Passions

On the top of my list is political involvement to further the rights of chiropractic patients and their physicians. Both are discriminated against, particularly in the area of health insurance coverage, one as an alternative health care consumer and the other as an alternative health care provider.

It is a personal goal to see insurance equity legislated in the State of Oregon in my lifetime. I feel strongly that if we are going to improve our health as a nation, it is important that we expand our approach to and methods of maintaining health and preventing disease. Emphasis must shift from a "symptomatic" model of treatment to a "holistic" approach.

With that approach and the philosophy of individual responsibility in maintaining one's health, we can improve on our success at treating preventable disease rather than maintaining our current and costly emphasis on treatment provided at the end stages of life.

Another passion of mine is increasing chiropractic availability to children and young adults. Being the father of two children, I know how much my kids have benefited from chiropractic care, as have hundreds of children in my practice. It is unfortunate that only a small percentage of America's young get an opportunity to experience chiropractic and the role it plays in the promotion of health.