Atlas Health

09/10/2023

Atlas Health has moved from Fairfax, CA to Corte Madera, CA.

In 2010 I took a chance when my landlord came to me and said he wasn't going to be renewing our lease, or anyone else on the first floor of Bolinas Square. He wanted a tenant that could consolidate the space so he had less to manage. I was way over my head but jumped at the opportunity. After speaking with the other tenants that would be leaving I realized I was the only one who was going to pitch him on the entire space. And I couldn't believe it-- I negotiated a sweet 5 year lease at below market. Peter was really impressed with the altruistic vision I had for the space. What followed was truly some of the most incredible experiences of my life and career. The city of fairfax wasn't so enthused. The mixed zone permit that was extended to yoga mountain before they left was revoked and my door was red tabbed meaning I could not practice in the new square footage. But my landlord still needed the rent :) The city of fairfax had mixed feelings to say the least about the restaurant next door not being renewed. I was vilified, and yes received actual death threats in the mail. One of the other tenants trashed the room they left behind vindictively. Another just left all of their junk everywhere with no effort to make it right for the next person. After over a year of paying 500% increase in rent, but unable to use the new square footage, or afford to repair the mess left behind I was starting to feel over my head. I was finally able to sit in front of the city planning commission and my zoning passed by one vote which meant i could use the rest of the space. Luckily I didn't go bankrupt in the mean time. What followed was a major evolution of the practice. Facebook videos and my national teaching increased our national profile and Atlas Health became a destination for patients to fly in to get a transformative experience. We had a massage school renting the main studio on the weekends, and were a place for several other practitioners to practice their healing arts. I was working with a professional chef and a michelin certified restaurant professional to create a healing kitchen that specialized in take home meals for patients that has special dietary needs and could not get tasty food, or didn't have the time to prepare tasty food, or were lost about how to eat well for themselves. We had a successful beta test. My landlord had an accident and passed away, the new landlord stopped and capped the pg and e line that allowed a kitchen to exist and my investment in that business was gone, w/ o warning mind you, and sadly my relationship with my business parters in that venture was never the same. Then the pandemic hit. No one was flying in, and all the the practitioners left and the massage school shut down. It was an incredibly sad time. My landlord did help me negotiate a smaller space for the duration of my lease. At the start of this year I was in serious talks about merging with a medical clinic in Marin. This fell apart in a surprising and unbelievable way days before my move, and before I was to leave the country to speak at a conference. My landlord was gracious enough to grant me an additional month beyond my lease and this is how I settled into my new home in Corte Madera. My new space is a beautiful space . I am looking forward to showing it to you. We sent out a newsletter and much like other announcements the unsubsribes come in. This is ok-- I built Atlas Health and the Atlas Method to provide a solution for folks slipping through the cracks in the conventional and alternative models. One that is curious, comprehensive, and collaborative. It focuses on process not protocol. It's an education more than a treatment and the goal is a transformative process. I am incredibly proud of what I have built and every day I am blown away by the changes I see. That is really that was what I will miss about this space. I was so not a medical space. I will miss the park across the street. I will miss the farmer's market on wednesdays. I will miss the strolls to all the restaurants the offer gluten free organic food. I will miss the fairfax vibe. It's a special place for me, the place I landed when I made the leap to move to California from North Dakota. There were so many experiences here. Thank you Fairfax, and thank you to all who supported Atlas Health through it all. Thank you to all who visited including those who challenged me to create a better model. On to Corte Madera....

01/31/2023

If you're dealing w/ anxiety, depression, memory issues, concentration issues, or other neurological symptoms I want you to know there is a way of connecting those to a brain rehabilitation strategy that can help you. And it can happen very quickly. And it doesn't have to be about long covid, though long covid his hitting people who already had neuroinflammation from prior head injuries or PTSD and neurogenic inflammation hard. If you were not able to make this presentation live check it out :)

This is for educational purposes only. This is not medical advice. For medical treatment seek our your primary care doctor. In this video I talk about to pa...

01/16/2023

A clip from the talk “Addressing Long Haul with Chiropractic Neurology” – Dr. Joseph P. Smith, DC, DACNB., as interviewed by Dr. Nafysa Parpia, ND.See the fu...

01/09/2023

One big aspect of Chiropractic Neurology is the neuroopthomalogic exam-- which is the medical way of saying correlating eye movements to networks in the brain that do things like give you balance, focus, memory, attention, bowel/bladder control etc. So if the eye movements are off, that means the networks are off, and if the networks are off you could develop a condition or symptoms that result from poor network activation. Examples of conditions/diseases associated with this would be anxiety, depression, brain fog, poor memory, ADHD, insomnia, dementia, parkinson's, MS, vertigo, poor balance, POTS, IBS, and acid reflux to name a few. If we see departures from optimal and/or your baseline, then we need to get about the business of restoring those networks for you to get t back to functioning normally. Which means the conditions above often no longer are present if the networks no longer show abnormal findings. How cool is that? Now I don't absolutely 100% need this diagnostic equipment to do my work with you. I can make most of these observations at the bedside, but the software can help me better objectively track progress, and importantly allow you to see what I am seeing so I can help you make sense of why haven't gotten your mojo back yet. Speaking of not having mojo back I just read another article posted in a major periodical that 1/7 adults will get long COVID. If you saw my video describing a clinical model that identifies 6 distinct vicious self-perpetuating and reenforcing cycles you already know about how the microvascular issue from COVID-19, and resultant neurogenic inflammation and stress chemistry are are a major problem. i am working on my follow up that december webinar where I show the tragic neurological findings I am catching post COVID with our diagnostics but then also how quickly a brain can respond and get back to baseline (and sometimes better than baseline) with our intensive/brain boot camp model. Stay tuned for dates and times for that part II seminar which will be all about the brain, and exam. Part III will be all about lab findings correlated with these loops. We are going to turn this long COVID thing on it's head. If you've had COVID and you're still not right let's get after it. If you are not 24 weeks out but are having symptoms and are not inclined to wait 6 months until some doctor can tell you that you have long COVID we can also get to work.~ Dr. Joe

