Kids at War With Stress

The children in our country are definitely at war when it comes to health. The number of kids on medication has gone sky high and it’s alarming.

Researchers are discovering that ongoing chemical stressors like poor nutrition and poverty plus emotional stressors such as neglect, parental substance abuse and other adversities are detrimental to children’s brains and body systems.

Stress or trauma can cause brain changes that interfere with learning, contribute to altered behavior and jeopardize health. Recent studies suggest that stress changes the body’s metabolism and contributes to internal inflammation, which can raise the risk for developing diabetes and heart disease in adulthood.

Did You Know?

• 1 in 68 kids are diagnosed with autism
• 1 in 4 U.S. teens have pre-diabetes
• Over 7 million kids in America have asthma

Infants: Babies can be born with alterations of the natural spinal alignment due to the pressures of birth and/or trauma during pregnancy.

Children: Children take spills all the time that are constantly causing spine misalignment. Yes, a child’s body is resilient and often recovers quickly from injury, but the long-term effects go unseen and are forgotten. Even the slightest misalignment of the spine, especially during a child’s developmental stages, can affect the brain and nervous system.

The ongoing growth of children brings added responsibilities and stresses on their bodies, from poor posture due to text-neck to wearing a backpack every day. Their bodies naturally will fight off these stressors, but through chiropractic care we can make sure the body is functioning properly in order to do so in a healthy way.

What conditions can chiropractic care help In your child?

Every child has unique needs, but by reducing physical, chemical, and emotional stresses with regular chiropractic adjustments, we’ve seen improvements in children who suffer from the following:

• Autism
• ADD and ADHD
• Bed wetting
• Developmental delays (walking, talking, crawling, etc.)
• Seizures
• Ear infections and colic
• Chronic sickness
• Hearing issues
• Headaches and migraines
• Allergies
• Sleeplessness
• Scoliosis
• Digestive issues

We are seeing children starting medications that were once reserved for adults. We are ready to help offer solutions for their stressors and possibly prevent or lessen the needs for potentially dangerous medication. Chiropractic offers a natural, holistic-based care program for your child that promotes both cognitive and physical health. They’ll learn to focus and play without medication while building a solid foundation of wellness.

A healthy and functioning nervous system is vital for proper growth and development in children. Chiropractic care has been proven to help children’s nervous system and spine grow optimally and without interference.

Get regular chiropractic checkups for the whole family, and make sure everyone’s spines and brains are functioning at their best. It’s your child’s future, help them get there healthy.

Dr. Bradley Clow is focused on helping as many people as possible reach their optimum health potential. He utilizes not only chiropractic adjustment but provides a complete spectrum of natural healthcare: individualized supplements, massage therapy, physical therapy and rehabilitation exercises. This allows Dr. Clow and his staff to focus on the needs of each individual.

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