Func Med Chiro

04/29/2024

Attention ‼️ I’m now offering functional medicine virtually through PracticeBetter! Don’t wait any longer to start taking control of your health, you owe it to yourself 👊 call BPC to get on the schedule with me today!

Dr. Dylan Dix DC is a Logan University graduate practicing chiropractic and functional medicine.

03/05/2024

Finance is usually the biggest obstacle for functional medicine so I created a payment plan for it! You can now get the consistent, personalized care you need at a monthly price you can budget around. Call 636-978-5511 to schedule with me and begin your journey to optimal health 👊

09/14/2023

These are the most common labs I order as a functional medicine provider. With the right testing, we can identify the root causes driving your disease and dysfunction. Based on the results, a personalized plan of nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle will be created for you! What’s stopping you from knowing the truth behind your health problems?

08/29/2023

Had a great time yesterday at the Christian High School golf tournament with our dietician Baylee and one of our chiropractors Dr. Moore! Come see us at and let us get you right 👊

08/15/2023

I want to give a S/O to one of my chiro patients Ben. Ben initially came to me with sciatica down his left leg that prevented him from standing straight and walking normal. After just a few weeks of treatment, his sciatica was gone! He now comes in for maintenance visits to keep the progress made and feel his best to play golf. The second picture is Ben working through a cat/camel exercise with cupping to relieve tightness and improve range of motion. If you want to experience relief like Ben did, come see me!

07/27/2023

03/07/2023

The gut is a portal to every organ system in the body. Best to work with a qualified healthcare practitioner to do the necessary steps to remove unwanted offenders as well as understand food intolerances, replace with enzymes/acids, reinoculate with prebiotics and probiotics as needed, repair the lining, and relax with mindfulness and breathwork!

02/25/2023

02/23/2023

DNA methylation is the single most important process controlling your epigenome. Chemical compounds called methyl groups, one carbon and three hydrogen molecules (CH3), wrap around your DNA. These tiny little ubiquitous chemical groups literally control the function of your DNA by telling your body to either activate or silence a gene.

The process of DNA methylation is highly influenced by your habits and environment, and it changes throughout your life for better or worse depending on the inputs to your body. It is those changes that help determine your biological age.

When methyl groups are added to your DNA, the genes are silenced, or turned off. Similarly, when methyl groups are removed, the genes are turned on.

Many enzymes regulate methylation, and those vary greatly from person to person. These enzymes depend on helpers, coenzymes known as methylation factors. Thankfully we get most of these from food, including folate, vitamins B6 and B12 , choline, trimethyl glycine, and more. But many of us have variations in our genes that require more or special forms of these methylating nutrients.

DNA methylation is highly influenced by your diet, exercise, stress, relationships, thoughts, nutritional status, toxins, sleep, infections, pretty much everything washing over us as we live our lives.

To learn more about DNA methylation, and what affects your lifespan, check out my new book, Young Forever. Out now wherever books are sold. YoungForeverBook.com

01/30/2023

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01/30/2023

Functional medicine is the science of creating health. When you create health, disease disappears.

The body comprises seven dynamically interconnected, networked systems that underlie all disease—155,000 diseases, in fact. What are these systems?

1. Assimilating nutrients, digestion, and the microbiome
2. Defense and repair (immune and inflammatory system)
3. Energy production (mitochondria)
4. Detoxification
5. Transportation (circulation and lymphatic system)
6. Communication (hormones, neurotransmitters, etc.)
7. The body’s structure (from cellular structures to the musculo-skeletal system)

When these systems are in dynamic balance, health and longevity are the natural consequences. Disrupt any system and disease and aging occur.

Functional medicine provides a road map to assess all the environmental, lifestyle, and predisposing factors—genes, stress, toxins, trauma, microbes, diet, allergens, and so on, that cause imbalance in these systems.

We identify the what (symptoms) and the why (too much or too little of what is needed for health) so we can determine the how (removing the impediments to health and adding the ingredients for health).

This allows us to focus on the personalized strategies for lifestyle interventions and managing our environment to create the best outcomes, prevent chronic disease, and extend healthy life span.

To learn more about how to increase your lifespan and healthspan, check out my new book, Young Forever. It’s out on February 21st. You can pre-order your copy at YoungForeverBook.com

01/18/2023

What is functional medicine?

Simply put, it is root cause medicine. That's great, but what are the root causes of disease to target with treatment? Through nutrition, lifestyle, and environment modification, functional medicine targets inflammation, toxins and oxidative stress, food allergies/sensitivities, blood sugar dysregulation, autoimmunity, hormone imbalance, and much more. While traditional medical practice focuses on a diagnosis/disease-centered approach, functional medicine shifts the focus towards a patient-centered approach to address the whole person instead of isolated sets of symptoms. What do you get when you look upstream and address the individual's sources of dysfunction? Creation of health and education for a personalized plan of long-term wellness.

01/16/2023

What services do I provide?

My chiropractic visits include any combination of spinal adjustments, rehabilitative exercise, and soft tissue therapies including active release technique (ART), dry needling, and instrument-assisted muscle scraping.

For functional medicine, the initial visit includes a comprehensive history, nutrition-oriented physical exam, and standard bloodwork with additional labs ordered if needed. During the follow up visit, I'll review all history, exam, and lab findings then create a personalized treatment approach with a therapeutic food plan, targeted supplementation, and lifestyle/environment modification.

Call the front desk of Back Pain Center at 636-978-5511 to schedule your chiro or func med appointment today!

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01/15/2023

Hello, I'm Dr. Dylan Dix, the newest chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner at Back Pain Center in O Fallon, MO. Do you struggle with back pain, headaches, fatigue, GI problems, and more? I'm here to help. Through a holistic lens, I will look at the root causes of disease and target your nutrition, lifestyle, and environment to create better health and bring you to a new level of wellness.

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