“I have always been in awe of the body’s intelligence and ability and power to heal itself,” Dr. Kenneth Y. Davis, founder and developer of Davis Advanced Health System, said.
Dr. Kenneth Y. Davis founded his private practice in Ridgewood, New Jersey, 47 years ago. He currently practices in Montclair, New Jersey, and his practice focuses on a variety of procedures and techniques that incorporate advanced chiropractic procedures. Those procedures include Craniopathy, Soft Tissue Orthopedics, Sacro Occipital Technique, Applied Kinesiology, Bio-Vibrational Therapy, and clinical nutrition.
At first, young Kenneth Davis had never heard of Chiropractic. He had always wanted to be a dentist since he was a young boy. Attending Erskine College in South Carolina, Davis received a baseball scholarship. However, he left Erskine, forfeiting his scholarship because he was homesick, and entered Fairleigh Dickinson in Rutherford, New Jersey.
Little did young Davis know that this would impact his life for the better. At Fairleigh Dickinson, he met another student who was studying to be a medical doctor, who ended up being a key component in his life. Suffering from tension headaches from studying, he suggested that Davis join him for a chiropractic appointment and see how it was conducted.
After he watched his friend get adjusted, he found his love and passion for Chiropractic.
“I fell in love with the philosophy of what I always believed as a boy growing up. That the body has the ability and the power to heal itself,” he shared.
Upon being accepted into the Columbia Institute of Chiropractic in New York, Dr. Davis began his journey by calling chiropractors around the area to see if he could shadow their work. After the fiftieth call, a doctor in the area allowed young Davis to shadow his high-volume practice and record his work. He also learned how to develop X-rays and other systems. Learning through this valuable experience, Dr. Davis became proficient in a system that incorporates a specific way to correct pelvic imbalances and holistic care.
“The systems that I began to use were not simply looking at a spine or femur, but looking at a patient in a holistic manner,” he said.
During his school tenure, Dr. Davis learned many techniques and became one of the youngest certified instructors in these specialized techniques. He also became certified as a Craniopath, a practitioner who takes a course within a system to evaluate cranial motion and make specific cranial corrections.
“One of the things I tell my patients when they come into my office is ‘I’m about a thousand percent different than everybody else,’” Dr. Davis told us.
Davis Advanced Health System
“The Davis Advanced Health System is an accumulation of techniques and systems I have learned and developed over the years. I’ve incorporated them into my practice based on a fundamental foundation of evaluating a human being mentally, physically, and spiritually,” Dr. Davis shared.
He believes that the body is a roadmap with indicator systems and reflexes that point to imbalances in the body. One assessment tool used at Davis Advanced Health System is manual muscle testing. The system utilizes muscle testing for specific reflexes and indicators that relate to every component part and system of the body. The practice utilizes many different systems to help patients in the most efficient manner. For more information on what other systems they use, visit their website at http://www.davisahs.com.
The Triune of Well-Being
Dr. Kenneth Y. Davis learned a principle of human existence from his mentor, Dr. M.L. Rees of Sedan, Kansas, referred to as The Triune of Health or Well-Being. This three-pronged model teaches that the bottom of the triangle is the physical component, such as bones, nerves, and tissue, which makes us not too different from animals. The second side is the emotional side, which includes thoughts, feelings, and emotions or desires. The final element of this triangle is the spiritual component.
“The spiritual component is the essence of who and what we really are: a spiritual being having this human experience. People have asked me over the years, ‘What do you mean by that, Dr. Davis.’ I try to explain that I’m not just talking about a religious component. The element of the energy that makes us up is beyond the mind and the body component. You can call it consciousness if you want to, but that is one side of the triangle. The spiritual side allows us to have joy and recognize that there’s more than our physical bodies. It makes us ask, ‘What is the light within us?’” Dr. Davis shared.
Another aspect of the triangle is balance. If you distort any one angle, the rest of the angles become distorted as well, which is why there has to be a balance of The Triune of Well-Being if one is to have optimal health.
“If the mental side of the triangle is the priority in a patient, it will impact them through their physical body and spiritual well-being and vice versa. If the spiritual side is the priority, it can impact the mind angle and then impact the body angle. There needs to be a balance,” he said.
