Dr. Dean Howell

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Dr Dean Howell and Rebecca from Church of Divine Structure (CoDS) specialize in transformation holistic healing, fostering spiritual growth, and well-being through personalized, innovative practices and ancient wisdom.

What if your posture isn’t the real problem?You can stretch every morning.You can strengthen your back.You can remind yo...
09/12/2026

What if your posture isn’t the real problem?

You can stretch every morning.

You can strengthen your back.

You can remind yourself to “sit up straight.”

And yet, somehow, your body keeps returning to the same position.

I’ve seen this happen again and again.

And it’s one of the reasons I became so interested in the relationship between the head, spine, and nervous system.

Here’s something most people don’t think about:

Your head has to stay balanced on top of your body all day long.

From birth onward, we experience falls, accidents, sports injuries, illnesses, dental stress, and other physical or emotional stresses.

Over time, these experiences can contribute to changes in the way the head and body are positioned.

Your body then adapts.

Your shoulders may shift.

Your neck may tighten.

Your spine may compensate.

And eventually, what started as a structural change can become the way you stand, move, and feel every day.

This is the idea behind NeuroCranial Restructuring, or NCR.

I developed NCR around the idea that improving structural balance begins with looking at the head and how it relates to the rest of the body.

NCR uses specialized massage, external cranial work, proprioceptive examination, and individualized internal manipulation of the sphenoid bone as part of its approach.

And what fascinates me most is that people often focus only on the symptom.
“Why is my neck always tight?”
“Why do I keep slouching?”
“Why does my face look different as I’ve gotten older?”
“Why do I feel off-balance?”

Sometimes, we need to look at the structure underneath the symptom.

That doesn’t mean every problem has the same cause.

It means we should be willing to ask a better question:
“What is my body trying to compensate for?”

That question can change the way you look at your health.

Become your own best doctor. I’m here to walk with you.

Dr. Dean Howell, ND

Four patients. Four liver flushes. Four trips to the emergency room.That experience taught me something I never forgot:P...
09/09/2026

Four patients. Four liver flushes. Four trips to the emergency room.

That experience taught me something I never forgot:
Preparation matters.

I first became interested in liver and gallbladder flushes while I was in medical school in the late 1970s.

But early in my practice, I had four patients undergo liver and gallbladder flushes that I believed were too aggressive.

All four ended up in the emergency room.

Two were able to avoid surgery.

The other two ultimately had their gallbladders removed.

Why can something intended to support the body sometimes go so wrong?

One important concern is gallstones.

If someone has a stone sitting in the gallbladder, stimulating the gallbladder to contract can potentially cause that stone to move into the common bile duct.

And because that duct is narrow, a stone can become lodged there and trigger an extremely painful gallbladder attack.

That's why I became much more cautious about how these procedures are approached.

The lesson wasn't that supporting the liver is inherently dangerous.

The lesson was that you have to understand what's happening inside the body before you push the body to do something significant.

This is especially important because many people find health protocols online and assume that if something worked for someone else, it must be safe for them too.

But your medical history matters.

Your anatomy matters.

And whether you have gallstones matters.

A “one-size-fits-all” approach doesn't make much sense when everyone's body isn't the same.

Today, one of the biggest messages I want people to understand is simple:
Don't rush the flush. Understand the body first.

Sometimes the most important part of a health protocol isn't what you do at the end.

It's what you do before you begin.

A little health reminder for today:You don't have to change everything at once.Start with the basics:🥗 Eat real food.💧 D...
09/08/2026

A little health reminder for today:

You don't have to change everything at once.

Start with the basics:

🥗 Eat real food.
💧 Drink enough water.
😴 Get quality sleep.
🚶 Move your body.
🧠 Pay attention to what your body is telling you.

Small choices, repeated consistently, can add up.

Take care of your body. It’s the only one you get. ❤️

Dr. Dean Howell, ND

Your head could be affecting your posture, balance, and energy more than you realize.I’ve spent years studying how the s...
09/08/2026

Your head could be affecting your posture, balance, and energy more than you realize.

I’ve spent years studying how the structure of the head and spine can affect the way the body functions.

What I’ve learned is that structural balance can influence the way you stand, move, and carry yourself, along with aspects of facial structure and how you feel.

