Natural Solutions to Heal What Ails You by Brian Rapoport W hen looking for medical care, where do you turn? Many people go to a traditional doctor to heal what ails them, but in today’s world, we have options. Enter Dr. John St John, a chiropractor with extensive post-graduate training in clinical nutrition, who teaches advanced clinical nutrition to healthcare practitioners nationwide. He says the body has all the tools necessary to maintain strength and function, but it’s our job to recognize and provide our body with these tools to maintain good health. “At Chagrin Natural Health Clinic, we offer an effective, drug-free approach to handling most health issues,” Dr. St. John told us. “For more than 14 years, we have been effectively helping people with pain management and weight loss, as well as helping them increase energy levels and find relief for headaches, allergies, digestive issues, and more. Dr. St. John’s nutritional practice revolves around Nutrition Response Testing, which he describes as a unique method of determining an individual’s nutritional deficiencies and which specific organs are under-functioning because of food allergies, heavy-metal or chemical toxicity, and/or immune challenges. “Through the use of whole food supplements and dietary recommendations, most health conditions can be addressed, including fatigue; digestive problems; allergies; back, neck and joint pain; and more,” Dr. St. John told us. Dr. St. John examines his nutrition patients by having them lie on their back, with one arm flat at their side and the other arm at a 90-degree angle, sticking straight up in the air. He then asks you to match his moderate pressure as he tries to push your arm forward towards the table, while using his other hand to touch different reflex points on your body, which correspond to different organs. Although a strong body can resist this pressure, a weak body cannot. The location of his hand when your body can no longer match his pressure determines where a weakness exists in your body. Through this testing, Dr. St. John can identify if various heavy metal or chemical toxins, food sensitivities, or nutritional deficiencies are causing the weakness. Finally, he can determine what whole-food supplements should be added to your diet and/or pinpoint dietary changes that will help you restore balance over time. “Patients often come to me as a last resort, when they’ve exhausted their options,” Dr. St. John said. “When coming to see us, we take time to listen and explain the cause of the condition. Medicine often treats the symptoms. Our treatment methods address the cause. That’s why so many health-conscious people have benefited from our care.” Dr. St. John told us that at least 90% of his patients come from referrals who enthusiastically tell others about the results they have achieved through personalized and individualized Health Improvement Programs. “There are natural solutions to many conditions, and we can help!” Dr. St. John said. Dr. St. John has been in practice for 15 years and recently expanded his clinic, Chagrin Natural Health Clinic, to a new 4,000-square-foot location behind Heinen’s in Bainbridge. His purpose is to offer people an effective, drug-free approach to handling most health issues and to have a true impact on the healthcare community. For more information and to read testimonials about Chagrin Natural Health Clinic, please visit www.chagrinnaturalhealth.com or call 440.384.3099. August 2014 n Beachwood Buzz 21