A Journey From Symptoms To Solutions—And Why It Matters For You
For 28 years as a Doctor of Chiropractic, I watched patients fall through the cracks of conventional medicine—offered prescriptions and procedures, but rarely the deeper answers they needed. My own personal health journey changed everything I thought I knew about healing.
When Conventional Medicine
Failed Me Personally
For 16 years, I lived with chronic skin inflammation that no specialist could truly resolve. What I learned through my own healing transformed how I think about every patient I serve today.
16 Years Of The Same Answer
Beginning in 2008, I suffered from scalp rashes and persistent skin inflammation on my lower extremities. Over the years, dermatologist after dermatologist offered the same playbook: stronger steroid creams, more potent ointments, and eventually biologics that would "modify" my immune system.
Not one of them mentioned food sensitivities. Not one suggested an elimination diet. Not one looked beyond the surface of my skin to understand what my body might actually be trying to communicate.
I knew there had to be more.
60 Days That Changed Everything
I committed to a strict anti-inflammatory diet—eliminating flour and sugar, lowering carbohydrates, and adding phytonutrient shakes and a targeted supplement regimen based on my own lab work.
After 60 consistent days, my skin was clearer than it had been in years. The deep red rashes faded. The intense itching, burning, and scaling subsided. I could finally wear shorts in summer without feeling self-conscious. My lipid profile, critical given my family's cardiovascular history, dramatically improved.
That was the moment functional medicine stopped being theoretical for me—and became the foundation of everything I do.
A Story That Shaped My Mission
Some patients change you. This story has stayed with me for over 20 years and became part of why Optimize Functional Health exists today.
Over 20 years ago, in my chiropractic practice, I met a special gentleman who was a true golf enthusiast—the kind of patient who'd light up telling me stories about the clubs he'd hunted down on eBay or the special once in a lifetime memories of PGA tour events he’d attended over the years. He would relive how close he was to the players on the course and how incredible it was to watch them play just feet away.
When he first came to see me, he couldn't swing a club at all. Severe neck pain. Numbness, tingling, and weakness running down his arms. The game he loved was gone.
Six weeks of care later, he was back on the course. Pain-free. Symptom-free. Playing in his league with his buddies that spring and summer. I'll never forget the gratitude mixed with tears of joy in his voice and how it meant everything to him.
You owe it to yourself—and to the people who love you—to invest in your health while you still have the chance. Your future has more give than you might imagine. But only if you take action now.
Why I Built Optimize
For Active Adults & Athletes
After completing my Titleist Performance Institute Level 1 and SFMA Level 1 certifications in 2020, and earning my Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner credential through FMU in 2025, I saw the gap clearly: nobody was connecting the dots between systemic inflammation and athletic performance.
28 Years As A Doctor Of Chiropractic
Nearly three decades of helping patients with spine, joint, and muscle pain has taught me that movement is only part of the equation. The real story is what's happening internally.
CFMP Certified, FMU Trained
After 6 years of disciplined study under leaders like Dr. Ron Grisanti, I earned my Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner credential—blending clinical rigor with truly integrative care.
TPI & SFMA Certified
My Titleist Performance Institute training revealed how mobility limitations directly impact your golf swing or pickleball serve—and how chronic inflammation makes them worse.
Ready To Take Action?
If my story resonates with you, let's talk. Your health journey deserves the same attention, detective work, and personalized strategy I'd give a member of my own family. The conversation costs you nothing—and could change everything.
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