Advanced Rehab and Medical - Functional Medicine

Advanced Rehab and Medical - Functional Medicine We specialize in helping individuals break free from the relentless grip of exhaustion, empowering them to rediscover their vitality and zest for life!

Book or call today for a free consultation. 731heal.com or 1-888-907-5717. Dr. Meagan M. von Holtz, D.C. has a neuroscience degree from the prestigious Wellesley College in Massachusetts, and she earned her doctorate of chiropractic degree with Summa Cum Laude honors from Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, Texas. She joined the team at Advanced Rehab and Medical in 2006. She believes that every person has something unique and necessary to give to the world through their own life-affirming passions and giftings, and she loves to use all that she has learned and experienced to help people do just that. She has hundreds of hours of advanced training in neurologically based chiropractic, degenerative conditions, nutrition, and functional medicine. It was after her own journey for health and wellness took a dive in 2017, that she found functional medicine and used it to help her become a much healthier version of herself. In November of 2019, she graduated from a year long Mentorship with Kalish Institute of Functional Medicine. She is currently nearing completion of another functional medicine certification with the Functional Medicine Academy. She knows firsthand how health challenges can make us feel like we are sinking and losing ourselves. Her newest passion is to be an expert guide in functional medicine for anyone who wants to become empowered by learning ways to optimize how their own body functions...and experience more life in their life!

If your energy is lower, your waistline is expanding, and your metabolism feels slower than it used to, you might have b...
03/16/2026

If your energy is lower, your waistline is expanding, and your metabolism feels slower than it used to, you might have been told itโ€™s โ€œ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.โ€

But fatigue, brain fog, belly weight gain, and cravings are not always normal aging.

Sometimes they are early signs of metabolic dysfunction. ๐Ÿงฌ

Long before someone is diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, the body often sends ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€. ๐Ÿšจ

The question is whether we are listening. ๐Ÿ‘‚

Rather than focusing on isolated complaints or quick solutions, we take time to evaluate the full health picture. Your h...
03/16/2026

Rather than focusing on isolated complaints or quick solutions, we take time to evaluate the full health picture. Your history, lifestyle factors, patterns, and underlying contributors that often go overlooked.

This allows us to address root drivers, not just surface symptoms, and develop a comprehensive plan tailored to the individual.

The goal is to help patients stop cycling through trial-and-error approaches and start making informed, targeted changes that support real improvement.

A comprehensive health evaluation can uncover obstacles, restore depleted systems, and create the conditions needed for the body to heal.

If someone you care about is struggling without answers, share this. There are effective paths forward!

Fast, affordable, and deeply nourishing, this Simple Sardine Salad delivers protein, omega-3s, and steady energy.Sardine...
03/15/2026

Fast, affordable, and deeply nourishing, this Simple Sardine Salad delivers protein, omega-3s, and steady energy.
Sardines provide high-quality protein and anti-inflammatory fats that support satiety, brain health, and stable blood sugar.

Ingredients
1-2 cans sardines (in olive oil or water), drained
2 cups mixed greens or arugula
1/2 cup chopped cucumber or celery
1/4 cup cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper
1-2 tbsp olives or capers (optional)
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Sea salt and black pepper, to taste

Directions
Add greens and vegetables to a bowl.
Gently flake sardines on top.
Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.
Season and toss lightly.
Finish with herbs or avocado if using.

In women, cortisol and progesterone share the same hormonal building blocks. ๐ŸงฌDuring periods of chronic stress, your bod...
03/14/2026

In women, cortisol and progesterone share the same hormonal building blocks. ๐Ÿงฌ
During periods of chronic stress, your body prioritizes cortisol production. โšก
Over time, that can mean ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€.

And progesterone is not just a reproductive hormone.
It supports mood stability, sleep, stress resilience, and nervous system calm. ๐Ÿง ๐ŸŒ™

When cortisol stays high and progesterone drops, women may notice:

โ€ข Increased anxiety ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ
โ€ข Worse PMS ๐ŸŒธ
โ€ข Lighter or disrupted sleep ๐ŸŒ™
โ€ข Cycle irregularities ๐Ÿ”„
โ€ข Feeling wired but exhausted โšก๐Ÿ˜ด

Creatine is having a moment ๐Ÿ’ฅโ€”and not just in the gym world. ๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ™€๏ธEmerging research suggests creatine may support:โ€ข Muscl...
03/13/2026

Creatine is having a moment ๐Ÿ’ฅโ€”and not just in the gym world. ๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ™€๏ธ

Emerging research suggests creatine may support:

โ€ข Muscle strength and lean mass ๐Ÿ’ช
โ€ข Brain energy metabolism ๐Ÿง โšก
โ€ข Cognitive performance under stress ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ“ˆ
โ€ข Mood support in certain populations ๐Ÿ™‚
โ€ข Perimenopausal muscle preservation ๐ŸŒธ

Women naturally store less creatine than men, and levels may decline further with age and hormonal shifts. ๐Ÿ”ฌ

As always, dosing and context matter, especially in kidney conditions or specific health concerns. โš ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฉโš•๏ธ

Depression doesnโ€™t always look like staying in bed.Sometimes it looks like:โ€ข Getting everything done but feeling numb ๐Ÿ˜ถโ€ข...
03/12/2026

Depression doesnโ€™t always look like staying in bed.
Sometimes it looks like:

โ€ข Getting everything done but feeling numb ๐Ÿ˜ถ
โ€ข Smiling in public and shutting down at home
โ€ข Feeling exhausted even after resting ๐Ÿ˜”
โ€ข Losing interest in things you used to enjoy
โ€ข Telling yourself you โ€œshouldnโ€™t feel this wayโ€

๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น. And mood isnโ€™t just about mindset. It can also be influenced by inflammation, hormones, blood sugar, nutrient levels, and chronic stress ๐Ÿง 

You can be productive and still not feel well.

