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A hand that goes dead at three in the morning. A foot that feels distant at the end of a long day. By the time you reach an appointment the symptom has gone and you’re told nothing is wrong.

Kelowna chiropractor Dr. Cary Yurkiw explains what numbness and tingling actually are: a nerve sending an inaccurate report, not proof that something has broken. Felt at the end of the line. Caused somewhere along it.

Interference, not damage, and interference is the part that can change.

Nobody is diagnosed in this episode. That is not what it’s for. You’ll leave with an explanation that holds together and a couple of things to do this week.

CHAPTERS

0:00 A hand that goes dead. A foot that feels distant.0:20 How this usually shows up. Intermittent, then regular.1:20 Hand patterns: fingers, neck, elbow, wrist, shoulder2:48 Foot patterns, and the quiet one to take most seriously4:00 Treat the source, not the road4:18 What the first visit actually includes5:20 Care in the clinic6:23 Clinic story: the wrist brace that wasn’t the problem [COMPOSITE]7:17 What you can do this week. Finger map and a two-week journal.7:48 Next steps: clinic, virtual consult, booklet8:38 Wrap-up

TAKEAWAYS

Map which fingers are involved and which are not.Turn your head and notice whether the hand changes.Keep a two-week record: where it is, how long it lasts, what position starts it, what stops it.Treat the source, not only the place you feel it.Both feet going numb the same way, starting in the toes and creeping up, is the pattern to take most seriously.

ABOUT DR. CARY

Dr. Cary Yurkiw, DC, has thirty-three years in practice and founded Tutt Street Family Chiropractic in Kelowna, BC. He is the author of Neck Pain and Back Pain.

BOOKLET, CLINIC AND EVERYTHING ELSE

https://linktr.ee/tuttstreetfamilychiropractic

General education, not medical advice. If you have sudden weakness, a face droop, slurred speech, or any change in bladder or bowel control, seek emergency care immediately. Clinic stories are composite and do not identify a real patient.

When your kid leaves for college, nobody hands them a manual for their own body — how to sleep, eat, and move when there's no one making them. By about week six, a lot of students crash: exhausted, aching, headaches, and they don't know why.

I'm Dr. Cary Yurkiw — a chiropractor for 31 years, a clinic owner for 25 of them, and a dad who just sent his own kids off to school. In this episode I share the exact things we focused on to give our own children a healthy start, and why the usual advice ("eat well, sleep more, exercise") doesn't work when you're standing in a dorm room at 11pm with a mini-fridge.

What you'll learn:

• Why students crash around week six — and how to see it coming
• Sleep is the domino: steady wake-up time + morning light
• Eat by building blocks, not rules: protein, carb, and something with color
• Move often, not hard: frequency beats intensity, and accountability wins
• The one small habit that separates students who thrive

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Why I made this — standing in my kid's dorm room
0:43 Who I am: 31 years as a chiropractor, and a dad
1:47 The invisible systems that vanish on move-in day
2:48 Week six is when the wheels come off
3:13 Why "just take care of yourself" fails
3:46 Sleep is the domino — wake time + morning light
4:43 Eat by building blocks, not rules
5:59 Move often, not hard
6:51 What 30 years in the room taught me
7:20 Start this week — pick one
8:22 The book, Mastermind & coaching
9:54 Thank you

For the book, the Mastermind group, 1:1 coaching, and more — everything is here:
https://linktr.ee/drcaryyurkiw

If this helped, please follow the show and share it with a parent who needs it.

Numbness and tingling in the hands and feet is one of the most common things

I get asked about, and one of the least explained.

In this episode I go through how the nervous system actually produces those

symptoms — why a pinched nerve in the neck shows up in your fingers, why one

in the low back shows up in your toes, and why that pins-and-needles feeling

is the same thing that happens when your leg falls asleep.

I've also just published the booklet this comes from, and there's a free

webinar coming up.

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FREE WEBINAR

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

6:30 PM Pacific / 9:30 PM Eastern · Online · Free

We'll cover how numbness and tingling develops, how it gets assessed, and

what can be done about it — chiropractic care, laser, shockwave, orthotics,

nutrition, and exercises you can do on your own.

Register free: https://linktr.ee/tuttstreetfamilychiropractic

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THE BOOKLET

Numb Hands, Tingling Feet — paperback and Kindle, out now on Amazon.

linktr.ee/tuttstreetfamilychiropractic

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CHAPTERS

0:00 The book is live

0:30 Webinar date and time

0:41 What the book looks like

1:24 Where to find everything

1:41 How to register

1:53 So what actually causes it?

