CELEBRATING MICHELLE BOSWELL
Grand Strand’s Patient of the Month
The family that attends Grand Strand together stays healthy together. At least, that’s the case for Michelle Boswell. Michelle has been coming to our office for many years and referred her husband, Steve, and her granddaughters to us. They now all come in for their monthly appointments together, and we absolutely love having them. Every time the Boswells come in for their appointment, they are incredibly upbeat and pleasant. They’re an absolute delight to talk to, and we love hearing Michelle’s stories about her granddaughters’ sports teams. Outside of our office, they constantly share the results of their monthly appointments with other members of our community so they can enjoy their best lives as well. Michelle and Steve live very active lifestyles in the Myrtle Beach area. They’re pickleball champions, and whenever they visit Grand Strand, we always look forward to hearing about their latest pickleball wins. Michelle also makes sure to attend every single one of her grandchildrens’ sporting events. She is their No. 1 cheerleader. Even though Michelle can be fun spirited and lighthearted, we love that she takes her and her family’s health very seriously. They know just how important it is to commit to a consistent routine for maintaining
good holistic health. Michelle and her family have been such a joy to work with since they first started coming to our office, and we hope they continue to pursue and enjoy the best life they can possibly have.
We have so many patients who are
worth declaring our patient of the month, and we wish we didn’t have to choose just one. If you have a
friend or family member you think would benefit from the services we offer here at Grand Strand Health and Wellness, we encourage you to share this newsletter with them and hope they give us a call at (843) 357-9355.
Does Vitamin D Help Our Bones and Our Muscles? A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN BENEFIT OF VITAMIN D
As the weather cools and the days get shorter, we can’t rely as much on the sun for our daily dose of vitamin D. The primary function of vitamin D is regulating the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are necessary for strengthening our bones and teeth, which becomes increasingly important as we age and our bones naturally become more brittle. While these benefits of vitamin D are well documented, did you know that getting your daily dose of vitamin D can also contribute to healthier muscles? A few years ago, researchers published a study that seemed to show that vitamin D could potentially help people gain muscle mass. While the research team said their results weren’t conclusive, their findings were certainly interesting.
Vitamin D enters the body in an inactive form. It doesn’t become active until it comes in contact with the right enzymes in either the liver or the kidneys. To learn more about what factors affect this vitamin’s rate of absorption and activation in the body, researchers observed the levels of inactive vitamin D in 116 women ages 20–74. What they found was that women with higher muscle mass had lower levels of inactive vitamin D, while women with lower muscle mass had higher levels of inactive vitamin D. The conclusion researchers drew was that active vitamin D might help optimize muscle strength. While that conclusion is not ironclad, vitamin D’s other well-known benefits still make it worth getting your daily dose. It can aid weight loss, enhance mood, support cardiovascular health, boost the immune system, and strengthen bones,
among many other benefits. So, its potential muscle-boosting properties are just another reason to get more vitamin D. To get more of this important vitamin in your diet, try adding salmon, mushrooms, and even canned tuna to your menu. Also, as winter approaches, it might be time to start taking a vitamin D supplement. Whether you’re 20 or 74 years old, it’s never too late to find ways to strengthen your muscles.
2 GRANDSTRANDCHIROPRACTIC.COM
Made with FlippingBook HTML5