


Aging. The burden of a lot of people past a certain age, isn’t it? It needn’t be with some positive lifestyle adjustments like making sure your vitamin D levels are proper. Spengel Chiropractic often coaches McHenry patients on nutritional issues, especially the positives of vitamin D. Here we are going to discuss the impact of vitamin D on aging issues like osteoporosis and cognitive function – since osteoporosis and dementia commonly occur in older folks - and even dementia.


It’s this link to dementia that Spengel Chiropractic wishes to emphasize to our McHenry chiropractic clients. McHenry’s population grows like the rest of the world, and the number of adults over 65 is going to more than double between 2012 and 2060. (2) That means there is going to be much more attention paid to issues related to aging like dementia and cognitive function.


So why would your McHenry chiropractor be interested in dementia and cognitive decline? Physically frail patients often also have cognitive problems and dementia and vice versa. (4) If frail, you are more prone to fall. Falls lead to fractures. Spengel Chiropractic sees McHenry patients with fractures due to falls due to osteoporosis. So preventing dementia and cognitive decline is important to Spengel Chiropractic in the overall chiropractic treatment plan.

Since bone and calcium metabolism disorders are closely linked with dementia and osteoporosis is a disease of bone and calcium metabolism leading to fractures and falls, treating dementia patients for osteoporosis is imperative. (5) Spengel Chiropractic diagnoses osteoporosis and helps manage its risk factors in McHenry chiropractic patients with dementia or not.


So vitamin D (along with calcium) supplementation is obviously important for brain health. Research suggests a wide range of supplementation doses. (7) The proper dose and vitamin D level is individually dependent, so let’s have a discussion about vitamin D at your next McHenry chiropractic appointment and ward off dementia, osteoporosis, and related fractures as best we can! Contact Spengel Chiropractic today.

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