Sunlife Chiropractic Blog
Learnings, teachings and tips & tricks for the path to wellness for you and your family.
The Key to Long Term Wellness: Nervous System Regulation
This blog is for you! People who are sick of temporary fixes and want to uncover the root cause of chronic health issues. By gaining a deeper understanding, you can help find lasting relief and wellness.
From Illness to Wellness: Unlocking the Power Within
While seasons are changing, you may find yourself in a frustrating cycle - of your family constantly battling colds, coughs, congestion, and other illnesses. You try over-the-counter medications, visiting doctors, and getting prescribed stronger antibiotics, but the cycle continues. What you may not realize is that shutting down symptoms with medications often weakens the body's resilience long-term. The key is supporting the body to build up its defenses naturally.
From Stress to Serenity: The Vagus Nerve Blueprint
In this blog, we'll explore the Vagus Nerve, offering hope for families struggling with chronic health struggles. If you've felt dismissed by conventional approaches, if you're tired of the medication merry-go-round, and if you're desperate for answers, this is for you. We're here to empower you with knowledge that goes beyond surface treatments, focusing instead on addressing the root cause of your family's challenges. Through safe, non-invasive techniques and Neurologically-Focused Chiropractic Care, we'll equip you with the tools to stimulate the Vagus Nerve and unlock your family's full health potential.
Sensory Sensitivities Unraveled: A Holistic Guide
When your child struggles with sensory issues – daily meltdowns, refusal to wear certain clothes or eat specific foods, difficulty sleeping – it can be exhausting and isolating. Each sensory-related tantrum or meltdown in public can make you feel the weight of judgmental stares from people unaware of the neurological root causing your family's daily struggles.
Pathway to Hope: Unlocking Autism Genetics and Triggers
As parents, you're constantly navigating the unknown, seeking answers and solutions for your children's well-being. One of the most daunting challenges many face is understanding autism and its causes. With autism rates skyrocketing, affecting 1 in 36 children today, it's important that we look into the factors contributing to this complex condition.
Do Kids Really “Grow Out Of IT”
We understand that as a parent, you know when something is wrong with your child. You may have even been told to wait it out, but we want to assure you that there is more going on, just as your gut tells you. The science behind these conditions is related to the function and development of the central and autonomic nervous system, an area that conventional pediatricians do not understand very well, but is the absolute specialty of Neurologically-Focused Pediatric Chiropractors like Sunlife Chiropractic.
The Perfect Storm: Insights into Neurological Disorders
This blog is for people who refuse to resign themselves to the status quo of chronic illness and medication dependency. It's for those who seek genuine understanding and drug-free alternatives to support their family's well-being. As we dive into the details of The Perfect Storm, our aim is to empower you with knowledge and actionable insights to reclaim control over your family's health journey.
Dysautonomia: Connecting the Dots on Chronic Health Issues
We all envision a future where our family members are not just surviving, but thriving - where they’re full of endless possibilities. However, for some families, this dream seems so far in the distance. If you or a family member are struggling daily with a myriad of issues: mood disorders, gastrointestinal disturbances, chronic pain, unexplained weakness, and a host of other perplexing symptoms, please know you’re not alone. If you or your family member are still suffering despite countless medical consultations and treatments, and the root cause of suffering remains elusive, it's heartbreaking and frustrating.
Understanding the Impact of Prenatal Stress on Baby's Nervous System Development
The moment those two lines appear on the pregnancy test, the most joyful journey begins for expectant mothers. It's a time filled with wonder, excitement, and, undoubtedly, a touch of anxiety about your baby's health and future. As your little one grows within the womb, you might find yourself thinking about the effects of your stress and any potential disruptions that could happen during childbirth. It’s common to wonder if your emotional state could influence your baby's neurological development.
Understanding the Impact of Individualized Care Plans for you & your family.
When faced with challenges - whether physical, developmental, or emotional - our search for answers and solutions becomes all we think about. Central to this journey is the question: “When will I see the results I’m looking for?” It’s a natural concern rooted in our love and desire to see our family thriving. The truth is, the answer isn’t always straightforward. It depends on so many factors, starting with the amount of stressors in you or your family member’s life and the severity of current challenges. And even then, there are objective measures and test findings that can influence the timeline of improvement.
Colic: Insights and Solutions for Exhausted Parents
As a parent, nothing can prepare you for the distress of seeing your baby cry inconsolably for hours on end. If your little one is crying for more than three hours a day and seems impossible to comfort, there is a good chance they are experiencing colic - a diagnosis that affects about 25% of infants, leaving many families feeling overwhelmed and helpless.
Recognizing and Addressing Burnout
In today's fast-paced world, we all tend to wrestle with mental, emotional, and physical health issues. Unfortunately, the stress, burnout, and exhaustion experienced can affect both adults and children alike. The demands of work, school, sports, social media, and various relationships can take a toll, making it crucial for adults and children to actively engage in supporting their nervous system. If you or your children are struggling in any way and you’re not sure how to help them or yourselves, this is the blog for you.
A Comprehensive Approach to Alleviating Fight or Flight Stress
As a nervous system focused chiropractor at Sunlife Chiropractic, I have witnessed the struggles that countless people face – battles against unresolved anxiety, poor sleep, low immunity, and inflammation, despite the tireless efforts of striving to support your and your child’s health. This struggle leaks into behavior, marked by frequent meltdowns and an inability to self-calm or regulate. These persistent challenges may be indicative of a constant activated stress response causing struggles for your nervous system.
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