chiropractic, a natural mood booster
While most of us do our best to stay as holly + jolly as possible, sometimes we need a little help to elevate our mood!
Dealing with any kind of pain can take a toll on anyone’s mood! Chiropractic has an INCREDIBLE impact on overall function, pain, tension, headaches, and stiffness!
It can be very common to have areas of our spine and the surrounding muscles that are tight and stressed. Whether it's something new you're experiencing or a chronic issue we can help!
When your spine is misaligned and lacking proper motion it can result in pain, inflammation and a lot of stress in your nervous system, which interferes with how your brain communicates with the rest of your body.
Chiropractic adjustments gently bring motion into the spine and help realign each joint so your muscles can relax, your nervous system can function like it’s supposed to, and you can start to feel like yourself again!
Did you know that your nervous system is in charge of all of your other body systems?! That’s right - it’s in charge of your immune system, digestive system, respiratory system, endocrine system, and so on. Since your nervous system controls your endocrine system, that means it controls your hormones! You’ve probably heard of the “happy chemicals” in your brain - like dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins.
Dopamine is the “feel good” hormone. It’s connected to motivation, concentration, exhilaration, and bliss.
Serotonin is “the calm hormone” and helps regulate our mood, digestion, sleep cycles, memory and romantic drive.
Oxytocin, or the “love hormone” helps you form bonds with those around you, and helps regulate feelings of stress and anxiety.
And endorphins are the “anti-anxiety hormones” that help relieve stress and block discomfort.
These four hormones have a major impact in so many areas!
Not only does a chiropractic adjustment help your nervous system maintain proper communication with your endocrine system so that your body’s hormones stay nicely balanced, many studies show that there is a RUSH of all these “happy chemicals” immediately following a chiropractic adjustment.
Being in STRESS MODE for too long or too often can make it hard for your body to cope with stress & even make small stressors feel super overwhelming!!
If there’s too much stress at once, your brain and nervous system have to decide which part of your body needs the most attention! In these stressful moments, your brain and nervous system know that your heart beating and lungs expanding and contracting are much more important than coping with an external stressful event.
This process can cause your stress tolerance fuse to blow, and the overwhelm to take over.
Reducing the amount of stress that is hanging out in your nervous system by getting adjusted literally hits the reset button on that stress tolerance fuse, and helps to take your body out of fight or flight mode so that it can focus on better function and healing!
Chiropractic can give you a MUCH better chance of dealing with stress in the most Merry way possible by decreasing Pain & Inflammation, supporting Healthy Hormones, decreasing Stress Mode and encouraging Restorative Sleep!
Moral of the story, when you are under chiropractic care, your body can cope with stress better and heal better and feel better!