3 Ways to Snack Smarter
As chiropractors, our job isn’t just to get you healthy—it’s to help keep you healthy, too. Sometimes, this goes beyond adjustments and into your diet. Admit it or not, everyone snacks—but not always healthily. We’d like to offer our input with a few tips to help you snack smarter.
1. Avoid mid-meal hunger by ensuring you include protein and good fats with every meal such as eggs for breakfast and salmon or tuna (in olive oil) for lunch.
2. A few good nuts such as macadamias or almonds or some berries like blueberries, raspberries or strawberries will tide you over the mid morning or mid afternoon periods between normal meals. Peter’s favourite snack is the dried meat/ jerky from Xing and Liam at the Westleigh Butcher.
3. Pack your own snacks at the start of the day so you don’t find yourself grabbing a muffin or a chocolate bar when hunger strikes.
Back Pain Do’s and Don’ts
Got back pain? You’re not alone. Consider these do’s and don’ts to help you get through and out of injury.
DO: Strengthen your core. Regular exercise strengthens important core muscle groups including obliques, pelvic floor and deep abdominals.
DON’T: Sleep on your stomach. Stomach sleepers put the largest amount of pressure on their spine, head and neck leading to pain throughout the day.
DO: Keep hydrated. Because our body is mostly water, it needs proper, steady replenishment to keep functioning properly.
DON’T: Sit for long periods of time. Do you work at a desk all day? Set a reminder to get up and move at least once each hour.
DO: Visit our practice to get checked. You shouldn’t have to live in pain, and chiropractic care works to correct the underlying issue. Give our practice a call today.