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Dr. Shannon was asked to be a featured columnist in the latest edition of Ann Arbor's People's Food Co-Op Connections magazine. Pick p a copy the next time you're there -- or check it out for the first time (great local produce section.) You can also read her tips for beating old man winter in their online PDF edition here:
Thanks to you entrusting us with your health and that of your friend's and family and our subsequent growth we've been featured in the November Edition of Natural Awakenings Magazine Ann Arbor Edition - Creating A New Economy:
Dr. Schmidt was featured as a Guest Columnist in the November Edition of Abec's Small Business Review.
What causes the most damage to your health?
By Dr. Darren Schmidt
One wrong turn in your health care can lead to a lifetime of suffering. One inappropriate prescription drug or one sub-par surgery can start a downward spiral. Conventional medicine is extravagant, dangerous and overly-popular. There are tv shows about it romanticizing the drama.
Medical drama makes for good tv, but it doesn’t make for a wonderful life as a patient. If you get into an accident, you need conventional medicine. It’s best to avoid that by wearing your seatbelt and obeying crosswalk signs so you don’t get hit by a bus. You already do these things to avoid injury, death, dangerous drugs and surgery. So how about doing it to avoid major health "accidents?"
Continue Reading Dr. Schmidt's guest Article in Abec's Small Business Review
Thanks to you getting healthy and recommending us to your friends and family we were featured in the October 11th Edition of the Ann Arbor Journal.
ANN ARBOR: Health and wellness clinic to expand because of increased demand
By Amy Bell, Heritage Media
Kerry Cradit is one of three new staff members hired by the Nutritional Health Center in Ann Arbor.
An Ann Arbor health clinic is expanding and adding more doctors because of more patients coming in who want to join their vision of wellness.
Recently, Dr. Darren Schmidt, director and CEO of the Nutritional Health Center of Ann Arbor, hired three new clinicians and plans are in the works to move the office from its current 2,500 square foot facility into a 4,000 square foot building.
Back in 2000, Schmidt opened the center, which he said is now growing faster than ever, as he and his staff see between 260 and 270 patients per week.
This is due in part to increased mainstream exposure on television shows as Dr. Oz, magazine articles about health and wellness, and First Lady Michelle Obama becoming involved with the childhood obesity issue, he said.
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Read Dr. Amanda's Article from October's Abec's Small Business Review
FDA panel reveals bone shattering truth about popular osteoporosis drugs for women
Vital health update for women over 40.
By Dr. Amanda Childress, PharmD
You may have seen Sally Field on television talking about how Boniva is protecting her bone health and recommending that you ask your doctor about it. Before you take Sally’s advice, you should get the information on what Boniva actually does.
The active ingredients in Boniva (and other drugs of this class like Actonel and Fosomax) are called bisphosophonates, their original used for industrial chemical compounds including corrosion prevention agents, laundry soaps and fertilizer. Taking these drugs is like building a house on an old, weak frame with holes in the boards. You can nail new timbers onto the frame and add new siding. It will look great…for awhile. Over time you will just end up with a heap of expensive siding.
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We were first featured in the June Abec's Small Business Review, a local Ann Arbor and Toledo publication dedicated to showcasing small business people and leaders in our area. The founder and publisher Patrick Abec is helping promote the real leaders of the new economy - local, small businesses and entrepreneurs. You can find the monthly print edition all over town. We're proud to be part of creating a new and better economy for Michigan and Ohio.
They highlightedsd the center and did interviews with Kerry Cradit and Dr. Amanda as part of their Women in Leadership Showcase.
Ann Arbor Chiropractor practices specialized nutrition technique to heal the body
By Brigitta Burks
Dr. Darren Schmidt, founder of the Nutritional Healing Center of Ann Arbor, searched for seven years to find a technique that would bring his belief that nutrition can heal to his patients. He found it in Nutrition Response Testing, developed by the Florida-based Dr. Freddie Ulan.
Dr. Schmidt originally used lab tests and written surveys, but found, “that sort of analysis isn’t specific enough.” However, in 2004, the chiropractor realized that Nutrition Response Testing, which involves testing muscles, organs and the nervous system through touch and movement, could provide a more accurate diagnosis or “biofeedback” from the body.
Patients began seeing positive results and that relayed into more business for Dr. Schmidt. “People were getting well and began referring their friends and family,” he recalled. Now, patient referrals still make up about 95 percent of the Center’s business and result in 10-14 new patients per week. Patients typically come in with issues that include fatigue, depression, insomnia, digestive issues or weight problems. The clinicians at the Center go over patients’ diets and recommend supplements based on the tests.
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Women in Leadership
Former dancer teacher channels experience with pain into helping others
By Brigitta Burks
As a former dance and Pilates instructor, Kerry Cradit, now a clinician at the Nutritional Healing Center, didn’t expect to experience severe issues with her back after participating in a run. “Two weeks after running the Grand Rapids River Run, I ended up flat on my back in the living room, unable to move,” she recalled.
Growing up, Kerry wanted to be a ballerina, but “ I had some injuries plague me in my teen years that made think that wasn’t the best idea,” she said. Kerry originally went to Grand Valley State University to study pre-physical therapy so she could help other dancers someday. Eventually, she transferred toMadonnaUniversityfor her nutrition degree, also with hopes of helping people, this time with their diets.
After graduation, she served as a dietician’s assistant at theUniversityofMichigan. However, she moved on from her profession because she felt she wasn’t helping people enough. Kerry received her Pilates certification and returned to teaching dance. It was then she participated in the run that caused her months of pain. She saw her chiropractor who recommended massage therapy and other natural healing methods. “I did a lot of other healing modalities. I’d never been a person to take drugs,” Kerry said. Still, the pain persisted.
Continue Reading Kerry Cradit's Story
Wholistic pharmacist turns to nutrition as the real cure for illness
By Brigitta Burks
Dr. Amanda Childress, a clinician at the Nutritional Healing Center, became a pharmacist not only for the great pay, but also out of a belief that medicine helps people. She had seen her mother’s multiple sclerosis symptoms respond to treatment and also wanted to maintain a nice living in her small southwestern Virginia town.
However, her belief in pharmaceuticals was shaken after some of 
her experiences as a community pharmacist in a grocery store. “I realized pretty quickly modern medicine wasn’t what it was cracked up to be,” Dr. Childress said, adding “Meanwhile, I was seeing what was in people’s carts when they were picking up their prescriptions, the foods that they were buying.” She began changing her own eating habits as a result.
Ultimately, the turning point for the Shenandoah University grad was psychiatric drugs. About a year ago, the mother of a teenage boy called Dr. Childress with a problem. After not taking his ADHD medicine for two doses, “he was into withdrawal, just like someone who was a heavy cocaine or crack user would go into withdrawal.” Dr. Childress said. The young man said he was going to kill himself, and was crying and shaking uncontrollably.
“I had to face that this kid was in this situation and this was something he was going to struggle with for a lifetime because of a drug that I gave to him,” Dr. Childress remembered. “It wasn’t long after that I quit my job.”
Continue Reading Dr. Amanda's Story
Dr. Schmidt was a contributor to the June, 2011 issue of the Natural Awakenings Ann Arbor Edition.
His article Recharging Your Fried Brain can be read in the online Arhcives of Natural Awakenings.