by The Chiropractor's Wife | 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 The Chiropractor's Wife | 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 The Chiropractor's Wife | 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 The Chiropractor's Wife | 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...
by The Chiropractor's Wife | Jun 17, 2020 | Foundational Health, nutrition, The Chiropractor's Wife
My 7 year-old nephew Ben is a big fan of his Uncle Brandt. He has been ever since we moved to the area almost 3 years ago. He once told his mom that when he grows up he wants to “crack bones and drink spinach smoothies” like The Chiropractor. (Just to clarify, let me...
by The Chiropractor's Wife | May 20, 2020 | fermentation, Foundational Health, nutrition, Nutrition, The Chiropractor's Wife
Let’s talk about kombucha. If you’re already converted, you can scroll right past this. If you’ve tried it once and spewed it out and don’t know how anyone can drink “that nasty stuff,” keep reading. If nothing else, you can gain...
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.