The Body You're Taking to College: A Chiropractor Dad's Honest Guide

When your kid leaves for college, nobody hands them a manual for their own body — how to sleep, eat, and move when there's no one making them. By about week six, a lot of students crash: exhausted, aching, headaches, and they don't know why. I'm Dr. Cary Yurkiw — a chiropractor for 31 years, a clinic owner for 25 of them, and a dad who just sent his own kids off to school. In this episode I share the exact things we focused on to give our own children a healthy start, and why the usual advice ("eat well, sleep more, exercise") doesn't work when you're standing in a dorm room at 11pm with a mini-fridge. What you'll learn: Why students crash around week six — and how to see it coming Sleep is the domino: steady wake-up time + morning light Eat by building blocks, not rules: protein, carb, and something with color Move often, not hard: frequency beats intensity, and accountability wins The one small habit that separates students who thrive TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Why I made this — standing in my kid's dorm room 0:43 Who I am: 31 years as a chiropractor, and a dad 1:47 The invisible systems that vanish on move-in day 2:48 Week six is when the wheels come off 3:13 Why "just take care of yourself" fails 3:46 Sleep is the domino — wake time + morning light 4:43 Eat by building blocks, not rules 5:59 Move often, not hard 6:51 What 30 years in the room taught me 7:20 Start this week — pick one 8:22 The book, Mastermind & coaching 9:54 Thank you For the book, the Mastermind group, 1:1 coaching, and more — everything is here: https://linktr.ee/drcaryyurkiw If this helped, please follow the show and share it with a parent who needs it.