Dr. Davis shared that many practitioners focus on the triangle’s physical and often emotional sides, but few focus on the spiritual side. What separates his practice from many others is the addition of the spiritual side as a main component and factor of human health and well-being.
He teaches his students to focus on more than just the physical being of a patient. At his Three Day Essentials program in his office, healthcare practitioners are immersed in a three-day learning program where he teaches them the Davis Advanced Health System.
“Your patient on the table initially does not care about the degrees you have behind your name. What they care about is that you have the goods and the tools and understand the cause of their problem, where it comes from, and how to fix it. That’s what a patient wants, and that’s what they want in our practice. Then after you do that, you can educate them more and more,” Dr. Davis shares with his students.
Dr. Davis and His Bodybuilding Journey
“At 70 years old, I went on a journey to win my Pro Card in bodybuilding,” Dr. Davis said.
In 2018, he took up bodybuilding and competed in two National Championship NPC shows in New Jersey, where he placed fourth in a class of 60. A few years later, in 2022, Dr. Davis was awarded his Pro Card and became a professional bodybuilder at 70. He went on to compete in his first professional competition a month later and was featured on the cover of Parrillo Press Magazine twice.
In 2023, Dr. Davis competed in three different Pro Events: the Maxfit Pro, the World Masters Championships, of which he became World Champion in the Men’s over 70, 212 Division and the Daytona Pro, where he dropped down into the over 60-plus year-old division and placed 5th in Men’s Physique. He also competed in the Men’s Physique, over 55-year-old class in Miami Beach on June 1, placing third.
“I guess you could say that I am a poster boy for people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies as I have gotten to the point and realized that I’m not too old. I can do it. I’m able to utilize what I do and believe in bodybuilding. Age is just a number. We can be healthy and start any process we put our minds to. We can make a touchdown even if we get tackled a bunch of times,” he emphasized.
His bodybuilding career this late in life has opened his eyes to the obesity pandemic around the United States.
“I’m going to devote much of the rest of my life to helping educate, which is what’s needed to help people. Everyone who is determined to get back in shape can come to realize that age is just a number. I plan to educate as many people as possible to understand the body, how to eat properly, how to exercise, and how to incorporate other elements that I believe are the true anti-aging components,” Dr. Davis said.
Dr. Davis’ second book, Holistic BodyBuilding, addresses this topic. Newly released at Barnes & Noble, the book chronicles his bodybuilding and holistic health journey from age 66 to the present day. He has no intention of stopping, feeling he gets better year after year.
“The true element of anti-aging is three components, which is what my book is about. It covers training, diet and nutrition, and cardiovascular exercise. Another aspect is implementing a powerful mindset and changing cellular structure, biochemistry, minds, and emotions,” Dr. Davis explained.
Helping others identify what they can do to be overall healthy individuals through holistic care is Dr. Davis’ main priority when he teaches and mentors through his books. Helping patients determine what they should eat, how they should exercise, and what their healthy heart rate is has become his major passion.
“I call myself a “Super Ager.” I’m almost 72 years old and look about 45. I don’t say that to be egotistical. I’m just sure of my ability to be able to help people realize they can do it too. They don’t have to be a competitive bodybuilder. They must be educated. A lot of what’s missing today is the education process to educate people about how to eat and exercise properly,” Dr. Davis concluded.
Dr. Ken Davis is available for speaking engagements, workshops and coaching sessions. You can reach him at info@davisahs.com, 973.744.7447 or Davis Advanced Health System, 66 Park St., Suite 101, Montclair, NJ 07042.
My wife and I have been going to Dr D for well over 40 years. Neither one of us are on medication, just supplements. We both feel our success in aging gracefully is directly due to Dr. D.
We are blessed to have him in our lives.
A healthy patients.
Frank & Ro
My daughters and I have been patients of Dr. Davis for nearly 30 years. He is a deeply caring integrative physician on the cutting edge of techniques & therapies that tap into full human potential, physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. As you can see he walks his talk. Also his colleague at Davis Advanced Health Systems, Kristin Donchez, brings a deep passion and expertise for women’s integrative reproductive health that makes this practice potent in every way. Dr. D is a true gem!