Our History, Philosophy, & Optimal Health Mission

“The Doctor of the Future....

Will give no medicine, but will interest his patient in the care of the human frame, in nutrition, and in

cause & prevention of disease"

-Thomas Edison 1903

Doctor Michael is a Spinal Specialist

He earned his Bachelors of Science in Human Biology & then Doctor of Chiropractic degree wiith an emphasis in Nutrition, Biochemistry, & ’Optimal Performance Sports Medicine’.

Based on years of experience building his practice in Malibu California and extensive travels meeting the best Doctors , Healers, ‘Body Workers’ around the world he developed his own ‘Body Balancing Adjustment Therapy ‘ technique and branched into / created his ‘Optimal Health & Longevity’ practice based in Malibu .

His patients are arguably the healthiest in the world by all pertinent standards they are vibrant , healthier , happier , and live longer as compared with most doctors practices .

Growing up in Chicago on the same grounds that inspired, shaped Earnest Hemingway's pursuit for adventure and playing every sport under the hot midwest summer sun, for Michael "five sport days were common during those dog days of summer that included 90 degree heat with 100% 'dogs breath' humidity barking down our necks".

Every Sunday night, eyes were glued to the TV watching Marlin Perkins 'Wild Kingdom' and then wondering what exotic archipelago Jacque Cousteau would take the Calypso for exploration. Wanting to be the next Jacque Cousteau (or The 6 Million Dollar Man) and explore the world "I thought studying Marine Biology and getting out of the midwest and closer to the Ocean would be a good career choice, a great first move. The ink on the signature of my high school diploma was barely dry and I was 'Going to California".

It was Sunny San Diego in the 80s, its heyday . “it was the wild wild west in my eyes. I thought I could never get an education there with too many distractions, much fun to be had .”

Dr.Michael was taking undergraduate courses with goal of studying Marine Biology at his Grandfather’s Alma mater USC . In addition to the abundant distractions, he was hampered by severe chronic headaches stemming from an old unresolved (head collision in football ) sports injury that was effecting his studies and he was referred to a chiropractor. After only two chiropractic adjustments the headaches that had been plaguing him for years were resolved.

"I was impressed with the results, after years of taking aspirin to temporarily numb the pain triggered by the nerves being ‘pinched’ from the misalignment in my neck, I was starting to develop ulcers from the aspirin and advil I was taking . The chiropractic adjustment gently and effectively corrected the misalignment & no more pills, no more headaches. I still get my Chiropractic adjustment regularly to 'Align my Spine’, prevent the headaches from reoccurring , minimize joint 'Wear & Tear' and to keep me on the path towards ‘Optimal Health ."

One of his most pivotal 'Life Moments’ came during this time in the form of a story his father told him of the Ancient Chinese Traditional family doctor who made house calls to each family in the village sometimes spending a whole day making sure every member was Optimally Healthy . The reason he was so careful and so committed to maintaining each families Optimal Health was, in part , due to the way he was compensated by the families .

He was only paid as long as all the family members were not sick. His job was to keep them very very healthy , to bolster his Health Margin and minimize the chances of any family member getting sick . If one child gets the sniffles, that family ‘no pay’ until that child was healthy again . So he had a profound interest in keeping them Optimally Healthy to minimize the chances of any villager getting sick.

I loved that concept of striving for ‘Optimal Health’ and thought as a Chiropractor I can be that Traditional Healer and travel with a skill that could help people,

("from the Queen of England to the Villager in the Amazon , if they had back pain I could help them") while also exploring exotic surf and dive heavens around the world .

He enrolled at the esteemed Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. [now Southern California Health Sciences] . After years of late nights spent studying at the nearby law library (open 24 hours) in Fullerton he earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1992 with a B.Sc.Human Biology and specialized in Sports Medicine, Nutrition, and never forgetting his childhood dream, made Marine Biology his lifelong hobby.

Over the years of practicing in Malibu and meeting healers and doctors around the world he developed his own comprehensive gentle, effective, relaxing 'Body Balancing Decompression Adjustment ‘ technique.

It is blend of the best from the many healing techniques he learned from village Shamans living on the Napo River( headwaters of the Amazon river) near the base of the Andes mountains, to Aurevedic healers of SriLanka, and much more including completing a three month internship with one of the best chiropractors in Europe, Dr Konvy in Budapest .

His professional path has evolved into helping people achieve and maintain their personal 'Optimal Health Index'. Inspired in part by the ancient village family doctor and observing many other cultures where people have a more vibrant, clear eyed, robust Health. He came to the conclusion that we have been underserved by our medical sytem in the US. Health does not come from the bottom of a pill bottle. He feels we can do much better utilizing the latest & greatest most reliable information, research, & studies from around the world thru the evolving burgeoning field of 'Functional Medicine' and developing his specialty 'Optimal Health and Longevity' .

For many years he has authored his carefully studied researched 'Optimal Health Newsletter' to bring the best, most 'cutting edge' information to his patients.

Most his patients are involved in the dogged pursuit, the commitment to achieving and maintaining Vibrant Robust health , or as they called it in the good old days ‘Vitality’.

He boasts (half joking & half serious) having the healthiest patients in the world, “ if there were an ‘Optimal Health Olympics’ my patients would take the Gold .

. Shouldn’t doctors be competing as to who has the healthiest most robust vital patients and less on how many prescriptions the patients are on?

Based on his years of practicing in Malibu California and travel adventures around the world, meeting/ interviewing; healers, doctors. and every robust, healthy, vibrant elder that crossed his path [ 73 year old Columbian cowboy’s grandfather story link here ] several Centenareans including the infamous Beatrice Woods at 103years in ojal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Wood?wprov=sfti1

All their stories and tools for living happier, healthier, longer, inspired him to write 'Secrets of the Centeneareans' available in the Summer 2025.

‘We have Your Back ‘

OptimalHealthDoctor

Malibu, California, U.S.A.

(310) 359-5447

~Optimal Health
Doctor~

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