Diet and nutritional counseling should be a universally taught concept, from schools to mainstream television. But since it’s far from being that ubiqitous, it might explain why obesity has overtaken the world. It’s why we here at Lake Pointe Chiropractic and Wellness Center place an important role in counseling one’s diet, even if you might initially think that it only helps one thing: weight loss.
The truth is, once you get motivated to be serious about nutritional counseling, it delves deep into lifestyle habits that can create a much more profound change in your health.
Prevention of Disease
In some cases, you might be doing more than just simply overeating. Your moderate appetite may simply not be getting enough healthy nutrients in your diet. That’s where a diet and nutritional counselor can help you delve into every morsel of food you take in every day. Once scoped out, imagine what if could do to change your cholesterol or blood sugar.
Controlling the above two can ultimately prevent heart attacks, strokes, Diabetes, just to name a few. As well, the antioxidants you’ll get from eating healthier will prevent many types of cancers. And that ultimately saves not only you money from potential medical bills, it also helps the nation in an overburdened health care market.
More Energy
Don’t get stuck into the fad of eating energy bars or other products that promote giving you energy for a number of hours. A truly streamlined diet had during the day will give you all the energy you need to keep you going in your life and career. Much of this can happen by consuming specific fruits, vegetables, nuts, and fish as just part of the plan. And, yes, you can still have healthy snacks or desserts through a moderated approach.
Lose Weight Quicker Than a Fitness Program
Once you work with a nutritional counselor, you’ll notice how much your weight will moderate within weeks. This saves you considerable time if you want to lose weight quicker for an important event (e.g. a school reunion). This isn’t to say that moderate exercise isn’t still important in conjunction with a diet program. Regardless, a fitness regime may be frustrating in the results if you work out after eating unhealthy foods on a regular basis.
Destroying the Myth of Healthy Food Not Tasting Good
A very frustrating problem is in those who think only snacks and other unhealthy foods taste better than healthy food. A nutritional counselor will squash that myth once you get on a diet of eating salmon, pastas, natural concoctions and delicious fruits and vegetables that taste better than anything in your snack aisle. Many people find this out once thoroughly educated on what’s really out there.
Contact us to let us help you get on that road to complete wellness. Along with our diet and nutritional counseling, we offer chiropractic treatments, massage therapy, and exercise counseling for wellness or reducing problems in those suffering from chronic pain.
