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65% of Americans are obese or overweight. The diet and fitness industry is a $60 BILLION industry. And yet, we could not be more unhealthy. The western culture is obsessed with external appearances. However, our internal systems are leading indicators that we are absolutely not healthy. The top 4 causes of death in America are Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Lung Disease. Sure, we can do extern...

The most awkward time of the year takes place between December 25th and January 1st. We don't know whether we should keep partying, start planning or maybe a combination of both. With that being said, I often see two camps of people start to arise on social media platforms. We have the community of people who use this time for celebration, reflection and focus on the upcoming opportunity of the ne...

Many of us have a distorted view of ourselves, the world, God, and virtually our role in this life. In most of the biblical parables, we often times have a hard time identifying with the characters in the story. Mainly because we believe that we are not them - meaning, we are not paralyzed, deaf, dumb, blind or even broken. However, I challenge you to change your perspective in these parables and...

In a day and age of quick fixes, shiny objects and MLM solutions, we need a real dose of what actually works for success. Over the last three years I have learned thousands of lessons on success as they relate to my business and my personal life. One of the most common threads that I can weave through all the lessons is the idea of consistency. Consistency starts with how you set up your week for...

One of the biggest challenges we face as people is breaking the frame of the story we tell ourselves daily. For most of us, this results in the feeling of being stuck in life.  Over the last several years, I have been on a journey of working with coaches, reading books, and trying many different hacks to help myself become unstuck. It wasn't until recently that my coach, Jesse, helped me fina...

Stress is a concept we all have to face. However, how we choose to manage stress is exactly that, a choice. I find that too often we decide to become a victim of circumstances and react to stress to situations that are outside of our control. As a result, the storm starts to weigh on us and we start to encounter seasons of despair and failure because we have focused on things that we cannot contro...

It is reported that roughly 30% of Americans will suffer from Insomnia over a given period in their life. Of the 30%, 10% will actually have what we call chronic insomnia (the kind that most believe requires medication). However, what if I told you that your sleep didn't have to suffer? That you could actually get between 7-9 hours of quality sleep a night? This is a journey that I have personally...

A hot topic in today's medical field is the idea that chiropractic care doesn't work. So many people have stories about how they have engaged a chiropractor looking for answers to their health related issues only to be let down again. No results. No change. Still throwing more money and more time at a problem that has yet to be solved. Yet, I want to challenge you on that topic. You cannot expect...

Mental health is a hot topic in today's climate. Did you know that recent estimates from the suicide hotline suggest that 1 out of 4 people under the age of 30 have contemplated suicide in the COVID crisis. I don't blame them and wouldn't be surprised if this was actually higher. However, just because our daily life has been disrupted doesn't mean that we need to end our life. A smooth sea never m...

It is a common theme in the field of self help to talk about the top 5 strategies to achieve balance in your life. We all know that is a load of crap. Balance is something that many people will every achieve. In fact, it is a terrible word for the way life is truly experienced...organized chaos will definitely be a better word. However, there is one area of life that we cannot sacrifice balance, y...

How many of you dream? I can imagine that there are many of us that have dreams of health, success, and what our life could potentially look like. I think this is something incredibly common in this social age as well when we see what everyone else is doing with their life through our tiny idiot box we keep in our pocket. However, the question I have is, how many of you take actions on your dreams...

In health, we have winners and losers. There is a big difference in the actions, words, and media consumption between the two. Losers typically follow the fad diet, the 30 day challenge, the next shiny object. They are obsessed with comparison and letting everyone know they tried the most recent cool thing. They are the people who never commit to a long term process and typically rebound into the...

Health is not something that you suddenly discover. You have to develop it, nurture it, cultivate it. How many times a day are we exposed to an ad that shows us what we dream of becoming. A dream of what health is supposed to look like? Most commonly its a fit male with rocking pecs and a killer 6 pack or a woman who is wearing a scantly clad bikini showing off her body that she has worked so hard...

If I were to ask you about your life over the last 3 years, I am sure you would have a rather rich story to share, especially with the last 5 months we have been exposed to in our brief period of time here on earth. However, If I asked you a different way and said, "over the last 1000 days, have you made every choice possible to help create the best version of yourself?", I guarantee you that 99%...

In this episode, Dr. Kramer covers the topic of what it means to be sick and what it means to be healthy. The goal is to discuss what health is and how it can be measured. In this discussion we will cover topics such as - is your health the same as my health, principles of health that are consistent, environmental factors that can contribute to a lack of perceived health, and treatments. We all wa...

Let's face it. We have all been lied too in the last 5 months. At first it was 2 weeks, which suddenly has turned into 5 months. That is a fair statement to start the topic of today's discussion. When navigating a health crisis, up until March of 2020, I would suggest that the ivory tower of Medicine was our go to avenue for finding answers. However, with the recent flip flopping of policies, I wo...

The biggest lie you can ever tell yourself is “because I feel better.” The self justification for quitting the very thing that changed your life makes zero sense. Stop quitting on yourself and the people who sink their life into helping you achieve the best version of yourself. Start investing in the things that help you optimize your performance. Because I feel better is not an acceptable answer...

Today we discuss the 5 points of long term health. 1. Things that are in your control. 2. Things that are out of your control. 3. Just one visit, one work out, one meal 4. Oxidative Stress 5. Specific Chiropractic.

In today's emotion filled social media environment, we have to ask ourselves a few questions. First and foremost - who is it for? Meaning, of the information that is being shared, what message is trying to be sold and why. You may be familiar with this as the "narrative" and it may change based upon the social/political/economic view of your friends list and the algorithm that is shown to you thro...

Health is not an arrival point. In today’s world where the mass media is trying to scare you into believing that your body is a weak organism that cannot thrive without modern mommy medicine and daddy pharma, there needs to be a voice of change. This episode is about the small things you can do to transform your life.

If I were to walk into a room and say "I am a Chiropractor," the general consensus of the room would believe that I am a neck pain, back pain, headache specialists and that is about the limitations of what I do. This is incredibly disappointing and couldn't be further from the truth with regards to what a Chiropractor does and what they seek to accomplish with their specific recommendations to car...

In this episode I briefly walk through the story of Francesca and her health journey. She has been a patient with us at Hope for the last two years and has a tremendous empowerment story of gaining control of her health and helping her become the best woman, wife and mother she can be.

Modern media would have us believe that once we achieve a state of health it should be permanent. There is nothing further from the truth. The human experience is full of seasons of life that can interrupt our health at a moments notice. In fact, often times, we are caught by surprise when we have a less than desirable state of health. It is our goal to interrupt this paradigm and help you maintai...

Every single human being will have a season of anxiety in their life. It is pat of the human experience. Many of us may laugh at this statement however when we understand what Anxiety is, it is easier to identify a season of our lives when we experienced it. According the the Mayo Clinic, anxiety is persistent and excessive anxiety and worry about activities or events — even ordinary, routine issu...

This week the Journal of Upper Cervical Research published a great case study on navigating Meniere's disease with upper cervical specific chiropractic care. The story was of a 65 year old patient who had debilitating vertigo that would cause her to vomit. She would experience a hangover like feeling for several days after the episodes and was at her wits end. She had gone to her ENT who recommend...