Our Practitioners

She attended St. Cloud State University for her pre-requisite courses, and ventured on to Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, where she achieved her Bachelor’s in Human Biology and her Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2005.

Dr. Christine opened her chiropractic clinic, Natural Elements Health Center, in 2007 in her home town of Milaca, MN.  To bring chiropractic, healing, and alternative health education back to the Milaca community has been an empowering experience.  Her approach in helping you heal includes giving you the all the information and tools you need to help you become an active participant on your healing path and in your own health decisions.

The focus of her treatment is placed on the aspects of the physical, chemical, emotional and energetic natures of the body.

Techniques used in treatments:

• Diversified Chiropractic Manipulation
• Activator Technique
• Thompson Drop Technique
• Active Release Technique
• Orthobionomy
• Craniosacral Therapy and Myofascial Unwinding (2005)
• Acupuncture (2006)
• Muscle testing with Applied Kinesiology (2009)
  • Learned from mentors such as Bob Rakowski DC, Andrew Rostenberg DC, Michael and Noah Lebowitz DC
  • Member of the ICAK
• Nutrition Certification (2016)
• Tongue and Lip Tie Certification (2017)
• Yoga Certification (2020)

Special Interest: Home & Birth Center Births

Dr. Christine has been fortunate to be allowed to work with area midwives in home and birth center births since 2009 providing craniosacral therapy & chiropractic care assisting with labor progression and healthy delivery of babies.  Dr. Christine also loves working on babies and children that have experienced birth trauma or are having other difficulties including:

• Birth Trauma
• Difficulties with nursing
• Reflux
• Not sleeping well
• Chronic ear infections
• Attention disorders
• Asymmetrical head shape from fast or difficult labor

Dr. Christine lives north of Milaca with her husband, Noah, and their children, Sophie and Nate, plus many pets & farm animals.  They enjoy growing their own vegetable garden, cut flower garden, raising chickens and pigs, making maple syrup and canning the produce, and learning more about becoming self-sustaining as a family.  They also enjoy camping and hiking together, especially along the North Shore, the National Parks, and all across the country.  Dr. Christine works on balancing a home-work life with trail running, reading, cooking food, yoga, and exploring her creativity with painting, flower gardening, knitting and embroidery in her spare time.

Kendra grew up in Brooklyn Center, MN and moved to Brainerd in 2008. She now resides in Milaca with her husband, daughter, and little puppy. She found herself not enjoying her job anymore and decided it was time for a change. She packed up and moved back to Brooklyn Center to go to school. Massage had always been something very interesting to her, but she was to afraid of making a change away from what she had gotten used to. But after only a few days of classes she knew this is what she was meant to do.

Helping people heal through massage is a great feeling. From Therapeutic massage to help with muscle relief to Swedish massage which helps with stress relief, Kendra feels it's all very important in the healing process. Kendra is excited to further her knowledge and gain new experiences in the bodywork field.