Take Time to Pamper YOU!

Stress management

It's a stressful time of year. In addition to performing the duties associated with all of your other responsibilities, you have added responsibilities that the holidays require. Where are we celebrating? Who will be there? What do I have to do/bring? Is my shopping done? Do I have enough money for that gift for Mom? Will the children be happy? The holidays can really pack on the stress!

How do you deal with that kind of stress? Well...you should put some of the focus on yourself and do something you really enjoy this time of year. Take a nice latte break while shopping. Get a massage. Buy a holiday gift that is just to you, from you! Have a manicure, a pedicure, a facial – or even all three! Throw a cookie exchange party to cut down on baking! Have dinner with an old friend who is coming into town to visit family.

In terms of cooking – buy some prepared foods or hire someone to help with food preparation. Ask everyone to bring a dish. Or, cut back on food preparation entirely, there's always too much anyway and who needs all those extra calories anyway? Get the children to pitch in to help – they love to make cookies!

Other obligations? Forget the holiday cards this year. Enlist help from your family with the decorating. Have a grab bag instead of buying for every family member.

The idea here is to take care of you and part of doing that is making sure you take care of your health by keeping up with your chiropractic adjustments, eating nutritious foods, and getting plenty of water and rest!

Do something different this year – do something for YOU!

Dr. Todd  Asks some important questions of interest to Capac residents - Chiropractor Capac Dr. Todd Asks...

What are the two things drugs do?
Drugs can either speed up (laxatives, amphetamines, caffeine) a bodily process, or slow down (stomach antacids, sleep aids, antihistamines, muscle relaxers) a bodily process. Chiropractic care can produce the same results, but relies on the intelligence of the body. Chiropractors trust your body. Do you?
How long does it take to form a bone spur?
Many who begin chiropractic care think their problem happened "last week when you bent over funny." But pictures of the spine tell a different story. Chiropractors know it can take your body years to deposit the calcium necessary to form a bone spur. It's your body's response to stress due to gravity or joint malfunction. And chiropractic care can help.