I'm Not a Nutritionist... Can I Still Be a Wellness Doc?

First, you have to define what a true wellness practice is for you. Can you just offer a component of wellness? I’d say yes. Is it better to offer more components of wellness but not dilute yourself? Of course. How do you do that? Well, one of the ways is you can hire people. Another

Is 'Wellness' Being Diluted?

That’s a great question because wellness doesn’t really mean anything to anybody, yet everyone is using it. Everybody. Hospitals are using it. Gyms are using it. Massage therapists are using it. Chiropractors are using it. We have to put it into a context of what that means. Most of the world still looks at wellness

What are the Best Wellness Resources for Patients?

There are tremendous resources out there, especially now. Dr. Jason Deitch’s, Discover Wellness: How Staying Well Can Make You Rich, is an amazing book to give to patients. I find it very valuable to purchase things like that and give them as gifts. Does it cost me a little? Yeah. But they make me a

Did you do wellness lectures in the office?

My patient orientation was about wellness. It’s not all it was about, but it certainly contained the essence of what wellness is. Did I do separate lectures regarding wellness in general? Yes and no. I did presentations about optimal nutrition, about optimal lifestyle, about raising healthy, drug-free families. They all had the wellness issues in

How Long Should an Adjustment Take... I Want to See 20/hour?

An adjustment should take as long as an adjustment takes. I’m not trying to escape the answer, but that is the truth. If an adjustment takes 15 minutes, that’s what it should take. If an adjustment is one segment, boom, you’re done, it may take 15 or 20 seconds after an analysis with pre-check, adjustment,

Techniques for Kids?

I used a modified diversify for a long time with children and it worked amazing. I also used a lot of tonal techniques from upper cervical to toggle, and using a Webster pediatric headpiece. I used torque-release technique and MC2. I used a lot of different techniques for children, which are all basically modifications of