April 2026 Office Newsletter:
Love, Connection & The Body

April 2026 Office Newsletter:
Love, Connection & The Body

OFFICE NEWS – Spring Allergies

Date & Time UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday April 15th 5:30pm – 7 pm
FREE Talk With The Doc
Decode Your Hormones Join Dr. Jess at Active Edge for an educational night on everything hormones
Friday April 24th 8:30am-11:45am
Emsculpt & Emsella Demo Day
Schedule your demo today and receive FREE Trace Minerals with your package!
Wednesday May 13th 5:30 pm – 7 pm
FREE Talk With The Doc
What Your Labs Are Really Saying Join Integrative NP & Coach, Laura at Active Edge for an educational night on understanding your bloodwork

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Spring Allergies: Why Your Body Feels It--And How To Get Ahead Of It

Let’s face it, allergies can be a beast. The sneezing, the runny nose, watery eyes – Spring is here and your sinuses know it. Here is how to support your system from multiple angles so you can breathe a bit easier this Spring.

First things first – stay hydrated. Thin, well-hydrated mucus moves. Thick, dehydrated mucus traps allergens and makes everything worse. Add Paleo Valley Electrolytes and Trace Minerals to your morning water to give your body the minerals it needs to keep mucus flowing and inflammation down.

Next, train your immune system – gently. Local bee pollen or raw local honey can help your body decrease its spring response over time. These natural exposures act like a gentle nudge to your immune system, helping it react less intensely to seasonal allergens. Start small and work your way up.

Don’t sleep on this one – your bedroom environment matters more than most people realize. Mold spores, dust, and airborne allergens accumulate where you sleep. A Vollara Air Purifier actively eliminates airborne and surface mold, fungi, and common allergens—creating a cleaner breathing environment and giving your sinuses a break overnight.

Breathwork – the free hack most people skip. It helps calm histamine driven reactivity by shifting you into a parasympathetic state. Try adding in 3 rounds of box breathing first thing in the morning or a few minutes before bed.

Regular Chiropractic Care supports the nervous system—which controls your immune and sinus function. When the upper cervical spine and/or cranial bones are restricted, it can affect:

  • Sinus Drainage or Mucous Build Up
  • Lymphatic Flow
  • Immune Signaling
  • Overall Inflammatory Response

Adjustments restore proper communication between the brain and body, helping your system respond more appropriately to allergens and reducing the intensity of seasonal symptoms.

Oral & nasal health – Bacteria and allergens can get trapped in the sinuses, fueling inflammation and prolonging symptoms. Use a non‐medicated spray like Xlear once or twice daily to keep nasal passages clear. For an extra boost, daily nebulizing with BrioTech Solution can help reduce microbial load and support sinus health.

Lasty – a gut check. If allergies feel out of control, there may be a gut component. A large portion of the immune system lives in the gut, and imbalances there can amplify seasonal reactions. Supporting digestion and gut health can make a meaningful difference in how your body handles Spring. If you’re noticing signs, your gut may be off. Our Integrative NP and Coach, Laura can take a deeper look and help you get to the root of it.

Spring doesn’t have to knock you off your game. When you support your body from multiple angles, you give your system the tools it needs to stay resilient. Small, consistent steps create big shifts, and we’re here to help you breathe easier, move better, and feel more like yourself as you step into a new season of wellness.

CHIROPRACTIC CARE – FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE – INTEGRATIVE NP – INFRARED SAUNA – COLD PLUNGE – RED LIGHT THERAPY – NORMATEC – ROLLERBEDS – INVERSION TABLE – CUPPING – DRY NEEDLING – MASSAGE SERVICES – MOVEMENT RETRAINING – EMSELLA – EMFACE – EMSCULPT – EXOMIND

YOUR GO-TO NATURAL ARSENAL FOR SPRING ALLERGIES

5 DAY SPRING RESET YOU CAN DO NOW!

These are small, intentional shifts that can help you feel lighter in your home and your body.
Spring cleaning can feel overwhelming, but we are keeping it simple with this step-by-step approach:

