Heartland Family Chiropractic

Heartland Family Chiropractic This is our mission:
Once Adjustment at a time!

It is the mission of this clinic:

To offer the absolute best in Chiropractic care,

To perpetuate the education of the Gonstead System of Chiropractic,

To see that every man, woman, and child gets the opportunity for the health they deserve,

To encourage a natural way of living, a life of proactive vocation and action, and a life driven not out of fear but purpose and direction,

To maximize and support the health and resources of our patients,

Thru God's grace, chiropractic lifestyle,nutrition,education, love and laughter.

Your Nervous System and the Sunday Scaries 😬✨ That anxious feeling that creeps in on Sunday evenings, often called the “...
02/02/2026

Your Nervous System and the Sunday Scaries 😬✨

That anxious feeling that creeps in on Sunday evenings, often called the “Sunday Scaries”, isn’t just in your head. It’s your nervous system anticipating stress before it even happens.
When your body has been running in a heightened state all week, it learns to expect pressure, deadlines, and constant stimulation. By the time Sunday rolls around, your brain is already bracing for the next wave - even if nothing stressful has happened yet.
That’s called anticipatory stress, and it’s a sign your nervous system hasn’t fully shifted out of “go” mode. Supporting your nervous system through chiropractic care helps retrain that pattern - restoring the balance between action and recovery.
When the brain and body are communicating clearly, it becomes easier to stay present on your day off instead of mentally rushing into Monday.
Simple ways to ease the transition:
🌙Create a calming Sunday routine - slow dinner, stretch, or journal.
☀Step outside for evening light to regulate your sleep-wake rhythm.
💫Plan your Monday gently - not everything has to start at full speed.
You deserve to end your weekend grounded, not tense. A clear, connected nervous system helps you start the week from calm, not chaos. 🤍

When Willpower Isn’t the Problem This Year 💫 January comes with a lot of pressure to “be better”…new habits, new routine...
01/31/2026

When Willpower Isn’t the Problem This Year 💫

January comes with a lot of pressure to “be better”…new habits, new routines, new goals. And, when the motivation fades a few weeks in, it’s easy to blame yourself. But most of the time, it’s not that you’re not trying hard enough. It’s that your nervous system is already carrying more than it can comfortably keep up with.

Your nervous system sets the capacity for how much change you can actually sustain. If your system is already running on stress, survival, or exhaustion, adding more “shoulds” to your plate can feel like pushing a car uphill with the brakes on.
You may experience things like:
💭You want to work out, but your body feels drained
🥗You plan to eat differently, but reach for comfort when you’re overwhelmed
📅You write a new schedule, but can’t seem to follow it for more than a few days
That doesn’t mean you’re not disciplined! It means your body is prioritizing safety over change.
Chiropractic care supports your nervous system in feeling safer, more regulated, and more adaptable - and when that happens, new habits don’t feel as heavy. Your body can:
✨Handle stress without crashing
✨Recover more fully between busy days
✨Access the energy and focus needed to follow through
So if you’ve already “fallen off” your resolutions…don’t feel like you’ve done something wrong! You’re just getting a clearer picture of what your nervous system needs in order to support the life you’re building.
This year, don’t just set goals around what you do. Support the system that makes all of it possible. 🤍

Why Stress Shows Up in Your Lower Back 😬⚡ If your low back always seems to flare during busy seasons - tight schedules, ...
01/30/2026

Why Stress Shows Up in Your Lower Back 😬⚡

If your low back always seems to flare during busy seasons - tight schedules, long days, emotional
load, or big life transitions - that’s not a coincidence.
Your lower back is one of the most responsive areas of the body to stress. When your nervous system
shifts into a protective state, the muscles supporting your spine shorten, tighten, and brace. Over
time, that pattern becomes:
🔥A feeling of compression or tightness
💫Pain that increases the more tense you feel
😪Stiffness getting up in the morning
🧠A “guarding” sensation when you bend or lift
🌙Discomfort that makes it harder to rest
All of these are ways your body is trying to stabilize you when your system feels overwhelmed.
Chiropractic care helps restore that sense of safety by calming the stress response and improving the brain-body communication that regulates muscle tone.
When your nervous system shifts out of survival mode, your low back can finally release the tension it’s been carrying. As your nervous system settles, many people begin to experience:

✨Softer movement
✨Better flexibility
✨Less guarding
✨More comfort doing everyday things
Your low back is often the first place stress shows up - and the first place to change when your nervous system starts to regulate again. 🤍

