Category Archives: Good to Know

Good to Know:
Who Wants Success More—You, or the Patient?

We practitioners, in our enthusiasm, too often lose our focus on the mission. This mission, of course, is to guide our patients to a better life. But to do so, we must first guide them through the process. If we fail at this, we fail to meet them where they are. We all understand why […]

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Treating the Whole Person

Are you treating the whole person? Or is your focus on just the spine (if you are a chiropractor), the mind (if you are a psychotherapist), or the biochemical body (if you are a nutritionist)? You may not be getting the results that you and your patients are looking for if you only look at […]

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Synthetic Vitamins vs. Whole Food Concentrates

“Most vitamins on the market are synthetic.” —Dr. Royal Lee, circa 1954, in an article Synthetic Versus Natural Vitamins That statement is just as true today as it was back in 1954! Article after article on your news feeds will debate the benefits or lack thereof in man-made synthetic chemicals. What is a synthetic vitamin? It […]

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Reasons for High Blood Pressure and What to Do for It!

In a previous edition of  Good to Know, I discussed blood pressure fluctuations and information people may not have considered when addressing their blood pressure. In this edition, let’s look at the physiology involved with blood pressure. When I was in chiropractic college, I was taught the normal blood pressure was 120/80 mmHg (with a […]

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Product Review Starring GI Adsorb

In 2021 Standard Process replaced one of their popular and much-loved products, Cholacol II, with something new: GI Adsorb. I have been using Standard Process exclusively in my office since 1989. It was a sad day when I found out that Cholacol II was no longer going to be available due to sourcing problems with […]

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How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

Enjoy the latest installment of Dr. Lowell Keppel’s “Good to Know” series for practitioners. Here we are, New Years! Saying goodbye (some would say good riddance) to 2022 and moving on to 2023. Lord, it’s got to be better! Along with this time of endings and beginnings, we humans look forward to change. A change of […]

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How to Continue Learning the Dr. Royal Lee Formulas

Enjoy the latest installment of Dr. Lowell Keppel’s “Good to Know” series for practitioners. As you know by now, changes to the Standard Process sales force will have a trickledown effect on the educational process. Why? The sales force, your Standard Process representatives, were independent of Standard Process corporate, and as such, could use educational methods, […]

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Autoimmunity

Enjoy the latest installment of Dr. Lowell Keppel’s “Good to Know” series for practitioners. Why Would the Body Attack Itself? Stupid Body! Dr. Michael Dobbins was a chiropractor who taught for Standard Process for many years. He was smart and witty. Dr. Dobbins made learning fun. You can get the Dobbins CD set, The Legendary Formulas of Dr. […]

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Understanding Standard Process Combination Products

Enjoy the latest installment of Dr. Lowell Keppel’s “Good to Know” series for practitioners. Standard Process whole food supplements are the best available. I say this for a few important reasons: Organically grown whole foods from SP’s own organic farms make up 80 percent of the ingredients. Lee was a genius when it came to understanding […]

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Ragland’s Test

There are many “SIMPLE” tests you can perform on your patients to determine the function of the body and the body’s systems. I have dedicated the last 10 years in sharing what I have learned to other practitioners so that they may be more effective in treating their patients. One such test is Ragland’s Test […]