If youโ€™re โ€œ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, that mattersโ€”and itโ€™s worth exploring why.

If it would help to talk through whatโ€™s been going on, youโ€™re welcome to ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐— ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป. ๐ŸŒฟ
Sheโ€™ll listen, help you make sense of what might be contributing, and share a thoughtful next step forward.

You donโ€™t have to try to figure everything out on your own.

๐Ÿ‘‰ If you feel ready, reply โ€œ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†โ€ below or send us a message and weโ€™ll send you the link to schedule. ๐Ÿ’ฌ

๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†? ๐Ÿค”Womenโ€™s hormone systems are ๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. That makes them beauti...
03/12/2026

๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†? ๐Ÿค”
Womenโ€™s hormone systems are ๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. That makes them beautifully complex ๐ŸŒธโ€”but also more sensitive to ongoing stress. โš–๏ธ

Over time, ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ can:

โ€ข Lower progesterone ๐Ÿ“‰
โ€ข Increase anxiety and irritability ๐Ÿ˜ฃ
โ€ข Disrupt sleep ๐ŸŒ™
โ€ข Worsen PMS symptoms ๐Ÿฉธ
โ€ข Affect ovulation and cycle regularity ๐Ÿ”„
โ€ข Impact thyroid and blood sugar balance ๐Ÿงฌ

If stress feels ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ, there is likely a ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐Ÿ”

๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒโ€ฆ theyโ€™re messages pointing toward ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿงฉ๐Ÿ”None of these are โ€œ๐—พ...
03/11/2026

๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒโ€ฆ theyโ€™re messages pointing toward ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿงฉ๐Ÿ”

None of these are โ€œ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐˜€.โ€ โณ
And none exist ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐Ÿ”—

The goal is understanding ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€โ€”and supporting it accordingly, with ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’œ

If youโ€™re ready to explore ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€, comment '๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†' or message us to schedule a ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐— ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป.

Researchers are launching a major study to better understand something many women have experienced but few have talked a...
03/10/2026

Researchers are launching a major study to better understand something many women have experienced but few have talked about:

๐Ÿง  The link between perimenopause and serious mental health changes.

We've known that depression and mood shifts can increase during midlife. What's less discussed is that the risk for more severe psychiatric symptoms can also rise during this hormonal transition.

This new study will track daily hormone fluctuations in women ages 40โ€“60 to better understand how shifting estrogen and progesterone may impact brain health. ๐Ÿ”ฌ

Why this matters:
Perimenopause isn't โ€œjust hormones.โ€
Itโ€™s a neurological transition. ๐Ÿง 

And for many women, the mental health changes that happen during this time are real, biological, and deserving of proper attention. ๐Ÿ’œ

https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/10/researchers-lead-$37m-study-to-shed-light-on-perimenopause-and-psychosis

These patterns often reflect blood sugar instability ๐Ÿ“‰ โ€” where glucose rises and falls too quickly, triggering stress ho...
03/06/2026

These patterns often reflect blood sugar instability ๐Ÿ“‰ โ€” where glucose rises and falls too quickly, triggering stress hormones and energy crashes. This can happen long before anything shows up on standard labs ๐Ÿงช.

Comment 1, 2, or 3 below ๐Ÿ‘‡ if this sounds familiar. If youโ€™d like to understand whatโ€™s driving it, scheduling a visit can help identify patterns and next steps.

Most people think of the microbiome only in terms of digestion ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ. But the trillions of microbes living in and on the b...
03/04/2026

Most people think of the microbiome only in terms of digestion ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ. But the trillions of microbes living in and on the body influence far more than gut comfort โ€” they also play a powerful role in how we age โณ.

The microbiome helps regulate inflammation, immune balance, metabolic health, hormone signaling, and even brain function ๐Ÿง . When microbial diversity and balance decline with age, chronic low-grade inflammation often rises โ€” a process closely linked to accelerated aging. This shift can affect:

โ€ข โค๏ธ Cardiovascular health and blood vessel function
โ€ข ๐Ÿฌ Blood sugar regulation and metabolic flexibility
โ€ข ๐Ÿ’ช Bone and muscle health
โ€ข ๐Ÿง  Cognitive function and mood
โ€ข ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Immune resilience

In other words, the microbiome acts like a central control system โš™๏ธ, influencing how well the body adapts to stress, repairs itself, and maintains balance over time.

The encouraging part? The microbiome is highly responsive to daily habits ๐ŸŒฑ. Diet quality, fiber intake, movement, sleep, stress, and environmental exposures all shape microbial health โ€” and by extension, the aging process itself.

Emotional regulation requires energy โšกWhen sleep is disrupted, stress is ongoing, or recovery is limited, the brain has ...
03/02/2026

Emotional regulation requires energy โšก

When sleep is disrupted, stress is ongoing, or recovery is limited, the brain has fewer resources to manage emotional input ๐Ÿง . This can make reactions feel more intense, patience shorter, and coping skills harder to access.

This doesnโ€™t mean youโ€™re broken ๐Ÿ’› โ€” it may mean youโ€™re burned out.

As a chiropractor and functional medicine specialist, I look at the biochemistry and neurology behind why your nervous system may be running on empty. When we improve energy production and restore balance, emotional resilience often improves too.

If this resonates, schedule a free Reclaim Your Life consultation to explore your next best step toward giving your nervous system the support it needs โœจ

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