February is Heart Health Awareness Month
Celebrate American Heart Month With Our Dallas Chiropractors at Apex Wellness Center
Heart disease is consistently listed as the leading cause of mortality in America, accounting for one out of every four deaths. Fortunately, you can do something--many things!--to reduce your risk of heart problems. This month at APEX Wellness Center, our North Dallas chiropractors are honoring American Heart Month by spreading the news about how chiropractic care, massage therapy, and other alternative healing solutions can improve your heart function.
The Link Between Chiropractic Care & Heart Health
When it comes to evaluating a person's cardiovascular health and wellness, there are several biomarkers that doctors need to evaluate--all of which have been shown to be positively impacted by chiropractic care. These biomarkers include blood pressure and heart rate, both of which are directly correlated with stress and pain (that is, the more stress and pain your body feels due to an injury, the higher your blood pressure and heart rate tend to be).
Both hypertension (elevated blood pressure) and tachycardia (elevated heart rate, also similar to dysrhythmia or atrial fibrillation) can increase your risk of other health problems, including blood clots and stroke. Fortunately, studies indicate that using chiropractic care to reduce the root cause of physical and emotional stress--e.g., pain, inflammation, and injury--has been shown to help lower patients' blood pressure and heart rate. To this end, a chiropractor can do a lot more for you than "just" relieve your back pain--he or she can even help prevent you from developing heart disease!
It's certainly worth nothing that massage therapy is another natural service we offer at APEX Wellness Center in Dallas that has been shown to drastically reduce stress, improve the flow of oxygenated blood and lymphatic drainage, and promote a calming sense of overall well-being. As such, it understandably follows that consulting with a licensed massage therapist on a consistent basis can be meaningful part of maximizing and maintaining your heart health.
On a neurological and hormonal level, your heart shares an intricate connection with your central nervous system. This includes connections to parasympathetic nerves that slow your heart rate down and sympathetic nerves which speed your heart rate up--both without you having to consciously think about it!
Just imagine how advanced and complex that level of communication is between your nervous system and your heart (which is essentially a muscle). Interestingly, research suggests that one of the key contributing factors to systemic inflammation and heart failure is impaired nervous system control and communication. And since we know that spinal misalignments--also called subluxations--can impair the nervous system's ability to transmit information effectively throughout the body, it makes sense that correcting these subluxations via chiropractic adjustments can have a positive effect on heart function over time (among many other beneficial effects!).
Looking For Natural And Holistic Ways To Improve Your Heart Health? Our North Dallas Chiropractors Can Help
APEX Wellness Center is your home to advanced and natural alternatives that can manage illness, reverse disease, and revitalize your health. If you have a family history of heart disease, have a heart problem already, or are simply looking for a safe and effective way to maximize your wellness, then call our North Dallas chiropractors today at (972) 392-9402 to schedule an initial consultation.