2:15 The nervous system, briefly

2:24 Peripheral nerves: neck to fingers, low back to toes

2:57 Pins and needles, and the crossed-leg feeling

3:40 What the webinar covers

4:18 How to get a ticket

4:48 Where else to find the podcast

5:14 How to get a copy

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Dr. Cary Yurkiw has practised chiropractic at Tutt Street Family Chiropractic

in Kelowna, British Columbia, for thirty years.

This is general information about how nerve symptoms work. It is not

individual medical advice and it does not replace being assessed by a

clinician who can examine you.

Is your numbness coming from where you think it is? Probably not.

A Q&A episode tackling the most common questions about numbness in hands, tingling feet, and peripheral nerve pain—and why diagnosing the real cause matters so much more than temporary relief.

In this episode:

• Red flags that tell you numbness is serious
• Why a helpful wrist brace doesn't always mean you have carpal tunnel
• The surprising reason your numb feet might be coming from your back
• How to distinguish mechanical vs. systemic numbness
• The patient case that changed everything: bilateral leg numbness, disc issues, and one targeted approach that made a real difference
• Why waiting is the biggest mistake—and how easy it is to get answers

With 30 years of clinical experience, I'm pulling back the curtain on how to actually diagnose and treat nerve compression, not just manage the symptom.

Ready for answers?
📞 Tutt Street Family Chiropractic (Kelowna): 250-486-0062
🔗 Book online: https://linktr.ee/tuttstreetfamilychiropractic

Webinar coming in September — comprehensive guide + 50-page ebook available on Amazon.

Your student felt amazing in September. By midterms, they're crashed, stressed, and physically sick.

Here's why—and what actually fixes it.

In this episode, Dr. Cary Yurkiw answers 7 real questions from students and parents about college health:

🔹 Why you crash at midterms (even when you start strong)
🔹 The ONE health change that shifts everything
🔹 How to eat well on a student budget (steel-cut oats, pasta, rice)
🔹 Real exercise solutions when you have zero time
🔹 Why stress is making you physically sick (sympathetic vs. parasympathetic)
🔹 How to actually make friends on campus
🔹 When college tiredness is normal vs. when to get checked

This episode is the foundation for Dr. Cary's new book and webinar series: "The Body You're Taking to College"—because what you do NOW matters.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:03 - Welcome & why Dr. Cary created this content
1:30 - Question 1: Why the crash happens at midterms
2:45 - Question 2: The sleep solution (circadian rhythms & master hormones)
4:15 - Question 3: Budget nutrition that actually works
5:30 - Question 4: Exercise when you have no time
6:45 - Question 5: Why stress creates physical symptoms
8:00 - Question 6: Making friends on campus
8:45 - Question 7: Normal tiredness vs. something to check
9:30 - How to get more resources & register for the webinar

(If this is the first episode or for Spotify's show page)

The Body You're Taking with Dr. Cary Yurkiw

30+ years of clinical experience. Real answers to your health questions.

From college students to busy parents to health professionals—this podcast cuts through the noise and teaches you why your body works the way it does.

We cover sleep, nutrition, stress, movement, and resilience. No complicated theories. No willpower-dependent nonsense. Just evidence-based frameworks you can actually use.

New episodes every [week/biweekly].

Hosted by Dr. Cary Yurkiw, chiropractor, author, and health coach.

Numb hands. Tingling feet. Symptoms that come and go — until they don't.

Gabby sits down with Dr. Cary Yurkiw to ask why numbness gets ignored for years, what a pinched nerve is actually doing to nerve flow, and why a numb hand isn't always carpal tunnel.

In this episode:

- What numbness actually is, and where it starts in the spine

- Why symptoms come and go before they settle in for good

- Double crush syndrome — when two pinched nerves cause one symptom

- Why hands and feet aren't quite the same conversation

- Posture, phones, and repetitive strain at work

- How it gets properly diagnosed, and what treatment involves

FREE LIVE WEBINAR

Numb Hands, Tingling Feet

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM PT

Where nerve symptoms really come from, when to worry, and what to do about it.

Register free: https://linktr.ee/tuttstreetfamilychiropractic

Dr. Cary Yurkiw, DC has practiced for thirty years in Kelowna, British Columbia. Tutt Street Family Chiropractic is accepting new patients. Outside the Kelowna area? Online health coaching is available through the link above.

Super Healthy — Optimize Your Health. Elevate Your Life.

For general education only. Not a substitute for individual medical advice. If your symptoms are new, worsening, or severe, see a healthcare provider.

