Practitioners
Dr. Todd Stone
Hello, and welcome to our website. My name is Todd Stone. I am a “natural” physician, dedicated to helping others achieve their health and wellness dreams. I am married to a wonderful partner, Sonya, and we have two incredible children, Savannah and Sacred.
I have had a passion for health and healing since I was a teenager, reading fitness magazines in my spare time. My first experience with chiropractic came around this time as well. Suffering from shoulder pain, I was using the “standard” treatment of pain relievers and pain gels, without any real improvement. My mom brought me to her Chiropractor, who absolutely changed her life, taking her from physical disability and out of work, as well as chronic migraines, back to health and work in a very short period of time. Our experiences with chiropractic at that time influenced me enough to pursue a career in natural health.
During my residency in Chiropractic school, I still had occasional problems with that shoulder when I really pushed it with exercise. At that time, I also worked in the physical therapy department for several semesters and the Department Head of Physicians put me on a program that further stabilized my shoulder and spine. I was beginning to see the benefit of comprehensive care.
My personal experience as a patient and physician over the years has taught me to always ask why… what is the underlying cause, and thus the solution, of the many conditions and problems I have seen? For instance, the simple solution to my shoulder problem was to balance the function and strength of the muscles that supported my shoulder, which meant addressing the nerves, spine, and shoulder stabilizer muscles, like the rotator cuff. It also meant stabilizing my spine by developing a strong core (back and abdominals). The shoulder pain was never caused by a deficiency of aspirin or pain gel.
So, when patients came to me with back, neck, shoulder, or knee pain, I always attempted to stabilize the spine and nerves, the supporting muscles, and the joint itself. But, interestingly, it still didn’t always work. Why? So, I studied the neurology and chemistry of pain and discovered inflammation, stress hormones and insulin issues. And more importantly, I found that these were the same imbalances associated with heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. I began to see a clear picture of health and healing. People who hurt are unhealthy!
I then began to study longevity…who lived the longest and stayed the healthiest? I was not surprised to find the same issues coming up again. Inflammation, stress hormones and insulin imbalances also accelerated the aging process of bones, skin, brain, eyes, and the rest of the body. People who age rapidly and have early onset of degenerative diseases are just unhealthy…imbalanced body chemistry and neurology.
That led me, most recently, to explore “miracle healings.” Those people who were told to go home and die, but they didn’t listen. They instead allowed their body to heal from the worst diseases know to science. These spontaneous remissions, medical miracles, always had one thing in common as well: BELIEF! The “non-science” part of life called the mind. People with terminal illness seem to have unhealthy belief systems, and those who can overcome their mindset, can create miracles. (See NET for overcoming belief systems)
As I mentioned, I have a passion for health and helping others reach their dreams. I always ask why, and search for the cause and solution. It is not always an adjustment, or any one treatment. It may be a combination of 4 or 5 things. But, I am convinced, there is always a why, and the solution is always within the realm of natural medicine, if you are willing to change your diet, supplements, activities and/or mind!
WHO: Dr. Stone has a doctorate in chiropractic from Northwestern College of Health Sciences, is certified in integrated natural medicine and applied kinesiology, and is board eligible in functional neurology. A combination that allows for “full person” evaluation and care… physical, chemical, and mental/emotional.
WHAT: We provide comprehensive rehabilitation of pain and physical problems, in depth evaluation and treatment of body chemistry issues such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, fatigue, and allergies, and even evaluate and treat mental or emotional overload. We can “get to the bottom of” difficult problems or measure slight slip ups and keep you in tip top condition. All based on nutrition, diet, and natural treatments of many types…(No Drugs)!
WHY: Our mission is to educate and assist as many families as possible in achieving optimal health, by increasing knowledge of how health and disease happen, and by raising the standard of “measuring” health. Using high tech and comprehensive testing and measuring, your future is no longer a mystery...you create the health you want...I can show you how.
Sonya Stone
Thank you for visiting our web site. I am excited about the opportunity that is before you to achieve optimal health. I want to tell you my story, but first, let me introduce myself.
I am a childbirth educator teaching The Bradley Method® and a Neuro-Emotional Technique practitioner. My interest is in educating people on the importance of making positive health choices especially during pregnancy and for birth. I see improving the health of our children from birth forward one of the greatest responsibilities of our generation.
That’s me in the picture with my daughters, Savannah and Sacred, and my husband Todd. My life is practically perfect. I have healthy, beautiful children. I have a loving, intelligent husband. I have excellent health. But my life hasn’t always been so great.
As a child, I was sick…a lot! I can’t remember an age when I didn’t suffer from headaches, allergies, infections, and stomach aches. By the time I was in college, my headaches had worsened to a stabbing pain in my eye that often put me to bed for the day. This continued after I graduated and kept me out of work at least one day a month. What’s worse is that I didn’t know that it’s abnormal to feel badly. I was 25 years old and already accustomed to feeling sick everyday. Then I met the man of my dreams: a man who was not only handsome but also smart and caring, a man who would change my life.
When I first met Todd Stone, I thought here’s a great guy that I really like, but I didn’t think that I needed his professional help. In fact, I still thought I was pretty healthy. It wasn’t until he offered to give me a check up that we discovered I had multiple misalignments in my spine. I started listening to the signals my body was sending me, and I realized I had a headache everyday. I was also suffering with back, neck and joint pain, chronic constipation, and menstrual pain. I was on a downhill spiral that would have left me with chronic health problems for the rest of my life.
A few weeks after being treated, I was free of my headaches. I have continued getting adjusted and having my body chemistry checked and reset, and I started making other lifestyle changes. Todd taught me a lot about nutrition, and through testing, he was able to tell me exactly what supplements I should be taking.
I have never felt better. Matter of fact, before I met Todd, I never felt well. Now, I don’t suffer with any pain at all. I don’t have to take Advil several times a week like I did for seven years before I met him.
Imagine if I had never met my husband. I would be getting sicker instead of better. I would be looking at chronic disease, possibly an early death like my mom who died at age 51 after 15 years of illness. I was saved, literally, from years of suffering. God put Todd in my life to spare me and to remind me that my body is a temple.
God didn’t put disease in our lives to make us suffer. Likewise, on the seventh day he didn’t make doughnuts for us to eat or prescription medications for us to correct our health! He designed our body to function perfectly if we give it the proper, natural nutrition, and we maintain it in its designed form.
Our philosophy is simple: respect the human body, its Creator, and the communication between the two. Your health is one of the most precious assets you have. Don’t keep ignoring or masking symptoms, seek out better health today.
You may be saying, “That’s great, but why is all of this included on the web site?” Well, my whole outlook on health has changed because of the things I have learned and the changes I have experienced. I changed my career path because of the gravity of the information I have learned about taking care of my health. I went from being a Nursing Home and Assisted Living Community Administrator to having a passion for natural birth. I am committed to assisting expectant parents bring their children into this world in the most loving, respectful way possible (read about Natural Childbirth). The way a child is nurtured in utero and during labor and birth can set the stage for many other scenes in his life (read about NET).
I have a passion for assisting pregnant women find their inner strength to embrace the transformation into motherhood, to empower themselves, and to make educated choices for their babies. Blending the components of NET and childbirth education is an ideal protocol for creating the birth of your dreams.
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