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What is Nutritional Counseling? Nutritional counseling is a type of assessment or counseling in which you work with a professional to analyze various health needs in regard to diet and exercise. Nutritional counseling can help you set achievable goals and identify dietary and lifestyle changes as needed. These changes assist in providing personalized information to improve your overall health as well as various ways to maintain your goals long-term. Who Can Benefit from a Consult? The main goal of nutritional counseling is to help people create and maintain dietary changes. Some other benefits of receiving nutritional counseling include a complete diet overhaul, management of a medical condition or eating disorder, adjustment of  your food choices, help to control emotional eating, or healthy recipe inspiration. Nutritional counseling is designed to help create a plan that works for you. Therefore, it is often recommended to get blood work done first in order to determine if you have any specific conditions that need to be addressed with nutrition, such as high cholesterol, blood pressure, or blood sugar. What Can Nutrition Counseling Treat? While many patients head into a nutrition consultation to learn more about how their food choice can affect their health, others do so at their doctor’s suggestion. Some of the conditions that can benefit specifically from dietary interventions are: High cholesterol High blood pressure Heart disease Allergies Diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions Obesity or overweight Irritable bowel syndrome Pregnancy Celiac disease Eating disorders Why Is Nutrition Important? Nutrition is a very important part of a maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Without proper nutrition, you will not have enough energy to make it...

Chiropractic Benefits During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is an important time in a woman’s life.  It is an important time because a woman must take extra care in a variety of ways to ensure a healthy prenatal experience. One of the most intense elements during gestation, especially as the pregnancy progresses, is increased stress on the spine and joints.   The protrusion and added weight to the structure can cause this stress.  The added weight will pull the spine and joints out of alignment and can also result in pelvic misalignment.   Increased weight bearing upon the spine, joints, and pelvis can lead to pain and discomfort. Fortunately, chiropractic care can help to realign the posture of a pregnant woman and relieve some pain and discomfort as well as result in a healthier delivery.   The effects on posture as a result of being pregnant can lead to complications. According to American Pregnancy, “This can affect the mother’s ability to have a natural, non-invasive birth.  Breech and posterior positions can interfere with the natural ease of labor and lead to interventions such as C-sections”.  Such effects are because the spine serves as the information highway of the body.  Pregnancy compromises this message highway, often causing nervous system miscommunication.  Keeping the spine aligned through chiropractic care can lead to a healthier delivery through better communication between the reproductive and nervous systems, due to an aligned spine.   “New Life Chiropractic and Wellness”, a Santa Clarita chiropractor, can help to ensure that the body stays in alignment through the pregnancy.  A trained professional will assess the patient’s current posture, make recommendations for postural re-alignment, and make suggestions on how...