  1. Day One – DITCH
    Choose one to two things to let go of – an unhealthy habit, synthetic fragrances in your home/car/office, processed & sugary pantry items.
  2. Day Two – SWAP
    Upgrade one area of your home – cleaning supplies (Cleaner Brands = Truly Free, Branch Basics), plastic containers (instead use glass containers), dryer sheets (instead use wool dryer balls), body products (make sure fragrance/product phthalates/SLS free).
  3. Day 3 – DETOX
    No extremes. Just support your body naturally – take a detox bath, sweat, dry brush or rebound, hydrate well & add mineral salt/electrolytes.
  4. Day 4 – DEEP CLEAN
    Pick one area that’s been bothering you – your bathroom, your kitchen, pantry, laundry room, etc.
  5. Day 5 – SIMPLIFY
    Back to the basics – morning sunlight, 80 oz of filtered water daily, moving your body daily, whole foods, consistent routine/bedtime.

Consider this your invitation to reset – gently, intentionally, sustainably.

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RECIPE OF THE MONTH EASTER BRUNCH

A high‐protein, veggie‐loaded, gluten‐free (and diary free options) breakfast bake that will be perfect for Easter morning

Ingredients (makes 8 servings)

  • 12 organic eggs
  • ½ cup organic cottage cheese (omit if dairy free & use dairy free coconut milk, or dairy free greek yogurt)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red bell pepper, small diced
  • 3 leeks (white parts only), washed and small diced
  • 1 cup chopped asparagus
  • 1 lb breakfast sausage or grass-fed ground beef (cooked and crumbled)
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Prep the veggies: Heat olive oil in a skillet and sauté the bell pepper and leeks until softened. Add asparagus and cook briefly until bright green.
  3. Whisk the eggs: In a large bowl, whisk eggs, cottage cheese (or alternative), salt, and pepper.
  4. Combine: Add cooked sausage/beef and sautéed vegetables into the egg mixture and stir to combine.
  5. Bake: Pour into a greased baking dish and bake for 35 minutes or until the center is set.
  6. Rest: Allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

THIS MONTH’S PODCAST PICK

Dr. Pompa – The Top 5 Food Allergies

This episode focuses on the most common allergenic foods and how they drive inflammation and immune reactivity.

  • How chronic inflammation primes the immune system to overreact
  • Why “fix the cell” reduces allergic load
  • How gut permeability amplifies seasonal allergy symptoms
  • How detox pathways influence histamine and immune signaling

Feel Better than You Ever Thought You Could

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Stage 3: Nourish & Refresh

At this point, you are feeling better than you ever thought you could as you are feeling energized and thriving. You have learned a lot about your body, you are moving more efficiently, you understand your body’s cues, and you have a good idea of what to do with these cues. This means you get to try new things, achieve new goals, and conquer new challenges!  As you do, we will be here as your resource, as needed, to help you nourish, boost, and refresh your health.

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Stage 2: Activate Healing

Pain is generally the last symptom to show up and the first to go away. This means that by the time you realize there is a problem, there has been a problem for a long time. Especially for chronic or recurring issues, understanding how you got to where you are is so important for getting to where you want to go. In this stage of your journey, you will resolve underlying dysfunction, remove cheats, and retrain habits. As we aid you in activating your body’s natural healing potential, we will help you regain movement, energy, and body function both inside and outside. Throughout this process, you will start to feel greater ease and inspiration as you restore communication and efficiency in your body. Together, we will constantly assess, observe, and reassess your body’s responses to boost your results.

A doctor in Active Edge explaining functional medicine to a patient in Columbus Ohio

Stage 1: Discover Root Cause

You are your own person, with your own collection of life events which brought you to where you are today. You deserve to be heard, seen, and treated as the individual you are. Your journey begins with your Discovery Evaluation. This first visit includes your exam which works to uncover the root of your issue(s), new patient diagnostics, and, of course, your first treatment. This is how we will help you begin connecting the dots and feeling better. After your first treatment, we will ask you to observe your body’s responses– good, bad, or indifferent. There is no wrong answer as this is just starting point information and direction for moving forward. In your second visit, we will review this feedback and your diagnostics to further identify potential underlying causes and compensations. We will combine everything we have learned about you, consider your goals, and together create a plan to resolve your concerns from the roots up