look up

... it's what we are designed to do!

“The plants look up to heaven, from whence they have their nourishment.”

—William Shakespeare

Observation

I came across a reel recently from a functional medicine neurology chiropractor talking about the surge in anxiety among kids, teens, and young adults. His perspective: Underdeveloped vestibular systems. But as he explained the signs and how he works with these kids, a lightbulb went off.

What is this generation doing—on repeat—from toddlerhood that no previous generation did?

They’re looking down.

At tablets. At phones. At screens.

This constant downward gaze, I believe, is the root of what’s being labeled a “vestibular disorder.” (My daughter included.)

What was this practitioner doing to help? He was inviting the body to look up… literally. Laying kids backward over an exercise ball, lifting the chin, reorienting the head and neck upward.

I started digging into the relationship between the vestibular system and the vagus nerve. Sure enough, the connection is real and complex. But what s…