How to Actually Regulate Your Nervous System with Dr. Antonia Denison

This week we're joined by Dr. Antonia — she holds a Master's in Neuroscience and a Doctorate of Chiropractic, and takes a truly holistic approach to how she treats patients. We get into why chiropractic care is about so much more than cracking your back, and spend the bulk of this conversation on the nervous system — how it connects to chiropractic care, why regulation tools don't work if your nervous system is still dysregulated, and what daily practices actually help.

We also cover the corporate-desk-job reality most of us are living in — posture, tech neck, and what to actually do about the toll of staring at a screen all day. And we get into hormones, metabolic health, and a few tools Dr. Antonia swears by, including red light therapy and cranial work.

If you've ever tried a breathing exercise or a meditation app and felt like "this isn't working for me," this episode explains why — and what actually helps.

Here's what we get into:

• Why a chiropractor is more than just someone who cracks your back
• What to actually look for when choosing a chiropractor
• The real benefits of consistent adjustments — including how it can improve sleep & anxiety
• How to protect your posture and health at a desk job
• Tech neck — what it's actually doing to your spine and what to do about it
• How the nervous system and chiropractic care are connected
• Why regulation tools don't work on a dysregulated nervous system
• Daily practices that actually help regulate your nervous system
• Tools to maintain regulation once you've gotten there
• The connection between anxiety and physical pain — and how to recognize it
• Why metabolic efficiency matters and how to support it (including how you eat and walking after meals)
• The upper cervical spine — what to know
• Red light therapy — why Dr. Antonia uses it
• Cranial work — what it is and why she uses it as a treatment

Semi Rapid Fire:

• Who Dr. Antonia follows for health inspiration
• Her one tool for nervous system regulation, if she could only pick one
• Shoe recommendations from a chiropractor's perspective
• Book recommendations for nervous system regulation
• What to look for in a pillow
• Morning and night routine additions for a healthy body and mind
• Her best purchase this year

Connect with Dr. Antonia:

Follow Dr. Antonia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.antoniadenison/

Follow Dr. Antonia on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.antoniadenison

Work with Dr. Antonia in San Diego: https://wellnesswavechiropractic.janeapp.com/#/staff_member/019fe80b-0c66-797a-a9e6-0fdbd0c4e679

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