About Dr. Karin Nealon, D.C.
With a passion for helping people, Dr. Karin Nealon has been practicing in healthcare for more than two decades. Inspired by her intimate connection with the early struggles of motherhood, she has spent the last ten years specializing in personalized care for families, particularly during the critical first months of life.
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At La Luna Natural Health, her philosophy and practice is focused on supporting every family’s best outcomes, particularly children in the first few months of life. She has spent the past 15 years refining her expertise to specifically address feeding issues in infants. She believes that the first 6 weeks of life can often make or break the breastfeeding relationship, and the opportunity to support a positive experience when a parent returns to the workforce can have significant health benefits for both.
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She has witnessed a rise in complicated feeding issues over the course of her career, and in response to this trend she prioritized her continuing education to concentrate in areas to support infants and children for lifelong impact on health. This includes her current pursuit to become a lactation educator, working towards her International Board Certified Lactation Certification (IBCLC). Her primary objective is to give children the best opportunity to successfully develop, grow, and thrive. While most of the children she sees are in an "acute phase of care" (SOS usually with feeding), it is important to treat these issues as early as possible for best results. She treats people of all ages, and especially loves seeing the infants for “tune ups” after they have successfully progressed from the acute treatment phase to maintain and optimize overall health.
About La Luna Natural Health
La Luna Natural Health was founded in 2014 by Dr. Karin Nealon to provide personalized holistic care to help families achieve optimal health and harmony.
We take great pride in supporting our patients on their journey to health and happiness, and we gladly make referrals to complimentary practitioners as well
as traditional medical providers as needed to deliver the best care for our patients.
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If you have any questions or are interested in establishing care at La Luna Natural Health, feel free to reach out using the button below!
Words from Dr. Karin
At La Luna Natural Health, my philosophy and practice are focused on supporting every family’s best outcomes, particularly children in the first few months of life. I have spent the past 15 years refining my expertise to specifically address feeding issues in infants. I believe that the first 6 weeks of life can either make or break the breastfeeding relationship, and the opportunity to support a positive experience when a parent returns to the workforce can have significant health benefits for both.
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One of my favorite things about being a chiropractor is the opportunity to spend more time during each visit with the child. I get on the floor and play and develop a rapport with them first before we do anything else. This allows me to get to know your child’s personality, understand their preferences, look at their nervous system, and monitor body mechanics – all to provide a truly holistic approach to determine their best healthcare options. I consider myself a complementary provider to your child’s overall health. It is my pleasure to work with other providers such as pediatricians, occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech language pathologists. As a team so that we can provide care from different perspectives to get optimal outcomes. My hope as a practitioner is to work with you and create a village of support for your family.
Education
With a passion for helping people, Dr. Karin Nealon has been practicing in healthcare for more than two decades. Inspired by her intimate connection with the early struggles of motherhood, she has spent the last ten years specializing in personalized care for families, particularly during the critical first months of life.
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After graduating magna cum laude with a degree in Biology from Long Island University, Karin went on to become a Fulbright Scholar and continued her research in Australia. Upon returning to the United States she transitioned from research to clinical healthcare, starting as an EMT on the night shift before working in cardiac clinical trials.
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Dr. Karin returned to school at Western States Chiropractic College in 2005 and birthed the first two of her three wonderful children during the program. The experience of birth and motherhood focused her interests to include care for women and infants. It also developed her passion for nutrition and healthy eating, especially for children, and she became adept at cooking healthy meals and managing dietary restrictions. By tailoring her education and training over the past decade, Dr. Karin has become an expert in lactation, tongue-tie, and airway issues.