Expressions of Life Chiropractic

11/19/2025

This!

11/18/2025

Let me just say this louder for the people in the back who still swear every breastfeeding mom needs to “pump and dump” if she even looks at a margarita:

You. Can. Drink. While. Breastfeeding.
No, that’s not an opinion. That’s not “reckless.” That’s science.

Your breastmilk doesn’t magically turn into tequila the second you take a sip. Alcohol enters your milk the same way it enters your bloodstream in the same tiny proportions. If you’re sober enough to safely hold your baby, you’re safe to breastfeed your baby. Period.

But oh, the judgment.
You’d think a mom having a glass of wine after surviving a 16-hour cluster feeding marathon was committing a federal crime. Meanwhile, Aunt Karen is on her third rum-and-Coke at Thanksgiving while lecturing you about “responsibility.” Make it make sense.

And for the record…
Pumping and dumping does NOT speed up alcohol leaving your milk.
Your body clears alcohol at the same rate in your blood and milk. You’re dumping liquid gold for nothing, except maybe to make a myth believer feel better.

Breastfeeding moms deserve joy. They deserve a night out. They deserve to toast to surviving another day of keeping a tiny human alive with their body. And if someone has a problem with that? That’s a them problem.

So here’s the truth they don’t want going viral:

You can breastfeed responsibly and enjoy a drink.
You don’t have to punish yourself because other people don’t trust mothers with their own bodies.
You don’t have to “pump and dump” unless you want to.

Some of y’all were fine with pregnant celebrities va**ng on TikTok but suddenly want to police a mom’s half-glass of rosé. The math ain’t mathing.

Cheers to the moms who love their babies enough to know facts over fear.
Cheers to the moms who refuse to be shamed over outdated myths.
And cheers to the moms who are doing their best every damn day with or without a wine glass in hand.

11/13/2025

The sale she mentions is over, but I am keeping an eye out for Black Friday specials. Let me know if you are interested in potential sale prices. We have one st home, and I am considering getting a second one for the office.

11/12/2025

I am late to this announcement, as I just heard about this yesterday.

13 cases of infant botulism tied to tainted baby formula
News brief November 10, 2025
Stephanie Soucheray, MA
Topics Botulism
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced over the weekend 13 cases of infant botulism tied to infant powder formula made by ByHeart Inc. Infants in 10 states have been sickened, and all required hospitalization. So far no deaths have been reported with this outbreak.

On November 8 ByHeart recalled two lots of Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. According to the Food and Drug Administration, ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula makes up an estimated 1% of all infant formula sales in the United States. The recall is not expected to create national shortages.

Formula shortage not expected
Illness-onset dates range from mid-August to November. Infants ranged in age from 16 to 157 days. California, Illinois, and Texas each reported two cases, with single cases reported in Arizona, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington.

Infant botulism occurs when the bacterium Clostridium botulinum infects a baby's large intestine and produces toxin.

If untreated, infants with infant botulism experience a progressive, flaccid paralysis .
"Infant botulism often starts with constipation but is usually first noticed as difficulty feeding (sucking and swallowing), a weak and altered cry, and loss of muscle tone," the CDC wrote. "If untreated, infants with infant botulism experience a progressive, flaccid paralysis that can lead to breathing difficulties and require weeks of hospitalization."
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/botulism/13-cases-infant-botulism-tied-tainted-baby-formula

10/19/2025

10/19/2025

This is pediatric chiropractic…not what you think or have been shown by others. It’s becoming popular for social media influencers to try and score likes, comments, or shares by rage-baiting about chiropractic. They’ll find a random chiropractor with no pediatric training posting inflammatory videos to incite the same type of engagement for their own wannabe social media presence, and use it to denounce all of chiropractic. We’re tired of the bad faith discussions around this profession. Chiropractic is not about cracking a spine, and it’s not about pain relief, either. Chiropractic is about the relationship between the spine and nervous system. If the trauma we experience from the pushing/pulling on our neck during birth, to the accumulation of physical/chemical/emotional stress throughout life causes misalignment/restrictions in the spine it will create adverse tension within the nervous system and interfere with how our body can regulate and coordinate function, making our body less capable of adapting to the changes we experience every day. Does this contribute to pain? Sure. Does it contribute to the most common issues we see in children like breastfeeding, colic, torticollis, reflux, etc? Absolutely. But it also make it harder for us to go about life expressing health at our fullest potential. This week a mom shared with us that since starting care for her 4 year old she noticed she’s sleeping better, less emotionally volatile, and overall happier. Of course she is! Our bodies work better well-adjusted…and it’s gentle, safe, and effective for all ages!
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10/12/2025

In 1952, inside a New York City delivery room, a baby was born blue and silent. Doctors hesitated, unsure whether to keep trying. Then a calm voice broke through the panic.
“Let’s score the baby,” said Dr. Virginia Apgar.

That moment changed medicine forever.

Apgar had once dreamed of being a surgeon, but in the 1940s few women were allowed into the operating room. Told that no hospital would hire her, she turned to anesthesiology instead — a decision that would save millions of lives.

Working in Columbia-Presbyterian’s maternity ward, she saw newborns die within minutes of birth because doctors had no system to judge which babies needed help first. So one morning in 1952, she grabbed a pen and paper and designed a five-point test measuring heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflex response, and skin color. She called it the Apgar Score.

The idea spread faster than anyone expected. Within a decade, almost every hospital in America was using it. Infant mortality fell sharply. Doctors finally had a language for newborn care — and babies once thought lost were suddenly being saved.

Apgar never stopped pushing forward. She earned a public health degree, joined the March of Dimes, and became a global voice for mothers and infants. When asked how she had thrived in a man’s world, she laughed, “Women are like tea bags — they don’t know how strong they are until they’re in hot water.”

Dr. Virginia Apgar passed away in 1974, but her test still guides every delivery room on Earth. Every two seconds, somewhere in the world, a baby takes its first breath — and someone quietly calls out a number that honors the woman who refused to give up on newborns or on herself.

10/11/2025

✨ Because sometimes love looks like sleepless nights.
You may not get applause or awards for the 2 AM feedings, but you’re raising a human who feels safe, loved, and seen and that’s the kind of work that changes the world. 🤱💛

10/03/2025

10/02/2025

It's not just about Tylenol - Acetaminophen/Paracetamol is found in many over-the-counter products. 😲

And, it's not just about pregnancy. Since Acetaminophen/Paracetamol wipes out our master antioxidant, glutathione, it leaves anyone taking it more vulnerable to increased oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria are the powerhouses (energy source) of our cells that keep our cells healthy and running. If cells lose their energy, so do our body and brain 🧠😧. The damage affects humans from neurodevelopment to neurodegeneration.

Here are some of the products that contain acetaminophen 😓

07/29/2025

Night-time breastfeeding: how is your sleep and mental health mama's?