Tate Arnett Janssen alias The pH Detox Chiro
slangin' hopium at Functional Medicine at The Janssen Clinic
Website · thejanssenclinic.com
Practice location
900 Indiana Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
Funnel-first framing that runs on persuasion, light on published evidence.
- Of 24 health claims, 7 run counter to or conflict with the published evidence, and 17 were not independently checked.
- Primary persuasion tactic: Doctor title used to launder broad medical authority.
- Stated credentials look inflated relative to the advice given.
- Profits from the products and labs they recommend, with no clear disclosure.
- Gives advice beyond what their license covers.
Tate Janssen has the full doc-bro starter kit: DC title, functional-medicine cosplay, labs, supplements, detox devices, and a little autoimmune seasoning for extra gravitas. The clinic turns vague modern-life anxiety into a neatly merchandised care pathway, where the diagnosis is always 'need more of our stuff.'
High grift signals
Score breakdown
Direct answer
Tate Arnett Janssen is licensed in Kansas as a chiropractor (DC), not as an MD or DO, and Kansas's chiropractic scope statute (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)) limits that license to musculoskeletal care, not the diagnosis or treatment of systemic disease. Even so, they advertise diagnosing or treating Functional Medicine, Functional Nutrition Exam, Supplements, Erchonia Cold Laser, and Ion Foot Bath, conditions that belong with appropriately board-certified physicians. Those same pages route patients toward supplements, lab panels, and paid programs that Tate Arnett Janssen profits from.
Key findings
- False Authority: The copy stacks a narrow chiropractic credential with vague 'advanced functional medicine doctor' language to sound like a general medical specialist. That is classic authority inflation when the page then moves into autoimmune, endocrine-like, detox, and internal-disease claims.see section ↓
- Claim "functional medicine": mixed in the medical literature.see section ↓
- Claim "Functional Nutrition Exam": not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.see section ↓
- NPI registry confirms Tate Janssen as Chiropractor (DC) in Kansas (NPI 1427133321).see section ↓
- Tate Arnett Janssen shows credential inflation relative to stated vs likely credentials.see section ↓
- Dr Tate Arnett Janssen is marketed with a doctor title, but reviewed credentials indicate Chiropractor (DC) rather than an MD/DO physician license.see section ↓
- Against Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) scope rules (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)), these advertised activities appear outside Tate Arnett Janssen's license (including conditions they merely list as ones they treat): helped a wide range of people... autoimmune…see section ↓
- 23 of 24 advertised activities fall outside permitted Chiropractor scope in KS.see section ↓
Claims & evidence
24 advertised conditions or treatments fall outside their license scope. Each box leads with state-board scope notation; literature cross-check follows when we matched a specific claim. Every card carries its receipts: the quoted wording, a live source link, and an archived copy.
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise helped a wide range of people... autoimmune sufferers as within their scope of practice.
helped a wide range of people... autoimmune sufferers
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“autoimmune sufferers”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise Claims to manage autoimmune sufferers and 'fight off' immune deficiencies, which is internal-disease management rather than chiropractic care as within their scope of practice.
Claims to manage autoimmune sufferers and 'fight off' immune deficiencies, which is internal-disease management rather than chiropractic care
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“immune deficiencies”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Functional Medicine.
Functional Medicine
- Supports
- There is limited peer‑reviewed evidence evaluating functional medicine as a distinct, validated medical model. [2] Some academic reviews describe functional medicine as a systems‑biology, patient‑centered framework that uses evidence‑based modalities such as nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, and certain medications or supplements, all of which individually have supportive evidence in conventional medicine for chronic disease prevention and management. [1] Observational outcome data (e. g. , quality‑of‑life or practice‑based cohorts) have reported patient‑reported improvements after care delivered in a functional‑medicine style clinic, but these are not randomized trials and mainly show associations rather than causation. [3] Lifestyle and nutrition interventions that functional medicine often employs—such as improving diet quality, physical activity, sleep, and stress management—are strongly supported by mainstream RCTs, guidelines, and systematic reviews, but these trials typically evaluate the interventions themselves, not “functional medicine” branding or its broader diagnostic/testing paradigm.
