How health and nutrition counseling from your osteopathic doctors in Brandon, FL, can help you stay healthy
You want to stay healthy so you can live a long, active life. The right lifestyle choices and proper nutrition can go a long way toward achieving optimal health. Counseling from your family medicine doctor can give you the tools you need to live a healthy life.
Drs. Joel and Elizabeth Biggers of Biggers Family Medicine in Brandon, FL, provide comprehensive osteopathic and family medicine services, including health and nutrition counseling, to help you stay healthy.
Poor health can be caused or made worse by harmful lifestyle choices and eating foods which are low in nutritional value.
Let’s look at some of the ways health and nutrition counseling can help you:
If you smoke, your osteopathic doctor can help you quit. There are a variety of treatments to help you quit smoking for good.
If you drink excessive alcohol or use drugs, your osteopathic doctor can help you quit harmful substances and limit withdrawal symptoms while you quit.
If you need to increase exercise, your osteopathic doctor can help you establish an exercise routine that is effective, with low impact to your joints.
If you need to lose weight, your osteopathic medicine doctor can help you make dietary alterations to achieve your goals.
Did you know that poor diet contributes directly to premature deaths in the United States? In fact, poor diet causes an average of 678,000 deaths every year, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Many people are so used to fast foods, convenience foods, and high-calorie drinks, they have no idea what a healthy diet looks like. Getting adequate nutrition is easier than it sounds. Remember to eat a lot of:
- Fruits and vegetables
- Nuts and beans
- Whole grains
- Low-fat dairy products
Remember to limit or eliminate:
- Red meats
- Products with white flour
- Products with a high salt content
- Products with a high sugar content
To discover more about how health and nutrition counseling can help you stay healthy, talk with the experts, your osteopathic doctors. Call Drs. Joel and Elizabeth Biggers of Biggers Family Medicine in Brandon, FL. You can reach them in the office by calling (813) 655-4646, so call today.