Health & Fitness

A Healing Mission

Holistic health services provided
free to military and veterans.

Carolyn Krieger-Cohen
Special to the Jewish News

F

or years, whenever Dr. Stacey
Francis saw a soldier, she always
approached to offer words of
gratitude for the brave, selfless service to
our country. After 9-11, her deep feelings
of patriotism were strengthened even
more; and she created a meaningful way
to give back.
She proudly offers one full year of free
chiropractic care for U.S. military veterans
and unlimited free care for military person-
nel on active duty. Her knowledge of the
interrelatedness of the human form and
its functions gives her a knowledge of the
tremendous toll military service takes on
body, mind and spirit.
"It's truly a gift to me to be able to
work with these individuals," says Francis,
41, director of Higher Level HealthCare
in Southfield. "It allows me to show my
gratitude. Patients come to me with mild
to debilitating headaches, neck pain and
back pain. I pinpoint the sources of their
symptoms, and then I work to alleviate
their discomfort through chiropractic

adjustments!'
One of her military patients recently
got injured during a training exercise and
Francis eliminated his pain in three visits
by correcting his physical imbalances.
Another patient, Jeff Solomon, 42, of West
Bloomfield, credits Francis with easing
his long-standing back problems from 12
years in the Army.
"I can't thank her enough:' he says.
Francis, a chiropractic kinesiologist, has
helped patients experience tremendous
physical relief and enjoy the emotional ben-
efits of good health for the past 16 years.
She focuses on the whole person; not just
a particular condition. She believes that
we are made up of energy, which must be
balanced between three systems: struc-
tural (bones, joints, muscles), biochemical
(everything that goes in and out of cells);
and psyche (emotions and thoughts).
"These systems overlap and if one is
in need of energy, it will borrow from the
other two;' explains Francis. "If you eat
something you're allergic to, your body will
borrow energy from the structural system
to fight the allergen, causing a weakness in
that system and compromising elements of

Army veteran Jeff Solomon consults with Dr. Stacey Francis.

your psyche system."
Through kinesiology, or muscle testing,
Francis can isolate a group of muscles to
see if the nerve supply is fully function-
ing within that muscle. If it is not, she can
follow the nerve supply back to the spinal
column and make chiropractic adjust-
ments. Kinesiology can identify food and
environmental sensitivities and stimulate
energetic points in the body to correct the
imbalances that may be causing them.
Francis also specializes in nutrition,
electromagnetic techniques, weight and

childhood behavior management and
public education. She earned her doc-
tor of chiropractic in 1992 and resides in
Farmington Hills with husband, Tim, and
sons Benjamin, 9, and Noah, 6. They belong
to Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington
Hills, where she serves on the board as rep-
resentative for the Jewish Experiences for
Families committee. ❑

Higher Level HealthCare is at 20307 W. 12 Mile,
Suite 105, Southfield. Contact Dr. Francis at
(248) 213-1332 and staceyfrancisdc@aol.com .

A Tzadik

Dentist lauded for volunteer work at Israeli clinic.

D

r. Samuel Millstone, a member
of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield
Township, was recognized by
the Union for Reform Judaism Northeast
Lakes Council-Detroit Federation for his
work at the Trudi Birger Dental Clinic in
Israel.
Millstone received the NELC Tzadikim
Award honorable mention at the NELC
regional biennial in Grand Rapids in
November. He has spent countless hours
volunteering at the Jerusalem-based free
clinic where "painfully poor" children of
all faiths receive dental treatment.
"Without us, they would have no one
says Millstone of Farmington Hills.
Although he is now retired, Millstone

continues to raise money for the clinic and
remains in contact with friends he has
made as a result of this work.
What was founded as the Dental
Volunteers for Israel free children's clinic
was renamed to honor Holocaust survivor
and clinic founder Trudi Birger, a friend of
Millstone and his personal hero.
Tzadikim Award honorees "exemplify
integrity and prove that one person can
make a difference in the world." In nomi-
nating Millstone for a Tzadikim Award,
Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth El
wrote, "Dr. Millstone has devoted a major
portion of his career to organizing and
serving the needy ... I hope that the
Northeast Lakes Council will see fit to

honor Dr. Millstone as the
tzadik he truly is!"
Prefacing an account of
Millstone's work at the clinic,
Rabbi Syme writes: "One of
the most wonderful experi-
ences a person can have in
his or her lifetime is to help
the needy of the world by giv-
ing of one's self. While giving
money and material things
is great and even critical,
volunteering your time and
your talents rewards one with
a grand and heartwarming
feeling."

❑

Dr. Samuel Millstone and Rabbi Steven Mills, regional

director of the Union for Reform Judaism Northeast
Lakes Council-Detroit Federation

January 8 • 2009

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