Cram Chiropractic and Wellness Center

02/20/2026

Weight Loss as a "Side Effect"
What if weight loss was the easiest part of getting healthy? 🌟

I see it with my patients all the time: 20–30 pound weight losses that happen without "trying."

How? Because we didn't focus on the scale. We focused on:
✅ Regulating insulin
✅ Calming inflammation
✅ Fixing sleep hygiene
✅ Balancing cortisol

When your body feels safe, healthy, and "out of the winter famine," the weight comes off as a natural side effect.

Stop the struggle. Let’s get to the root of your health. Call the office at 507-663-1962 or go to drcramchiro.com to schedule your visit today!

02/19/2026

The Hormone & Fat Trap
For women, body fat is more than just storage. 🧬

Did you know that body fat contains an enzyme called aromatase? This enzyme converts testosterone into estrogen.

Sometimes, the inability to lose weight is actually your body’s way of trying to maintain your hormone levels. If your hormones are imbalanced, your body will literally "hold onto" fat as a survival mechanism to keep producing what it needs. We use the Dutch Test to see exactly how your hormones are behaving so we can fix the root cause.

Stop fighting your hormones and start supporting them. Call the office at 507-663-1962 or go to drcramchiro.com to get started.

02/18/2026

Cortisol & The "Belly Fat" Connection
Stress isn't just in your head—it's on your waistline. 😫

High cortisol is a direct signal for your body to store belly fat. But here is the "hidden" connection: your adrenal glands need electrolytes to function. If you are depleted, your cortisol spikes, and the weight stays on.

Using adaptogens like Ashwagandha and Rhodiola can help "buffer" this stress, but you also have to manage your light.

The 3-Minute Rule: Get bright light in your eyes the moment you wake up to reset your internal clock.

If you’re tired of "stress-weight" holding you back, let’s build a plan. Call the office at 507-663-1962 or go to drcramchiro.com.

02/17/2026

The Lab Test Your Doctor is Missing
Is your A1C lying to you? 🧪

Most people think a "normal" A1C means their metabolism is fine. But if you have iron regulation issues, that test can be highly inaccurate.

The real gold standard? Fasting Insulin. This test tells us how hard your body is working before your blood sugar breaks. If your insulin is high, your fat cells are locked shut, making weight loss nearly impossible. We also look at your Triglycerides as a window into how you process energy.

Stop guessing and start testing. Call the office at 507-663-1962 or go to drcramchiro.com to get the right labs ordered and finally see what's happening under the hood.

02/16/2026

The "Biggest Loser" Myth
Why "Eat Less, Move More" is biological sabotage. 🛑

Did you know that 99% of The Biggest Loser contestants gained all their weight back? It’s not because they lost their willpower—it’s because they broke their metabolism.

When you slash calories, your brain sends a "Famine Signal." It thinks it’s winter and there’s no food available, so it slows your metabolism to a crawl to save your life. Stop fighting your biology. It’s time to change the signal.

Ready to stop the starve-and-crash cycle? Call the office at 507-663-1962 or go to drcramchiro.com to schedule your visit.

02/16/2026

https://medium.com//why-99-of-the-biggest-loser-contestants-gained-it-back-and-why-you-will-too-5666d9a596e2

We have been told the same lie for decades: if you want to lose weight, you simply need to eat less and move more. It sounds like simple…

02/05/2026

🚨 Real Patient Case — Environmental Exposure Matters 🚨

I recently worked with a patient who tested positive for a parasite commonly associated with pigs.

Here’s the important part ⬇️
She lives less than half a mile from a large pig confinement unit that is rarely and poorly cleaned.

This wasn’t about:
❌ bad hygiene
❌ travel abroad
❌ something she “did wrong”

This was about environmental exposure.

Parasites, bacteria, and toxins don’t respect property lines. They move through:
• air
• water
• soil
• insects
• runoff

And when the gut is exposed over time, the body eventually pays the price.

⚠️ This is why chronic gut issues, fatigue, inflammation, skin problems, hormone issues, and immune dysfunction cannot always be blamed on diet alone.

Sometimes the question isn’t “What are you eating?”
It’s “What are you being exposed to every day?”

Health is not just personal — it’s environmental.

If symptoms don’t make sense, it’s time to look deeper.

— Dr. Scotty G

02/04/2026

Vitamin D Is Not “Rat Poison” – Let’s Clear This Up

Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of posts floating around Facebook saying “Don’t take vitamin D — it’s found in rat poison.”
That statement is technically true… but the conclusion people are drawing from it is completely wrong.

Let me explain this in a way that actually makes sense.

