I graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and biology in 1976, and then pursued a Doctorate of Chiropractic, graduating in 1981 from the National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, IL.

I have 37 years of experience in nutrition, homeopathy, herbal medicine and acupuncture, and am advanced certified in the Activator instrument to adjust cranial, facial, and TMJ, in addition to spinal, extremity and muscle adjustments. I enjoy time with my family and 6 grandkids.

My life was changed by an accident.  I was working at a construction job to pay for my pre-med tuition.  A fellow worker threw a 4×4 piece of lumber out of a pit area that struck me on the head, flipping me to the ground.

As I recovered I noticed pain, stiffness, and numbness in my hands that was not improving.  After visiting an orthopedic doctor, the field I planned to choose for my specialty, I was told that I had a permanent inflammatory arthritis of the hands, and there was nothing I could do except take anti-inflammatory medication.

I refused to accept the diagnosis.  I didn’t care what the blood tests showed. I was a young man being told to accept a chronic, debilitating condition, complete with a lifetime of pharmaceutical drugs.

Looking for alternatives, I decided to see a chiropractor.  With a few neck adjustments using the Activator instrument, my problems disappeared.

I changed my career path right then and switched from pursuing orthopedic medicine to chiropractic.

I had grown up feeling a connection to nature, along with a desire to help others.  I decided that what I really wanted to be was a healer and with chiropractic I found a merging of nature and healing.