We recommend avoiding foods that interfere with your health, like processed foods, sugary food, and fried foods. These types of foods can result in chronic inflammation and take an overwhelming toll on your immune system and its ability to function correctly. By maintaining a nutritious dietary plan with the help of a physical therapist, you should quickly begin to notice a decrease in your pain while improving your immune system function. HOW DOES EXERCISING HELP THE IMMUNE SYSTEM? Living a healthy lifestyle is the single most effective way to care for your immune system proactively. Your entire body, including your immune system, functions better when supported with regular physical activity/exercise. Anti-inflammatory cells are released during and after physical exercise, and cell recruitment to defend the body is activated. This results in a lower incidence and intensity of symptoms for infections. It also leads to improved response and repair of damaged tissues. Physical exercise is also essential for preventing and protecting us from several diseases, including: • Heart disease (i.e., high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc.) • Diabetes • Cancer
REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT AT PINNACLE PHYSICAL THERAPY TODAY! Our physical therapists will perform a comprehensive evaluation to determine your current health and fitness level during your first appointment. This first appointment can also alert your therapist to any weakened areas of your body that may be causing you pain and dysfunction. You will then be prescribed a personalized exercise routine that aligns with your body and fitness goals. Your therapist can also offer you manual therapy or pain-relieving techniques to ensure your exercise experience will be as healthy and painless as possible. Our skilled physical therapy team full of movement experts can prescribe you healthy exercises, offer nutritional advice, and ultimately help you improve your immune health for life. Don’t hesitate to change your health for the better; contact Pinnacle Physical Therapy today! Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7387807/
• Alzheimer’s and other dementias • Joint degeneration and arthritis • Auto-immune disorders
Physical activity is vital for lifelong health and immune system function. It is increasingly clear that combining nutrition and physical activity has significant positive health consequences and boosts the immune system. Our team can help guide you through rehabilitation and improve overall health and well-being.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.593903/full https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254618301005 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6723551/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.751374/full
HEALTHY RECIPE: SLOW COOKER PUMPKIN PIE OATMEAL
• cooking spray, butter or coconut oil • 1 cup steel-cut oats* • 2½ cups water • 1½ cups unsweetened almond milk • 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 3 tbsp maple syrup • 1 tsp vanilla • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice • ½ tsp cinnamon • ¼ tsp salt • chopped toasted pecans
Coat your slow cooker with cooking spray, butter or coconut oil. Add all the ingredients into slow cooker and mix well. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. If you have a programmable slow cooker, set it to cook on low for 7 hours and then switch to warm. In the morning, give the oats a good stir as the oats will settle to the bottom. Portion into a bowl to serve and top with pecans, maple syrup and almond milk. *Don’t substitute regular or quick oats; they will not stand up to the long cooking time. Source: https://www.eatingbirdfood.com/slow-cooker-pumpkin-pie-oatmeal
CALL TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY! (803) 726-0309
Made with FlippingBook Converter PDF to HTML5