by Shannon Adams | Jan 12, 2021 | Foundational Health, nutrition, The Chiropractor's Wife, vegetables, whole30
“Cooking for the Chiropractor” blog posts will appear periodically throughout this year and highlight recipes we use and enjoy on a regular basis. I’ve had more than one person ask me, after they’ve gotten to know my husband a little bit (or...
by Shannon Adams | Dec 16, 2020 | Foundational Health, holiday eating, Nutrition, vegetables
When I married The Chiropractor, there was a unique reason why my brother’s wife was especially excited for him to join the family. (Aside from the chiro care he brought along.) His healthy eating and hence my catering to his healthy eating (eh, more or...
by Shannon Adams | Dec 1, 2020 | nutrition, The Chiropractor's Wife, vegetables
This started as an Instagram post last year but I realized this might also be a good place to share… The Monday morning after Thanksgiving last year I woke up and could hardly move. I was incredibly stiff and just felt terrible overall. I was scheduled for a...
by Shannon Adams | Nov 18, 2020 | 21-Day Cleanse, Foundational Health, Nutrition, nutrition, supplements, The Chiropractor's Wife
“The Cleanse.” It’s become its own entity. I’m not talking coffee enemas, apple cider vinegar for 3 days, or excessive fasting. The cleanse I’m referring to is a 21-day detoxification program designed by Standard Process, a supplement...
by Shannon Adams | Sep 23, 2020 | Foundational Health, nutrition, The Chiropractor's Wife
To my knowledge, I was in my mid-30s before I ever ate bok choy. Maybe it had been snuck into some dishes previously with me unawares, but it (like many vegetables) was completely off my radar for most of my young adult life. How did I go from that to eating it...
by Shannon Adams | Aug 26, 2020 | Foundational Health, nutrition, supplements, The Chiropractor's Wife
When we were engaged, my apartment in Dallas was very close to the office where The Chiropractor was working as a nutritionist. Since I could never meet him for lunch, I gave him a key to my apartment so that he could grab some food or cook something if he...
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.