It's not a secret that meditation can be a powerful tool to reduce your stress load and help guide the body out of a fight/flight response.I'm sure you've thought..."But how am I supposed to sit still for that long?""How am I supposed to clear

Friendly Reminder

Oct 29th, 2021 1m 15s

I think we could all use a friendly reminder on how amazing we are every now and then. Here's yours!

Your Highest Need

Oct 22nd, 2021 4m 31s

The communication between the body and the brain determines how we function and show up in our everyday life.That communication is driven by our highest human need to feel safe.The symptoms you experience of pain or fatigue are all messages tha

It's More About Balance

Oct 15th, 2021 7m 34s

We know that when you're feeling stressed out like you're ready to to fight someone or just want to drop everything and run, this can be a sign of a taxed nervous system stuck in a sympathetic state.But what about when you freeze? Or want to ru

Brain Building for Littles

Oct 1st, 2021 4m 30s

As parents, there's a lot of worry and thought that goes into making sure our kiddos are the happiest, healthiest versions of themselves.As they are growing, we wonder if we need that toy or that book or that program or that supplement to help

Are you looking at the system as a whole?

Sep 24th, 2021 5m 10s

Have you been hyper focused on specific pain sites? Is it possible that you're missing the big picture and root cause of your dis-ease?When you step on a dog's tail, you hear that pain as a bark.But if you only focused on stopping the bark, you

Head Injuries Don't Just Stay In The Head

Sep 10th, 2021 3m 49s

Treating head injuries can be tricky business. A lot of focus of treatment is on the brain. But we've seen that head injuries don't just stay in the brain. When care for head injuries doesn't include the whole pictures, lingering symptoms or ev

Why Upper Cervical Care?

Sep 3rd, 2021 5m 28s

At this point, hopefully you're loving Upper Cervical Chiropractic just as much as we do (okay well maybe not THAT much).But hopefully you're really digging it!You may be wondering, what is this voodoo magic and why do Dr. Jake and Dr. Lauren f

The Anti-Inflammatory Pathway

Aug 27th, 2021 1m 58s

Did you know that more and more research is coming out showing that the root cause of most dis-ease in our body is chronic inflammation?Did you also know that our favorite nerve, the Vagus, is in charge of directing our cholinergic anti-inflamm

Are "bugs" impacting your ability to heal?

Aug 20th, 2021 5m 1s

When considering our ability to heal and express our healthiest self, we need to look at the entire Gut/Brain connection via the Vagus nerve.Care and support of the upper cervical spine is foundational in enhancing this connection.other pieces

Optimized Structure and Movement

Aug 13th, 2021 5m 46s

I feel like every time I tell someone that I'm a chiropractor, there's usually a joke made about how "bad" their posture and/or movement is.It makes sense. It's obviously something we look at and support as a part of our profession.But it seems

Do You Feel Safe?

Aug 6th, 2021 4m 27s

Do you know what our highest human need is?Love? Food? Connection?Research suggests that our highest human need is actually safety.So every second our nervous system is scanning our internal and external environments to get a sense of how "safe

Repeat Use Injuries

Jul 23rd, 2021 3m 59s

We know it can get frustrating when you feel like you need to be adjusted every visit and you're not sure what's happening to knock you out of alignment.We know it can get frustrating when your progress is going slower than you'd like and you'r

Fascia Help

Jul 16th, 2021 3m 39s

Have you heard about this really cool tissues?It's this amazing interconnected web surrounding and supporting every structure in the body.Trauma can cause it twist and form adhesions impacting not only the structure of our body but also the hyd

How's Your Cervical Curve?

Jul 9th, 2021 3m 8s

Do you remember what your x-ray looked like?Was your cervical curve normal? Was it straightening out? Or was it even heading the opposite direction?Do you know why we want that curve to be normal? Do you know what it tells us when it isn't?Tune

The One Shift to Maximize Change

Jul 2nd, 2021 9m 55s

Have you been doing all the things to try to see results in your healing?And now you’re too burnt out to keep going?Or does it feel like there’s too much to do to get healthy?And like there’s no possible way you can do what you need to to feel

The Health Stat You Want to Monitor At Home

Jun 25th, 2021 4m 45s

Tracking statistics in business is one of best ways to determine how well your business is doing. Is it growing? Plateauing? Or even floundering? The same can be applied to your body!Do you find yourself wondering what your health is doing?Are

What Makes Us Different!

Jun 18th, 2021 8m 38s

Have you ever had a friend or family member that you knew could benefit from care in our office?Did they cringe at hearing the word "chiropractor"?Maybe you said, "No, no they're different!" but to no avail...Send them this episode! Dr. Lauren

Want more support to handle stressors?

Jun 11th, 2021 4m 47s

How's that stress treating you?Neck pain?Shoulder tightness?Tummy troubles?What about low energy?This is for you!We've already talked about the important connection between the gut and the brain.We've talked about how the Vagus is an important

The little known vital sign you should start paying attention to!

Jun 4th, 2021 6m 2s

Females! This one is for you! Did you know that your period is an important vital sign?Tracking your cycle and paying attention to what symptoms your experiencing when in relation to your monthly pattern can give you great insight to your level

Spinal Stabilizer

May 14th, 2021 3m 29s

Have you ever been frustrated about how often your body needs to be adjusted?Have you wondered what else you could be doing at home to help?Check out this week's episode with Dr. Lauren! She fills you in on the muscle you will want to start act

Getting Labor Going

May 7th, 2021 3m 28s

Has it started yet?All the texts or calls wondering if baby is here?Starting to go a little crazy?In those last days of pregnancy there's very little that won't put you over the edge as you patiently wait for the arrival of your bundle of joy.M

Signs of Subluxation

Apr 30th, 2021 7m 14s

We all want our kids to be the healthiest version of themselves.So when we hear or see...Trouble breastfeedingColicRefluxAllergiesAsthmaConstipationHeadachesMissed milestonesChronic coldsClumsinessPlagiocephalyDifficulty with sensory/motor proc

The 4 Ts

Apr 23rd, 2021 6m 20s

Have you ever wondered what causes you to lose your alignment? (hint: it's not just physical trauma)Check out this episode with Dr. Lauren to uncover the causes of subluxation aka misalignment!

Natural Pain Relief

Apr 16th, 2021 2m 15s

Wouldn’t it be better if healing was completely linear?If stress didn’t exist?And that tension didn’t increase our pain?Believe me, if I could wish you to this world I would in an instant!But we’re human.And on a journey of healing that has ups