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The Dramatic Healing Power of Nutrition

By Dr. Katie Griffin, on February 8th, 2012

This fall I had a powerful personal experience of the healing potential of nutrition.

I was taking a free 6-week nutrition class, along with some other physicians and chiropractors in Santa Cruz, as a project for interns at Bauman College in Santa Cruz. (I’m going to host another free one for those of you that . . . → Read More: The Dramatic Healing Power of Nutrition

The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen – Book Review

By Dr. Katie Griffin, on November 8th, 2011

The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen by Rebecca Katz is a book that is a toolbox full of great ideas designed to help you create a diet of cancer fighting foods with a minimum of stress in the kitchen for whoever is cooking. It gives you tips and tricks to address issues that commonly come up during cancer . . . → Read More: The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen – Book Review

How Body-Mass Index Can Affect Osteoarthritis

By Dr. Katie Griffin, on July 19th, 2011

According to the article “Knee Osteoarthritis: Biomechanical Risks” by Deborah Pate, DDC DACBR. 12% of the US population, ages 25-75 years old has symptoms of Osteoarthritis (OA). Do you fall into that category? Pate states that there are three major risk factors associated with the development of OA in the knees:

1. Body-mass index . . . → Read More: How Body-Mass Index Can Affect Osteoarthritis

Take Control of Your Health—Minimize Inflammation

By Dr. Katie Griffin, on January 21st, 2011

Inflammation is a huge health issue—it can lead to chronic diseases and other debilitating health problems—and it’s the number one cause of autoimmune diseases and fibromyalgia. The good news is that you can be proactive in your life and reduce it.

You can ask your doctor for a simple blood test that can measure your . . . → Read More: Take Control of Your Health—Minimize Inflammation

Nutrition and chiropractic, the perfect combo

By Dr. Katie Griffin, on December 29th, 2010

A good nutritionist, along with your chiropractor, is an important person to know.

We can treat the vast majority of our diseases with good nutrition (there are exceptions of course). One advantage to using nutrition to treat disease is that there are virtually no side effects.

Nancy Birang is my go-to nutritionist. She is extremely . . . → Read More: Nutrition and chiropractic, the perfect combo

Last updated by Dr. Katie Griffin at December 30, 2011.

Go to her ! Hobble,crawl, or limp your aching bones into her office and she will fix you. I didn't believe it at first either. I was messed up and in pain for six years so how could someone "fix" me? Well, she did, and now I am returning to my old self. It feels amazing to be pain free for the first time in a very long time. — Victoria R., http://bit.ly/L3GhLV

Dr. Katie Griffin is absolutely amazing. I suffer from migraines (used to get 3 or 4 a week) and with the help of Katie I have my life back! I used to see a chiropractor once a week for the past 6 years. After seeing Katie I see her about once every other month or so. She has totally fixed me! — Rory n Christine M., San Francisco

Dr. Katie Griffin is so above and beyond what any other Chiropractor in Santa Cruz can do for you because she has the gentle ability to heal in a practical time frame without the need to go back over and over for pain relief. — Carolyn A., Aptos, http://bit.ly/MCg4ST

Dr. Katie's work is phenomenal. I had been wearing a small lift in my left shoe for years to correct a sacrum imbalance. In ONE treatment she fixed my sacrum and I don't have to wear the lift!! AMAZING!!! — Denise B., Santa Cruz, http://bit.ly/MD8ftp

Dr. Katie's gentle and relaxing non-force technique is miraculous! I've had pain in my shoulder from an old injury that's been bothersome over the years and keeps me up at night. I had two visits with Dr. Katie and I'm pain-free and I can sleep on my shoulder! Her care and work ethic is exceptional. — Char L., Santa Cruz, http://bit.ly/MrPDA7

I have had lower back pain for years, and Dr. Griffin was the first medical professional to help me and give me specific exercises to do at home to help. After a few visits I am now pain free-thank you Dr. Griffin! — Aleen A., Santa Cruz, http://bit.ly/L3G77d

I've been to numerous MD's, DC's, PT's, Acupuncture, etc. They all seem to help relieve my symptoms for the moment, but the pain and numbness always came back within a day or hours. I've essentially given up on feeling well again until I started to go to Dr. Griffin. My numbness and pain went away. For me, that's a miracle! I can't say enough about Dr. Griffin and the technique she uses. — Keiki C., Santa Cruz, http://bit.ly/NF4TWd

Dr. Katie practices the most amazing form of chiropractic I have ever experienced!! …THE BEST THING OF ALL IS THAT EACH AND EVERY AREA OF MY MUSCLES AND VERTEBRAE THAT WERE BOTHERING ME ARE NOT ANYMORE. If you have any kind of pain--GO SEE DR. KATIE RIGHT AWAY!! You will feel better!!! — Jennifer B., Atascadero, http://bit.ly/LifeHX

Dr. Katie Griffin – Santa Cruz Chiropractor

The Dramatic Healing Power of Nutrition

The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen – Book Review

How Body-Mass Index Can Affect Osteoarthritis

Take Control of Your Health—Minimize Inflammation

Nutrition and chiropractic, the perfect combo

Click Below to Watch My Playlist of Video Tips on Stretches and Exercises That Can Keep You Well

Patient Testimonials

Dr. Katie Griffin – Santa Cruz Chiropractor

The Dramatic Healing Power of Nutrition

The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen – Book Review

How Body-Mass Index Can Affect Osteoarthritis

Take Control of Your Health—Minimize Inflammation

Nutrition and chiropractic, the perfect combo

Click Below to Watch My Playlist of Video Tips on Stretches and Exercises That Can Keep You Well

Patient Testimonials

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