Diet & Exercise

How you care for your spine between visits can be just as important as your treatment. Since you can undo the effects of your doctor’s treatment, following your doctors stretching, exercise, and nutrition prescription is vital to getting the most out of your Chiropractic treatment.

Exercise improves strength and flexibility in the back, legs, and abdominal core muscles that support your spine. When you neglect these muscles, they become weak and contracted, and your back becomes prone to injury.

A regular exercise regimen also decreases tension, eases depression, improves sleep quality, maintains proper weight, decreases blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors, as well as reduces the risk of many types of cancer.

Dr. Belove will prescribe specific exercises and/or stretches to incorporate into your daily routine.

As most people know good nutrition goes hand in hand with exercise. Wellness includes attention to good nutrition, weight control, and overall body maintenance.

A nutritious diet is low in animal fats, salt, and sugar. Checking your labels is essential to keeping track of your fats, sugars, and food additives. Paying attention to labels helps keep you from consuming "hidden" calories and additives that you may not realize are in your food.

A nutritious diet consists of a balance of quality low animal fat protein, low sugar carbohydrates and nutritious fats such as fish oils and unsaturated vegetable oils. A wide variety of nutritious foods are available, and with proper planning, a good diet is easy, fun and delicious.