If bedtime feels like the longest part of your day, you’re not alone. So many parents quietly carry the guilt and frustr...
01/29/2026

If bedtime feels like the longest part of your day, you’re not alone.
So many parents quietly carry the guilt and frustration that come with a child who just can’t seem to settle - no matter the routine, the night light, or the lullaby.
Falling…and staying asleep requires a calm, regulated nervous system. When that system is under stress or subluxation (from birth, growth, tension, or overstimulation), the body can stay “stuck on,” even when it’s time to power down.
Often this shows up as:
🌙Taking forever to fall asleep
💭Waking frequently through the night
😣Tossing, turning, or grinding teeth
💫Early-morning waking with no energy all day
Chiropractic care helps bring balance back to the nervous system by improving communication between the brain and body. As that stress clears, the body can finally access its parasympathetic state, the “rest, digest, and heal” mode that allows for deep, restorative sleep.
Bedtime becomes smoother when the nervous system feels steady, grounded, and supported enough to settle into rest. 🤍

If slowing down stirs up restlessness, it can feel confusing…especially when you want the quiet to feel good. For many p...
01/27/2026

If slowing down stirs up restlessness, it can feel confusing…especially when you want the quiet to feel good. For many people, stillness actually feels harder than stress. The moment life softens, the brain starts looking for something to fix, plan, or prepare for.
When the body has spent a long time operating in a heightened state, busy can start to feel familiar.
So when things finally slow down, the nervous system may not immediately recognize that shift as safety. It takes a moment to settle, almost like it’s waiting to see what comes next.
Regulation is a gradual process. Every adjustment, every deep breath, every slow morning helps the body relearn that peace is a signal of safety - not something to brace against.
Chiropractic care supports this shift by restoring balance between the sympathetic (“go”) and parasympathetic (“rest”) sides of the nervous system. The more consistently your body receives those cues of calm, the easier it becomes to relax fully instead of simply stopping movement.
If calm feels unfamiliar or uncomfortable right now, it’s a sign your system is learning a new rhythm - one that creates more space for ease, softness, and true rest. 🤍

Torticollis and Head Preference in Babies 👶🏼✨ If your baby consistently turns their head to one side - or seems to have ...
01/26/2026

Torticollis and Head Preference in Babies 👶🏼✨

If your baby consistently turns their head to one side - or seems to have a “favorite” direction when looking, nursing, or sleeping - that pattern often reflects how their neck and upper spine are adapting.
Even during smooth births, a baby’s delicate spine can experience pressure that leads to tightness or imbalance. When one side of the neck carries more tension, it can influence how comfortably they:

🍼Nurse or latch on both sides
🛌Rest without twisting their head
💤Stay asleep throughout the night
💫Move and develop in a balanced way
These early movement habits matter because your baby’s nervous system is developing rapidly, coordinating every bit of growth, regulation, and sensory processing.
Gentle, specific chiropractic adjustments can help release that tension and restore more balanced movement. Parents often notice their little one turning their head with greater ease, feeding more comfortably, settling more calmly, and sleeping more soundly.
Torticollis involves more than tight muscles; it reflects how the brain and body are communicating! And, when that communication is clear, your baby can grow, move, and thrive with more ease. 🤍

Rebuilding Your Energy from the Inside Out ⚡ There’s a kind of exhaustion that sleep alone doesn’t fix. The kind that li...
01/25/2026

Rebuilding Your Energy from the Inside Out ⚡

There’s a kind of exhaustion that sleep alone doesn’t fix. The kind that lingers even when you’ve had a “slow weekend” or checked all the boxes for rest.
That’s nervous system fatigue - and it’s what happens when your body has been running in overdrive for too long.
When the nervous system is stuck in stress mode, it burns through energy inefficiently. Hormones like cortisol stay elevated, digestion slows, and your cells never fully recharge. Over time, your body starts pulling from reserves that were never meant for daily use.
To rebuild energy, your body needs more than caffeine or naps - it needs regulation!
✨Chiropractic care supports clearer communication between the brain and body, allowing energy to be used (and restored) more efficiently.
✨Gentle movement helps circulate oxygen and nutrients, waking up tired tissues.
✨Sunlight and intentional pauses reset your circadian rhythm and help your brain recognize when to power up and when to rest.
You don’t have to “push through” the fatigue. When your nervous system is balanced, energy starts returning naturally - not as a surge, but as steady, sustainable strength that carries you through the week ahead! 💫

