Weight Management Tips from Mangnum Chiropractor

Holidays are notorious for oodles of cookies, candies, and rich foods that can pile on extra weight. While sampling small portions of the goodies can work in moderation, turning the entire season into an elongated feast is likely to lead to weight gain that can result in chronic back pain and other issues. The Locklear Clinic of Chiropractic’s chiropractor, Dr. Ben Locklear, and his wife, Karen, know about the issues all too well as they struggled with weight loss in the past — but have since successfully shed a combined 120 pounds.

Maintain Your Weight – and Your Workouts – During the Holidays

Dr. Locklear would like to share several easy tips for patients to follow during the holidays. By following these tips you can avoid the dreaded holiday weight gain, and even start to lose weight.

Use the three-quarters rule when it comes to fruits and vegetables: At every buffet or meal, try to fill three-quarters of your plate with colorful fruits and veggies and the remainder with lean meats or seafood choices. Heavy creams and sauces, thick dips, and cheese toppings are a prime source of extra calories. Take smaller portions of the higher-calorie foods if you just cannot resist, but add them after your plate is already laden with colorful, healthy choices.

You can also play the exchange game. If you absolutely must have a slice of that holiday cheesecake, come up with something else you can do to offset the calories. Perhaps you will eat fewer calories during other meals or spend extra time at the gym. Keeping up your workouts during the holidays is another way to help ensure you continue to meet your weight loss goals throughout the year.

If want to give yourself a gift this holiday season by shedding a few pounds, we use the HCG Weight Loss System as an effective method for losing and maintaining weight. The 14-week program is divided into four phases that help you lose weight and change your eating habits. This makes HCG more than just a temporary diet but a plan for maintaining a healthy weight for life. It is never too late to give yourself to the gift of good health.

What strategies do you use to help maintain your weight during the holidays?

Just What is Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care?

Upper Cervical chiropractic care can change your life. When you bring back balance to your body, by making cervical adjustments, healing to other parts of the body takes place. Your body and its functions are controlled by your brain. By using your nerves and spinal cord, your brain communicates with the rest of your body. When your nervous system isn’t working correctly, your tissues and organs can’t do their job. This break down is called subluxation. By addressing and locating these problems and breakdowns within the nervous system, and then removing them, your body can both gain and maintain its health.

This innovative new approach to health care offered at The Locklear Clinic of Chiropractic is based on the scientific fact that your body is both self-healing and self-regulating. When balanced, the stress and pressure beneath your brain stem are removed and healing can begin.  The body works together in amazing ways and it begins with correct alignment.

How Do I Know if I Need or Would Benefit from This Care?

If you have ever fallen of a bike, ridden a high-speed roller coaster or been in an automobile accident you probably have misaligned your spine. It is our job to bring your body back into balance. Dr. Ben and our trained chiropractic staff can help you get relief from upper neck pain, back pain and more. Even patients with allergies, arthritis, and headaches have reported dramatic healing when their body is in balance.

When bones are out of position, even if it is minor, your body is off center. By keeping your head and neck aligned, your brain will communicate correctly without any interference. Over time, your nerves can be damaged and cells in your organs will break down, all because of a small misalignment.

Upper Cervical Care is the focus of our experienced chiropractor. This corrective care has helped hundreds of clients enjoy pain free active lives. We love helping our patients conquer chronic neck pain and more through this life changing procedure. When you leave we make sure that your axis vertebrae and your atlas are completely aligned and the body can function the way it was meant to. Call us today to find out how Upper Cervical Care can allow you to enjoy life in a new way.

Have you received upper cervical care? What was it like?