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OUR MISSION
The premier natural health care center in the Midwest, serving and empowering individuals and families towards a healthy life through the principles of healthy living
Customized Care that Heals, Care that Offers Hope
Since 2006, The Wellness Connection has been guiding others with health problems through customized natural healing programs to be healthy once again.
You can live a better life and we can help you get well and stay well!
We've created an environment that provides top quality chiropractic care, nutritional counseling, spinal decompression, functional medicine, hormone regulation, food allergy testing, home exercise instruction, and more. All of this takes place right here in our energetic, upbeat office that's focused on you!
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The Wellness Connection Team
A family-focused practice that will leave you and your loved ones smiling on your way out.
Offering the latest techniques and services for you to heal regardless of your health situation. This care goes beyond neck or back pains, aches and discomfort and can change your life.
Once you address the underlying cause of your pain, your body can heal from the inside out.
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WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
Here at The Wellness Connection, our approach is common sense. You get looked at like a whole person in your entirety instead of as a collection of independent organs and systems.
Functional Medicine: Beyond The Symptoms
Using science-based Functional Medicine, we are able to uncover the root cause of your chronic illness. With traditional medicine, most doctors fail to look beyond your disease or symptoms. They simply provide what they believe to be the fix for your symptoms, which is often a prescription drug.
As you have probably realized, merely treating the symptoms does not fix the problem. And many times it will allow the problem to become worse.
Functional Medicine,on the other hand, looks deeper than your symptoms. We believe that diabetes, heart disease, fibromyalgia, thyroid dysfunction, hormonal imbalances, cancer, and other illnesses occur when the body loses proper function.
Compassionate and Thorough
As a Functional Medicine clinic, we test and never guess what your body needs. This isn't just your basic blood test that your doctor runs once a year, our testing may include comprehensive blood testing, holistic lab testing and genetic testing to help you discover where the imbalances in your body exist, we seek to identify the root cause for your loss of function. Let's discover the "why" you are suffering.
Using targeted lifestyle changes, nutritionally balanced eating, and a customized supplement program we work to restore proper function; reducing symptoms and the need for medication.
How To Take the First Step
The first step in discovering what's keeping you sick and unhealthy is to schedule a consultation with one of our doctors or take the Online Health Evaluation to instantly discover what systems of your body are the cause of your health issues and keeping you from obtaining the health you deserve.
We believe that natural healing is more valuable than any medicine in your cupboard, and we've brought together a great team to help you live well and feel your best.
Dr. Olivia JosephPhysician & Clinical Nutrition Diplomat
Dr. Olivia Joseph
Dr. Olivia Joseph is passionate about promoting better health through chiropractic care, nutrition and acupuncture. Her natural and gentle approach to wellness has helped her many patients optimize their health.
Lives Forever Changed
When Dr. Olivia was 13 years old, her mother was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer and injured herself. Her mother's MRI revealed a severe disc herniation in the lower back. She would have been a surgical candidate had she not been receiving chemotherapy. At this point, her only option was for her to rest. Rest wasn't an option being a full-time mother, wife and business manager. What happened next changed her family's lives forever…
A family friend took her mom to the chiropractor and within a week she was able to walk and function almost pain-free. Dr. Olivia started seeing a chiropractor for preventative care as she didn't have any current symptoms. "I'm happy to say that prevention pays. Not only have I not had to suffer from pain, but the digestive problems that I've had since childhood went away." Since that day, her dream has been to touch as many people's lives as possible through chiropractic care.
A Chiropractic Degree and More
Dr. Olivia Joseph received her undergraduate degree in biology at Fairleigh Dickinson University, in her home state of New Jersey. She then earned a Bachelor of Science in human biology and her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Missouri.
In addition to her passion for living the chiropractic lifestyle, Dr. Olivia is also certified in clinical nutrition and acupuncture. She regularly gives her time to community events and is qualified to help you and your family live a healthier lifestyle through the benefits of natural wellness care.
Empowering You to Live Healthy
"I'd love to teach you how diet and lifestyle can profoundly impact your health."
Dr. Olivia wants to empower you through healthy living and cooking. After many requests and success stories from her patients, Dr. Olivia's recipes have become highly requested. Now you can visit her Cooking with Olivia website for videos, recipes and upcoming events.
