If you’re like most Americans, you’ve probably been paying a disproportionate amount of time worrying about your and your family’s health over the last year?
We’re all worried about the long-term effects of the global health crisis that is the COVID-19 pandemic and the problems that we’re likely to face going forward for many years, but finding alternative remedies and complementary health options could be a good option for your family.
What Are Complementary Health Options?
Complementary health options are healthy options that are offered in addition to traditional medical advice and can complement traditional science-based medicine.
In truth, there’s a lot we don’t know about the body and how or why it responds to certain medicines in a certain way, but as science learns more and more, many traditional, complementary therapies are being put back on the menu for family medicine because they have been found to have a positive impact on recovery and general overall health.
Here are four complementary health options that your family may want to look into to support your everyday and acute health concerns.
Chiropractors
Finding a good chiropractor to work with you and your family can make a big difference to your overall health as well as help clear up acute health worries.
Chiropractors work with the spine and joints to help relieve pain and inflammation. They use a number of spinal and joint manipulation techniques to adjust your body and relieve the pressure that can build up and cause pain and injury.
Deep Roots health center is your best chiropractic option in Bentonville, AR.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years, longer than western science-based medicine has been in fact.
There has been a growing body of evidence in the last few years that this alternative and complementary therapy can help to stimulate the central nervous system, causing chemical changes in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain.
Even top medical practices like Johns Hopkins discuss the benefits of acupuncture.
Yoga
Yoga is not as much a complementary medical therapy as it is a practice that has been popular in alternative circles for many decades, and it’s becoming more and more popular amongst the every day population.
When people really get into Yoga, they can find that not only does their body become stronger, as yoga trains the core muscles and helps with body sculpting and toning, but that their mind becomes more restful and at peace with the world.
Yoga helps you to concentrate your breathing and teaches you relaxation techniques that can be hugely beneficial to people who live very busy and stressful lives.
The Alexander Technique
Body awareness plays a big part in body health, and learning to connect your mind, body, and spirit together in a way that will make you conscious of all aspects may lead to a greater understanding of your body and a greater feeling of wellness and health.
This is where the Alexander technique comes in, using gentle movements to re-educate the mind and body in order to promote better health and wellbeing overall.
