Midtown Chiropractic and Vital Principal Functional Medicine

Midtown Chiropractic and Vital Principal Functional Medicine Dr. Lindsey Carr, DC, CACCP, IFMCP, DABCI and Dr. Allison Bomar-Hyong, DC Dr. Lindsey Carr is a chiropractor at Midtown Chiropractic in Memphis, TN.

If you are struggling with neck or back pain, headaches or migraines, carpal tunnel, sciatica, or any other health condition please call us today or visit our website.

It’s coollllldddddd.
12/02/2025

It’s coollllldddddd.

✅You follow the plan.✅You show up, even when you’re falling apart.✅You do all the right things…until your body says “eno...
11/29/2025

✅You follow the plan.
✅You show up, even when you’re falling apart.

✅You do all the right things…until your body says “enough.”❌

Here’s the paradox:

The same traits that made you successful…are the ones quietly keeping you in a cortisol loop.
→ Saying yes when your body’s screaming no.
→ Pushing through the afternoon crash with coffee and grit.
→ Fulfilling every obligation…except the one to yourself.

But here’s the truth your nervous system already knows:

🧬 Burnout doesn’t only happen to “messy” people.

It happens to the high performers.

The hyper-responsible.

The ones who’ve never let anyone down (except maybe themselves).
And when cortisol’s in overdrive?

You get symptoms that look random…but are anything but:
🚩Afternoon energy slumps
🚩Anxiety with no clear trigger
🚩Restless sleep, light cycles, weird periods
🚩Cravings, bloating, brain fog, low mood
🚩You get sick more. You bounce back slower.

This isn’t about trying harder.

It’s about regulating what’s dysregulated…before your body forces the rest.

Burnout recovery for high achievers isn’t about doing less.

It’s about doing what actually heals.

👀 If you’re wide awake in the middle of the night for no reason…It’s not random. It’s chemistry.🔍 Here’s what might actu...
11/28/2025

👀 If you’re wide awake in the middle of the night for no reason…

It’s not random. It’s chemistry.

🔍 Here’s what might actually be happening:

→ Your blood sugar dips too low overnight (thanks, stress or skipped meals).
→ Your brain freaks out and sends a cortisol spike to raise it back up.
→ Cortisol = alertness. So you wake up wired… at 3AM.

This is one of the most common adrenal patterns I see… especially in women who think they’re “just light sleepers.”

A few key fixes:
✅Balance your dinner with protein, fat, and fiber
✅Avoid sugary snacks or alcohol late at night
✅Try a small protein-rich bedtime snack if needed
✅Support adrenal function + blood sugar regulation

Because 3AM should be for sleeping. Not spiraling.

Gratitude is essential for your mental health and overall well-being. Practicing gratitude activates the brain to releas...
11/27/2025

Gratitude is essential for your mental health and overall well-being. Practicing gratitude activates the brain to release serotonin and dopamine, our “feel-good” neurotransmitters.

✨ This is why the holidays are the perfect time to increase your gratitude practice! ✨

Let's all take a moment to breathe deeply and focus on the present moment. Right now, what are you grateful for?

I’m grateful for:
🙏 My supportive network of family and friends.
🙏 The roof over your head.
🙏 My strong, healthy body.
🙏 Having my dream job helping others
🙏 All of the past and future opportunities in my life.

It’s easy to get caught up in the stresses of everyday life, so it’s important to remember to be grateful for the things in life we can sometimes take for granted.

A daily gratitude practice can help us through these difficult periods by helping us to appreciate all that we already have.

Express your gratitude with these 4 exercises over the holidays:

💗 Journaling.
Make a daily list of 10 things you are grateful for.

💗 Sharing the love
Every day, send one message to someone in your life expressing your gratitude for them.

💗 Family dinner share circle
Every night around the dinner table, have everyone take a turn and say what they are grateful for.

💗 Meditation.
Gratitude can be incorporated into a meditation practice. You can choose to concentrate on things for which you are grateful, or you may find it simpler to meditate on how you arrived at this point.

What is something that you are grateful for?

🍊Your body doesn’t just need vitamin C… it prioritizes it.In fact, your adrenal glands store the highest concentration o...
11/26/2025

🍊Your body doesn’t just need vitamin C… it prioritizes it.