- Contradicts
- Major mainstream bodies have explicitly judged the overall evidence base for functional medicine to be insufficient. [2] A formal review by the American Academy of Family Physicians concluded there was not enough high‑quality evidence to support teaching functional medicine practice techniques in accredited continuing education, and noted that some claims and treatments promoted under the functional‑medicine banner may be potentially dangerous because they rely on unvalidated tests and supplement regimens rather than guideline‑based care. [1] Independent academic and science‑communication critiques describe functional medicine as a rebranding of complementary and alternative medicine, highlight its frequent use of unproven diagnoses (such as adrenal fatigue) and extensive biochemical testing of unproven clinical value, and emphasize that there are no robust randomized controlled trials or large, high‑quality comparative effectiveness studies demonstrating that the functional‑medicine model, as a package, improves hard outcomes (mortality, major morbidity, health‑care utilization) beyond standard, evidence‑based care. [3] Publications promoting functional medicine approaches to specific conditions (for example, long COVID) acknowledge that underlying pathophysiology and treatments remain poorly defined and that suggested protocols rely on extrapolation, low‑level evidence, and expert opinion rather than rigorous trials, underscoring that the model is largely hypothesis‑driven and not yet validated. Overall, high‑quality systematic reviews, meta‑analyses, and major guidelines do not endorse functional medicine itself as an evidence‑based, superior medical paradigm; instead, they support selected lifestyle or nutrition components that functional‑medicine practitioners also use but which are already part of conventional preventive and chronic‑disease care.
- Mainstream view
- Mainstream medicine views functional medicine as a loosely defined, alternative or integrative framework that borrows many legitimate, evidence‑based tools (nutrition counseling, exercise prescriptions, risk‑factor modification) but wraps them in a broader practice model that lacks rigorous validation and often incorporates unproven testing, diagnoses, and supplement protocols. [1][2] Leading professional societies do not recognize functional medicine as a formal medical specialty, and large clinical guidelines do not recommend seeking “functional medicine” per se; instead, they emphasize evidence‑based lifestyle and pharmacologic interventions delivered within conventional care. The prevailing position is that while some individual interventions used by functional‑medicine practitioners are strongly evidence‑based, the branded functional‑medicine model—especially its extensive, non‑standard laboratory panels, root‑cause narratives, and supplement‑heavy regimens—does not have sufficient high‑quality RCTs, comparative trials, or guideline support to be considered a validated, superior approach to diagnosis or treatment, and should be approached with caution, using standard evidence‑based medicine as the primary framework. [3] Deterministic PubMed cross-check found no matching indexed studies for these terms (absence of indexed evidence is not evidence against the claim).
“Functional Medicine”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Functional Nutrition Exam.
