If
a seed falls on cement, it cannot grow as it is not in an accommodating
environment. You can do the same thing with your health, make your
immune system strong as cement to prevent sickness and the
growth of disease.
Here are my top five tips for staying healthy this holiday season:
- Nutrition - sugar
depresses your immune system and grains cause inflammation. 80% of your
immune system is in your stomach, take care of it and you'll do your immune system a favor! Learn more about nutrition at DrKehres.com.
- Remove stress
- stress depletes nutrients. The holiday season can get busy and
hectic, but dealing with stress in a healthy way and having a positive
attitude can directly impact your health. This also means removing
physical stress. We all know that being in pain can affect your mood and
it also affects your health, the sooner you can get out of pain, the
less stress you will have (physical and mental). Call your chiropractor
for natural pain treatment.
- Vitamins - people tend to get sick more in the winter, this
is also when we get six less hours of sunshine a day. A coincidence? I
think not. The flu follows the cycle of the sun. Especially if you live
in the north, be sure to supplement with high quality Vitamin D3. Probiotics are also helpful to keep your stomach healthy (where the majority of your immune system is).
- Sleep - your body repairs when you sleep. Turn off the TV, get off your computer (after reading this of course) and aim to get in bed by 10:30 pm.
- Exercise - exercise helps with digestion and lymph flow. Get moving to strengthen your immune system!
Wishing you a very healthy and happy holiday season from all of us at Kehres Health & Chiropractic!
Perrier sparkling water is available at most grocery stores and served in some restaurants. Plain sparkling water is delicious and you can add your own flavoring through fresh or frozen fruit, but they also offer a variety of flavors. Pink Grapefruit is Jen's favorite. The ingredients list for their flavored sparkling water contains "natural flavors" which is very broad and undefined, but it still makes this drink a better option than the majority of other holiday drinks. And Perrier is often easy to find in glass bottles, which is always the best option (safer than plastic). There are a variety of other healthy sparking water brands available, these are just a few of our favorites. 
