Good Evening Everyone!
It's well known that when you are under a high amount of stress that your body's immune system does not function properly. When your immune system isn't working to the best of its ability, you're more open to infection and sickness. One solution is to get rid of the stress in your life, but this isn't easy and most times impossible. So we need another way to help our body deal with the stress which negatively affects our immune system.
It just so happens that I was reading a research article which reported that musculoskeletal manipulation (i.e. - chiropractic adjustments) helps to reduce stress and increase immunity. More specifically, the treatments helped to increase a substance called "human secretory immunoglubulin A (sIgA)." High levels of that substance (sIgA) helps to decrease the incidence of getting upper respiratory infections!
*Since upper respiratory infections are most common during this time of the year, please make sure to come in for an adjustment to help your immune system work the best it possibly can.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Impact of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Secretory Immunoglobulin A Levels in a Stressed Population., Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, March 2011, Vol. 111, No. 3, pp. 143-147.
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