Functional Nutrition Exam
- Supports
- The influencer’s phrase “Functional Nutrition Exam” is too vague to map directly to a specific, validated medical assessment, but some related constructs have evidence behind them. Functional assessments of nutritional status (for example handgrip strength, gait speed, activities of daily living) are included in consensus malnutrition criteria and are considered valid components of nutrition assessment in clinical practice, supporting the general idea that function can be formally examined as part of nutrition care.[9] Screening tools that integrate nutrition status with functional measures in older adults, such as the Nutrition and Functionality Assessment (NFA), have shown feasibility and partial validity for identifying older adults who could benefit from personalized nutrition and function programs.[14] Functional oral intake scales (e.g., FOIS-It) that link swallowing function to nutritional status are validated against instrumental swallowing assessments and nutritional status, supporting functional, nutrition-related exam constructs in specific clinical populations.[16] In the broader “functional medicine” and “integrative and functional nutrition” space, professional organizations and scopes of practice describe systems-biology–informed nutrition assessment using functional labs and structured exams, and cohort studies and observational data suggest that functional medicine models incorporating dietary interventions can improve patient-reported outcomes in chronic disease.[12][15][17] Functional foods and “functional nutrition” concepts (using specific foods and nutrients for health effects) are supported by a substantial body of randomized trials, cohort studies, and meta-analyses showing benefits for prevention and management of cardiometabolic disease and other chronic conditions, which indirectly supports the idea that detailed nutrition assessment may be clinically meaningful.[8][18]
- Contradicts
- None of the indexed clinical trials provided (DNA sequencing implementation, analgesic comparisons, platelet rich fibrin for palatal healing, cryptosporidiosis treatment) validate or even describe a specific “Functional Nutrition Exam” as a standardized, outcome-linked tool. Major consensus criteria for malnutrition and validated nutrition screening tools focus on anthropometrics, clinical signs, and simple functional tests, not on proprietary or branded multi-system “functional nutrition exams”; where functional assessment is included, it is as a pragmatic measure (e.g., handgrip strength, gait, ADLs) with known limitations.[9][11] Tools that integrate nutrition and function, such as NFA or FOIS, show only partial or condition-specific validation, not broad evidence that a general “Functional Nutrition Exam” in the influencer sense improves hard outcomes like mortality, hospitalization, or disease reversal.[14][16] Reviews of functional medicine note that much of the testing and exam framework (including extensive functional labs) is supported largely by case series, observational cohorts, and N-of-1 designs rather than large randomized controlled trials, and emphasize that population-level RCTs often do not support highly individualized, complex exam batteries as superior to standard care.[15][17] There is no robust guideline-level evidence that a branded or comprehensive “Functional Nutrition Exam” as marketed in influencer or functional-medicine circles is required or superior to standard evidence-based nutrition assessment, and mainstream sources emphasize that health claims and exam constructs must be grounded in rigorous biomarkers, validated tools, and human outcome studies.[18]
- Mainstream view
- Mainstream clinical nutrition practice supports structured, validated nutrition assessment that may include targeted functional measures (e.g., handgrip strength, gait speed, ADLs, functional oral intake scales) when appropriate, but it does not endorse a generic, branded “Functional Nutrition Exam” as a distinct, superior entity. Consensus malnutrition criteria and validated tools like MNA-SF, NFA, and FOIS are accepted as useful, partly validated instruments for specific populations, and functional assessments are viewed as one component of a broader evidence-based nutrition evaluation rather than a separate exam that replaces standard practice.[9][11][14][16] Major guidelines and mainstream nutrition science acknowledge the role of functional foods and personalized dietary assessment, but they stress that any exam or assessment approach should be rigorously validated, use clinically meaningful biomarkers and functional measures, and demonstrate improvement in patient outcomes before being promoted as a standard of care.[8][18] Functional medicine and integrative nutrition frameworks are recognized as emerging and partly evidence-informed, with promising observational data and patient-reported outcomes, but they are generally seen as complementary to, not replacements for, guideline-based nutrition assessment, and their complex exam constructs remain less well validated than conventional tools.[15][17] Deterministic PubMed cross-check found no matching indexed studies for these terms (absence of indexed evidence is not evidence against the claim).
“Functional Nutrition Exam”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Supplements.
Supplements
- Supports
- High-quality evidence supports some specific supplements in specific contexts, not supplements as a broad category. A systematic review and meta-analysis found that flaxseed supplements can modestly lower blood pressure . A systematic review and meta-analysis also reported that high-protein oral nutritional supplements can reduce complications in some clinical settings .
- Contradicts
- The claim is too vague to evaluate as stated, because supplements are a broad category with highly variable effects and the provided evidence is condition-specific rather than supportive of supplements in general. The prediabetes review in the index is only a protocol/registration-style record rather than a completed peer-reviewed meta-analysis, so it does not provide strong evidence for a general supplements claim . Across the broader medical literature, benefits depend on the specific nutrient, dose, baseline deficiency, and target condition; many supplements show no meaningful clinical benefit in people without deficiency, and some can cause harm or interact with medications. The index list itself does not provide evidence that supplements overall improve health outcomes.
