The Chiropractor’s Wife
This is a blog about my learning curve on functional medicine and natural health, plus some of the enlightening (and slightly strange) adventures I’ve had with my chiropractor. Enjoy!
–Shannon
Mental Drama and the Games We Play…
"Mindfulness" and "Mindset" About ten years ago, we started talking about "mindfulness" a lot in my workplace. You know--paying attention to how you feel when you're engaged in certain behaviors, and being intentional about taking those moments to refocus, breathe,...
Setting The Right Fitness Goals
What's the Right Type of Exercise? A few days into January 2025, a few family members and I were talking about health and wellness. (This often happens when the Chiro is around--he doesn't usually initiate it but answers lots of questions and 3 hours later we...
The Pickle Jar Podcast
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 support that sodium...
Travel… and the Little Things
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...
The Value of a Continuous Glucose Monitor
CGMs are now widely available without insurance approval and can be a valuable tool in understanding your metabolic health.
Living with a Rare Disease
Making peace with living in the world of functional medicine with a bummer diagnosis.
How the ProBalance Therapy Helped Me
As my adrenal glands puttered out completely (along with my ability to stand up straight and do simple tasks like brushing my teeth without getting totally winded), I also took a gnarly hit to the head.
Lessons Not Learned
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 things the hard way in my healing journey. :/
I Didn’t Die!
Learn about a new way to effectively manage pain, swelling, and achiness in your feet. No NSAIDS involved.
Cooking for The Chiropractor: Chicken Salad
I've had more than one person ask me, after they've gotten to know my husband a little bit (or after he's gotten excited about one of his nutrition topics in response to someone asking a health related question), "so what do you guys eat?" Ha ha. This is kinda a fun...