St. Paul Chiropractic & Natural Medicine Center can help you boost metabolism with chiropractic adjustments. On the surface, that kind of claim may seem hard to believe, but there is solid research that backs it up. If you have any experience with chiropractic medicine, you may already understand that the concept of connectedness plays an important role in chiropractic care. For example, pain in your lower back can be relieved by massaging pressure points in locations other than your lower back. The same principle applies with chiropractic adjustments and helping to boost your metabolism.
Release Tension in Your Body
For some people, metabolism slows as a result of tension that manifests in their bodies. Spinal adjustments are one of the best ways to relieve the tension that builds up in the body, and by releasing some measure of that tension with spinal adjustment, your metabolism can receive a boost. Of course, spinal adjustments are good for a number of things, the most immediate of which is pain reduction by realigning the spine. The systems of the body are all connected, and some are more obviously connected than others. When we consider how our metabolism can increase by means of spinal adjustment, the connection is actually fairly close.
Aligning the spinal column releases the built up tension in the spinal column. When the benefits of alignment occur, the systems that are negatively affected by the presence of tension are suddenly positively affected by the release of tension. Realigning your spine can have the effect of helping your digestive system break down your food intake more efficiently. Spinal adjustment also has an immediate impact on your nervous system. What may be less obvious are the connections between the nervous system and the digestive system, but they too are intimately connected.
Chiropractic Care Improves Metabolism
When your nervous system is not allowed to perform optimally, such as when your spine is in need of realignment, your digestive system will not perform optimally. Chiropractic care, and specifically that which is offered by St. Paul Natural, improves the nervous system, which in turn can improve the digestive system. Chiropractic adjustments ensure that your nervous system is functioning properly, especially if your slow metabolism is the result of nervous tension.
We would be happy to provide you with more information about the benefits of chiropractic adjustment, whether related to your metabolism or any other aspect of your health. To schedule time with us, call us at 651.644.7207.