tired and it increases your likelihood of acquiring disease. Proper nutrition, i.e. a balance of
carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals and water, is the best insurance policy you can have for maintaining good health.
3.
Turn off the TV Get up and move! Adding additional movement to your daily routine will promote
proper joint and muscle function. Adding a regular exercise routine to your day will build stronger muscles and will facilitate
greater range of motion in your joints, as well as improved health. The only way to effectively balance caloric intake is
to offset it with adequate exercise.
4. Don't pick that up Don't
lift anything that is too heavy for you. If you are lifting heavy objects, make sure that you remember to ‘lift with
your legs, and not with your back'. If you carry a backpack or purse everyday, make sure that it is not too heavy. Choose
styles which distribute the weight evenly rather than concentrating it all on one shoulder. The key is to minimize the workload
on your back.
5. Go to sleep At least 8 hours of every day should
be devoted to sleep. During sleep, the body focuses its energy on restoring and healing the body. When you deprive yourself
of proper rest, the body becomes stressed and begins to breakdown. When you are sleeping, remember the importance of proper
posture; don't just sleep on your stomach (which can strain muscles in your neck and back), practice sleeping on your
back and sides as well.
As a patient of Kalkowski Chiropractic Center you will receive specific
wellness tips like these. Good health is achievable - let us help you!
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