So, you are under preventive, maintenance or wellness chiropractic care. Congratulations, you are on your way to enjoying life with a fully connected nervous system! But you should be aware that health does not happen on the chiropractic table. Health happens between the visits, with lifestyle decisions that you make EVERY DAY. If you are having a persistent health challenge, you may want to consider a free 15 minute functional medicine Discovery Call to help learn the underlying factors that are getting in your way. But even without a formal customized functional medicine care protocol, your daily choices will make a HUGE difference and you can get started on your own….
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Your genetics are not your destiny. Whatever you may have thought you knew about the limits to your health, you are probably shortchanging your potential. You can never tell for sure until you try – FOR REAL
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” – The 5 Pillars of Health
“The greatest wealth is health” – Virgil
What is Chiropractic Care?
Routine movements, posture habits, and physical stress can lead to joint dysfunctions—also called subluxations—that interfere with the nervous system’s ability to communicate properly.
This interference can cause reduced joint mobility, discomfort, and decreased overall function of the body. Chiropractic care targets these motion restrictions—primarily in the spine and nervous system—and addresses how they impact your overall health and well-being.
At Better for Life Functional Medicine Center (B4L), our chiropractor focuses on helping members restore and maintain optimal health through consistent, preventive, and maintenance-based chiropractic care. Our top priority is the health and safety of every person we serve. That’s why we only accept members who are determined to be a good fit and likely to benefit from our approach..
What’s a Chiropractic Lifestyle?
The lifestyle is where the real magic happens. True health happens every day, between your chiropractic visits. The core elements of a healthy chiropractic lifestyle include:
- Routine Chiropractic Check-ups – to maintain proper spinal alignment, joint motion, nervous system function, posture, movement and balance
- Movement & Exercise – Staying active with mobility work, strength training, stretching, and cardiovascular exercise to keep joints healthy and the nervous system engaged.
- Nutrition & Hydration – Eating a whole-food, anti-inflammatory diet and staying well-hydrated to fuel the body, reduce systemic stress, and support tissue repair and recovery, and supporting natural detox pathways through proper nutrition and healthy elimination..
- Environmental Detox and Exposure Reduction – Limit exposure to environmental toxins, molds, heavy metals, pesticides, and synthetic chemicals by proactively choosing cleaner food, water, personal care, household products and living and working spaces.
- Posture Awareness & Ergonomics – Practicing good posture, using proper body mechanics, and setting up ergonomics at home and work to prevent repetitive stress and strain.
- Stress Management – Incorporating tools like breathwork, mindfulness, rest, and emotional regulation to calm the nervous system and promote parasympathetic (rest-and-heal) dominance.
- Sleep & Recovery – Prioritizing restorative sleep and recovery practices to allow the body to repair and maintain optimal function
- Preventative Mindset – Seeing health as something to actively protect and enhance—not just something to fix when it’s broken.
And it is never too late to reduce the harmful effects of nutritional sabotage, chronic inflammation, hidden toxic exposures, viral, bacterial or parasitic infections, inadequate or improper exercise and other chronic stressors that are undermining your ability to function, heal and thrive.
Regardless of your condition, the purpose of the chiropractic adjustment is to amplify your body’s internal communication and allow you to function at YOUR optimal level. Chiropractors adjust spinal subluxation in order to remove interference between coordination and feedback signals in your body. The adjustment helps you to optimize your capacity to manage the stress of your environment.
We Show You How
Dr. Harriott adjusts you in the office but he does more than that. Come see how he teaches you how to improve your health every day of your life. You make the changes a little at a time, but time goes by fast. And soon, you may see yourself growing physically, spiritually and mentally. And most important – Naturally!
“The greatest medicine is to teach people how not to need it” – Hippocrates