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When you speak with Dr.
Melinda Keller, director of
the Brooklyn Spine Center,
one thing is evident immediately
— she is passionate
about what she does.
So when she says trips
to the chiropractor are not
about the back, but about
keeping the brain healthy, it’s
time to perk up and listen.
“Many well-educated
people believe they should
only see a chiropractor for
back pain,” she says. But
this isn’t true. “The spine is
the brain’s connection to the
body; it functions optimally
when that connection works
well.”
Monthly visits to the chiropractor
work a bit like car
tune-ups. You come in because
you want to stay on
top of things before a problem
develops. Results from
“spine tune-ups” include better
posture, more energy, and
greater quality of life.
Dr. Keller has been helping
people regain their interest
in life for 35 years.
During that time, she noticed
that many patients were
overweight, and as a result,
suffered from issues like high
blood pressure and diabetes.
These complications made it
more difficult for the spine
to respond and heal properly.
Reacting to this need, the doctor
developed a safe, effective
diet plan for them. After all,
“We’re naturalists,” she says.
“We want people to become
healthy and stay healthy.”
Incredibly, people lose
from 20 to 40 pounds in 40
days. Every person who has
properly followed the diet has
lost weight, she says. Their
need for insulin, statins, and
high blood pressure medication
is also reduced or eliminated.
The program is doctor-supervised,
and utilizes homeopathic
remedies. Patients
are in daily communication;
even the many patients who
observe the Sabbath are not
exempt from this rule.
“No exercise is involved,
and because it’s all natural,
it doesn’t interfere with any
medications.”
Success stories include
Laverne, a woman with a
high-stress job who made
time for everyone else in her
life — but herself. She was
overweight and suffered from
back pain.
The doctor has a spectacular
glass scale that connects
to a computer. It provides
a detailed look at each person’s
body composition, even
measuring the amount of fat
around one’s organs.
“If it’s too high, people are
at risk for a stroke,” says Dr.
Keller.
Laverne was not too
pleased to learn that her
body composition indicated
she was 10 years older than
her actual age. She was determined
to get in shape,
and dropped 42 pounds in 38
days.
“When you lose weight,
you look at food differently,”
says the doctor. “You desire
food differently. You don’t
require crunchy, carbohydrates.
It is because body
chemistry has changed.”
Charlene suffered from
herniated discs, and was on
diabetes medication.
“Her adult children wondered
whether she was going
to wake up in the morning,”
says the doctor. After losing
almost 70 pounds, her post-
MRI revealed herniations
were reduced in size.
“Families call and thank
us,” says Dr. Keller. “It’s lifechanging.”
The doctor herself has also
successfully participated in
the diet loss plan — and kept
the weight off.
It’s because the body
wants to heal itself, she says.
When we get a temperature,
it is the body’s attempt to
burn off the germs. When we
eat something unhealthy, the
body automatically gets rid
of it.
“The body heals itself —
as long as it is healthy.” Keeping
it healthy is the key.
Dr. Keller has been honored
for her outstanding
work in the community. She
has worked in outreach programs,
assisted families in
shelters, offers seminars,
and teaches goal setting and
self-esteem workshops.
“It is deeply rewarding,”
she says.
Brooklyn Spine Center
5911 16th Ave. between 59th
and 60th streets in Borough
Park, (718) 234–6200, www.
mybrooklynchiro.com, www.
weightlossbrooklyn.net. Open
Mondays through Thursdays,
9 am–7 pm; Fridays, 9 am–2
pm; Saturdays, 9 am –noon,
by appointment.
BUS I N E S S , B ROOK LYN S T Y LE – A DV E RTI S E M E NT
Local doctor helps patients lose 20-40 lbs.
in 40 days, without drugs or surgery
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