12/14/2022

I'm ready to turn this COVID 19 conversation on it's head! Join me tonight at 6pm PST. This is a PRIVATE event if you are an Atlas Health patient and haven't gotten your link and password email Michelle: contact@atlashealthmethod.com

See you tonight-- Dr. Joe

12/08/2022

Dr. Joe has synthesized the research and is ready to present to you the updated model on protecting yourself and your family as we head into another COVID-19 season. Don't let COVID-19 burnout discourage you from attending this important webinar about how to protect yourself from one of the most significant health crises of our time.

There is a lot that you can do with very simple steps and assessments to help you navigate the risks associated with this nasty bug! Dr. Joe will be hosting a live broadcast exclusively for Atlas Health clients via zoom with a Q&A on December 14th @ 6:00PM PST.

Depending upon what Journal article you read, anywhere between 33 - 66% of people of various ages will develop persistent symptoms consistent with Long COVID including: loss of smell and taste, anxiety, depression, insomnia, dizziness, numbness, tingling, vibration senses, IBS, menstrual irregularities, weakness, fatigue, nausea, vertigo, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, mast cell activation syndrome, blooming out of pre-existing infection, erectile dysfunction, food sensitivities, POTS, migraines, rashes, cardiovascular problems, behavioral issues, cognitive decline, ringing in ears, joint pain, breathing irregularities, persistent inflammation, autoimmune flares, new autoimmunity and many more. These symptoms vary from mild to severe and can lead to loss of employment, capacity to work, effective parenting, success in academics and the ability to sustain any semblance of quality of life.

There is a core set of physiologic inflammatory self-perpetuating loops that Dr. Joe will discuss. These are the machines driving the COVID-19 engines that can produce the symptoms above.

In this Webinar, Dr. Joe will address some of the following questions:

- With no clearly defined treatment for Long COVID, what can you do?
- Why is it that seemingly healthy people have a difficult time recovering?
- Are you failing to recognize current symptoms as Long COVID?
- What happens to people with second and third infections of COVID?
- Why do some people feel better after a COVID infection?
- Are you a sitting duck for a poor outcome like Long Haul?
- Are you positioned to have minimal impact from getting the virus?
- What inexpensive lab tests can you run to help you navigate?
- Supplements commonly touted in the media as being helpful for COVID can actually do harm if taken in the wrong phase.
- What are the self-perpetuating nasty inflammatory loops that leave people vulnerable after the first infection that no one is talking about?

Everyone is in one of the four phases of COVID-19. Dr. Joe will help you determine what phase you are in and what you can do in that phase to create the best outcome.

Who is this seminar important for?
- A person who hasn't had COVID and wonders if they are vulnerable to a poor outcome.
- A person who has had COVID and still does not feel right or has persistent symptoms.
- A person who has been diagnosed with Long Haul COVID.
- A person who has had COVID, does not have persistent symptoms, but has not identified if there are insidious issues that have been instigated.

Click here to register

Dr. Joe and Atlas Health are here to help you navigate this virus to the best possible outcome. We will see you on the 14th!

If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment, please reach out to our office at 415-459-4411, and we'd be happy to help you!

Thank you so much for your commitment to your health and well-being, and we look forward to serving you again soon!

Wishing you good health and lively spirits,
Atlas Health
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12/03/2022

We are very excited to announce Dr. Joe Smith’s new seminar series, exclusively for his patients.
Wednesday 12/14 @ 6pm join us for the first of these seminars, What Dr. Joe wants you to know about COVID this winter season.

More details to follow. Like this page so you get all the current info!

09/19/2022

How was your weekend? Both Dr. Joe and Michelle were able to get out to see Dr. Steven Noseworthy present the neuroendocrine immunology of hormones. The quick synopsis-— the hormone replacement model has it’s place and benefits but the glaring weakness is it never addresses why there is a hormone symptom to begin with so what is driving the symptoms often gets worse until another health crisis emerges that hormone replacement does not cover. Please don’t confuse this post w/ a doom or gloom outlook. Let’s get to the why about why you needed hormone replacement to make sure there are no other issues happening that could be problematic in the future or posssibly not being helped by the hormone replacement. This goes for fellas too, in fact your testosterone replacement could be killing you.

Dr. Noseworthy is such a knowledgeable speaker and so smooth with his delivery! He has a podcast called Inflammation Nation on apple check it out. It was so great to connect w/ doctors I haven’t seen face to face since march 2020 or before! Here is a link to his podcast.

03/07/2022

Cool diagram that points out some neurological reasons for anxiety