I grew up on a pig farm. Morning chores, afternoon chores, sometimes late at night — 10, 11, even midnight. Here’s something I noticed growing up:

• During daytime chores, you’d barely see any mice
• During nighttime chores, mice were everywhere

Why?
Because mice are nocturnal. Their biology is wired to be active at night.

Now here’s the key point most people are missing 👇
Vitamin D plays a major role in regulating circadian rhythms — your internal “sunlight clock.”

So what does rat poison do?

It disrupts the mouse’s circadian biology.
It pushes their system toward a daytime / sunlight-driven state.

For a nocturnal animal, that’s a disaster:
• They’re active at the wrong time
• They become disoriented
• They’re exposed to predators
• Their biology breaks down

That’s why vitamin D works in rodent control.

And here’s the punchline ⤵️
That is EXACTLY what we want vitamin D to do in humans.

✔ Improve circadian rhythm signaling
✔ Support alertness during the day
✔ Reinforce healthy biological timing

The fact that vitamin D is used in rodent control does not make it dangerous.
It means it’s biologically powerful.

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Why I Personally Take Vitamin D

Circadian rhythm benefits are great — but this is the real reason I take it:

When your immune system fires up, inflammation is supposed to turn on, do its job… then turn off.

There is one key cell responsible for shutting inflammation down and saying,

“Alright, we’re good. Stand down.”

That cell is called a T-regulatory cell.

Here’s what’s wild:
• There is no pharmaceutical that directly activates T-regulatory cells
• Vitamin D does

That’s it.
Vitamin D is the primary regulator that helps calm an over-reactive immune system.

That’s why it matters for:
• Chronic inflammation
• Autoimmune patterns
• Immune over-activation
• Long-term immune balance

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How I Recommend Using Vitamin D (Safely & Intelligently)

1️⃣ Test first
Ideal blood levels: 80–100 ng/mL
Some genetic patterns (like VDR variants) may require higher levels

2️⃣ Take it with food
Vitamin D is fat-soluble
You need bile secretion to absorb it properly

3️⃣ Use D3
If you are not on a blood thinner, pair it with K2
K2 helps direct calcium where it belongs (bones, not arteries)

4️⃣ Dose (my general recommendation)
➡️ 20,000 IU of Vitamin D3 daily with K2
(This is not random — it’s based on physiology and lab tracking)

5️⃣ Monitor safety the correct way
Track calcium on a CMP
• If calcium rises above 10.3, your dose is too high
• Back it down

In reality, it is very difficult for calcium to spike unless someone is massively overdosing without monitoring.

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Bottom Line

Vitamin D isn’t dangerous.
It isn’t poison.
It’s not something to fear.

It’s a sunlight hormone, a circadian regulator, and a master immune modulator.

Get it tested.
Use it intelligently.
Monitor it properly.

And please — don’t let fear-based social media posts scare you away from one of the most important nutrients your body relies on.

— Dr. Scotty G

02/04/2026

This is exactly what you can expect at Cram Chiropractic!

01/29/2026

Most people think disc bulge pain comes from a disc “pressing on a nerve.”

That’s usually not the main issue.

Inflammation is.

I just released a Medium article explaining:
• Why inflammation drives disc pain
• Why movement matters
• Why surgery often misses the root cause

📖 Read it here 👉 https://medium.com//disc-bulges-whats-actually-going-on-and-why-inflammation-matters-1d40f9aba82c
Knowledge is power — especially with back pain.

At Cram Chiropractic, one of the most common phrases we hear is:

01/27/2026

If you’ve been told you have a disc bulge, take a breath.

That diagnosis is often far less scary than it sounds — when you understand it properly.

I just published a Medium blog explaining disc bulges in plain language and why most people improve without surgery.

📖 Read the article here 👉 https://medium.com//disc-bulges-whats-actually-going-on-and-why-inflammation-matters-1d40f9aba82c
Education changes outcomes.

— Cram Chiropractic

At Cram Chiropractic, one of the most common phrases we hear is:

01/27/2026

Success story of the day 👇

Today a patient shared something that truly stopped me in my tracks.

He’s officially moving out of assisted living — because he no longer needs it.

When we first started working together, he was dealing with:
• Significant difficulty walking
• Poor sleep
• Ongoing gut issues
• Overall weakness and low resilience

Fast forward to now:
✅ His body is stronger
✅ His sleep has improved
✅ His digestion is more stable
✅ His confidence and independence are back

He’s “up there” in age, but his body continues to adapt, respond, and get stronger — enough that he can now live in his own home.

This is exactly why I do what I do.
Age is not the deciding factor — function is.

Progress like this never happens overnight, but when the body is supported the right way, it’s amazing what’s still possible.