Dr. Lauren Morter

06/26/2025

06/23/2025

06/05/2025

Is your baby struggling with tummy time, showing signs of a flat spot, or missing developmental milestones?

We help infants every day who are experiencing head shape changes from things like torticollis, birth positioning, or difficulty turning their head one direction. While helmets can be helpful in some cases, they can also place added stress on your baby’s developing spine, ligaments, muscles, and nervous system.

Pediatric chiropractic care—combined with gentle cranial work and bio-energetic balancing—supports optimal spinal and cranial development. This integrative approach helps your baby feel more at ease in their body, encourages smoother movement, and in some cases, can even help prevent the need for a helmet altogether.

✨ Just like one of our sweet patients whose flat spot and torticollis improved so quickly with care that a helmet was no longer needed!

Whether your child is already in a helmet or you’re hoping to prevent the need for one, we’re here to support their development every step of the way.

📍Located in Rogers, AR
📞 Call or DM to learn more or schedule an infant consultation.

06/04/2025

💊 Benadryl might stop the sniffles… but at what cost?
Did you know pilots are banned from flying for 60 hours after taking it because of how long it impairs cognitive function? ✈️

Now imagine what that’s doing to your child’s developing brain. 🧠

Diphenhydramine — the active ingredient in Benadryl, ZzzQuil, Tylenol PM, Unisom and others — has been linked to:
• Brain fog + behavioral issues in children
• Cognitive decline over time
• Increased risk of dementia in long-term users
• Dangerous side effects in sensitive kids (like seizures or irregular heartbeat)

Yet it’s still commonly used for allergy relief, sleep, and even teething… often starting in infancy.

⚠️ Just because it’s over the counter doesn’t mean it’s safe for long-term use.

At Well-Rooted Pediatrics, we take a better approach:
✅ We address allergies at the root using sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT), food and toxin evaluations, and immune support protocols tailored to your child.

💬 If your child struggles with seasonal allergies, itchy skin, or constant congestion—let’s find a smarter, safer solution.

📲 Call 815-322-9300 to learn more or ask about SLIT treatment options today.
🌿 Root-cause care is always worth it.

Sources:
▪️ https://www.center4research.org/benadryl-and-other.../
▪️ https://jamanetwork.com/.../jamainter.../fullarticle/2091745

06/04/2025

I used to think I had to force my body to heal. To push through. To fast harder. To just “try more.”

But what I’ve learned, and what I teach, is that your body already knows the way. Whether you’re cycling, perimenopausal, or postmenopausal… healing begins when you work with your body, not against it.

Fasting becomes a tool of empowerment when you personalize it to your hormonal stage. When you understand what your body is asking for, and you finally stop fighting her.

That’s the moment everything shifts.

That’s when a woman becomes unstoppable, not because she’s doing more, but because she’s doing it in alignment.

I want to remind you today: you're not broken. You’re just waiting to meet the version of you who trusts her own design. 💛

04/27/2025

Neonatal Jaundice: Blue Light Therapy is a Human Disease Incubator

Neonatal jaundice treatment shifted from full-spectrum light to blue light (425–475 nm) in the last 35 years, ignoring quantum biology. Centralized medicine, blind to neuropsin (UVA receptor) and melanopsin (435–465 nm), assumed blue light was safe for bilirubin photoisomerization (Oláh et al., 2013). Infants, with translucent skin and underdeveloped skeletons, allow deep blue light pe*******on, reflecting off bone to stimulate melanocytes. Long-term studies reveal increased dysplastic nevi in these children, a melanoma risk factor (Oláh et al., 2013).

Blue light’s mitotic effect mirrors uveal melanoma (UM) studies: human UM cells exposed to blue light (475 nm) show increased proliferation, an effect blocked by blue-light filters (Hu et al., 2014). In neonates, blue light decouples POMC signaling, overstimulating alpha-MSH and melanogenesis without UV’s protective feedback.

This drives mitochondrial heteroplasmy in melanocytes, as blue light suppresses cytochrome c oxidase, increasing ROS and mtDNA mutations (Godley et al., 2005). Mothers with circadian mismatches often from blue light exposure pass higher heteroplasmy rates to infants, amplifying the risk (Wallace, 2010).

This is how most childhood diseases transfer in the modern world. Light is the first injury children sustain in the germline that eventually becomes their body. They come into their lives with a higher heteroplasmy rate and this puts them closer to disease and death. Lowering their heteroplasmy post natally should be the goal fo the parents who harmed their germlines prenatally. Today's 50% infertility rate in zip codes is Nature's warning that maybe most of the world is not fit to be parents due to the light stress they allow.

In women with PCOS, endometriosis, and men with s***m motility issues due to blue light stress infertility rates are quoted between 30% to 50% in the infertility literature. Additionally, older women may have even higher infertility rates with lower chances of conception each cycle. Younger women on BCPs over 15 years are also experience epic infertility rates. The data is everywhere.

04/12/2025

03/19/2025

There are loads of misinformation going around about this heartbreaking event. The link to her parents’ interview is in the comments so you can decide for yourself. 🙏🤍

03/12/2025

We are currently updating our Professional Referral source data base. If you are a Doula, Midwife, Massage Therapist, Lactation Consultant, or offer a service you would like us to be able to refer current practice members, please message or email us (source@intouchhealthnws.com) with your contact information and any additional information you would like for us to be able to share in order to send you referrals!!

03/04/2025

Constipation is NOT normal! ❌ MiraLAX is NOT a cure.

If we had a penny for every time a parent came to us saying that they were told by their previous pediatrician that constipation is normal and just to take Miralax...or better yet, see a GI specialist… 💰

What they don’t tell you is that Miralax has a black box warning against its active ingredient PEG3350. ⚠️

This ingredient can cause significant neurological symptoms and alter the gut microbiome, which was proven in mice studies. We will let you research Miralax more on your own, but needless to say, we would never recommend or prescribe this to a patient, and we strive to get the patient off of this medication ASAP when they come into the office.
https://www.prescriptiondrugjournal.com/miralax-lawsuit/

🔍 While most cases of constipation in children are resolved with diet and lifestyle changes, persistent issues require further investigation. 🔬 We tend to see the same common problems: inflammation, malabsorption, dysbiosis, or imbalance and bacteria/fungal overgrowth.

🤢 An unbalanced gut microbiome overrun with toxins and inflammation makes way for digestive issues like constipation to set in. Constipation stretches the re**um and causes lack of peristalsis. 😫 This is very uncomfortable for the child and this is why we take this very seriously and work hard to quickly reverse these symptoms.

👩‍⚕️ If diet and routine adjustments don’t clear up the constipation, it's important to consult a healthcare provider. At Well-Rooted, we conduct thorough evaluations to understand the unique causes affecting your child. Whether it's lifestyle, emotional factors, diet, or a need for medical intervention, we're here to find the solution that works best for your child.

Every child deserves a comfortable, active, and healthy life! If your child is struggling with digestive issues, don’t wait. Reach out to us and let’s get to the root of the problem together. Your child’s journey to better health starts here. 🌱

📍 Local? Visit us in Crystal Lake & Oakbrook, IL
💻 Not local? Telehealth: IL, WI, IA, FL, ND, AZ, MT, MD, & OR!
✈️ Live elsewhere? One in-person visit per year allows for telehealth follow-ups!

02/22/2025

01/21/2025

Getting out of a warm, cozy bed when it’s fridged and dark outside is hard sometimes, but it gets a lot easier and worth it when we finish a shift and get to receive awesome heartfelt reviews like this one. ❤️