Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Nutrition Gateway, Sally-Anne is joined by Dr. Irmarie Badenhorst, a chiropractor at Terrace Chiropractic in Raymond Terrace, who brings both clinical insight and personal experience to the conversation. After living with chronic lower back pain for over a decade and facing the possibility of surgery, Irmarie discovered chiropractic care and experienced first-hand how powerful the body’s natural healing capacity can be when it has the right support. Together, Sally-Anne and Dr. Irmarie explore the powerful connection between the spine, posture, nervous system regulation, pain, anxiety, digestion, sleep, headaches, and brain fog. For high-achieving women over 35 who feel foggy, anxious, tense, inflamed, exhausted, or disconnected from their body, this conversation opens up a different way to understand symptoms. Instead of seeing headaches, jaw tension, poor sleep, digestive changes, pain or emotional overwhelm as separate issues, Dr. Irmarie explains how they may all be nervous system clues. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why the autonomic nervous system matters for anxiety, sleep, digestion and painThe difference between fight-or-flight and rest-and-digestHow posture and spinal function can influence how the body communicatesWhy headaches, jaw tension, fatigue, brain fog and poor sleep can be linkedWhy women over 35 may notice slower recovery, more aches and reduced resilienceHow hormonal shifts can influence joint stability, muscle recovery and pain sensitivityThe difference between short-term symptom relief and deeper repairWhy lasting change often requires a longer-term approach, not a quick fixDr. Irmarie also shares why she is passionate about helping people understand their body, listen to their symptoms, and support long-term health through simple, consistent care. This is a powerful episode for women who know their body is trying to tell them something but have not yet connected the dots between stress, posture, nervous system function, and physical symptoms. Listen now to discover how chiropractic care may support your body's ability to move better, feel stronger, and restore balance. The episode is drawn from Sally-Anne’s conversation with Dr. Irmarie, where they discuss the autonomic nervous system, fight-or-flight, rest-and-digest, posture, women’s recovery after 35, and the difference between symptom relief and deeper repair. Connect with Dr Irmarie Badenhorst: Instagram: @ terracechiropractic/Website: https://terracechiropractic.com.au/ About Your Host, Sally-Anne Kearns I’m Sally-Anne Kearns, a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and host of the Nutrition Gateway podcast. I help women over 35 who are struggling with anxiety, brain fog, low energy and health overwhelm cut through the noise and get back to the foundations their body needs to function well. My approach combines functional nutrition, nervous system support and simple, practical nutrition and lifestyle strategies to help you create more capacity, clarity and confidence in your health. Ready to simplify your health? Explore my programs, resources and ways to work with me at www.sknutrition.au, including HEALthy Foundations, my six-month membership designed to help you understand your body and build the foundations for calmer, clearer and more energised days.