In fact, your adrenal glands store the highest concentration of vitamin C in the entire body.

Why?

Because cortisol (your main stress hormone) burns through it fast.

Chronic stress → chronic depletion.

And when your vitamin C levels drop, so does your ability to:
📌Make cortisol at the right times
📌Rebound from stress
📌Produce adrenal-supportive hormones like norepinephrine
📌 Neutralize inflammation + oxidative stress

It’s not just about “immunity” … it’s about adrenal resilience.

🧬 Functional medicine tip:
During prolonged stress, your RDA isn’t enough. You need therapeutic levels from whole foods and targeted supplementation.

Supplementation tip:
Look for liposomal vitamin C or whole food-based C blends with bioflavonoids for better absorption. Take in split doses (2–3x/day) to mimic the body’s natural use pattern.

Feeling burned out isn’t always about “pushing too hard.”

Sometimes, it’s just a biochemical deficit that keeps you from bouncing back.

You’re not imagining it.🤔You’re “doing less,” but somehow feel worse.❤️‍🩹The truth? Your nervous system doesn’t just res...
11/25/2025

You’re not imagining it.🤔

You’re “doing less,” but somehow feel worse.❤️‍🩹

The truth? Your nervous system doesn’t just respond to chaos, it responds to accumulation.

The invisible load of:
➠never-ending mental tabs
➠skipping meals to finish just one more task
➠holding your emotions inside to keep things peaceful
➠striving for “perfect” in silence
➠the constant hum of notifications, decisions, and noise

None of it looks dramatic.

But your body feels it…every second.

And over time, this silent stress can wreck hormonal balance:
→ Cortisol spirals.
→ Progesterone tanks.
→ Blood sugar swings.
→ Inflammation brews.
→ Minerals drain like a leaky faucet.

You’re not lazy. Or weak.

Your body is compensating.

Your hormones are just trying to keep up.

📣“FIX EVERYTHING. RIGHT NOW.”But here’s the paradox:Your nervous system doesn’t need another to-do list.It needs a reaso...
11/24/2025

📣“FIX EVERYTHING. RIGHT NOW.”

But here’s the paradox:

Your nervous system doesn’t need another to-do list.

It needs a reason to stay.

In states of stress, your prefrontal cortex (the logical part of your brain) goes offline.

Pushing harder doesn’t bring it back online, pleasure does.
🌞 60 seconds of morning sunlight
🎧 A favorite song from 2008
🤣 A laugh you didn’t see coming
🧴 Lavender oil on your wrists
🫶 A hug that lasts more than 20 seconds

These micro-joys shift your internal chemistry.

They lower cortisol. Re-activate dopamine.

They signal: “It’s safe to be here.”

You don’t need motivation.

You need moments that make your body want to stay.

You can’t think your way out of stress.But you can breathe your way through it.When your body is flooded with cortisol, ...
11/22/2025

You can’t think your way out of stress.

But you can breathe your way through it.

When your body is flooded with cortisol, your stress hormone, it hijacks your nervous system.

You feel wired, anxious, or stuck in “go mode”… even when you’re safe.

That’s where elongated exhales come in.

📲Swipe to see one of the most studied patterns

This activates your vagus nerve, which shifts your body into parasympathetic (“rest + digest”) mode.

Translation: Less cortisol. More calm.

It takes 60 seconds. No supplements. No screens. Just your breath.

Try it today and feel the shift.

11/21/2025

Friday tip with Dr. Allison

❌Burnout doesn’t start with collapse.✅It starts with subtle whispers your body hopes you’ll catch.➠Before your hormones ...
11/21/2025

❌Burnout doesn’t start with collapse.
✅It starts with subtle whispers your body hopes you’ll catch.
➠Before your hormones flatline…
➠Before your energy tanks for good…
➠Before “one more thing” sends you into survival mode…

🚨Your body sends warning signs.

But most high-achievers brush them off.

Push through. Hustle harder.

Until symptoms get loud enough to stop you in your tracks.

This post breaks down 3 early signs your nervous system is overloaded, and why catching them now saves you months of recovery later.

→ Chronic fatigue that sleep doesn’t fix
→ Intense salt or carb cravings
→ Feeling “wired but tired” even at rest

These aren’t personality flaws.

