#164 | Dr. Sherry McAllister | Adjusted Reality

Dr. Sherry McAllister on chiropractic care, her Adjusted Reality podcast, and her Forbes book on whole-being health. Dr. Sherry McAllister stands at the forefront of the modern health and whole-being movement. As a practicing Doctor of Chiropractic for over two decades and the dynamic President of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, she has tirelessly advocated for drug-free, evidence-based approaches to health. Dr. McAllister is the engaging host of the Adjusted Reality podcast, a Gold Stevie award-winning series that brings listeners into conversations with top athletes, celebrities and health experts who share their personal health transformations and insights. Her expertise extends beyond the clinic and airwaves, culminating in her new Forbes book, "Adjusted Reality: Supercharge Your Whole-Being for Optimal Living and Longevity". This groundbreaking work challenges conventional thinking about health, offering a comprehensive vision for integrating physical, mental, and emotion well-being to achieve optimal vitality and purpose-driven life. Dr. McAllister's passion is to empower individuals to ask "how can we open ourselves up to do better and be better?" and guide towards sustained health and fulfillment. To learn more about Dr. Sherry McAllister: https://drsherrymcallister.com Chapters 0:00 Welcome Dr. Sherry McAllister 2:32 An injury dismissed as a sprain 5:05 Depression and sleepless nights 7:38 Living with lasting damage 10:13 Never told the potential problem 12:45 Why Adjusted Reality was born 17:46 Gatekeepers and diagnosis codes 20:18 Health is the environment we create 22:50 Ryan cleaning up his diet 25:21 A scan for spinal injury 27:57 Feeling her feet again 30:29 Following the money 33:04 Chiropractors and the law 38:05 Causation versus association 40:37 Fear is false evidence appearing real 43:10 Change one generation at a time 45:43 A nine-headed hydra 50:43 Hospital referrals that snowball 53:17 Mothers who lost their babies 55:52 People who love their chiropractor 58:26 A trusted practitioner 1:00:56 When a specialist is needed 1:03:32 How medical doctors are trained to treat 1:06:04 Veterans, PTSD and depression 1:08:39 Time off the grid 1:11:12 Children need the outdoors 1:13:48 Overworked America 1:16:19 Chiropractic is a lifestyle 1:18:53 Sleep is cumulative 1:21:27 Desk posture and your health bank account 1:23:59 Daily habits and trauma 1:26:32 Endless refills 1:29:03 Whole-being care versus disease care 1:31:38 Every day is an adventure 1:34:09 Children and dopamine 1:36:42 Volunteering as a cuddler 1:39:14 Brain chips and innovation 1:41:47 Who profits from healthcare 1:44:21 Wasted resources 1:46:52 Nature needs no nurturing 1:49:24 Hand-to-hand combat for health 1:51:58 Our connected ancestors 1:54:30 The social prescription 1:57:02 What Covid awakened 2:02:04 Canadian politics 2:04:38 Security and peace 2:07:14 Teaching children preventive health 2:09:45 Presence, then the why 2:12:17 Parents and schools 2:14:48 Distracted driving 2:19:49 Adjusted reality moments 2:22:21 Thank you The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com