Activate Your Practice Podcast

If you expect to live longer than your grandparents did, here’s the uncomfortable follow-up: are you prepared to stay healthy for those extra years, or just survive them? We dig into the difference between lifespan and healthspan, why the US often spends a decade or more in decline, and what it costs families when “care” becomes a long, expensive slow fade instead of a plan for function. Dr. Eric Plasker shares the real patient story that sparked the 100-Year Lifestyle, including the moment ...

Your feet touch the ground thousands of times a day, and every one of those steps sends a message up your body. That is why we sat down with Jamie Greenawalt, president of Foot Levelers Incorporated, to get practical about foot biomechanics, custom orthotics, and how better support can change posture, comfort, and daily energy. Jamie shares the company’s origin story, starting in 1952 with Dr. Monty Greenawalt experimenting in his garage after seeing patients struggle with rigid, uncomfortab...

What should a chiropractic education guarantee when a student finally walks across the stage: seat time, or real competence? We sit down with Dr. Deb Bushway, president of Northwestern Health Sciences University, to get specific about what “practice-ready” actually means and why outcomes like graduation rates and chiropractic board pass rates are still the clearest promise a program can make to students and the public. Along the way, we talk candidly about how easily education can drift into ...

AI is rewriting healthcare while most clinics are still trying to survive the front desk rush, insurance friction, and an endless admin pile. We sit down with Dr. Jay Greenstein, a chiropractor, entrepreneur, and digital health builder, to talk about what it really takes to grow a modern chiropractic practice without losing your values or your sanity. We start with Dr. Greenstein's guiding philosophy of kindness and his drive for justice, then get honest about leadership mistakes that nearly...

A 105-degree fever, weeks of rapid weight loss, and no clear answers sent Dr. John Maltby down a path he never expected. One chiropractic visit changed everything and that moment eventually led him to 48 years in practice and a new role as Secretary General of the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC). We sit down with John to hear the full story, from a teenage health crisis to building a long-term practice in a small farming community, and why he believes chiropractic’s impact grows when w...