They’re signals from your HPA axis, blood sugar regulation, and adrenal feedback loops, all asking for support, not shame.

And the earlier you intervene, the faster your body can respond.

✅Less unravelling.
✅Fewer systems involved.
✅Better outcomes with less effort.

Your body isn’t breaking, it’s adapting.

Let’s help it recover before the crash.

How cortisol wrecks progesterone (and your mood)→ It’s not just “stress is bad for hormones.”It’s metabolic triage…and p...
11/20/2025

How cortisol wrecks progesterone (and your mood)
→ It’s not just “stress is bad for hormones.”

It’s metabolic triage…and progesterone loses.❤️‍🩹

When your body is under chronic stress, it triggers your HPA axis to release CRH → ACTH → cortisol.

But here’s the biochemical catch:
🧬 Cortisol and progesterone both need pregnenolone (their hormonal “mother”).

In a calm, nourished state? Your body can produce both.

In a high-stress state? Your body steals pregnenolone to pump out more cortisol.

This is known as “pregnenolone steal.”

Why does it matter?

⬇️ Chronically low progesterone shows up as:
➠Heightened anxiety or low mood
➠Shortened luteal phase
➠Heavier or more erratic cycles
➠Trouble sleeping (especially post-ovulation)
➠Fertility issues
➠Feeling “wired but tired”

Progesterone is your calm, grounding hormone…it balances estrogen, soothes the nervous system, and promotes deep sleep.

Without enough of it, you feel emotionally fragile, hormonally unstable, and more reactive to stress.

And the spiral continues.
🔥 More stress → Less progesterone → More symptoms → More stress.

This isn’t a hormone deficiency problem. It’s a safety signal problem.

Your body knows exactly what it’s doing…it just thinks you’re in survival mode.

Rebalancing your cortisol rhythm doesn’t mean quitting life.

It means repairing the foundations:
✔️ Eat within 60 minutes of waking: protein, fat, and salt to calm the HPA
✔️ Ditch intermittent fasting if you’re in burnout
✔️ Support with adrenal minerals (Na, Mg, K)
✔️ Use light, breath, and rhythm to retrain cortisol flow
✔️ Sleep. Even a 20-min nap counts.
✔️ Buffer blood sugar swings, especially mid-afternoon
✔️ Reduce blue light at night (cortisol blocker = progesterone preserver)

Progesterone is built in safety, not in hustle.

And healing your mood may start with healing your morning.

🤔It’s not “just aging.”🤔It’s not that you’re suddenly weaker.🆘It’s that your inflammation bucket is full.Think of your b...
11/19/2025

🤔It’s not “just aging.”
🤔It’s not that you’re suddenly weaker.

🆘It’s that your inflammation bucket is full.

Think of your body like a bucket.🪣

Every stressor:
➡︎physical
➡︎emotional
➡︎chemical
…adds a few drops.

💦A poor night of sleep? Add some.
💦Blood sugar swings? Add more.
💦Past trauma that was never processed? It’s still dripping.
💦Gluten sensitivity, mold exposure, high histamine, toxic relationships, overtraining…

They all contribute, even when you think you’re managing.

In a healthy body, the bucket has drainage.
→ Antioxidants like glutathione
→ Detox pathways (liver, lymph)
→ Restorative sleep
→ Proper mineral balance
→ A regulated nervous system

But when the inflow > outflow, your bucket overflows.

That’s when you see the symptoms:
🚩Random fatigue
🚩“Mystery” inflammation
🚩Hormone imbalances
🚩Anxiety
🚩Burnout that doesn’t respond to rest

And here’s the kicker:
⚠ You don’t need a single massive stressor.

Just enough low-grade ones, stacked over time.

The solution?

Not just removing stress, but rebuilding your drainage capacity.
✅Support detox pathways.
✅Replenish minerals.
✅Regulate your nervous system.
✅Honor your body’s bandwidth.

Because the bucket isn’t broken.
It’s just full.

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Dr. Lindsey Carr, DC, CACCP and Dr. Allison Bomar-Hyong are a chiropractors at Midtown Chiropractic in Memphis, TN. If you are struggling with neck or back pain, headaches or migraines, carpal tunnel, sciatica, or any other health condition please call us today or visit our website and take advantage of our new patient special.