by The Chiropractor's Wife | Aug 29, 2024 | Addison's Disease, adrenal insufficiency, alternative healthcare, autoimmune, Foundation Chiropractic, Foundational Health, healing mindset, nutrition, The Chiropractor's Wife
One of the many things our adrenal glands do is help regulate our sodium. Those of us whose adrenal glands are severely damaged from autoimmune disease (or otherwise) tend to crave salt as a result. In fact, I’m technically on a “high salt” diet to...
by The Chiropractor's Wife | Aug 28, 2024 | Addison's Disease, alternative healthcare, autoimmune, Foundational Health, healing mindset, The Chiropractor's Wife
A few months ago, the opportunity arose to plan some travel–specifically 2 trips back to back, both via plane and both in other time zones. A year and a half ago, I probably would have passed up the opportunity because I was so easily overstimulated and fatigued...
by The Chiropractor's Wife | Jun 26, 2024 | Addison's Disease, alternative healthcare, autoimmune, Foundational Health
Sorry for the awkward selfie but see that disc on the backside of my arm? That little guy has a sensor that is constantly monitoring the level of glucose in my interstitial fluid–a CGM, or continuous glucose monitor. It’ll be with me for at least the...
by The Chiropractor's Wife | Nov 22, 2023 | Foundational Health, ProBalance, Therapies
ProBalance Therapy is made for situations where you struggle in staying steadyAnyone in my family will tell you that I’ve never been an athlete, but 2023 drove that home without any room for question. As my adrenal glands puttered out completely (along with my...
by The Chiropractor's Wife | Jul 26, 2021 | chiropractic care, Foundational Health, The Chiropractor's Wife
The Chiropractor’s Wife has been a little “needy” this summer… After a couple of big bumps and bruises I’ve been very grateful for not only The Chiropractor’s skills and expertise in getting me fixed up, but also his patience with me as I sometimes want to do...
by The Chiropractor's Wife | Jan 26, 2021 | Chiropractic, chiropractic care, foot pain, Foundational Health, Joint Health, pain management, The Chiropractor's Wife
We started a new thing in the office last fall and I realized I’d never included it in the blog. It’s a foot treatment and honestly I thought it was a little strange when The Chiropractor first described it to me (not the first time I’ve had that...
I'm a BYU music ed grad who went on to become a pediatric music therapist in Texas, where I met and married my chiropractor husband (with a whole lot happening in between). While I can barely differentiate between an occiput and a sacrum and really have no business being on a chiropractic website, I can tell you that everything you read here will be based on my real life experience of being married to Brandt. From endless discussions about gut health to encouragement to try barefoot running to his own fast lasting five days--it's a great, kind of weird, life--and one I wouldn't trade for anything.