About Author: Avery Jenkins

Website: http://www.docaltmed.com
Description: Dr. Avery Jenkins is a primary care chiropractic physician specializing in the treatment of people with chronic disorders. He is board certified in medical acupuncture and clinical nutrition. You can reach Dr. Jenkins at alj@docaltmed.com or by calling 860-567-5727.

Posts by Avery Jenkins

5 Reasons You Can’t Trust Nutrition Research, Part I

Posted on May 20, 2013 | 1 Comment
If I had a nickel for every time a patient had told me that they cannot have certain foods, because of an article they saw or their MD told them,...
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It’s time for cycling in America to grow up.

Posted on May 9, 2013 | 2 Comments
For decades, cycling in America has struggled to roll beyond the pitifully small number of cyclists who ride on a regular basis. Despite the facts that regular riding can slash...
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5 shocking things you didn’t know about chiropractors!

Posted on May 2, 2013 | No Comments
Despite being the second largest whole body health profession in the country, chiropractic remains one of the most misunderstood of professions. Are we back doctors? Witch doctors? What kind of school do we go to? Isn't it all quackery?
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25 things you didn’t know a chiropractor could do: Chiropractic management of depression.

Posted on April 25, 2013 | No Comments
Many people think of chiropractic care as nothing more than a spinal adjustment. While that is the core of our therapeutic interventions, there are a number of other ways we...
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Thank you, and happy anniversary.

Posted on April 6, 2013 | No Comments
Six years ago, I took a pretty big gamble. At what turned out to be near the peak of the real estate market, I bought a building that had, since...
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The problem with mainstream medicine is staring us in the face.

Posted on March 28, 2013 | 5 Comments
My perpetual, self-designed, professional continuing education has taken an interesting turn this year, as I’ve been stepping past the usual rounds of journal articles and monographs on herbs, and acupuncture,...
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Adventures in meditation

Posted on March 26, 2013 | No Comments
Not the least of my challenges in sitting zazen are the dogs. The year-old puppy likes nothing better than to sit in the room with me, gnawing on his bone...
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The Archetypes of Man

Posted on March 21, 2013 | No Comments
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert L. Moore My rating: 5 of 5 stars An excellent exploration of the male psyche from a...
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A Man’s Place: The West Street Barber Shop

Posted on March 14, 2013 | 2 Comments
When I was a boy, every few weeks my father and I would take a walk up Far Hills Avenue, in Oakwood, a “suburb” of Dayton, Ohio. I put “suburb”...
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Ode to an older winter.

Posted on February 24, 2013 | 4 Comments
This afternoon, in the interstice between yesterday’s grand journey and tomorrow’s return to the mundane, I spent a few hours splitting the remains of our woodpile. Cleanup from the recent...
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