Dr. Bryan JosephPhysician & Chief Clinical Associate
Dr. Bryan Joseph
From One Athlete To Another
Attending the University of Iowa and Logan College of Chiropractic, Dr. Bryan graduated with a deep understanding of how crucial our nervous system is to keeping our body well. The more time that goes by, he better understands homeostasis and all the things that go into helping you heal and stay healthy.After years of playing football, basketball and baseball, Dr. Bryan Joseph developed a passion for sports and improving the performance of other athletes.
Specializing in Helping You
Dr. Bryan now specializes in treating headaches through chiropractic care, functional rehabilitation, core strength training and whole body improvement. He's also a candidate to be a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician® and trains under the chiropractors for the U.S. Olympics, the PGA tour, the St. Louis Rams and the California Angels.
Dr. Bryan appreciates building relationships on a foundation of hope and trust. He believes that it's possible to change and feel better, and he'll do all that he can to help you.
Living a Life of Wellness
Alongside his family (including his wife, Dr. Olivia Joseph), Dr. Bryan lives an active lifestyle and prioritizes weekly adjustments. He has taken a missions trip to Haiti and now enjoys public speaking. He was also recently published in the book, "Dynamic Health," featuring one of the nation's leading pediatric oncologists, Dr. Bernie Siegel. Locally, Dr. Bryan and his team donate quite a bit to St. Vincent de Paul. On a national basis, The Chiropractic Wellness Connection has donated considerably to Feed the Children.
Dr. Bryan believes everyone lives better by improving their health and wellness and welcomes you to experience true healing for yourself.
Dr. Jason HamedPhysician & Patient Care Developer / Fitness Specialist
Dr. Jason Hamed
Seeking Health, Naturally
Throughout college and chiropractic school, Dr. Jason truly wanted to understand wellness. He wanted to understand the cause of a lack of health.Dr. Jason Hamed grew up around chiropractic care, understanding early on that the body is an amazing, self-healing and self-regulating organism. As his knowledge of health and wellness grew, he became critical of common treatments for sickness and disease. He even realized that his significant sinus, allergy and ear challenges were worsened through surgeries, shots and medicines.
Through this journey, Dr. Jason realized that we must constantly evaluate our decisions with respect to our bodies, our nutrition and our thoughts. We must also look to address anything in our lives that takes our body away from homeostasis (perfect balance), because this is the true cause of ill health.
Fostering Community Wellness
Dr. Jason graduated from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. with a degree in physiology and chemistry, and completed his chiropractic training at Logan College of Chiropractic. He now focuses on structural corrections to help you heal naturally and live the life you love.
With a variety of safe and gentle chiropractic techniques at his disposal, Dr. Jason enjoys helping his patients feel better and get better. He looks forward to helping the O`Fallon community discover balance and wellness.
Discover for yourself the difference chiropractic care can make.
Dr. Whitney HamedPhysician & Pediatric/Prenatal Specialist
Dr. Whitney Hamed
Healing Beyond Medications
Even as a child, Dr. Whitney Hamed knew that it wasn't normal to get sick. She knew that medications weren't the only answer for illness and there had to be a better solution. In high school, she began reading about different health care professions, and that's when she discovered chiropractic.
After reading about the philosophy and science of chiropractic care, she began to understand that the body is self-healing and self-regulating. It was then that she decided to become a chiropractor as it was a career that aligned with her philosophy of natural healing.
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Specializing in Pediatric and Prenatal Care
Dr. Whitney is a graduate of the University of Southern Indiana and Logan College of Chiropractic. She has completed advanced courses in pediatrics and is certified in care for pregnant women through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA).
Dr. Whitney has had the opportunity to serve thousands of men, women, babies, and children through chiropractic care over the past several years. In her experience, Dr. Whitney began seeing that, in order for our bodies to express optimal health, it requires a healthy environment both inside and out. "I'm so blessed to witness people of all ages experience true health and wellness through chiropractic care and all that the chiropractic lifestyle encompasses."
Dr. Michael SaintPhysician & Muscle Injury Specialist
Dr. Michael Saint
Meet Dr. Michael Saint
Born and raised in the foothills of northern Colorado, Dr. Michael had access to a wide variety of outdoor activities throughout his life. Among his favorites are camping, hiking, and outdoor pond hockey. It was a single exposure to pond hockey that piqued his interest in hockey and led him to join the competitive youth hockey circle at a young age. He quickly learned that an active lifestyle was essential to overall health and wellbeing. With this mentality, he elected to study Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University. While pursuing this undergraduate degree, he played on the Colorado State University hockey team and worked as a personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach.
