I’m often asked why I don’t take insurance. The truth is that I used to be on all the insurance company provider lists.

Over the last 25 years I’ve encountered SO MANY patients who, like me, grew tired of having to jump through hoops to get the answers they’re looking for, and simply got FED-UP with the entire system.

In this short video, I explain WHY I FIRED THE INSURANCE COMPANIES! and how that’s better for You.

Many times, the blame falls on the doctors. However, there are 3 common misconceptions here:

• Your doctor is actually “Your” doctor.
  • In reality “Your” doctor doesn’t work for you but is, in a sense, an employee of the insurance company.
• Your doctor is just raking in the cash.
  • Despite the fact that your insurance premiums continue to rise (Health insurance premiums increased more than wages 2019), reimbursements from the insurance companies to the doctors continue to be cut (Solo Physicians Practices Melting Away as Costs Rise and Reimbursements Drop).
  • The only ones raking in the cash in this broken system of ours are the insurance companies and the pharmaceutical industry (Top health insurers’ revenues soared to almost $1 trillion in 2019 & Big Pharma Companies Earn Almost x2 More Profits Than Most Other Industries)
• Your doctor is making all decisions with your best interest in mind.
  • It’s actually the insurance companies that dictate the reimbursable length of time spent with each patient, which tests are allowable and reimbursable, and what treatments are allowable and reimbursable for a given set of symptoms or conditions.

Dr. Dan Murphy, a mentor of mine for many years once said “Your boss is the one who is signing your weekly paycheck and if you don’t’ follow their rules you lose your job.” The point really resonated with me.

That’s when I decided to fire the insurance companies. I decided to work for you instead.

I became a chiropractor to help you regain and maintain their health naturally, to help you understand how the body can and should be working when there’s no interference, to empower you to make highly informed choices that support normal healthy function so you can get back to the life you ought to be living. 

If you’ve got any questions, send an email to info@drdavemccann.com.

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The information presented here is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical conditions or diseases, including but not limited to COVID-19 or any other infectious disease processes. The information discussed in the video is based on the presenters’ own training, research, and experience. Each person and situation is unique. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider before using any procedure where there is any question of its appropriateness for your unique situation, or making any changes to your current health care routine. Dr. Dave has a doctorate in chiropractic and is licensed in the state of California. Statements made in this video have not been evaluated by the FDA.

Recently, one of my patients asked, “Well how often do you think that I need to detox? “

I said, “I don’t know. How often are you exposed to toxins?”

Well, the reality is that we’re exposed to toxins constantly. So, detox should be part of your normal self-care routine.

Bentonite clay can be used both internally and externally. It’s a good, cheap, and easy way to support ongoing detox.

There are 2 types:

• Sodium Bentonite which is best for external uses such as facial masks and some types of dermatitis
  • Sodium Bentonite Clay on Amazon^*
• Calcium Bentonite which is best for internal uses to help detoxify the gut
  • Calcium Bentonite Clay on Amazon^*

Make sure you do your homework. Some of them will say for external use only. So, for internal uses make sure it is “Food Grade”.

If you’ve got any questions, send an email to info@drdavemccann.com.

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• Bentonite Clay – Web MD
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• FDA warns consumers not to use “Best Bentonite Clay.” (2016). https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm491396.htm
• Moosavi, M. (2017). Bentonite clay as a natural remedy: A brief review. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632318/
• Mitchell, N. J., et al. (2014). Short-term safety and efficacy of calcium montmorillonite clay (UPSN) in children. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4183404/

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I think one of the best ways to start your day is with a cold shower. As part of my “Self-Care Series” I’m gonna share 3 reasons why.

I like to start each day with a cold shower…no, seriously! There are many benefits. But here’s the countdown of my top 3 reasons.

• • REASON #3. Starting your day with a cold shower will save you time and money.
    I know that’s 2…but time equals money…so it’s really just 1. But I guarantee you’re gonna want to spend less time in the shower and you’re gonna be using less water.
  • REASON #2. It leaves you feeling awake and alert. So, it’s a great way to jump start your day.
  • REASON#1. That blast of cold water sets off a very powerful neurological reset by stimulating the VAGUS NERVE which helps your body to adapt to stress and that’s really what it’s all about!

So, starting your day off with a cold shower is a great way to boost your metabolism.

I like to just get right into it because it feels SO GOOD once the water warms up! However, I know that starting out taking a cold shower probably not the easiest thing in the world.

So, here’s how I started:

• • I would start off each day, take my regular warm shower. Then gradually turn the hot water down until I could start to feel that water get cooler. Each day I would gradually decrease the water temperature and increase the time spent in the in the cooler water.
  • Once you get used to it, you can then go from hot to cold, back and forth repeatedly to really get things pumping.
  • This has been part of my daily routine for many years now. So much so that on the rare occasions that I don’t do it…it just doesn’t seem right.

