Back In Balance: Chiropractic & Nutrition

Back In Balance: Chiropractic & Nutrition Helping Families Move Well, Eat Well, Live Well.

11/22/2025

Rest isn't just about sleep. 🌿

Your nervous system needs nourishment to truly reset—and it starts with something surprisingly simple: protein throughout the day.

When you're trying to conceive, growing a baby, healing postpartum, or keeping up with your kids, blood sugar crashes and cortisol spikes aren't "just part of it."

They're signs your system needs support. 💪

Simple shifts that help:
✨ Start your day with protein within 30-60 minutes of waking
✨ Spread it across meals—not all in one sitting
✨ Think: eggs, bone broth, smoothies, or whatever works for YOUR life

Common ≠ normal. You deserve to feel energized, not just "getting through the day." 🧡

Protein tracker linked in bio—no judgment, just support.

What does your morning protein look like? ⬇️

11/19/2025

When digestion is off, your hormones, skin, and energy all take a hit. Here's why: 👇

☀️ Vitamin D – immune health, fertility, mood
🥕 Vitamin A – cervical mucus, skin repair, vision
🌿 Vitamin E – hormone stabilizer, antioxidant
🦴 Vitamin K – bone density, blood clotting

If your body can't absorb these fat-soluble vitamins properly, everything from conception to postpartum recovery gets harder. 💡

Just because fatigue or hormone imbalance is common doesn't mean it's normal.

Your body is brilliant—it just needs the right support. 🧡

What's one symptom you've been told is "just normal"? Let's talk about it. 👇

11/18/2025

Eating well but still feeling off? Your stress might be blocking absorption. 🍽️💚

When you're navigating life at 35+—whether it's preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, or parenting—chronic stress doesn't just live in your mind. It shows up in your gut.

Your nervous system is working overtime, and that can make it harder for your body to actually absorb the nutrients you're eating. 🧠➡️🌀

One simple reset to try this week:

Add bitter foods before meals—arugula, dandelion greens, or a squeeze of lemon in your water 🍋🌿

This helps stimulate bile flow and stomach acid, giving your digestion a head start.

Small, strategic steps. That's how real change happens. 💛

What's one reset you're trying this week? 👇

11/14/2025

Your skin isn't being vain—it's trying to tell you something. 💬✨

If breakouts, dryness, or inflammation have shown up after 35, it's your body saying: something inside needs support.

Here's the truth: gut health isn't just about digestion. It's the foundation for hormone balance, fertility, sleep, and resilience—especially during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum. 🌱

When your gut feels supported, your nervous system gets the message that it's safe. And when your body feels safer?

Your skin, energy, and sleep start to regulate naturally. 💫

Ready to reset? 🙌

Grab my free Functional Resilience Guide with a gut reset checklist and nutrition swaps you can start today. Link in bio. ⬇️

Or book a complimentary 15-minute discovery call for personalized support. 💚

Because common symptoms don't have to be your normal. 🌿

11/12/2025

The way you close your day sets the tone for everything tomorrow. 🌙

How deeply you sleep. How well your hormones reset. How much energy you'll have.

If you're parenting littles while navigating preconception, pregnancy, or postpartum—or just the reality of being 35+—sleep isn't a luxury. It's survival. ✨

Here's the truth: if you've collapsed into bed scrolling your phone wondering why you can't fall asleep… your nervous system never got the message that the day was done. 📱💤

In this video, I'm sharing a 7-minute evening flow that works for both parents and kids. Simple resets that shift your body out of "go, go, go" mode and into true rest and repair. 🧘‍♀️

No equipment. No perfection. Just a realistic wind-down you can start tonight. 💙

📌 Watch the full flow—and let me know, do you have an evening routine? 👇

11/10/2025

👀 Staring at screens all day? Your eyes are begging for this simple reset.

It’s called the 20-20-20 rule:
⏱ Every 20 minutes
🌿 Look 20 feet away (ideally at something not a screen — a window view, a plant, even a photo on the wall)
🧘 Hold it for 20 seconds

That tiny pause gives your eyes a chance to refocus, your nervous system a chance to reset, and your body a break from digital overload.

💡 Pro tip: Set a timer or pair it with sipping water so it becomes second nature.

👉 Be honest — how many hours a day do you stare at a screen?

11/07/2025

⚠️ If stress is running the show… when does your body ever get the chance to heal?
When you’re stuck in survival mode, digestion, fertility, and even your core energy all get pushed to the back burner.

That’s why I want you to try this 3-part nervous system reset exercise:

1️⃣ Reflect on the messages you grew up with about success or failure.
2️⃣ Notice how overwhelm feels in your body — is it tightness, short breath, numbness?
3️⃣ Imagine the safety cues you’d want your future child to grow up with.

