Boosting your immune system
Boosting Your Immune System
You encounter germs everyday, so it’s up to you to get your body in germ-fighting shape. Valerie Kasmiersky, MD, family medicine physician on the Baylor Plano medical staff, offers tips on boosting your immune system.
• Rest up: Genetics, age and activity level come into play when determining the ideal amount of sleep your body needs, but a good estimate is between seven and a half to nine hours a night.
• Clean up: According to research, almost 90% of sickness comes from germs on your hands. So wash your hands.
• Drink up: Water helps your entire body operate at its best. Aim for at least 64 ounces each day, and get more if you exercise frequently.
• Spice it up: Garlic is an effective disease fighter and can prevent bacteria from developing. Consider including garlic in your next meat or poultry dish.
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Many diseases improve with chiropractic care, but chiropractic doesn’t “cure” anything.
Health is normal. If you’re not healthy, something is interfering with this normal state. The only thing that doctors of any type can do is to remove interferences that may be preventing your body from expressing your normal health or mask symptoms (pain) with drugs.
A chiropractor’s focus is on your nervous system, which controls and regulates every aspect of your body. Restoring better brain/body communications allows a more normal expression of health. The fact that your illness may improve in the process is an expression of better nervous system control of your body.
Thus, chiropractic doesn’t cure anything. Only your body can do that –if there isn’t any interference!