The link between diet, disease, and illness has often been proven. However, it's no secret that a healthy diet can positively impact your health. Our Natural Health & Wellness Center team understands the impact of a diet on overall health and well-being. Therefore, we're committed to educating and supporting our Carbondale, IL, residents about the effects and benefits of a healthy diet regarding chronic health issues.

Good Nutrition Equates to Good Health

Perhaps the saying, "you are what you eat," can't be taken literally, but it is a truthful statement. The things you consume can enhance the function of your body. As a result, your risk factors are lowered. These low-risk factors mean a poor heart, and other chronic illnesses like diabetes are kept at bay. Other benefits of a healthy diet include:

• An increase in good cholesterol
• More energy
• Reduced body fat
• Increased muscle and muscle function

Manifestations of Poor Nutrition

When people aren't eating a healthy, balanced diet, they're prone to many chronic health issues. Diabetes is just one of them. Other illnesses born out of poor health include:

• High blood pressure
• Heart disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Malnutrition
• Obesity
• Cavities

Improving your diet and practicing other healthy habits can significantly impact your health and wellness. This impact includes boosting your strength, immune system, and mental health. In addition, a natural health practitioner like our chiropractor can also provide chiropractic services that enhance health and wellness.

Nutritional Chiropractic Exams

Practitioners have tools that they can use to gauge a patient's health, as well as explore the root causes of a patient's current health issues. For example, nutritional response testing is a tool that allows many health practitioners to determine the underlying causes of different chronic conditions and problems. In addition, uncovering the root causes of various health issues can be done using non-invasive measures through nutritional response testing. This testing usually requires four to six weeks to derive root causes and other information regarding chronic health issues and poor health in general. However, the time frame can vary from person to person, because no two people are the same.

Schedule an Appointment with Us 

We are here to help you get the best nutritional advice from our experienced chiropractors. Call us at (618) 351-9364 if you're experiencing poor or chronic health conditions. We can help you get the answers and solutions you need.