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Numerous research studies have confirmed
that diet and nutrition play a significant and important role in the
management of pain. Success relies on a multidisciplinary and
multidimensional approach, incorporating lifestyle & dietary changes
to achieve optimum health and well-being.
What is Nutritional Therapy?
Nutritional therapy is the use of diet in order to treat and prevent
illness, and restore the body to a natural healthy equilibrium.
Nutritionists believe that sub-clinical deficiencies of minerals and
vitamins are responsible for much disease and weakness in the body.
Examples of conditions resulting from sub-clinical deficiencies include
fatigue, lethargy and susceptibility to colds and viruses.
The Western Diet
Westerners tend to be overfed but undernourished. The foods we eat
are far less nutritious than they appear due to intensive farming
methods, pesticides, additives and preservatives.
We now know that food intolerances and allergies significantly
contribute to various conditions such as asthma, eczema and rheumatoid
arthritis. However, we also know that certain types of food can
actually support and stimulate the body's intrinsic ability to heal
itself.
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I know there is so much controversy between chiropractic and medical care, but if it were not for chiropractic I would still be in pain. A car accident left me with constant lower back pain. I tried everything from painkillers to preparing to have surgery. I heard stories from my friends who had surgery and to this day wish they never had it. So I decided to go to a chiropractor before the surgery and I am so thankful that I did. My back pains are gone and I am living my life to the fullest and pain free. 
Jeffrey Harris
