My Story
Hi, my name is Dr. Marco and my life, passion and interests lies in all things health and wellness. I have been studying and educating on Chiropractic, Health Care, Wellness and optimizing Human function for almost a decade now. I am the CEO and practicing physician at The Chiropractic Source in Cedar Grove New Jersey. In addition, I am fortunate enough to have authored the book "Change your Mindset, Transform your Life", hosted a health and wellness webinar series called "Get to the Source with Dr. Marco" and I teach as an adjunct professor for the Kinesiology Department at William Paterson University in Wayne New Jersey.
My goal in life and for this page is to increase awareness about proper health and wellness practices, not to simply relieve symptoms or disease but to maximize human function and improve all areas of your life. Whether you are a professional athlete looking to "up their game" or someone suffering with a debilitating disease, like Cancer or Diabetes, I am here for you and my education can and will improve your overall performance.
On a more personal side, I was surprised with my own very unexpected diagnosis in September of 2016. It began in March of 2016, when I lost 20 pounds over a 4 month period, shortly after I began a personal training program with a very close friend. This weight loss was concerning to me because for most of my adult life I have been very active and have never lost weight, let alone this amount of weight. So to assure myself this weight loss was safe, I booked an appointment with my general medical doctor to have a routine blood test. To my surprise, the diagnosis came back as Diabetes. This was the last thing I have ever thought would happen to me. I have been taking care of myself for many years and I have even educated people on how to prevent this type of disorders, yet I am diagnosed with Diabetes?!
The initial diagnosis from the general MD was Type 2 Diabetes, which to me did not make sense. I did not have the lifestyle nor the body type for Type 2 Diabetes, so in order to confirm this I booked another appointment with an Endocrinologist for a second opinion. Thank god, because that diagnosis came back Type 1 Diabetic and I required insulin to manage this disease. Although this was a diagnosis I would never have imagined, it was relieving, because it made more sense to me and I knew exactly what I needed to do to manage it!
Fast forward to now, 6 months later, my blood sugar is stabilized, I am on a very low dose of slow acting insulin to help maintain a good blood sugar throughout the day and I DO NOT require fast acting insulin with my meals. How is this possible you may ask?!
My clean lifestyle, consisting of a very strict ketogenic diet, moderate exercise, regular chiropractic care and acupuncture has been a recipe for success! I practice everything that I preach and that is why I created this personal page.
My mission is to help others who suffer from Diabetes and other metabolic disorders because most doctors are not advising them in the most appropriate way and it's costing them many happy and healthy years!
I am excited to become your source for all things health and wellness! :)
