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The purpose of our blog is to help families ask the right questions and make conscious choices.
“Education is not the training of the mind, but the training of the mind to think”
~ Albert Einstein.
Food as medicine
Principle: Real Food is one of the most fundamental ways that we connect with the earth, with nature and with our local environment. It is essential we know where our food comes from so we can consciously choose health or disease. “People are fed by the food industry,...
You matter.
The other night I had a dream that I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane at 20,000 feet. Yes, I was in the army but no, I never went to Airborne School. As I was plummeting towards the earth, the landscape is jaw dropping. It’s amazing how small the world feels...
Commitment as a Function of Space
About a year ago, I was sitting at a district meeting for the California Chiropractic Association here in San Diego and I got to hear a speech by one of my mentors. Although I have heard him speak dozens of times, there was one aspect of his message that has stuck...
Creating a Personal Health Vision
“Your body’s ability to heal is greater than anyone has permitted you to believe.” This is one of my favorite quotes on self-healing that one of my mentors taught me this year. If you really think about it, what if you knew at the deepest core of you that not only...
Changing towards a heart of Gratitude
The brilliance of Gratitude: “What we want from our relationships is not lukewarm tolerance, grudging acceptance but openhearted appreciation for who we are.” - Dr. John Demartini I still remember the first expectant mothers I was so honored to care for earlier in...
Family for the sake of future generations
For most of you who know me, there is nothing more important to me than family. My earliest and fondest memories are full of images of parties, birthdays, holidays, you name it... My great-grandmother (my dad’s mom) died at 103 and to her last day she knew so much...
Function vs. Fashion: Backpack Safety
The Backpack Dilemma Chiropractors, pediatricians and orthopedic surgeons alike agree that backpacks are a problem for your child’s spine. While alone they may not cause major problems, overloading and improper carrying of a backpack can lead to headaches, neck,...
On Giving
I was incredibly humbled to be a pallbearer at my grand uncle Tanny’s funeral this week. (Which is why we were out of the office on Wednesday) He is my grandmother’s younger brother on my father’s side and as my cousin was telling a part of his story yesterday, I was...
Moms and Memorial Day Blog
Around this time of year, people often ask me all the time how I got into seeing so many mommas, babies and kiddos being a 9-year veteran of the US Army. I am single (although have an amazing girlfriend who is responsible for the brilliant office...