As cold and flu season approaches, maintaining a strong immune system is essential. For many, this time of year also comes with increased allergy symptoms, making the colder months a double challenge. While diet, sleep, and regular exercise are well-known factors in supporting your immune health, have you ever considered the role chiropractic care plays in keeping your body resilient?

Chiropractic adjustments go beyond just easing back pain—they help your body function at its best, which includes supporting your immune system. But how exactly does this work? And what’s the connection between chiropractic care, allergies, and immune function? Let’s break it down.

Understanding the Immune System

Your immune system is your body’s first line of defense against harmful invaders like bacteria, viruses, and allergens. It is made up of various cells, tissues, and organs that work together to identify and eliminate foreign substances. One key player in immune health is your nervous system, which controls and coordinates all body functions—including immune response.

When your nervous system is functioning optimally, your body is better equipped to identify and eliminate threats like viruses that cause colds and flu, as well as allergens that trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

The Chiropractic Connection: Nervous System & Immune Function

Chiropractic care focuses on the health of your spine, which houses your central nervous system. Misalignments in the spine, known as subluxations, can interfere with the communication between the brain and the rest of the body, including your immune system.

When spinal misalignments occur, they create stress on your nervous system, which can diminish its ability to regulate immune function properly. Regular chiropractic adjustments help restore proper alignment, enabling the nervous system to communicate more effectively with the immune system. This reduces stress on your body, enhances immune response, and promotes overall wellness—making you more resilient during cold and flu season.

Chiropractic Care & Allergies: A Surprising Link

Allergies are essentially an overreaction of the immune system to substances that are generally harmless, like pollen, pet dander, or certain foods. When your immune system is hypersensitive, it can mistake these benign substances as threats, leading to symptoms like sneezing, congestion, watery eyes, and even more severe reactions.

Chiropractic care can help reduce the frequency and severity of allergic reactions by improving nervous system function. Subluxations in your spine may contribute to a heightened immune response or make it difficult for your body to regulate inflammation properly. By addressing these misalignments, chiropractic adjustments can help your body better manage allergens and reduce the inflammatory response that causes uncomfortable symptoms.

Chiropractic Care as Part of Your Cold & Flu Season Defense Plan

In addition to your usual cold and flu prevention strategies—like washing hands regularly, staying hydrated, and getting enough sleep—chiropractic care offers an additional layer of support. Some of the ways chiropractic care strengthens your immune function include:

• Reducing Nervous System Stress: When your nervous system is free of interference, it can more effectively regulate immune function, keeping your body alert and responsive to potential threats.

• Promoting Healthy Circulation: Regular adjustments can improve blood flow, ensuring that immune cells can quickly reach areas of the body that need defense.

• Balancing Inflammation: Chiropractic adjustments help the body regulate inflammation more effectively, which is crucial for both fighting off infections and controlling allergic responses.

Don’t Wait Until You’re Sick

Chiropractic care works best as a preventive measure, keeping your body in a state of optimal health so you can fight off illness before it takes hold. If you’re prone to catching colds or suffer from seasonal allergies, incorporating regular chiropractic adjustments into your routine can help strengthen your immune system and reduce the impact of environmental triggers.

This cold and flu season, make sure your immune system has the support it needs. By including chiropractic care in your wellness routine, you’re giving your body the tools to stay resilient and healthy—no matter what viruses or allergens come your way.

Your immune health is our priority. Schedule your next adjustment today, and let us help you prepare for the challenges of the season ahead!

Let’s show the Bread of Life organization where the BEST PATIENTS IN WICHITA and DERBY are!

It’s FOOD DRIVE time!!

Pomeroy Chiropractic Wellness is proud to partner with Bread of Life food pantry to bring a special holiday gift to a deserving family this Thanksgiving.

We will have our collection box at the front desk available for cash/gift card donations, and a tub in the waiting room for you to bring your non-perishable food items. We will begin accepting donations October 1st in both offices, so you have time to prepare.

Suggestions include:

• Stuffing mix

• canned vegetables

• boxed potatoes

• canned pumpkin

• jar gravy

• canned cranberry sauce

• Grocery store gift cards

In Health,

The Staff at PCW: Dr. Shawn, Dr. Kayla, Maddy, Charlene, and Claire

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