Keeping Your Body Energized

Healthy eating is more complex than adopting a low-carb, low-fat or high-fiber diet. It’s important to understand how the food you eat affects your body, so you can provide balanced, sustained nutrition to keep going strong.The glycemic index (GI) is a ranking of carbohydrates based on their immediate effect on glucose (blood sugar) levels. Glucose is assigned a value of 100, while other carbohydrates are ranked relative to glucose. Essentially, carbohydrates that break down rapidly during the digestive process have the highest GI values. The blood glucose response is fast. On the other hand, carbohydrates that break down slowly and release glucose gradually into the bloodstream have low GI values.The GI index is an important consideration for a number of reasons, particularly with respect to the benefits of consuming low-GI foods:
• Low-GI foods keep you fuller for longer.
• Low-GI foods cause a smaller rise in blood glucose levels following meals.
• Low-GI diets can help you lose weight.
• Low-GI diets can improve the body’s sensitivity to insulin. According to the authors of a 2002 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, “sufficient, positive findings have emerged to suggest that the dietary glycemic index is of potential importance in the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases.”Healthy eating requires consideration of much more than just high- and low-GI/GL foods – but the underlying premise is important: providing balanced, sustained nutrition that the body can utilize effectively to generate energy, build muscle, repair tissue, fight infection and perform a host of other vital functions.

Is Vax-D for Me?

Did you know 8 out of 10 people suffer from low back and neck pain?

The Vax-D Spinal Decompression system is an innovative treatment of severe or chronic low back and neck pain. Its breakthrough technology provides relief from severe back and neck pain by gently reducing the pressure within spinal discs without surgery or other invasive procedures.

The decompression table is computer controlled to provide gentle and painless decompression of the involved spinal discs. New spinal decompression system slowly separates and cycle between brief moments of pulling and relaxing. This process weakens the spastic and tight muscles that are guarding the involved discs that contributed to the poor success rate of outdated "traction" techniques.

Most patients experience immediate pain relief after the first few visits. But will the results last forever? Nothing is forever, but many patients are still pain free four years after their last Vax-D Treatment. The key is to keep up with your initial prescribed number of treatments and seek immediate attention if you are feeling any sort of discomfort. If you suffer from any of the following ailments Vax-D treatment may be right for you:

Herniated Disc
Bulging Disc
Degenerated Disc Disease
Spinal Stenosis
Foraminal Stenosis
Facet Syndrome
Failed Back Surgery
Neck/ Low back Disc Syndrome (non-surgical disc decompression)
Neck / Back Pain caused by musculoskeletal trigger points
Sciatica

Call Midwest Chiropractic today at 773.229.9600 to see if you are a candidate for Vax-D treatment.