Have You Had Your Flu Adjustment Yet in Winnebago IL?

Halloween starts the cold and flu season in Winnebago IL! Could it be the sugar? Research shows that germs love sugar. So isn't it interesting that cold and flu season starts the day after the biggest candy day of the year? And Halloween is just the beginning, as the holidays approach we are more stressed, sleep less, and eat awful. This all tells me that November starts the time of year when our bodies are most vulnerable to germs.

Immune System in Winnebago IL

So do you have a strong immune system? I do not. However, I have seen drastic changes in my ability to stay healthy during this time of holiday meals, schedule changes, and sleep deficiency. I have to make sure you take the time to care for myself during these months. I know you are busy, but it is easier to stay well than to fight your way back to health.

I think that our team at Freedlund Family Chiropractic & Nutrition is perhaps one of the best testaments to the power of a healthy immune system. After all, we are the place that ENCOURAGES you to come in at the first signs of a cold or the flu. We try to practice what we preach. We all get adjusted at least weekly, We try to help each other reduce stress, we encourage each other to eat better, and drink more water. All of these things help you to be stronger. Does that mean you won't ever get sick? Of course not, but it does help reduce the chances.

Now, if you are freaking out about germs, please get over it. Research (and experience) has made it very clear that attempting to kill germs with antibacterial products and drugs is often futile, and in fact, very damaging to our ability as a species to fight disease. We rely on these germs, viruses, and bugs to keep a healthy immune system.

In fact, in my microbiology class in school, we were able to grow everything from tuberculosis, staph, and strep infections from cultures taken from classmates noses...and yet, none of us had those diseases.

This is a key fact. We all had nasty germs right inside our noses, and yet, none of us were sick with the germ we cultured. Why? Because your health has way more to do with the strength of your immune system than it does what bugs you breathe in. Another way of saying this is; the internal environment you create for your body is what guides your health, not the bugs you come in contact with from co-workers and doorknobs.

First, get adjusted regularly (that means weekly.) Your immune system is under the direct control of your central nervous system. Chiropractic ensures optimal communication between all of the cells in your body-including the immune ones. PLUS, when you receive an adjustment you also receive the added benefit of an increase in your white blood cell count (which are the cells that make your immune system.) More white blood cells means your body has more fire power to aim at the bug that made you sick.

Take the time this holiday season to keep you and your family well. We are so glad you are a part of our family.