Personal Experience of Chiropractic
During his collegiate hockey career, Dr. Michael endured a severe whiplash injury after a dangerous check into the boards. After being sidelined for almost a year and utilizing a number of different healthcare resources with little progress toward recovery, it was chiropractic care that ultimately relieved his neck pain, restored his range of motion, and improved his overall function. It was this positive experience with chiropractic care at a pivotal point in life that led him to pursue a career in chiropractic and prompted him to move from his beloved home state of Colorado to St. Louis, Missouri where he could attend Logan University College of Chiropractic.
Along with exercise and constantly keeping his body moving, Dr. Michael knows the importance of chiropractic care and strives to maintain the progress he has made through weekly adjustments.
Dr. Anthony PasekPhysician & Chiropractor
Dr. Anthony
Dr. Anthony Pasek grew up in Central Florida and the Chicago suburbs.
While in high school, he started working in an Assisted Living Home and really enjoyed it which led him to consider a career in nursing. As he worked toward this goal in college he transitioned into advanced Alzheimer's caregiving.
Beyond Conventional Medical Perspectives
This led to a realization that there were major flaws with the conventional medical perspective and treatment of these residents so he reconsidered his decision to pursue nursing.
When he was introduced to Chiropractic for the first time after an elbow injury he instantly realized that the Chiropractic paradigm was exactly what he was looking for. This decision was also greatly influenced by his father's struggle with several chronic health issues.
Education and Experience
Dr. Anthony earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Missouri. He became passionate about Functional Medicine and Nutrition while in school and attended as many seminars as he could.
He has completed over 1,000 hours of post-graduate study in Functional Medicine, Nutrition, Neurology, and is a candidate for a Diplomate in Neurology from the Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies. Dr. Anthony has worked with hundreds of patients to manage their complex chronic health conditions including Type II Diabetes. He loves the "detective work" involved in identifying each patient's root causes and finds it rewarding to see people finally return to health after many years of illness and being failed by other practitioners.
While not in the office Dr. Anthony enjoys spending time with his wife and young daughter outdoors going camping, canoeing, hiking, playing frisbee golf, practicing yoga, listening to music, podcasts, and public radio.
Kristy ShaughnessyClinical Nutritionist
Kristy Shaughnessy
Kristy Shaughnessy, Clinical Nutritionist
Kristy was born in New York in an Irish and Polish family, which means culture, food and traditions have always been a huge part of her life growing up, giving her a natural passion for nutrition. As a child, Kristy struggled with her weight, getting nutritional advice from a conventional approach that simply didn't work. It wasn't until she attended a seminar of Dr. Olivia Joseph's, that she gained hope and saw the benefits of helping others reach their health goals through a holistic approach. At that moment she realized she wanted to be in the healthcare field in the future and was determined to reach this goal so she could help others who struggled just like herself. Providing simple, healthy and easy to follow alternatives to eating healthy and educating the community on the importance of this for healthier generations to come.
Kristy was very active growing up, involved in dance and soccer, but what really made a difference in her life was getting involved in Tae Kwon Do. It truly changed her life, giving the values that carried with her into adulthood. At the young age of 13, she achieved her goal and got her black belt!
Kristy received her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology and her Master's degree in Nutrition and Human Performance with honors from Logan University in Chesterfield, Missouri.
In her free time, Kristy enjoys soaking up the sunshine and being outdoors, spending time with her family and friends, cooking and baking, traveling and going to concerts
Born and raised in the foothills of northern Colorado, Dr. Michael had access to a wide variety of outdoor activities throughout his life. Among his favorites are camping, hiking, and outdoor pond hockey. It was a single exposure to pond hockey that piqued his interest in hockey and led him to join the competitive youth hockey circle at a young age. He quickly learned that an active lifestyle was essential to overall health and wellbeing. With this mentality, he elected to study Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University. While pursuing this undergraduate degree, he played on the Colorado State University hockey team and worked as a personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach.
Dr. Anthony Pasek grew up in Central Florida and the Chicago suburbs.
Kristy was born in New York in an Irish and Polish family, which means culture, food and traditions have always been a huge part of her life growing up, giving her a natural passion for nutrition. As a child, Kristy struggled with her weight, getting nutritional advice from a conventional approach that simply didn't work. It wasn't until she attended a seminar of Dr. Olivia Joseph's, that she gained hope and saw the benefits of helping others reach their health goals through a holistic approach. At that moment she realized she wanted to be in the healthcare field in the future and was determined to reach this goal so she could help others who struggled just like herself. Providing simple, healthy and easy to follow alternatives to eating healthy and educating the community on the importance of this for healthier generations to come.
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