Roots Family Chiropractic

Roots Family Chiropractic RFC is a nervous system-centered & Webster Certified chiropractic practice serving all ages & stages.

11/21/2025

Kids don’t get “wound up and worn out” for no reason — there’s always a story behind the struggle.

And most of the time, that story starts in the nervous system.

When stress stacks (pregnancy stress, tricky births, antibiotics, screens, skipped naps, sensory overload 👀), the nervous system shifts into survival mode.⚡️

That’s when you see the classic signs: meltdowns, clinginess, restless sleep, big emotions, sensory overwhelm, immune struggles… the list goes on.

A dysregulated nervous system can’t rest, reset, or recharge — which means kids stay stuck in that wound-up/worn-out cycle. 🥳😴

Neurologically focused chiropractic care helps calm the storm and get the nervous system back on track, so kids can regulate, connect, and actually feel like themselves again.

If you’re seeing the cycle, the nervous system is the place to start. 💛

11/20/2025

If you’re living on caffeine but still exhausted… it’s not a coffee problem — it’s a nervous system problem.

Stimulants like coffee give you a quick spike by forcing your system into “go mode.” But if your nervous system is already dysregulated, depleted, or stuck in fight-or-flight, that boost doesn’t replenish anything — it just squeezes out the last drops of energy you don’t actually have.

Here’s what’s really going on behind chronic fatigue:
☕ Caffeine overrides fatigue signals instead of fixing the root cause
⚡ Stuck sympathetic mode keeps your body wired, tense, and unable to rest
🌙 Poor vagus nerve activity means rest-and-digest never fully turns on
🔋 Your battery can’t recharge, so every day feels like starting at 5%

Chiropractic doesn’t “energize you” like caffeine does. It restores communication, balances the autonomic nervous system, and helps your body finally shift out of survival mode…so your energy comes from within — not from a cup.

If you’re tired of being tired, you’re not alone… and you’re not broken. Your nervous system just needs support.

✨A regulated nervous system = real, sustainable energy.

Want to understand what’s draining your energy?
Book your scan and let’s look at the whole picture.

If you’re exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix, you’re not alone — and you’re not “just tired.” 😴 Parents carry a c...
11/19/2025

If you’re exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix, you’re not alone — and you’re not “just tired.” 😴

Parents carry a constant invisible load 🏋🏻‍♀️… the plans, the worries, the scheduling, the soothing, the mental tabs always open. That nonstop alert mode drains the nervous system long before the day is done.

When your system can’t shift out of stress mode, your energy never truly resets — no matter how early you go to bed or how much sleep you get. 🌙

A regulated nervous system brings back clarity, calm, and recharged energy. If you’ve been running on empty, this is your reminder:
✨ your body is asking for support, not pushing harder.✨

The mental load is heavy — chiropractic gives your body the capacity you’ve been missing.

11/18/2025

If you’re constantly tired, overstimulated, or snapping faster than you want to… it’s not a personality thing — it’s a nervous system thing. 🧠😴

When stress stacks (mental load, poor sleep, overstimulation, nonstop demands), your body shifts into survival mode. And in survival mode, your nervous system burns through energy fast — leaving you wired, drained, and running on fumes.🌪

A dysregulated nervous system can’t rest deeply, recharge fully, or stay calm under pressure. That’s why you feel exhausted even after “rest” and overwhelmed by things that used to feel easy.
Neurologically-focused chiropractic care helps restore clear brain-body communication, calm the stress response, and get your system out of fight-or-flight — so your energy can actually rebuild.

You’re not failing.
Your nervous system is overloaded.
And it can reset.

At Roots Family Chiropractic, we assess the nervous system to find any areas of overwhelm & disconnect. With neurologically-focused adjustments, we’re able to remove stress from the nervous system, allowing your brain and body to recharge & helping you go from wound up + worn out to recharged + regulated.

11/14/2025

So often, parents are told their child will “grow out of it.”

But stress stuck in the nervous system doesn’t just go away — it grows with them.

