Heller Chiropractic Team in Costa Mesa

Dr. Brian Heller - Costa Mesa Chiropractor

Dr. Brian Heller has been treating patients in Orange County since 1996. He uses safe, natural remedies to help his patients get out of pain as well as promoting a natural state of well being. Dr. Heller grew up in Costa Mesa, California where he attended Bear Street Elementary School, Davis Middle School, and Costa Mesa High School. Dr. Heller was an Athlete and lettered in both football and track at Costa Mesa High School as well as graduating with honors. 

Dr. Heller then continued his education at Pacific University outside Portland Oregon, where he continued in football and track before transferring to San Diego State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology.

After dabbling in computer programming, where he was the lead programmer for three years, Dr. Heller finally returned to his passion and started his education at Los Angeles College of Chiropractic in the Winter of 1993. His tenure there included extensive studies in anatomy, physiology as well as discovering the amazing potential of the human body and it’s ability to heal itself when allowed to do so without interference.

Dr. Heller graduated with honors in the summer of 1996 followed by a two year associateship and eventually opened his private practice in July of 1998.

Since graduating from Chiropractic school Dr. Heller has privately studied other forms of holistic health care, manual therapies as well as becoming a certified golf injury specialist. Dr. Heller prides himself on running a family practice chiropractic office in Costa Mesa and loves treating patients from all age groups. His patients range from 5 weeks to 80 years of age.

When not treating patients, Dr. Heller enjoys spending time with his Family. Along with his lovely wife Azure, they are raising three beautiful children, Marissa age 18, Brendon age 10, and Angelene age 8. He attributes the reason that his family hasn’t needed antibiotics to the fact that they get “regular chiropractic adjustments.” The #1 goal of Dr. Heller is to educate his patients on how they can lead healthier lives and truly believes that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.

You can contact Dr. Heller HERE 

 

 

Dr. M. Thomas Marks, D.C., CSCS - Costa Mesa Chiropractor

Dr. Marks was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and grew up in Orange County.  He attended University High School in Irvine, and it was there where he first began to see the positive effects of Chiropractic Care.  While in school Dr. Marks played a wide variety of sports, focusing primarily on ice hockey and it was in the gym where he first injured his low back using poor lifting techniques.  Through the help of Chiropractic and lifestyle modifications, he was able to recover from his low back injury and become more aware of how the body functions as a whole.  As a result, Dr. Marks adopted the wellness philosophy into his way of life, and has been practicing and teaching others about the benefits of Chiropractic Care ever since.  

Dr. Marks received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California Santa Barbara and later went on to receive his Doctorate in Chiropractic from the Southern California University of Health Sciences (Los Angeles Chiropractic College), graduating with honors.  While in school, his education focused primarily on finding the cause of the problem, rather than just treating the symptoms.  Dr. Marks believes in treating the body as a whole and creating a balance in one’s lifestyle.  By eating the right foods, proper exercise, dealing with stress effectively, and getting adequate rest, the body is allowed to better handle life’s everyday challenges. 

Dr. Marks is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and believes in creating balance through strengthening weak muscles, stretching tight muscles, and allowing joints to function correctly through the Chiropractic adjustment.  He is certified in Active Release Technique (ART) and is a member of the American Chiropractic Association.   In his free time, Dr. Marks enjoys spending time with his friends and family.  He also enjoys working out at the gym and he has been an active member of the Surfrider Foundation since 1997.

You can contact Dr. Marks at dr.marks@hellerchiro.com

 

Dr. Leyla Mehdizadegan DC, LAc - Costa Mesa Chiropractor/Acupuncturist

Dr. Leyla Mehdizadegan is an honor graduate from Southern California University of Health Sciences where she earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic and her Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine in 2006. 

Prior to graduating from SCUHS, Dr. Mehdizadegan gained more than 2 years of internship experience under a variety of doctors including certified sports medicine chiropractors who treated Olympic athletes, Internal Medicine physicians, and Pediatric specialists. She also provided treatments through Healing Hands Humanity club at school which benefited the Long Beach Substance Abuse Foundation and Pasadena Church to help those who can not receive acupuncture and chiropractic care. 

Dr. Leyla is passionate about serving and honoring each and every patient on their own unique journey to health and wellness.

You can contact Dr. Leyla at dr.leyla@hellerchiro.com

 

 

Kendra Cannoy - Personal Trainer/Cleanse Instructor

“It’s all about taking baby steps! Not everyone is going to become an exercise guru and have a perfect diet, and especially not overnight. I believe in making small changes and working up to improving your overall health and wellness. By making just one diet change and one exercise improvement a week, you can achieve great results in just a few short months.”

Kendra Cannoy, a personal trainer since 2001, is certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the International Sports Sciences Association. Other certifications include: Specialist in Performance Nutrition, Fitness Therapy, ”Re-Gen” Trigger Point Therapy

Kendra also holds a business degree from the University of San Francisco, and has danced for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. In addition to being a personal trainer, she is also an actress and professional dancer in the Television/Film industry.

Becoming an Arbonne consultant is Kendra’s latest business venture.  She provides nutrition education by bringing clients through a cleanse program that utilizes the Arbonne Weight Loss and Performance line of supplements, Figure 8.

Kendra currently lives in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles and maintains a client base in Newport Beach in Orange County.

To contact Kendra go to http://embodyfitness.net/
 

Teri Jalbert - Office Manager

Teri Jalbert is the newest member of our team, but not new to running an office.  Teri worked as a Chiropractic Assistant while attending college, and has extensive management experience in both a large and small office environment.  Teri also brings with her a health and fitness background accompanied with extraordinary business operations, marketing and customer service expertise.  

Though Teri grew up in Orange County, she just returned from a two year hiatus up in the Pacific Northwest where she expanded her education in wellness and nutrition and a more organic and greener lifestyle.

"Growing up in an active family, I am a strong believer in the connection between taking good care of our bodies and the longevity of life".

Teri is very passionate about animals and volunteers with a local dog rescue and enjoys spending time with her own two rescue dogs. You might just see them competing at the local surf dog events!

You can contact Teri at info@hellerchiro.com