Chiropractic & Immune Function: Realigning Your Defense System
Dr.Jake Tucker • May 28, 2025
A Century of Immunity: Chiropractic’s Roots in the 1918 Flu Pandemic
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Autoimmune conditions can feel like your body has turned against itself. From rheumatoid arthritis to Hashimoto’s, lupus to celiac disease, the common thread is an immune system gone haywire—attacking your own tissues instead of protecting them. But what if there’s another way? A way to shift the focus from simply “fighting” these diseases to restoring the body’s God-given design for healing and balance? At Good Life Family Chiropractic, we believe that’s exactly what’s possible when we realign the 5 Essentials . The 5 Essentials: A Blueprint for Immune Resilience Autoimmune diseases don’t start overnight, and they’re not caused by a single factor. Genetics, environment, toxins, diet, stress, and nervous system function all play a role. That’s why the 5 Essentials work so powerfully together: ✅ Mindset – Chronic stress, worry, and trauma fuel autoimmune flares. Cultivating gratitude, faith, and a purpose-driven mindset calms the stress response, helping to regulate immune activity. ✅ Core Chiropractic – Your nervous system is the command center for your immune system. Misalignments (subluxations) in your spine create interference—miscommunication that can trigger or worsen autoimmune responses. Chiropractic adjustments restore proper signaling, supporting balanced immune function. ✅ Nutrition – Processed foods, sugar, pesticides, herbicides, and inflammatory fats disrupt gut integrity (leaky gut) and drive autoimmune activation. Real, nutrient-dense foods—rich in omega-3s, antioxidants, and healing compounds—help calm inflammation and repair the gut lining, where 70% of your immune system lives. ✅ Oxygen & Exercise – Movement stimulates lymphatic flow and oxygen delivery to tissues—key for immune regulation and detoxification. Gentle exercise also helps calm the nervous system, reducing autoimmune flare triggers. ✅ Minimized Toxins – Environmental chemicals, mold, heavy metals, and even personal care products can overload your immune system. Detoxifying your life and supporting liver pathways (with chiropractic adjustments aiding lymphatic flow!) helps clear out what doesn’t belong. Chiropractic and the Nervous System’s Role in Autoimmunity When your spine is misaligned, it’s like static on a radio station—confusing the signals between your brain and your immune system. Research has shown that chiropractic care can: Reduce pro-inflammatory markers and improve anti-inflammatory responses. Increase secretory IgA—your gut’s frontline immune defense. Balance sympathetic (fight/flight) and parasympathetic (rest/digest) responses, calming autoimmune overdrive. By adjusting the spine, we’re not just improving posture or relieving pain. We’re removing interference—allowing your body to hear what it needs to heal. A Hope-Filled Perspective Autoimmune diseases often feel like life sentences of medication and flare-ups. But the body was designed to heal, not to self-destruct. While there’s no “quick fix,” the 5 Essentials approach helps address the underlying root causes —giving your body the support and alignment it needs to recalibrate. Every adjustment, every nutrient-dense meal, every detox step, every walk in fresh air—it’s a step back toward God’s original blueprint for your health. Let’s Walk This Road Together If you’re living with an autoimmune condition, know this: you’re not broken. You’re misaligned—physically, chemically, emotionally. Chiropractic care and the 5 Essentials are about more than symptom relief; they’re about restoring the order and balance your immune system craves. We’re here to walk that journey with you. Call us today to learn how chiropractic and the 5 Essentials can be part of your autoimmune healing story. References Teodorczyk-Injeyan J et al. Chiropractic care and immune markers. JMPT. 2006. Ricci A et al. Stress and autoimmune disease. Clin Exp Immunol. 2019. Fasano A. Leaky gut and autoimmune disease. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2012. Hoffman JJ et al. Chiropractic adjustments and immune biomarkers. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2020. Walsh NP et al. Exercise and immune function. Brain Behav Immun. 2011.
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At Good Life Family Chiropractic, we believe healing should never be a temporary fix—it should be a transformation. True health is more than the absence of pain. It’s the presence of peace, freedom, and function in every part of your life. That’s why we’re excited to share how chiropractic care, when combined with medical massage, can accelerate your healing and bring lasting change. Pain and tension don’t appear out of nowhere. They’re signals—signs that something deeper needs to be restored. Chiropractic adjustments help bring alignment to the spine and nervous system, removing interference so the body can heal the way God designed it to. But sometimes the muscles and connective tissues around those joints need extra support. That’s where massage therapy becomes a powerful ally in the healing process. Massage therapy isn’t just about relaxation (though that’s certainly a welcome benefit). It’s a strategic, hands-on approach that relieves tight muscles, increases blood flow, reduces inflammation, and helps your body hold its adjustments longer. When used together, chiropractic and massage create a synergistic effect—one that restores mobility, relieves chronic pain, and helps your nervous system function the way it was created to. That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome Benjamin Mishleau to our care team. Benjamin brings not only years of expertise in medical massage, but also a heart to serve and a deep respect for the way the body is intricately and wonderfully made. His work is precise, therapeutic, and personalized to your unique needs—whether you’re recovering from an injury, dealing with chronic tension, or simply wanting to take your healing to the next level. We believe that when the spine is aligned and the soft tissues are supported, the body thrives. You move better, sleep deeper, and live with a greater sense of vitality. That’s what we’re after—not just temporary relief, but true transformation. So whether you’re new to chiropractic care or looking to enhance your current care plan, we invite you to experience the difference that comes when body, mind, and spirit are aligned under one roof. Healing is possible. And with the right team beside you, it’s closer than you think.