Boise Chiropractor Offers Natural Weight Loss Options

By Lonnie Hahne

When you think of your local Boise chiropractor you might think about back problems. Yet, your chiropractic professional provides many more services than that. If you struggle with your weight you can find the help you need from qualified chiropractic services.

Life can be very frustrating when you finally lose weight only to find it has returned. In fact, it is not uncommon to lose thirty pounds and gain back thirty five. Thanks to the help of experienced health and wellness coaches, it is possible to learn why you are overeating.

Perhaps you are aware of what you should be eating but for some reason you cannot do it consistently. You might have an effective exercise routine but you fail to exercise regularly. A professional health coach can provide you with the kind of help you need to form permanent habits (ones that you can live with for the rest of your life).

Qualified weight control coaching utilizes visualization as a tool to help you obtain your goals. It is a multi step process and help is there for you with every step. In time, you will learn how to form good habits that stay with you. You will feel like quitting but your coach will help you get through those difficult times.

Part of your wellness program includes a consultation with a registered dietitian. There is so much nutrition related weight loss info out there, it is easy to become confused. Once you receive a plan for healthy eating that is customized to your specific needs, it is easier to lose weight without cravings.

If you think that the answer to successful weight loss is beyond your reach, it may be time to seek professional help. Your Boise chiropractor can provide you with professional coaching for wellness and good health. With help, you can learn to make changes for a healthier and happier lifestyle.

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The effect of smoking on loss of lung function over time

Today’s column is dedicated to smokers. I just saw a patient that I have been seeing for the past 5 years. As my responsibility requires, I pointed out again, as I have at each visit, that her increasing symptoms, her declining lung function, and her increasing medication use are all the direct result of her smoking. Her health becomes increasingly and irreversibly affected. Her response was angrily to ask me why couldn’t I give her better and less expensive medications to reduce her symptoms.

To the left is a very famous study of the effects of lung function with increasing age in groups of people who did or did not smoke. Every medical student had to memorize this chart, because we were tested on it. Even non-smokers have a mild decline in lung function over time, because their lungs are getting older. Regular smokers have a much accelerated rate of loss of lung function, resulting in a much higher chance of symptoms, disability and finally death at an early age. Interestingly, if smokers stop, the rate of decline decreases to that of the non-smokers. That’s good news. The bad news is that lung function that is lost remains lost. The comment above is also stunning and true in my practice.

Conclusions: stop smoking or using tobacco products ASAP. Try not even get exposed to second-hand smoke from any tobacco products. These are inflammatory comments, especially since I’m writing this from South Carolina, whose economy is in part dependent on growing tobacco. But it’s the truth.

Soon smokers at least employed by the state of South Carolina will be paying higher premiums. It’s their choice.

If you have questions about smoking and accelerated loss of lung function, ask your doctor.