“Dr. Craig has a keen understanding of how nutrition and behavior are critically linked to good health. These aspects of health are often overlooked by western medicine. Dr. Craig treated me for my frequent cold and flu symptoms that affected me yearly. He worked with me and got my body back in balance through chiropractic and orthotics. He addressed nutritional deficiencies and found areas that were under stress in my body by using Nutritional Response Testing and then he made recommendations to improve my diet.
Something else that is unique to his practice is he addresses your thinking patterns and gives you short pep talks about personal behavior that leads to good health. I quickly felt my good health return, and it has stayed that way over months. If you are looking for a way to get healthy and stay healthy and you are wiling to take personal responsibility for your own health, GO see Dr. Craig! He can help you get to where you want to be with your health!”
-Elissa Daly
“If you’re anything like me, your alcohol consumption may have increased and your overall “self care” routine decreased in 2020 (especially during quarantine) . Unfortunately, a result of my “It’s 5:00 somewhere” mentality, I struggled with increased depression, anxiety, acne, weight gain, and an over all drab feeling that I couldn’t shake. I wasn’t paying attention to what my body needed and I knew that something needed to change but I felt lost in the shuffle and didn’t really know where to start my journey. Dr. Craig took the time to go over my specific goals and expectations with me before recommending a solution. My goal was not to find a weight loss program, but a total body reboot and to just “feel better”. After our consultation, Dr. Craig recommended the Standard Process 28 Day Detox.
I just completed my 28 days, and I would be lying if I said that it was easy or there weren’t days I wanted to quit. However, once I hit week 2 and I could see (more importantly FEEL) progress, I knew it was worth pushing on. The sense of accomplishment I feel is the biggest validation. I craved a long list of things that were on the “no fly” list for the detox… most specifically coffee and beer. But with Dr. Craig’s coaching and guidance, I remembered why I started this process in the first place and I couldn’t be happier that I stuck with it. That drab feeling I had is gone, I feel leaner and lighter, and most importantly I can see a positive upward trend in my mental health.
I honestly hope to continue all of the eating habits and tips/tricks that I have learned along the way with Dr. Craig’s help, far into the future. It’s an easy program to follow (trust me, if I can do it anyone can), and the chai flavored shakes are something I actually looked forward to drinking. I would recommend this program and Dr. Craig’s services to anyone. Sure I could’ve done the detox without coaching, but I truly feel like I owe the majority of my success to the coaching that Dr. Craig provided. Without it, I feel like it would’ve been so much easier to quit or deviate from the program and continue the cycle I was in.”
-Ashley T., November 2020
“I have known Dr. Craig Defries for about four years and have been using him as my overall health practitioner. Despite my resistance, with Dr. Craig’s patience and incredible knowledge I have become a much healthier person.
Dr. Craig has a passion for his work that carries over to all his clients. He has a wealth of knowledge on many issues and I have learned an amazing amount of insight on many health issues. He has always taken the time to discuss his years of research on many different treatments and suggestions for benefiting my health and educating me to take better care of myself.
I highly recommend Dr. Craig to all of my family and friends. I know that I will be forever indebted for him making me “feel good”. His concept of eat well, think well, move well is the greatest thing we can all do for our bodies to function at their best. I know that Dr. Craig is always educating himself to keep us informed of the latest updates on new health issues and I appreciate all of his work on my behalf.”
– Janet Atkinson, 2008
“Dr. DeFries is a very clear communicator. I felt extremely comfortable throughout every session, and I would swear by the work he did with me. There were moments during the session that were amazing eye opening experiences- not magic, but long used methods that our society seems to have let sleep, in favor of pharmaceutical frenzy. My family and friends all insisted I see a medical doctor because a chiropractor was “just going to make it worse”. Dr. DeFries explained that medical doctors will only prescribe drugs to hide the pain and not heal the problem. Drugs will hide the pain to make it feel better short term and not heal the body to its true state for long term healthy normalcy.
Dr. DeFries’ holistic approach to wellness and healthcare is another positive. He continuously attends seminars and meetings and is always bringing new health approaches, medical advances, health supplements and products to share with his patients. He suggested Omega 3’s and a couple of other supplements and physically showed me how it was raising my antioxidant levels and helping to protect and keep my cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, GI, and immune systems functioning optimally. It serves as a means to let patients know the latest in healthcare and is presented more along the lines of “here’s what I know, here’s what I found, and here’s what I learned… If you’re interested”. No pushy selling.
Dr. DeFries makes you feel comfortable, listens carefully each session and modifications as needed. I can’t say enough about how valuable Dr. DeFries is to making and keeping me healthy and active. I am so thankful for his knowledge, vision, and passion of wellness and am thankful that our paths crossed. I highly recommend him to all my friends and you owe it to yourself to visit.”
-Andrew Troyer