Intro to DIY-Health.Care

 

🛠️ Why I Created the Do-It-Yourself Health Care Workshop Series

By Dr. Rich Oberleitner – Chiropractor, Functional Medicine Provider, Educator, Advocate

Over the past 25+ years, I’ve worked as a licensed chiropractor, functional medicine provider, and teacher of clinical and health sciences in California, Michigan, and Texas. I’ve had the privilege of helping hundreds of individuals make meaningful changes to their health—and the honor of learning just as much from them in return.

But this journey is also deeply personal.

I’ve walked alongside both of my parents through serious health challenges—cardiovascular disease, cancer, and the limitations of conventional medicine. My father, recommended for a triple bypass in his early 60s, instead chose a more integrative route with my support. He lived another 25 years and passed away not from heart disease, but from an undiagnosed abdominal obstruction. My mother, diagnosed with Stage 4 non-smoker’s lung cancer—likely due to childhood secondhand smoke exposure—lived a vibrant 45 years after that diagnosis with alternative support and integrative care.

I’ve also faced my own crisis—surviving a serious accident while transporting a washer and dryer that pinned and fractured my hip. These experiences—firsthand and clinical—have taught me that real health care doesn’t come from a pill bottle. It comes from knowledge, action, and empowerment.

Through countless interviews with cardiologists, oncologists, therapists, social workers, and holistic practitioners, and after years of diving into research and practicing best-evidence approaches, I’ve come to a sobering truth:
👉 Most doctors are not trained in preventive care, nutrition, or holistic options.
👉 They're overwhelmed, restricted by systems, and focused on disease management—not health creation.

And that’s not their fault. It’s the system. But it doesn’t mean we’re powerless.

That’s why I created this DIY Health Care Workshop Series—to give you the tools, strategies, and confidence to take your health into your own hands.

I am not just a doctor. I am a coach, educator, and advocate for those seeking to reclaim their health, naturally and intelligently. This series is rooted in science, personal experience, and soul. Whether you're facing chronic illness, fatigue, pain, or simply want to thrive, these workshops are designed to meet you where you are—empowering you with the best of modern and ancient wisdom.

Your health doesn’t start in a clinic. It starts in your home, your kitchen, your breath, your choices.

Let’s rise together.

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Dr. Rich Oberleitner
Functional Medicine Chiropractor | Health Science Educator | DIY Healthcare Advocate
Founder of The Healthy Uprising