Ever notice how a few minutes in the sun can completely shift your mood? That’s not just in your head - it’s your nervou...
01/24/2026

Ever notice how a few minutes in the sun can completely shift your mood? That’s not just in your head - it’s your nervous system responding to light, warmth, and safety.
Sunlight signals your body to produce serotonin and regulate your circadian rhythm, both of which play a big role in how calm, clear, and energized you feel. But it also does something deeper - it tells your nervous system, we’re okay.
When you spend most of your days indoors or under artificial light, your brain can lose some of those cues. It starts to run on “alert mode,” leading to fatigue, low mood, or even that heavy, unmotivated feeling so common this time of year.
Getting natural light - especially morning sun - helps regulate your stress hormones, balance sleep cycles, and activate the parasympathetic (rest + repair) side of your nervous system.
It’s one of the simplest ways to support regulation and restore that sense of grounded calm.
✨Chiropractic care works in a similar way - by helping your brain and body reconnect so they can interpret their environment accurately and respond with balance, not burnout.
So if the winter gloom has you dragging, start small: step outside, lift your face to the light, breathe deeply, and let your nervous system reset. 🤍

Kids might not have deadlines, bills, or overflowing inboxes - but that doesn’t mean they don’t experience stress. It ju...
01/24/2026

Kids might not have deadlines, bills, or overflowing inboxes - but that doesn’t mean they don’t experience stress. It just shows up differently.
For little ones, stress often looks like:
😣More meltdowns or mood swings
🌀Trouble falling or staying asleep
🍽Tummy aches or changes in digestion
💭Clinginess, restlessness, or “acting out” for no clear reason
Their nervous systems are still learning how to process emotions, sensory input, and changes in their environment — which means even small shifts (a busy week, a new routine, a parent’s stress) can feel big to their bodies.
When the nervous system gets overloaded, it has a harder time regulating all the things it controls — digestion, immune function, mood, and sleep. Chiropractic care helps calm that stress response by improving communication between the brain and body.
When kids get adjusted, parents often notice subtle but powerful changes: better sleep, fewer tummy aches, easier mornings, and calmer afternoons.
Because stress doesn’t just live in the mind — it lives in the body.
And when your child’s nervous system is calm, their body (and personality) can shine through again. 🤍

When your mind won’t settle, it’s rarely “just overthinking.” Many times, it’s your body stuck in a state of high alert ...
01/22/2026

When your mind won’t settle, it’s rarely “just overthinking.” Many times, it’s your body stuck in a state of high alert - and your thoughts are simply following along.
If you’ve been replaying conversations, planning five steps ahead, or feeling like your brain never gets quiet…this carousel is for you. 🧠💭

Swipe through to learn:
✨Why your thoughts feel so loud
✨How your nervous system influences that mental “spin”
✨Simple techniques you can use anytime to help your body shift into calm
✨And how chiropractic care supports clearer, more peaceful brain-body communication
When your nervous system feels safe, your mind finally has room to soften. Swipe through to learn more! 🤍

Teenagers move through more growth and change in a few short years than most adults do in a decade. Between school, spor...
01/20/2026

Teenagers move through more growth and change in a few short years than most adults do in a decade.

Between school, sports, screens, social dynamics, and rapid physical development, their nervous systems are constantly adapting - and that adaptability is a powerful thing!
When their system is supported and communicating clearly, teens often experience:
✨More comfort in their posture and movement
✨Deeper, more restorative sleep
✨Clearer focus and better emotional regulation
✨Better recovery during busy sports seasons
✨A stronger, more coordinated immune response
Chiropractic care helps keep those communication pathways open, allowing the brain and body to stay in sync as they navigate all the demands of growing up.
A clear, connected nervous system doesn’t just help teens “get through” their days - it supports them in feeling capable, confident, and more like themselves during a time when so much is changing all at once. 🤍✨

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 🤍 Today we pause to honor a leader who reminded us that real change begins within - ...
01/20/2026

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 🤍

Today we pause to honor a leader who reminded us that real change begins within - in the peace we cultivate, the compassion we offer, and the courage we choose daily.
Dr. King’s legacy encourages us to move through the world with intention:
✨grounded in calm
✨connected to one another
✨committed to small acts that create meaningful change
May we carry his message forward in the way we think, live, and lead - with hope, humanity, and heart.

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114 E 6th Street
Lexington, NE
68850

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Monday 8:30am - 12:30pm
2pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Wednesday 12pm - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 12:30pm
2pm - 5:30pm

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