Dr.
Cindy
Howard
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Nutrition, Female Health, Hormone regulation male and female, Anemia, GI Disorders: SIBO, SIFO, infections, digestive disorders, Crohn's, IBS, Gastroparesis, GERD, Heartburn, Food Sensitivities, Autoimmune disorders: Hashimoto's, RA, Lupus, MS, Thyroid: hyper/hypo, Cancer, Musculoskeletal conditions, Chronic Fatigue, Adrenal Fatigue, Weight, loss, Vaccine Injury, Autism/ADD/ADHD, Pre-fertility, Toxic burden: chemical, environmental, molds, Genetic testing/treatment, Gynecological conditions: BV, infections, cervical dysplasia, fibroids, endometriosis, Thermography, TECAR therapy, Acupuncture, Chiropractic
Degrees/Accreditation
DC, DABCI, DACBN, FIAMA, FICC
BIO
Dr. Cindy M. Howard is a Board Certified Chiropractic Internist and Nutritionist in private practice and the owner of Innovative Health & Wellness Center in Orland Park, Illinois and also holds a license in the state of Florida. She owns DC consulting; assisting private practices improve their communication skills and improving patient adherence while building a better functional medicine and nutritional practice.
For the last 13 years she has served as the Illinois delegate for the American Chiropractic Association and as the alternate for 6 years prior to that. She was the ACA recipient of the Flynn/Lynch award in 2015 for outstanding service.
She serves on the board of Inguardia Health since the inception all while providing medical support during the creation and production of the first oral device being brought to market to measure health metrics.She also serves on the medical advisory board for Fullscript, the Chiropractic Defense Council, and the Functional Medicine University. Dr. Howard is an associate editor of The Original Internist and a regular contributor for Chiropractic Economics and the Illinois Chiropractic Society online newsletter. She is a past president of the ACA Council on Diagnosis and Internal Disorders and currently serves as the Vice President of the College of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
She speaks nationally, presenting on health topics including Pre and Post Concussion Nutrition, Headaches, Sexual Health, Male and Female Pelvic Disorders, GI Disorders, Nutritional Blood Analysis Interpretation. On the business side she speaks on creating dialogue and building relationships as well as on sales techniques for physicians. Her keynote presentations are drawn from her personal experiences and entail overcoming adversity, finding the gifts and learning how to laugh.In 2020 Dr. Cindy Howard was awarded the Chiropractor of the Year from the Illinois Chiropractic Society.
Her first book, Positively Altered: Finding Happiness in the Bottom of a Chemo Bag, has been available on Amazon since September of 2023.