The holidays are upon us all in Richmond. All of us Richmond chiropractors, teachers, parents, workers, and employees are feeling the holiday stress. Let’s all make a vow to better cope this year! Here are 5 tools Johnson Chiropractic offers:

1. A Grateful Attitude
• Be grateful. Gratitude leads to joy which is what the holiday season is all about!
2. Good Food
• Eat well particularly on in-between party days.
• Mix in fruits and vegetables.
• Enjoy the sweets, and keep them under control. Unneeded sugar for immediate energy turns into fat. Fat doesn’t help back pain or attitude!
• Stay hydrated. Start a new water drinking routine. Eight glasses of water a day is a fine start! Johnson Chiropractic encourages water consumption for your bone, skin, spinal disc, bowel, mind, and appetite! (1)
3. Movement
• Just move. Walk more.
• Schedule a workout or a yoga class (2) or a walk at the gym or on the treadmill.
• Start a new routine of waking to motion with a simple exercise you can do while in bed even: knee-chest and hamstring stretch.
4. Self-Care
• Don’t ignore signs of back pain or neck pain. All that Richmond shopping and gift wrapping (There's no ideal position to get this job done!) may strain your spine. Plan a visit to your Richmond chiropractor - your back pain specialist - sooner than later.  Johnson Chiropractic is here for you!
• Breathe. Focus on the breath when too many choices appear, too many cookies have to be baked, too many gifts have to be wrapped. Just breathe. It's amazing what 6 even breaths in and out will do.
• Visualize calm. When "too much" comes your way, visualize yourself in your favorite location: a beach, a snow capped mountain, a hot tub, a lounge chair in front of a fire. Ahhh.
• Close your eyes. Not while you're actually driving to grandmother's house, but close your eyes for a moment while sitting at your desk or in your car. Closing your eyes shuts out all the stimuli if only for a moment.
• Soak in the sun whenever possible. Its Vitamin D does wonders for your bones and immunity and spirit! (3)
• Enjoy some Richmond chiropractic care!
5. Sleep
• Sleep gives your mind and body a rest to be ready for more! (4)

The holidays are so busy. The time is so short. The demands – self imposed or family imposed or work imposed or society imposed – are high. Your Richmond chiropractor and all the staff at Johnson Chiropractic feel it, too. Let’s support each other this year! Johnson Chiropractic looks forward to your relaxing, re-energizing, pain-relieving holiday Richmond chiropractic visit! Contact us today. Happy Holidays!