Being a mom is one of the most rewarding experiences life can offer! And, it’s also one of the most exhausting. 😩 It’s certainly not all sunshine ☀️ and rainbows. 🌈

The constant demands of parenting, the pressure to be a "perfect" mom, and the lack of time for self-care can leave you feeling drained, overwhelmed, and burnt out. If you're a mom who's struggling with stress and fatigue, know that you're not alone. 

Drs. Scott and Lena have always focused on the whole family and knows that when moms focus on their health and well-being, and make self-care a priority as well… it adds so much health + happiness to the whole family! 

When you're rested, relaxed, and energized 🔋, you're able to show up for your loved ones and give them the love and attention they deserve. 

It’s NOT easy, but it IS possible. Our practice specializes in “Mom Care” just as much as taking care of kids. That 5-minute adjustment can unlock and release so much stress + tension, leaving you feeling relaxed 😌 and energized 🙌 at the same time! 

Listen to this podcast 🎥 from Drs. Scott and Lena to learn our Top 3 Mom Health Hacks and Stress Busters 💥 that can fit into any schedule, no matter how busy + slammed you may be! 

#stress #energy #stresshelp #health #momhealth #momlife #mom #momsohard #parenting #tension #headaches #stressrelief #naturalremedies #growinghealthyfamilies #elitefamilychiros

POOP 💩 THERE IT IS! 

If Elite Family Chiropractic were to ever remake the 1990s smash hit we all know and love, “Whoop There It Is!”… we’d simply swap out the “whoop” for poop 💩! 😂

That’s because day in and day out in our office ,we are able to help kids find relief from constipation naturally… without the use of heavy, side effect-ridden medications 💊 like Miralax. 

Every day we meet families who’ve tried everything to help their little one (or even grade school age or teenagers) find relief from chronic constipation. 🤢 They’ve tried every probiotic and magnesium brand out there, loaded up on prunes, gone gluten-free and dairy-free… you name it. 

But for the vast majority of those families, even after all that, their child still struggles 🙁 because the nutritional interventions and supplements often can’t quite get all the way down to the true root cause of constipation. 

In the vast majority of our cases, instead of just removing gluten and dairy, we work to figure out why that child’s gut can’t digest those foods (and others) more regularly and easily. 

Almost every time we find that a child struggling with constipation and gluten intolerance first has a deep level of stress and dysfunction within their central nervous system 🧠 — not just the gut itself. 

The central + autonomic nervous system controls everything in the gut – motility, absorption, and elimination. So if your child’s nervous system is overstressed and wound up, their gut will be as well. 

If you’ve tried it all for your child’s constipation but still haven’t experienced full and complete results, this podcast from Drs. Scott and Lena is for you! When you learn more about the role the nervous system plays in digestive function, we’re confident you’ll find that true root cause and natural solutions you’ve been searching for! 

You can also learn more about how to care for constipation 💩 naturally with this in-depth article 👉 https://pxdocs.com/article/chronic-constipation/ 

#constipation #pxdocs #pediatricchiropractic #chronicconstipation #naturalhealth #health #digestion

The Vagus Nerve 🧠 is all the craze right now! Any search on google will generate 1,000,000’s of hits with life and “health hacks” galore 🙌.  With all the research 📝, bio hacking and natural science 🧬 that has been reported lately, it's cool to hear about a part of our nervous system 🧠 that can have such an amazing impact on our health and adaptability 💪…

But did you also know the Vagus Nerve 🧠 is VERY important for our kid’s development 👶, behavior 😡 and even sensory 🥺 comfortability? In this podcast Drs. Scott and Lena dig into the science of an active 💪Vagus Nerve and a Vagus Nerve that is “turned down.” ⬇️

Plus - applying this Vagus “fine tuning” has never been easier! Check out this in-depth look at how the Vagus Nerve 🧠 works and HOW it gets stuck and “turned down.” ⬇️ In the first place. 

