Douglas Husbands
DC, CCN, ABAAHP
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San Carlos Chiropractic, Clinical Nutrition, Functional Medicine, Anti-Aging Health Expert
Douglas Husbands Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Clinical Nutrition, Chiropractic, Functional Medicine, Holistic Healthcare, Healthy Aging
- Career Focus
- Clinician, Speaker, and Author
- Affiliation
- Rivera Chiropractic Group, IAACN, IFM, A4M, CCA
Dr. Husbands is a chiropractor and nutritionist in San Carlos, Califo
ia who specializes in natural and effective treatments for pain and chronic health conditions through nutrition and functional medicine, and chiropractic care.
He sees patients at Rivera Chiropractic Group in San Carlos and accepts phone consults for those outside of the area. To contact Dr Husbands call 650-394-7470 or visit http://www.holistichealthbayarea.com.
Dr. Husbands has been sought for expert opinion by national health magazines and been published in peer-reviewed jou
als. He has taught many classes and lectured extensively to a wide variety of audiences on natural health topics and functional medicine.
Dr. Douglas Husbands graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Human Physiology in 1983. He worked in sports medicine during the mid 1980's and was a Personal Exercise Trainer concurrently. He completed his training as a Doctor of Chiropractic in 1991, graduating from Cleveland Chiropractic College of Los Angeles. In 1996 he earned his postgraduate board certification as a Certified Clinical Nutritionist through the International and American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists (IAACN). In 2000 he earned board certification as an Anti-Aging Health Care Practitioner through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). In 2003, he completed training in Functional Medicine with the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM).
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Holistic Protection and Defense from the Swine Flu
As of April 28, 2009, there are 66 confirmed cases of the swine flu in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In addition, besides Mexico, cases have been reported in Spain, Scotland and Canada. Has the swine-flu virus pandemic got you worried? Do you know how ...
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Top 5 Nutritional Supplement Recommendations
Do nutritional supplements just give you “expensive urine”? No, according to a study commissioned by the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance as reported in May 2007. The study focused on calcium-vitami D combinations, folic acid, omega-3 fatty acids, and lutein-zeaxanthin combinations. The ...
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Healthy Mate al Thyroid Function For A Healthy Baby
This article is a must read for all women, especially those over 35 years old, who desire become pregnant now or at some time in the future. In my September 2007 newsletter, I reviewed the association of DNA oxidation with the development of Down's syndrome. In that issue, I also discussed a ...
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My Top 5 Supplement Recommendations for Men and Women
Do nutritional supplements just give you “expensive urine”? No, according to a study commissioned by the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance as reported in May 2007. The study focused on calcium-vitami D combinations, folic acid, omega-3 fatty acids, and lutein-zeaxanthin combinations. The ...
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An Essential Component to Optimal Health: Supporting Nervous System Function Through Chiropractic Adjustments
According to an article published in the jou al of the American Family Physician, there are at least 106,000 deaths each year in the United States from the side effects of properly prescribed medications[1], and that 10 percent of hospital admissions may be attributable to drug-induced ...
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Faster Healing of Muscle Tears, Sprains or Strains
Recently, while performing a chiropractic adjustment on a patient, I felt an immediate pain in my elbow. From my body building background and many years in health care, I knew exactly what had happened. I had a significant strain of the long head of the triceps tendon where it inserts at the ...
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Decreasing Your Breast Cancer Risk
Some clinical studies show very beneficial information but it takes years, even decades, for doctors to educate their patients. I was reminded of this recently when a patient shared with me his frustration with a doctor he was seeing prior to seeing me. He felt he was the one that was ...
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Got Stress? It's Not Just All in Your Head!
Copyright © 2008; Douglas Husbands, DC, CCN, ABAAHP. All rights reserved. What organ system imbalance in our body could be the root cause of the following symptoms? • Difficulty getting to sleep at night even when you're tired ("tired and wired") • Waking up at 2 or 3 AM for ...
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"Having training and experience in the combined disciplines of Clinical Nutrition, Chiropractic, Functional Medicine, Anti-Aging Medicine, and Exercise Training we have seen exceptional results in reversing chronic diseases and relieving pain effectively, thereby improving many individuals quality of life...and ultimately saving people thousands of dollars!"
Contacting Douglas Husbands
Call us at (650) 394-7470 or visit our website: http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com
Address: 1168 El Camino Real, Room 7, San Carlos, CA 94070
How to get started
We provide in-office care for people visiting us from the San Francisco Bay Area to internationally. We have procedures for performing nutritional consultations by phone nationally and internationally. We provide high-quality, professional line supplements for our patients and those who've consulted with us through our online dispensary.
For further information on conditions we treat, our articles, speaking presentations, and areas of expertise, visit www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com and www.SanCarlosChiropractic.com.
To get started with us, go to www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com, look in the right lower corner under "Patient Resources", and click on the forms icon. Print and complete the "Adult Medical Questionnaire", "Diet and Exercise Diary" and the "Medical Symptoms Questionnaire" (or the "Childrens Weekly Symptom Checklist" if wanting assistance for your child). Send all completed forms to our office. You may call us at 650-593-4447 for an appointment.