Our Peoria Chiropractic Clinic challenges you to improve your life in every aspect. Take responsibility for all aspects of your life, including your eating habits.

1. Peoria Chiropractic | Eating Responsibly
Our Peoria Chiropractic Clinic challenges you to improve your life in every aspect. Take
responsibility for all aspects of your life, including your eating habits. We all have the choice of
what we eat and our well-being depends on what we put in our mouth.
Did you know that a third of the calories that most people eat and drink are considered empty
calories? An empty calorie is, in casual dietary terminology, a measure of the digestible energy
present in high-energy foods with little nutritional value, typically processed carbohydrates and
ethanol (alcohol), and to some extent fats.
Also known as a discretionary calorie, an "empty calorie" has the same energy content as any
other calorie but lacks many accompanying nutrients such as vitamins, dietary minerals,
antioxidants, amino acids, or dietary fiber. Although carbohydrates and fats are nutrients, they
are typically ignored for this analysis, with the exception of essential fatty acids.
All people require certain essential nutrients, but caloric intake must be balanced with activity to
maintain a proper body weight. People who engage in heavy physical activity need calories as
fuel, which can be supplied by empty calories in addition to foods with essential nutrients.
Sedentary individuals and those eating less to lose weight may suffer malnutrition if they eat
food supplying empty calories but not enough nutrients. Eating a variety of nutritious foods
every day protects against chronic illness and helps to maintain a healthy immune system.
Our Peoria Chiropractic Clinic wants to remind you that nutrition and exercise are
complimentary and shouldn’t be separated when it comes to weight loss. If you change your
habits in only one of these two fields, results will come much more slowly than it would if you
were working on the two at once.