At Roots Family Chiropractic, we help restore communication between the brain and body so kids can finally regulate, heal, and thrive like they were meant to, just like Cooper!

If you’re looking for answers and root cause healing, message us “THRIVE” and lets connect!

11/13/2025

In the first five years of life, your child’s brain is developing faster than it ever will again.

🧠 Millions of new neural connections — or synapses — are being formed every single
second.

Every experience, every movement, every stressor… shapes how those connections form.

So when parents are told, “they’ll grow out of it,” what’s often missed is that those early patterns — colic, sleep struggles, sensory sensitivities, delayed milestones, emotional ups and downs — are signs that the nervous system is working hard to adapt.

And the longer it stays in that stressed, unbalanced state…
…the more those patterns get wired in.

Chiropractic doesn’t “treat” those things — it helps the brain and body reconnect so your child can adapt to the struggle instead of growing into it.

If you’ve been told to “wait it out” or that your child will “grow out of it,” it’s time to look deeper — at the nervous system.

At Roots Family Chiropractic, we don’t guess — we test. Using neurologically based scans, we find where stress is stuck in your child’s system and help restore clear brain-body communication, ensuring the brain is forming optimal synapses that support vitality!

When the nervous system can process, adapt, and regulate the way it was designed to, kids don’t just “grow out of” their challenges — they adapt to them & thrive! 🌻

🧠 “They’ll grow out of it.” It’s one of the most common phrases parents hear — but it’s also one of the most misleading ...
11/12/2025

🧠 “They’ll grow out of it.”
It’s one of the most common phrases parents hear — but it’s also one of the most misleading & the most frustrating.

Here’s the truth ⤵️
Kids don’t magically grow out of things like reflux, sensory sensitivities, or constant meltdowns. They grow through them — and if the nervous system never fully regulates, those early signs simply evolve into new struggles down the road.

From colic to constipation, sleep issues to focus challenges, these symptoms all point back to one thing: a nervous system stuck in survival mode.

👉 When the brain and body aren’t communicating clearly, every system — digestion, immunity, emotion, attention — is affected.

That’s why “wait and see” rarely works.

Because time doesn’t calm a stressed nervous system — healing does.
Neurologically-focused chiropractic care helps restore clear communication between the brain and body, so kids can regulate, rest, and grow the way they’re designed to.

11/11/2025

Kids don’t just “grow out of” stress, discomfort or developmental road-blocks… they often grow into the next one. 🚧

What looks like colic now can morph into disrupted sleep, emotional overwhelm, milestone delays, allergies, ADHD or anxiety down the road.
Why? Because underneath the symptom is something deeper: neurological stress. 🧠 At the root you’ll often find a spinal misalignment or subluxation — a nervous system interference that keeps the body stuck in “fight-or-flight,” reducing its capacity to rest, digest, heal and develop properly.

Subluxation is defined by three key parts: 1️⃣ misalignment, 2️⃣ joint fixation/restricted motion, and 3️⃣ nervous system interference. Once the nervous system is held in a state of constant stress, the next struggles show up as behavioral, developmental or immune issues — especially in children.

Here’s what you can do:
✨️ Tune into your child’s cues (frequent infections, restless nights, sensory overwhelm) + trust your mom gut.
✨️ Ask about nervous system-based care (look for gentle, neurologically-focused adjustments)
✨️ Know that addressing what’s underneath the symptom is how you give your child the foundation to thrive — not just survive.

🎥 Watch the reel above and drop a “YES” below if you’ve ever been told “they’ll grow out of it” and you knew deep down something else was going on. Let’s chat!

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Healing Highlight 💙Big or small, every win matters — and this one’s a big one.This RFC kiddo with autism went from meltd...
11/07/2025

Healing Highlight 💙
Big or small, every win matters — and this one’s a big one.

This RFC kiddo with autism went from meltdowns and few words to calm, connection, and singing his favorite songs. 🌈

We’re celebrating every step of his healing journey!

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Bedford, IA
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