💡 Looking through that future-child lens can unlock calm for your own body, because sometimes it’s easier to choose safety when we’re doing it for someone else.

Your stress may not have started with you… but your healing can. 🌿✨

👉 Which part of this exercise do you want to try first?

10/31/2025

Struggling with chronic fatigue? Your posture might be quietly draining your energy. 🔋

When I tell people I'm a chiropractor, they instantly sit up straighter—trying to hold some rigid, "perfect" position.

But that's not what I mean.

Sustainable posture isn't about tensing up all day. It's about gentle alignment:

✨ Ear over shoulder
✨ Shoulder over elbow
✨ Elbow over hip

When your body is stacked well, your nervous system doesn't have to work overtime to hold you up.

That means more energy for what actually matters—your family, your pregnancy journey, your life.

Just because fatigue is common doesn't mean it's normal.
Your body is trying to tell you something. Let's listen. 👂

10/29/2025

✨ Fertility isn’t just about ovulation kits, supplements, or tracking apps.

Your body has to feel safe enough to choose creation over survival.

Safety isn’t only emotional or mental — it’s physical. Your nervous system, hormones, and reproductive organs all live inside the structure of your body.

If that structure is compressed or out of balance, your body can read it as “this environment isn’t safe for pregnancy.”

Think about it… how do you usually sit?

💻 Slouched at your desk?
📱 Hunched over scrolling in bed?
😬 Clenching your jaw without realizing it?

These tiny posture habits are actually stress signals — cues that tell your body to brace, protect, and prioritize survival. And your nervous system will always choose survival over reproduction.

👉 Which stress posture do you catch yourself in most often?

10/27/2025

⚖️ Is your nervous system living in stress… or in safety?

If you’re in the preconception window (especially after 35), it’s not about being “perfect.”

It’s about stacking enough safety signals so your body feels ready to prioritize new life. 🌸

That’s why I created the Structural Reset Guide — and it’s totally free. Inside, you’ll find:

✅ Daily movement flows for fertility support
✅ 2-minute posture check-ins
✅ Sleep position hacks to reset your nervous system overnight

Because you’re not broken — your body is simply asking for more support. 💫

👉 Grab your free guide at the link in bio and start aligning your body for the journey ahead.

10/25/2025

💡 What if the missing piece isn’t another lab test, supplement, or diet… but the way your body feels safe in its own posture?

I worked with a practice member (let’s call her Sarah) who had tried everything to conceive for two years — labs, diets, acupuncture, prenatals. Nothing shifted.

The first thing we noticed? Her body was carrying tension: pelvis rotated, low back tight, shoulders rounded forward. Together, we worked on restoring alignment — not just in-office, but through small daily resets.

Within months, her cycles regulated. PMS eased. Her body started to feel “open.” And within the year, she conceived naturally. 🌸

I’m not saying alignment is the only factor, but for her (and many others) it was the missing signal that her body was safe enough to create life.

👉 Do you notice your own stress showing up in your posture?

10/22/2025

✨ Your posture isn’t just about how you sit — it’s how your body tells your brain whether it feels safe.

When you’re tense and guarded, your body can’t fully relax. That’s why I love starting the day with this simple move I call the Face Wash Stretch (no fancy name needed 😉).

Here’s how to try it:
1️⃣ Bring your arms close together (elbows don’t have to touch).
2️⃣ Lift them toward the back of your head.
3️⃣ Separate your elbows wide, squeeze your shoulder blades, and let your arms float down.
4️⃣ Add breath: inhale as arms rise, hold as elbows open, exhale slowly as arms drop.

💡 Just a few rounds in the morning helps reset your posture, open your chest, and remind your body it’s safe to relax.

👉 Will you try the Face Wash Stretch tomorrow morning?

✨ Your posture isn’t just about how you sit — it’s how your body tells your brain whether it feels safe.
When you’re tense and guarded, your body can’t fully relax. That’s why I love starting the day with this simple move I call the Face Wash Stretch (no fancy name needed 😉).

Here’s how to try it:
1️⃣ Bring your arms close together (elbows don’t have to touch).
2️⃣ Lift them toward the back of your head.
3️⃣ Separate your elbows wide, squeeze your shoulder blades, and let your arms float down.
4️⃣ Add breath: inhale as arms rise, hold as elbows open, exhale slowly as arms drop.

💡 Just a few rounds in the morning helps reset your posture, open your chest, and remind your body it’s safe to relax.

👉 Will you try the Face Wash Stretch tomorrow morning?

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