Evening and Saturday Massages available!

We are happy to announce that we have evening and Saturday massage appointments open to the public!!

We know you have to work around YOUR work schedules and our evening and Saturday appointments are just for that. Spaces are limited so call and schedule your appointments today.

Saturday is reserved for massage only and the chiropractors are not available.

We are in-network with many insurances. Please check your benefits to see if manual therapy is a covered service. We can not guarantee insurance benefits but will do our best to find out what they are. You must be seen by one of our chiropractors before insurance will cover any manual therapies. They must be medically necessary to be covered by insurance.

Simply give us a call at 941-749-8552 to book appointments.

We won Best of Out East for a second year in a row!!

Discover Chiropractic and Wellness - your Lakewood Ranch Chiropractor, has won the award of Best Chiropractor Out East for 2007!! That's second year in a row. You know we'll be going for that 3rd year in a row with our excellent service!!

A BIG Thank You to all of our loyal patients who voted for us!! Your the best!!

Sheli Kelly

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Standard Process Nutritional Detox. What’s it all about?

I’ve been blogging about my Detox for 3 weeks now and I’ve been asked – Where can I get more info? Here are some of the basics. There is a link at the bottom of the blog to the Standard Process site. On this site you can print out the literature. - Sheli Kelly

The Standard Process Nutritional Detox Kit contains the following items:

SP Cleanse – for purification

SP Complete – for nutritious supplement smoothies

Gastro-Fiber – for fiber support

SP Green Food – for phytonutrients

Your body collects junk. This “junk” comes from the food you eat, the water you drink, and the air you breathe. Simply living creates waste like ammonia and carbon dioxcide.

It’s the job of your liver, lymphatic system, kidneys, lungs, intestines, blood, and skin to filter these toxins from your body. When overloaded, you body becomes inefficient. Like a furnace with a clogged filter, it collects toxins.

What is Purification?

Purification is merely the internal cleansing and detoxification of your body. Think of it as “spring cleaning” for your insides.

It requires making new, healthier choices for yourself. You will be discontinuing fast foods, processed convenience foods, and sugar laden snacks, which place unnecessary load on your body. Say goodbye to cheeseburgers, French fries, salt, sugar, and dairy products. Say hello to whole, unprocessed, preservative free foods, lots of pure spring water, tasty shakes, and whole food supplements.

In the process, you will learn about your body and it’s needs. You’re also likely to shed some extra weight. Rid yourself of accumulated sludge. And expel energy-zapping Wastes.*

SP Complete Facts:

Whey (dairy) protein powder, flax meal powder, brown rice protein powder,calcium citrate, magnesium citrate, buckwheat juice powder, Brussels sprouts (whole plant), kale, choline bitartrate, inositol, barley grass, alfalfa juice powder, soybean lecithin powder, grape (seed) extract (includes Masquelier’s OPC-85;98% total phenolic compounds;65% proanthocyanidins), carrot powder, and red wine extract (95% total phenols)

SP Cleanse Facts:

Juniper berry powder, red clover (flower) powder, collinsonia (root) powder, apple pectin, burdock (root) powder, barley grass powder, dandelion (leaf), Spanish black radish (root), Oregon grape (root) powder, cayenne pepper powder, fenugreek (seed) powder, choline bitartrate, inositol, globe artichoke (leaf), fennel (seed), oat flour, beet (leaf) juice powder, beet (root) powder, milk thistle, wildcrafted tillandsia powder, carrot powder, broccoli powder, and kale powder.

Gastro-Fiber Facts:

Psyllium (husk) powder, collinsonia (root) powder, apple pectin, fennel (seed), and fenugreek (seed) powder.

SP Green Food Facts:

Brussels sprout powder (whole plant), kale powder, and alfalfa sprout powder (all organically grown).

For more information on the above supplements, go to www.standardprocess.com

Here you can go to Purification and Weight Management Programs and print out literature.

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* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Nutritional Detox Tuesday Update (on Wednesday!)

I am in my 3^rd and final week of the Standard Process Nutritional Detox. I added exercise to my regimen last Tuesday. I am doing both cardio and weight work. Cardio is 3-4 times a week and weight work is 2 times a week. Both at least a half hour at a time. I will admit that the Elliptical Machine really whipped me but when I got on a similar machine yesterday I did WAY better. I also think I found that elusive “thing” called metabolism that I thought I had lost forever.

I still have healthy eating habits (I don’t want to call it a diet because I am changing my unhealthy lifestyle to a healthier one) and do my smoothies 3 times a day along with supplements.

Drum roll please………I am 1 lb away from an amazing 15 lb weight loss!

The best part is, like I’ve said before, that I feel and look amazing (skin cleared up and is luminous) and I have not felt like I was starving.

Dr. Kristin and I have decided to keep on this plan with the smoothies, Gastro-fiber supplements and the Green Food supplements. This is what is helping us keep the good stuff in and the bad stuff out. I will continue my better eating habits and start incorporating moderation with “regular” foods (like when you go out to eat and desserts). I want this to be a life transformation and it has to be realistic. The nutritional detox has given me the jump start and the motivation that I had been lacking. For this I am very grateful.

Sheli Kelly

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Nutritional Detox Tuesday Update

I won’t tell you what I weighed before I started this Standard Process Detox but will tell you that I have dropped 9 pounds in the 1^st week. That’s 9 pounds of unwanted “stuff” that my body has rid itself of in one week. I know you must think I’m starving myself or something but I’m not. I eat a sensible breakfast, lunch and dinner. I get to have 2-3 nutritional shakes per day plus I get to have a healthy snack twice a day (this is hard for me because I’m not a snacker and I forget). I have changed my diet. I’m eating MUCH healthier. This accounts for a lot of the weight loss I’m sure, but I’ve never felt like a million bucks while loosing weight! I have so much energy that I just want to get out and do everything!

If you have questions please ask. I will answer truthfully.

Sheli Kelly

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Nutritional Detox - Part 2

I started the second step of my Standard Process cleanse today. I weighed myself this morning and I’m down nearly 5 pounds. I have a slight headache again but that was to be expected and my bladder is working overtime. As I stated earlier, I have been working on the liver cleanse along with drinking my 2-3 shakes/day and modifying my diet. The shakes actually taste wonderful. I make a couple different frozen concoctions either with my large blender or my handheld blender using fresh bananas, frozen blueberries, frozen cherries, frozen peaches and frozen mangos. The shakes are actually very large and filling.

Today I started with the next set of supplements. Standard Process Gastro-Fiber and Green Food. I have had LOTS of energy and I am drinking a lot of water. I expect that this being the first weekend of starting the “next” step that I may have interesting news to post on Tuesday. Remember…I have never done a cleanse and it is my first step to trying to be healthier. I’m not getting any younger!

Sheli Kelly

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A Great Pair of Tennis Shoe's & some Great Orthotics

I found a great pair of tennis shoes. New Balance 505's. They make me want to walk. I have been feeling so much more energetic lately that I have been bouncing around the office, sailing and desperately trying to find time to walk - because I WANT to. The best thing is that I have some knee issues (probably handed down from my parents) and these little tennis shoe's with my orthotics put in them have helped me go without knee pain since I started wearing them a little more than a week ago. That's good for me.

The way the orthotics work is you take out the inside of your current tennis shoe or your shoe could be too tight. BUT some shoes are glued and you can't remove the insert. It just so happens that the New Balance 505's have a removable insert. This has made life for my knee's a bit better!

Sheli Kelly

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