 #vagusnerve #vagusnervestimulation #vagusnervehealing #dysautonomia #dysautonomiaawareness #subluxation #subluxationfree #community #connection #pxdocs #chiropractic #pediatricchiropractic #prenatalchiropractic #familychiropractic #chiropractor #chirokids #chirofamilies #immunesupport #health #healthyfamilies

Just like “building a house,🏡” the nervous system works in stages… starting with the foundation right after birth. The most important being eating, sleeping and pooping with ease. This may sound simple, but here’s why they make all the difference:

EAT 🍴

Having head/neck control supports the “rooting reflex” and activates the muscles in the neck to allow the baby to be in a comfortable position to nurse or take a bottle. 🍼 The mouth, lips and tongue then work together to get their bellies full and bodies calm.  

SLEEP 💤

A calm and relaxed tone supports a baby’s ability to easily calm down and sleep.  If a newborn is stiff, arching, and feels tight, this can be a sign they are “skipping a foundational step” (most commonly due to a stressful delivery).  

POOP 💩

Doing so with ease is a sign baby is relaxed and the autonomic nervous system is working together and on autopilot. Giving us confidence the body can adapt to MORE later on! 

What do all these actions have in common?...

They are controlled by the nervous system which controls all development after this. If this foundation isn’t set then healing has to go back and master eating, sleeping and pooping no matter what the age! 

Questions/research: go www.elitefamilychiros.com or PXdocs.com

Make sure to share with someone who needs this info.

#neurodevelopment #sensoryprocessing #constipation #nursingstruggles #latchingstruggles #breastfeeding #formulafed #breastfed #sleepstruggles #motorskills #finemotorskills #speechdevelopment #pxdocs #pediatricchiropractic #vagusnerve #neuroplasticity #growinghealthyfamilies

In this episode, Drs. Scott and Lena share the #1 thing that is being missed with kids who are struggling with chronic ear infections, constipation, colic, sensory processing issues, tantrums and meltdowns. Find out WHY your child won't just "Grow out of it" and how it evolves into other, often more severe symptoms over time.

To learn more about how to get to the bottom of what is causing your child to struggles, read the articles that answer all of your questions HERE: https://www.elitefamilychiros.com/they-do-not-grow-out-of-it/ . This episode is a game changer Parents!

If you would like to ask us a question AND be featured in a future episode, use this link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ghfpodcast/message

Many adults have emotional pain or trauma that can hinder, harm, and hold them back throughout their life. In this episode, we want to share with you 5 steps that you can take to re-claim control over your pain and your life.

Acknowledge that you are in pain and that it is affecting your life

Be honest with your self

Admit that you can't carry this alone any more

Recognize that you need help to heal

Understand that there are others who can help you to work through the healing process

Therapists (psychologists / counselors), Pastors, Psychiatrists

Seek help with an open heart and mind

You have to share openly and honestly the things you have gone through

Be open to their thoughts, advice, and perspectives. They see things that you don't see and will have perspectives that will help you to work through what has happened

This is a judgement free place....but expect the counselor to help you to see the situation in ways to help you to own your role in the situations so that you can act differently in the future (don't repeat the same painful or harmful behaviors)

Healing is a process and not an event

It can take months to years to unpack all the layers that have built up over your lifetime

Forgiveness is the ultimate healing

In time, you will need to forgive yourself and/or those that hurt you so that the past pain will no longer have power over you.

This doesn't mean that we forget what happened, but we choose to take away it's power over us through the healing power of forgiveness. Sometimes this means we can forgive the person, and other times if we can not forgive the person, it simply means that we acknowledge and process the pain and release the power it has over our lives

Send us a voice message here, we would love to hear your thoughts or comments on this episode: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ghfpodcast/message

Do you ever feel like your family never has any downtime?

Are you going from one activity to another for your children every single day?

Do you worry about family burnout?

Is your favorite time of the week the lucky day when there is no practice, tournament, match, recital so that you can get 5 minutes to breathe?

If you have said yes to one or more you are not alone!

Questions to ask yourself?

How to evaluate the situation:

Action steps:

One of the most common things parents deal with for their kids' health

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Why do so many kids have ear pain? Science and Myths

What can you do?

Use our voice message link and we may feature your question in an upcoming episode

Interview with Dr. Lena

Why:  Every mom struggles to find balance with work and home life yet you seem to find a way to keep everything in proper perspective, so this episode is to support all of the moms who are dealing with "mom guilt" and need support and strategies

If you want to ask a question or share your strategies click this link:  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ghfpodcast/message