Movement Chiropractic & Integrative Wellness

05/28/2026

We’re heading into summer, the season of pool days, vacations, BBQs, and longer evenings. ☀️🍉

Before life gets busy, here are 5 simple wellness habits to lock in now so you can feel your best all summer long:

1️⃣ Hydrate before coffee. Start your day with 16 oz of water + a pinch of sea salt for natural electrolytes.

2️⃣ Get morning sunlight. 10 minutes outside within an hour of waking sets your circadian rhythm and lifts your mood.

3️⃣ Prioritize protein. Aim for 30g at breakfast to stabilize blood sugar and crush mid-morning cravings.

4️⃣ Move daily. Even a 20-minute walk counts — consistency beats intensity.

5️⃣ Schedule your wellness. Whether it’s an adjustment, massage, or check-in with Dr. Heather, putting it on the calendar makes it happen.

Which one are you starting with?

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📍 8421 Amber Hill Ct. Suite 2 | Lincoln, NE 68526

05/27/2026

Functional medicine is NOT a magic pill - but through it, we can give you the roadmap to an incredible life!

I'm going to be real with you for a minute.

Functional medicine isn't a magic pill. I cannot hand you a supplement and undo years of poor sleep, chronic stress, processed food, and untreated hormonal imbalance overnight.

What I CAN do is give you the roadmap. The right testing, the personalized plan, the supplements your body actually needs, and the support to make sustainable change.

But the day-to-day work? That belongs to you.

The protein at every meal. The 8 hours of sleep. The walks instead of doom-scrolling. The stress management. The not-going-back-to-the-thing-that-broke-you-in-the-first-place.

The women who get incredible results are the ones who decide they're worth the effort and then show up for themselves consistently.

If you're ready to do that work, I'm ready to walk it with you.

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05/27/2026

We recently covered the Dirty Dozen. Today, the good news: the Clean 15.

These are the fruits and vegetables EWG found to have the LOWEST pesticide residue in 2026. Meaning if your budget is tight, these are the items where buying conventional (non-organic) is generally a safer bet.

Swipe for the full 2026 Clean 15 list. 👉

A few things to keep in mind:

✅ "Lower residue" still doesn't mean zero — wash your produce well.
✅ Buying organic is still better when you can swing it.
✅ Eating MORE vegetables (even conventional ones) is almost always better than eating fewer.

Bottom line: Eat the rainbow, prioritize organic where it matters most, and stop stressing about the rest.

Save this post for your next grocery trip. 🛒

05/26/2026

If you're struggling to get pregnant, your practitioner is probably zeroed in on your s*x hormones — but there are TWO other systems being completely overlooked:

Your adrenals.
Your gut.

Here's the truth: these three systems work together. One can't thrive if the others are struggling.

🔸 Chronic stress → elevated cortisol → disrupted s*x hormone production

🔸 Processed foods, sugar, and stress → gut imbalance → adrenal dysfunction → hormone chaos

You can't optimize fertility by looking at s*x hormones alone. We have to evaluate the whole picture.

If you've been doing "all the right things" and still not seeing results, this might be your missing piece.

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05/21/2026

EWG just released their 2026 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ — and this year they found something new: widespread PFAS pesticide residue on non-organic fruits and vegetables.

PFAS are the "forever chemicals" we want NOWHERE near our endocrine system, our liver, or our kids.

Swipe to see the 2026 Dirty Dozen — the produce most contaminated with pesticide residue.

These are the ones I always recommend buying organic when it's possible.

You don't have to overhaul your entire grocery cart overnight. Start with the items you eat most.

Save this post so you have it next time you're at the store. 🛒

05/20/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we believe how you feel mentally is deeply connected to how your body is functioning physically.

We treat the whole person, we don’t just manage symptoms — we restore lives.

