Dr. Cindy M. Howard has been in private practice in Orland Park, Illinois for 15 years. After earning her diplomate in Diagnosis and Internal Disorders she combines both musculoskeletal work with functional medicine. Her practice focuses on healing each individual patient by working with them in order to find the underlying causes of their symptoms in order to correct any dysfunction and restore them to good health. Dr. Howard is a past President and Educational Committee Chair of the ACA Council on Diagnosis and Internal Disorders and currently serves as the Northern Illinois Delegate for the American Chiropractic Association. She serves on the Educational committee, the Membership committee, the Presence committee, and the Complementary and Alternative Medicine committee. Dr. Howard speaks professionally around the country and also teaches Pediatrics, Immunology and Male and Female Disorders for the DABCI post graduate program. She also holds a Fellowship from the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture. Her current lecture circuit is about gut health and the importance of achieving gut balance in order to prevent and correct illness.