So, I want to encourage you to take the 30-day Cold Shower Challenge.

Each day for the next 30 days take your normal warm shower and gradually ease off the temperature from warm to cold.

Once you feel that cold water hit, start dancing and start counting, “1 Mississippi 2 Mississippi 3 Mississippi!”

Each day you gradually increase the length of time that you’re spending in the cooler water.

• • 30 seconds to 1 minute is a GREAT start!
  • The longer the better.

Give it a try. I promise you won’t regret it and you won’t forget it either!

If you’ve got any questions, send an email to info@drdavemccann.com.

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The information presented here is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical conditions or diseases, including but not limited to COVID-19 or any other infectious disease processes. The information discussed in the video is based on the presenters’ own training, research, and experience. Each person and situation is unique. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider before using any procedure where there is any question of its appropriateness for your unique situation, or making any changes to your current health care routine. Dr. Dave has a doctorate in chiropractic and is licensed in the state of California. Statements made in this video have not been evaluated by the FDA.

Would it be surprising to discover that there’s a very important connection between the heart and the thyroid?

Emily came in for an adjustment. Emily’s 43, she’s a mom and a teacher. She said she had been having heart palpitations which were making her anxious, affecting her sleep, affecting her ability to work and to be a good mom. Obviously concerned about this. She went to her general practitioner who recommended wear a Holter monitor, to monitor her heart rhythm over a 24-to-48-hour period.

We also ordering some labs to see if we could get to the heart of the issue. The emailed response from Emily’s doctor said, “The heart monitor shows PACs which are premature atrial contractions. These are extra beats of the atrium of the heart when it contracts, causing heart palpitations. If this is bothersome(?) [emphasis added], please consider prescription for Metropolol 25 mg, one tablet daily.

Emily went on to say, “I’m not really sure what to make of this, but it seems like the medication is to minimize the palpitations and not really address the root cause of the issue. “. [A great observation!]

Emily and I sat down together to discuss the lab results to discover that her thyroid was running really hot! No big surprise here because potassium, sodium, and magnesium are three very important minerals, that play a big role in normal cardiac and normal thyroid function. The prescription that that she was offered actually reduces the sodium uptake and slows down the potassium release. However, her labs told us that low magnesium was making it hard for the system to relax and to calm down.

With some calming thyroid support that included a higher dose of magnesium, her symptoms very quickly started to subside.

We’re going to continue to monitor and test and we’ll make adjustments accordingly. It’s important to remember that nothing happens in the body without a reason! It’s vital to look at the whole system!

Emily could have chosen to take the medication and just cover up the symptoms. Instead, she asked a very important question of “why”. With that we’re able to get to the root of the problem.

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The information presented here is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical conditions or diseases, including but not limited to COVID-19 or any other infectious disease processes. The information discussed in the video is based on the presenters’ own training, research, and experience. Each person and situation is unique. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider before using any procedure where there is any question of its appropriateness for your unique situation, or making any changes to your current health care routine. Dr. Dave has a doctorate in chiropractic and is licensed in the state of California. Statements made in this video have not been evaluated by the FDA.

My hope with this video is that it will empower you to take a different perspective. We’ll cover how your “Normal” annual physical may be negatively impacting your health.

For a consultation or more information check the website. https://drdavemccann.com/

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The information presented here is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical conditions or diseases, including but not limited to COVID-19 or any other infectious disease processes. The information discussed in the video is based on the presenters’ own training, research, and experience. Each person and situation is unique. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider before using any procedure where there is any question of its appropriateness for your unique situation, or making any changes to your current health care routine. Dr. Dave has a doctorate in chiropractic and is licensed in the state of California. Statements made in this video have not been evaluated by the FDA.

In this video I’ll share with you the one of the many differences between the “Traditional” or “Conventional” approach and the “Functional” or “Wellness” approach that can lead to years of suffering, and why, when it comes to True Healing and Optimal Health, the “Functional” approach is infinitely superior.

For information on the 2 biggest problems with the “Conventional” approach to lab evaluation and how it might benefit you to look at things with a different perspective, check out

“Functional Health Evaluation: A Different Perspective”

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The information presented here is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical conditions or diseases, including but not limited to COVID-19 or any other infectious disease processes.
The information discussed in the video is based on the presenters’ own training, research, and experience. Each person and situation is unique. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider before using any procedure where there is any question of its appropriateness for your unique situation, or making any changes to your current health care routine.
Dr. Dave has a doctorate in chiropractic and is licensed in the state of California.
Statements made in this video have not been evaluated by the FDA.