That means we look beyond the surface to ask:

🌿 How is your nervous system handling stress?
🌿 Are your hormones supporting your mood?
🌿 Is your gut — your “second brain” — in balance?
🌿 What nutrients might your body actually be missing?

True mental wellness isn’t just about managing what you’re feeling, it’s about giving your body and mind the foundation they need to thrive.

If you’ve been told it’s “just anxiety” or “just stress,” we’d love to dig deeper with you.

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📍 8421 Amber Hill Ct. Suite 2 | Lincoln, NE 68526

05/19/2026

When cortisol stays elevated — from physical, chemical, or emotional stress — your body holds onto weight (especially around the middle), disrupts your sleep, and throws your s*x hormones off in the process.

And here's the kicker: standard bloodwork won't catch it.

The DUTCH hormone test gives us a full 24-hour picture of your cortisol pattern, plus a deep look at your s*x hormones.

We stop guessing and you finally get answers.

If your body feels like it's working against you, let's take a deeper look.

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📍 8421 Amber Hill Ct. Suite 2 | Lincoln, NE 68526

05/14/2026

If you're taking a prenatal with folic acid in it, and you're positive for the MTHFR gene mutation, you may be doing more harm than good.

Here's why this matters:

The MTHFR gene is responsible for converting folate into its usable form (methylfolate).

When that gene has a mutation, your body can't efficiently process synthetic folic acid, and it can actually build up in the bloodstream where it competes with the active form your cells actually need.

For pregnant or TTC women, that's a big deal. We need methylfolate for healthy fetal development, hormone metabolism, detox pathways, and so much more.

The fix? Test, don't guess.

Once we know your MTHFR status, we can choose a prenatal (and a methylation protocol) that actually works WITH your genetics, not against them.

If you're trying to conceive, currently pregnant, or planning to be soon — this is a conversation worth having.

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📍 8421 Amber Hill Ct. Suite 2 | Lincoln, NE 68526

05/13/2026

When your body feels good — when your energy is steady, your mind is clear, your sleep is restorative — everything else feels possible. Goals, relationships, dreams, hard seasons… they’re all easier to navigate when you feel well.

That’s why we don’t see health as a luxury or a finish line. It’s the foundation that holds the rest of your life up.

If you’ve been putting your health on the back burner, this is your reminder:

🌱 It’s never too late to start.
🌱 Small steps add up.
🌱 You don’t have to figure it out alone.

We’re here when you’re ready. 💛

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📍 8421 Amber Hill Ct. Suite 2 | Lincoln, NE 68526

05/12/2026

The first question new patients ask is almost always "what does it cost?"

I get it, I do, cost matters.

But it's not the question that's going to determine whether you actually get your health back.

The question you should be asking is:

"Do you work with my nutrition?"

Because here's what I'm seeing in functional medicine right now.

Practitioners are just trading Big Pharma for Big Supplements.

That is not root-cause healing. It’s symptom management with a different label.

Real functional medicine looks at the WHOLE picture:

Your nutrition
Your sleep
Your stress
Your movement
Your labs
And yes, targeted supplementation when it's actually needed.

Anyone who tries to skip the foundation and hand you a stack of supplements is missing the most important part of the work.

Find a practitioner who is willing to do the whole picture with you. That is where lasting change lives.

📱402.489.8880 to schedule a consult.

05/07/2026

Next week is National Women's Health Week, and I want this message to land for every woman reading: you cannot pour from an empty cup.

The mom running on cold coffee and three hours of sleep. The caregiver looking after aging parents. The professional juggling deadlines and dinner. The woman who has spent decades putting everyone else's needs ahead of her own.

You are not "selfish" for prioritizing your health.

Your hormones, your gut, your sleep, your nervous system — these are not optional projects to get to "later." They ARE the foundation for everything (and everyone) you care about.

If you've been putting yourself last, this is your sign. Let's get you the testing, the support, and the answers you've been needing.

You deserve to feel good in this body. 💛

📱 402.489.8880 to schedule a consult