That’s why I developed NeuroCranial Restructuring (NCR).

NCR focuses on improving structural balance through the head, spine, and nervous system, helping the body move toward better alignment and function.

I’ve seen people come in feeling uncomfortable in their own bodies and leave noticing changes in how they stand, move, feel, and carry themselves.

Could your structure be playing a bigger role in how you feel than you thought?

Message us to learn more about NCR and see if it may be right for you.

🧠 DYK?Your liver is working 24/7.It doesn’t “switch off” after you eat, sleep, or finish a cleanse.Your liver is constan...
09/07/2026

🧠 DYK?

Your liver is working 24/7.

It doesn’t “switch off” after you eat, sleep, or finish a cleanse.

Your liver is constantly performing important jobs to help your body process nutrients, make bile, and handle substances your body needs to remove.

Sometimes supporting your body means knowing when to give it time, not just doing more.

Sometimes the body doesn’t need another intervention.

It simply needs time to do what it already knows how to do. ⏳

A little patience can go a long way when it comes to your health.

Dr. Dean Howell, ND

09/07/2026

🧠 DID YOU KNOW?

Your liver produces bile, but your gallbladder stores and concentrates it until your body needs it.

Two organs. One important digestive process. 🫀

09/07/2026

Your body isn't trying to make your life difficult.

Sometimes the symptoms you want to silence are actually signals worth understanding.

Instead of asking:
“How do I get rid of this symptom?”

Try asking:
“Why is my body doing this in the first place?”

That question can change the entire way you approach your health.

If one liver flush is good, wouldn't doing more be better?Not necessarily.In fact, more isn't always better when it come...
09/07/2026

If one liver flush is good, wouldn't doing more be better?

Not necessarily.

In fact, more isn't always better when it comes to the body.

Think about what happens during a liver and gallbladder flush.

The process is intended to encourage the release and elimination of a significant amount of bile.

Afterward, the liver has work to do.

It needs to produce fresh bile again.
And that takes time.

This is one reason repeatedly doing flushes too close together isn't necessarily a better strategy.

Your liver isn't a machine where you can simply increase the workload and expect faster results.

Sometimes, the body needs time between interventions.

During that time, the liver continues producing bile and carrying out its normal functions.

So if someone is thinking:
“Maybe I'll just do this more often and get results faster…”

That's not necessarily how biology works.

More pressure doesn't always mean more progress.

The goal should be to give the body enough time to complete one process before immediately asking it to do the same thing again.

And that's an important lesson that goes far beyond liver flushes.

Whether it's exercise, fasting, supplements, or any other health intervention, pushing harder isn't automatically the same as improving faster.

Sometimes the smartest thing you can do is give your body time to recover and respond.

More isn't always better.

Sometimes, giving your body time is the better approach.

QUICK HEALTH TRIVIA 🧠Did you know your body can start preparing for a meal before the first bite even reaches your mouth...
09/05/2026

QUICK HEALTH TRIVIA 🧠

Did you know your body can start preparing for a meal before the first bite even reaches your mouth?

Seeing or smelling food can trigger your digestive system to get ready.

Your body is constantly communicating between your brain and digestive system.

And that connection is one reason why your overall health is more interconnected than most people realize.

Your digestion isn't just about what you eat.

It's also about how your body responds to it.

The human body is pretty amazing.

What’s one health fact you learned recently that surprised you? 👇

FYI 👀A cleanse isn’t always as simple as “kill the parasites and you’re done.”There’s another part of the process that o...
09/04/2026

FYI 👀

A cleanse isn’t always as simple as “kill the parasites and you’re done.”

There’s another part of the process that often gets overlooked:

What happens next?

Your body still has to process and eliminate what’s left behind.

That’s why understanding the before, during, and after of a cleanse can be just as important as the cleanse itself.

If you’ve tried a cleanse before and wondered why you felt worse, got temporary results, or ended up back where you started, this is something worth understanding.

Sometimes the missing piece isn’t what you take.
It’s what you do before and after.

👉 I explain more about this in my web class.
https://drdeanhowellcares.com/how-to-get-younger-healthier-and-livelier-lecture

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