The Informed Chiropractor

The Informed Chiropractor Dr. Don and Brandi MacDonald work with neurologically focused Chiropractors.

We help Chiropractors shift their practice from treating symptoms and pain to optimizing function through objective findings, communication, and the polyvagal theory. We provide neurologically focused Chiropractors with growth, satisfaction, and confidence-building tools. Here, we unravel the keys to human health, wellness, and innate potential, bridging the time-tested truths of chiropractic practice with cutting-edge neuroscientific understanding of the Polyvagal Theory.

12/19/2025

Chiropractic adjustments are paramount. But are you bookending them with cues of safety? Your state of mind matters. Cell membranes communicate danger. Is your presence helping or hindering healing? The adjustment is only part of the story.

12/17/2025

Are you rowing against the current? Forcing it? Or are you a sailor? Finding the wind and letting it guide you? Conserve your energy. Understand the Polyvagal lens. Connect to the stream.

12/16/2025

Most chiropractors focus on what they adjust.
We’re paying closer attention to the state of the nervous system when they hit the table.

In this clip, we break down spinal rhythms and regulation, and how using avatars helps you recognize protective states faster before you adjust. We covered this in Toronto last weekend.

When the entire team is prepared, from the front desk to the adjusting room, the environment becomes safer, more predictable, and your adjustments land deeper and hold longer.

This is where chiropractic starts to change.

✨ TIC Super Conference — Toronto ✨We’re still buzzing from yesterday. The calibre of chiropractors in that room… unreal....
12/07/2025

✨ TIC Super Conference — Toronto ✨

We’re still buzzing from yesterday. The calibre of chiropractors in that room… unreal. Attentive, connected, present — all day long.

Huge gratitude to Dr. Peter Amlinger for expanding our vision with his deep chiropractic wisdom, and to the six powerhouse docs who shared from the heart.

Brandi lit up the room (as always), and I debuted our new nervous system avatars to help docs understand protective states in a whole new way.

But honestly — the best part was connecting with so many of you after.
This crew is something special.

Thank you for showing up and making it an incredible day.
We love this community.

🔥 Onward. Together. 🔥

12/06/2025

All set up and ready for all our amazing docs and CA’s
The TIC Super Conference starts in one hour.

11/28/2025

Sympathetic dominance isn't the enemy. It's about regulation. Think live streaming, adjusting, flowing. Ventral vagus is online, too. Intimacy, relaxing, recovering: connected states. Stop labeling, start feeling. Regulation is key.

11/26/2025

Notice the rhythms of the spine. What state is your patient in *before* you adjust? Is your office a safe, predictable space? Team up with your CAs to prep the environment. The more regulated they are, the better your adjustment will land. It's amazing stuff.

11/25/2025

Babies can't self-regulate. They need a safe co-regulator to guide their nervous system. If this never happens, regulation becomes a lifelong challenge. As chiropractors, we might be someone's *only* safe space. Get regulated, become a leader. Chiropractic's good vibes spread!

11/24/2025

People want to fix their vagus nerve. Chiropractors, too. Good news: 3 things boost vagal tone. Even better? Chiropractic nails all 3. Boost your tone, boost your life.

11/23/2025

You can't talk to your staff, spouse, or kids? That's vulnerability talking. You haven't learned to be UNCOMFORTABLE. You don't know you'll be okay if you fire someone. Resiliency can be relearned at ANY age.

11/20/2025

“The Vagus Nerve Wave”**

Everywhere you look, people are suddenly talking about the vagus nerve.
Search volumes are exploding. Wellness communities are obsessed with “vagal tone.” Medical journals are scrambling. Social media is full of hacks, breathing tricks, and quick fixes.

But here’s the real question…
Why now? And what does this mean for us as chiropractors?

In this 2-minute clip from the newest podcast episode, I break down why interest in the vagus nerve is skyrocketing — and why our profession is uniquely positioned to lead this conversation.

The world is looking for nervous system regulation.
They’re looking for safety, connection, predictability, rhythm.
They want to understand why they feel stuck in protection and how to get back into healing.

This is what we do every day.

If chiropractors can catch this wave with clarity, confidence and congruency, we can finally show people what chiropractic really offers:
not a treatment for symptoms,
but a way to support the body’s natural ability to regulate, adapt, and thrive.

Watch the clip.
Share it with a colleague.
And let’s rise with the moment we’ve been preparing for.

🎥 Full 2-minute video below
🎙️ Full podcast episode available now on all platforms

🎙️ New Podcast EpisodeThe Vagus Nerve and Nervous System Regulation: Why Everyone Is Talking About ItIf you’ve wondered ...
11/20/2025

🎙️ New Podcast Episode
The Vagus Nerve and Nervous System Regulation: Why Everyone Is Talking About It

If you’ve wondered why the vagus nerve suddenly became the internet’s favourite buzzword , here’s the clarity you’ve been looking for.

In this solo episode, I break down:
• what the vagus nerve actually does
• why regulation matters more than we think
• why so many people feel stuck in fight, flight or freeze
• how posture, breath and predictability support vagal tone
• where chiropractic fits in the regulation conversation

The world is searching for safety, connection and nervous system balance. This episode gives you the language to understand it.

Listen on your favourite podcast platform.

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