DeLand, FL Drs and Health Practioners

Dr. Pitts leads a team of three chiropractic doctors at Pitts Chiropractic, and all four see to the upkeep of spinal systems, using on-premise x-ray machines to identify potential problems. In addition to educating patients on chiropractic health, they perform noninvasive spinal adjustments, correcting painful subluxations or misplaced U-turns. The multi-talented team also custom fits orthotics and performs massage therapy, all while promoting the chiropractic philosophy of allowing the body to heal itself.

Student of gurus including 7Song, Rosemary Gladstar, and Candis Cantin, all-around-healer Dawn Gates combines holistic rejuvenation with her expertise earned as a registered nurse. Her classes cover topics such as aromatherapy, soap making, chakra balancing, and energy work that saves on batteries. Besides helping students harmonize body and soul, Dawn concocts all-natural problem solvers including weight-loss oils, insect repellants, and detoxification kits.

Halotherapy is a treatment that originated in salt mines and caves and uses exposure to salt air and may infer health benefits. Since natural salt caves are hard to come by, Salt Sanctuary has recreated a special man-made salt cave for Halotherapy, with surfaces covered in pink Himalayan salt. Even the dim light shines from an unusual source—bulbs integrated into the rough walls’ stalactite-laden surfaces.

At Salt Sanctuary, an onsite halogenerator crushes pure, pharmaceutical-grade salt into microscopic particles, dispersing them into the air. Breathing in the negatively charged salt particles can improve patrons’ health without drugs, alleviating conditions such as asthma, allergies, bronchitis, snoring, congestion, and other respiratory conditions. It may aslo help with skin conditions such as acne, eczema, and others.

Emulating the spreading branches of the mulberry tree, this clinic takes an approach to holistic health care that's broader than most. Here, a doctor of oriental medicine and an orthopedic surgeon partner to give patients the benefit of an integrative diagnosis. Resident acupuncturist Dr. Christopher Cheshire deftly identifies sources of pain, and works to alleviate aches with filiform needles administered to strategic points and secret stress cellars along the body's nerve network. Dr. Hubert Vesser, meanwhile, draws on experience earned during his orthopedic surgery tenure at the Mayo Clinic in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal issues.

Dr. Khan earned a degree in dental surgery from the University of Michigan before opening Dental Arts Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, and she continues to learn to this day via continuing-education courses. These classes help her stay abreast of the latest dental techniques, which she pairs with of-the-moment technology. Her facility’s equipment ranges from intraoral cameras and cosmetic imaging to digital x-rays, which uncover tooth decay and other ailments dentists can’t detect even when staring through a dozen magnifying lenses strapped together with duct tape.

Dr. Khan and her staff use this arsenal of techniques and technology to deliver comprehensive dental care. Exams and x-rays help ward off periodontal disease and root-canal-mandating tooth decay, and cosmetic treatments can straighten smiles and prevent patients from having to adjust their own teeth by always walking around with their heads slightly tilted.

Dr. Rick Jahn—a licensed acupuncturist and doctor of Oriental medicine—draws upon more than 5,000 years of wisdom when he treats his patients with traditional Chinese medicine. The millennia have taught him how to use acupuncture needles and herbs to restore vitality to ailing bodies and how to always win Pin the Tail on the Water Buffalo at birthday parties. Dr. Jahn's medical career has taken him through China and New Zealand, as well as aboard luxury cruise ships to practice as the at-sea doctor.