Dr. Tim Chrisman DC

09/18/2024

Patient testimonial. This sort of news is music to my ears!

“I wanted to thank you for working with me on getting my health in a better state. I had blood work last week. A1C is down from 6.9 to 6.0. Still a ways to go but going in the right direction. Same with cholesterol. Cholesterol numbers were all in what they consider "normal range". Couldn't tell you the last time they all were in normal range at the same time. Just wanted you to know I appreciate all you do for me.”

05/07/2024

Weight loss resistance? It's a real thing. This brief video discusses one of the most overlooked causes.

04/24/2024

🔥Light a fire in your digestion, not in the lining of your esophagus!😊

We spend so much time eating and worrying about our food, but our health depends on what we absorb and utilize. A relatively unknown fact is that heartburn and indigestion are signs of poor digestive strength.

This can be the case even without too many symptoms, but definitely indicates you're not digesting or absorbing well.

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04/09/2024

Have you stopped to wonder at how amazing and interconnected the body is? Follow the link in my details section for my newsletter and video on the 6 causes of health issues and the gut/body connection.

02/21/2024

Just a quick word about the importance of Vitamin D and crucial information on healthy levels, cancer risk, and seasonal depression. Leave me a comment or question below!

04/20/2020

A friend posed a question on here today and it’s something I thinks makes all the difference. The question is basically, why do 4 people get the same infection or disease and have such wildly variable outcomes, from no symptoms at all to death?

Here’s my response and a picture from the Alliance of Natural Health International which describes my sentiments in graphic form:

My answer to this after 15+ years of practice as a functional/natural health doctor is that your observations could describe potentially any infection or disease out there, regardless of its well-established virulence and rate of death or recovery. Why does one person get a sniffle or headache or nothing and another lands in the bed with fever, incapacitated by body aches and total exhaustion, and yet another ends up as a puddle of goo in the hospital and never makes it out - all from the same infection at the same time, the same year, similar situations and exposure...? What is the main variable here? It’s you. It’s the terrain in your body, not the actual germ that makes all the difference. Are some germs more virulent or deadly than others? Of course. But the difference is the terrain inside the body. The terrain is the sum total of your state of health and balance in the body. We can speak of environment, yes that makes a difference as well, but the terrain is how you respond to the environment. It’s how full nutrient reservoirs in the body are, it’s pH, it’s toxic load including chemicals, metals, it’s how the structure responds to injuries and supports but doesn’t interfere with the nervous system, it’s the health of the microbiome in the gut it’s how much excess weight you have, it’s your daily choices. Yes genetics play a role but not as much as we’ve been led to believe. Genetics are influenced in a concrete physical way by lifestyle and this terrain of which each of us has control. The sum of it all is how much stress is on your body/mind complex? Not just emotional or mental stress but chemical, structural...everything that causes any negative stress at all. My entire practice has been about teaching people this very concept and how to make it better. You increase your odds against any disease, not by treating the disease but by treating the patient. The terrain is everything. It’s not your ticket out if this world alive, but it does determine to a great extent what the ride is going to be like.

05/20/2019

Chemicals pre-mid-post production, genetic modification, additives/preservatives/flavorings/excitotoxins, processing that makes normal healthy fats rancid, denatured protein, refined carbohydrates...that's what turns a healthy food into a poison and overwhelms the terrain in the gut. Eat real food and heal the terrain. Your allergies will be a thing of the past. Yes, even environmental allergies (hayfever...) will be reduced by fixing the gut. Quit poisoning yourself and your immune system will thank you.

Think about... When did it all change?

www.foodmatters.com

02/28/2019

A patient sent me this picture recently, and it made me proud that what I’m preaching is actually paying off! It has been my mantra (and that of many other natural doctors) for a long time. We tout phrases such as: “The power that made the body heals the body” and “Let food be your medicine”, and “Eat to live, not live to eat,” among others.

But the rubber meets the road when the road is paved with one day after the next with poor food and lifestyle choices. It’s one of the things in your universe that you have a lot of control over. The right kind of food (and unfortunately the wrong kind) does alter physiology and therefore musculoskeletal, immunological, cardiovascular, digestive/eliminative, functional, and finally even cognitive and behavioral processes. I’ve seen amazing things in practice. As a doctor, however, I would correct Edison’s statement by saying there is no doctor outside of you that can cure anything. We don’t even understand electricity. We can split atoms, but we can’t make them; we can dissect things but not put them back together like they were. The doctor is inside you, my friend. We as doctors merely facilitate, educate, and eliminate interference when possible. Do one thing for yourself today by committing yourself to the lifestyle of health and healing. Learn slowly if you must, but don’t stand still. Everything in life is a process, but really it’s just a decision. In one minute you can transform your entire existence!