Dr. Cary Yurkiw sits down to talk about his free September webinar, "The Body You're Taking to College" — a chiropractor father's honest guide to sleeping, eating, and moving when nobody's making you.

The idea started at his own kitchen table, two weeks before his son left for school.

FREE WEBINAR — Thursday, September 17, 6:30 PM Pacific / 9:30 PM Eastern

Register free: linktr.ee/drcaryyurkiw

In this conversation: what he wants every college-age student and their parents to sort out before the semester gets away from them — arriving early enough to build a routine before classes start, groceries and what to actually eat, protein and macronutrients, sleep and respecting your own circadian rhythm, exercise, and setting up a desk that won't wreck your neck and back.

Also covered: why a live webinar instead of just a book (you can ask questions in the chat — we'll be streaming on YouTube and TikTok), why the date lands two to three weeks into the school year, and the one thing that matters more than all the rest.

Chapters0:00 Why this webinar exists1:15 Is this for students or for parents?2:15 "My kid won't sit through a health lecture"3:22 What you'll actually walk away with4:17 The one thing that matters most5:13 What we saw in the clinic last school year6:15 Why live instead of just the book6:53 Why September 177:43 Night owls — is that just who they are?8:51 Tickets, the booklet, and what comes after

A companion booklet is on the way — around 50 pages, with simple recipes, publishing on Amazon as an ebook, paperback and audiobook. And for parents and students who want to stay on track through the school year, a monthly mastermind is coming.

Dr. Cary Yurkiw, DC — 30+ years in practice, clinic owner for 25 of them, 100,000+ adjustments.More: truenorthexperts.com

For tickets: https://linktr.ee/drcaryyurkiw

In this episode, I review Day 14 of the 100-Day Challenge and walk you through a full, honest breakdown of how the day actually played out—from meals and workouts to macros, steps, and mindset.

I cover:

• A steak-and-chicken skillet meal and where hidden carbs come from

• How fats (especially olive oil and cream) quietly drive calories

• Smoothie upgrades, protein substitutions, and what happens when a favorite ingredient runs out

• Why halving indulgent foods and doubling beneficial ones works

• Net carbs vs total carbs—and why that distinction matters

• Managing family dinners without breaking momentum

• Steps, walking strategy, and post-dinner movement

• Strength training, recovery, yoga, and meditation

• What I’m tracking daily: net carbs, protein, and fiber

This episode is about awareness and course correction, not perfection. You’ll hear how small tweaks compound into real progress—and how to think through your own substitutions if you don’t eat the same foods I do.

I also explain how this daily tracking may turn into a future book and how these principles connect to my upcoming webinar on fat loss, strength, and energy.

If you want a realistic blueprint for sustainable fat loss—this is a strong checkpoint episode.

In this episode, I recap Day 4 of the 100-Day Challenge and check in on progress now that I’m five days in. I stepped on the scale at 217.8 lbs, down about 3 pounds, and I break down exactly why that’s happening.

You’ll hear about:

• Intermittent fasting decisions and whether electrolytes break a fast

• Comparing Liquid IV vs LMNT while fasting

• Elliptical vs treadmill cardio and how it translates to steps and fat oxidation

• Early-day training while fasted

• Real food choices: cottage cheese, berries, egg whites, bacon, wagyu burgers, smoothies, salads, and snacks

• How fats quietly drive calories up

• Managing net carbs, protein, and fiber in real time

• Adjustments made during the day to stay on track

• Why consistency + awareness is beating willpower

This episode shows how structure removes guesswork. Instead of guessing what to eat or when to train, I’m following clear principles—and the scale is responding.

If you’re early in a fat-loss phase, experimenting with intermittent fasting, or trying to lose weight without sacrificing muscle, this is a practical, real-world walkthrough.

In this episode, I walk you through Day 2 of my 100-Day Challenge—the wins, the misses, and the exact numbers behind them.

I break down:

• Steps (what I hit, what I missed, and why it matters)

• Intermittent fasting timing and how it felt pushing too long

• Exact food choices, portions, and net carbs

• Protein intake and muscle protection

• How family dinners fit into a fat-loss plan (without blowing it)

• Calorie burn vs intake and why this approach works long-term

• Early signs of “keto-flu” and how hydration and fiber helped

This episode is about execution over perfection. You’ll hear how to stay flexible, protect results in real life, and make smart adjustments without quitting.

If you’re doing fat loss, intermittent fasting, or just trying to stay consistent in a busy life—this one’s for you.

Follow the podcast for daily updates from the 100-Day Challenge and practical strategies you can apply immediately.