Dr. Allie Mendelson, Chiropractor, Owner
Dr. Mendelson (or Dr. Allie to her patients) is a graduate of New York Chiropractic College. She is a frequent speaker at corporate and community organizations on the subjects of nutrition, healthy living and stress management. Many of her talks are available on our YouTube channel.
Dr. Allie became a member of Max Living more than 16 years ago, joining a mission to fundamentally change the way people view and manage their health through living the 5 essentials. Dr. Allie hosts a radio show broadcast which airs on several stations in the Hartford area and elsewhere in CT. You can visit her radio show page here to play podcasts from the show archive.
Dave Mendelson, Owner
Dave joined forces with his wife, leaving a 25 year corporate marketing career to manage and expand Dr. Allie’s practice, incorporate a co-located health food store and work with our ranch partners. He is an avid cook and educator on nutrition, helping people develop healthy shopping habits no matter the budget.
Andrea Easton, Director of Patient Services
Andrea is your first point of contact when seeing Dr. Allie. She responsible for ensuring all our patients receive the care they need and connect with all we have to offer, managing our scheduling, insurance submissions, billing systems, and so much more.
Kat Alva, Retail Manager
Kat is in charge of the buying for our food store, pastured meats, and supplements. She has spent over 10 years researching common and not so common ailments along with natural remedies. She continues to implement a healthy lifestyle for herself and her family. Her passion is helping others live their best life incorporating the body, mind and soul.
Joy Taylor, Marketing Manager
Joy manages the marketing, event planning, social media, graphics, workshop schedule and promotions as well as maintaining the branding for Essential Health. Her interest in healthy living and essential oils is what first drew her to Essential Health and she hasn’t been able to stay away! She is also the resident chalkboard artist.
Kristi Sullivan, Yoga Director
Kristi has been teaching yoga since 2004, has trained with and been influenced by the teachings of Seane Corn, and completed her 200-hour teacher certification at West Hartford Yoga in 2009. She leads classes at Essential Health in the Vinyasa flow style for all levels on Mondays and Thursdays, and a Gentle flow on Saturday mornings.
See our Massage Therapists here.