The Importance of Your Weight Being Within a Healthy Range

Eating well and exercising have plenty of cardiovascular and nutritional benefits, but did you know maintaining a healthy weight also protects your spine? You can significantly reduce the risk of neck and back pain by remaining active and light on your feet. 

If you already experience pain, losing weight can reduce pressure on your entire body and improve your quality of life.

At Advantage Spinal Dynamics & Innovative Medicine in Meridian, Idaho, our team of experienced medical practitioners offers a range of services to keep your entire body healthy and strong, including weight loss programs tailored to your needs. 

Benefits of a healthy weight 

The dangers of being overweight are silent and insidious, but they can take a serious toll on your health. 

Obesity is linked to all kinds of health concerns, from sleep apnea to chronic inflammation, and it increases your risk of diabetes, gastrointestinal problems, and cardiovascular disease. 

Carrying excess weight also puts added pressure on your joints, exacerbating osteoarthritis and spinal problems. 

However, focusing too much on the adverse health effects of obesity makes it difficult to envision what a healthy future looks like. Many people imagine an idealized, thinner self and forget to consider the tangible benefits of losing weight. 

Regardless of what you look like once you lose weight, you’ll reap the rewards. These include: 

• More energy, less fatigue 
• Reduced snoring and lower risk of sleep apnea
• Improved mood and mental health
• Better posture and less back/neck pain
• Lower levels of inflammation 
• Increased sex drive 

Losing even 5% of your body weight offers these benefits.

Maintaining a healthy weight

To lose weight safely and sustainably, you need a diet and exercise plan that makes those things possible and is easily maintained. Overly strict diets rarely succeed because they require you to deprive and discipline yourself around the clock, and that gets old quickly. 

Losing weight is rarely as simple as counting calories and hitting the gym. You might have a health condition or hormone imbalance that interferes with your metabolism, making it difficult to lose weight. That needs to be addressed before you can make significant progress. 

Your weight loss plan should be multidisciplinary and thorough. At Advantage Spinal Dynamics & Innovative Medicine, our team evaluates all potential factors, such as:

• Age 
• Mobility 
• Genetics
• Metabolism 
• Lifestyle and circumstances
• Preexisting or undiagnosed health conditions
• Medication side effects
• Mental health
• Stress levels

Once we understand your current situation, we can help you make specific and targeted changes to lose weight and improve your health. 

To learn more about our medically supervised weight loss program, visit Advantage Spinal Dynamics by calling 208-213-7963, or request an appointment online today.