- Mainstream view
- The mainstream medical view is that supplements are not broadly beneficial for everyone, but can be appropriate when there is a documented deficiency, a clear indication, or evidence for a specific product in a specific condition. For most healthy adults, routine supplement use has limited proven benefit, and guidance emphasizes targeted use rather than blanket recommendations. Deterministic PubMed cross-check found no matching indexed studies for these terms (absence of indexed evidence is not evidence against the claim).
“Supplements”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not approved to offer Erchonia Cold Laser within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic).
Erchonia Cold Laser
- Supports
- The influencer’s claim appears to be that Erchonia’s cold (low‑level) laser is clinically effective for pain and musculoskeletal indications. [17] High‑quality evidence for low‑level laser therapy (LLLT) in general and for Erchonia’s FX‑635 device in particular does provide some support for clinically meaningful pain reduction and good safety in specific conditions. [15][16] Several randomized, double‑blind, sham‑controlled trials sponsored by Erchonia have shown statistically and clinically significant reductions in chronic low back pain with the FX‑635 635 nm low‑level laser, leading to FDA 510(k) clearance for chronic nociceptive musculoskeletal pain. These trials report a higher proportion of patients achieving ≥30% pain reduction versus sham and maintenance of benefit up to 12 months, with no serious adverse events noted. Independent systematic reviews and meta‑analyses of LLLT for musculoskeletal disorders report that low‑level laser can reduce pain compared with placebo in conditions such as nonspecific chronic low back pain, knee osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, plantar fasciitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome, although effect sizes and durability vary. [18] These reviews generally conclude that LLLT is a safe modality and can offer clinically relevant short‑term pain relief in some musculoskeletal conditions. More recent systematic reviews and meta‑analyses in oral surgery, maxillofacial neuropathies, temporomandibular disorders, and dental injection pain in children show consistent short‑term benefits of LLLT for pain reduction, improved function, and enhanced tissue healing, again with favorable safety profiles. Across these domains, LLLT is characterized as a non‑invasive adjunct that can meaningfully reduce pain intensity and improve recovery, though optimal dosing parameters and long‑term effects remain areas for further research. Taken together, these data support the general concept that a properly dosed cold/low‑level laser, such as a 635 nm Erchonia device, can be an effective, safe, non‑pharmacologic option for short‑term pain reduction in selected musculoskeletal and orofacial conditions, and that its use has met regulatory evidentiary standards for certain indications.
- Contradicts
- Despite supportive trials and meta‑analyses, the evidence base for Erchonia cold laser and for LLLT more broadly has important limitations that temper strong claims of efficacy. [16][17][18] Many of the pivotal Erchonia FX‑635 trials are industry‑sponsored, involve relatively small sample sizes, and focus on short‑term outcomes. Independent health‑technology assessments note that while these studies show statistically significant reductions in visual analog scale pain scores versus sham, they are limited by potential sponsorship bias, narrow inclusion criteria, and lack of head‑to‑head comparisons with standard therapies. [15] As a result, conclusions emphasize that FX‑635 “may be effective” rather than definitively superior to existing treatments. Across musculoskeletal conditions, systematic reviews repeatedly highlight heterogeneity in laser parameters (wavelength, energy density, treatment duration), variability in protocols, and small or moderate sample sizes. For nonspecific chronic low back pain, some meta‑analyses find only modest pain reductions and no clear benefit for disability or range of motion, and professional orthopedic commentary has concluded that there are insufficient data to firmly support or refute LLLT efficacy for low back pain. In carpal tunnel syndrome, systematic review evidence indicates that LLLT is more effective than placebo in the very short term (up to about 5 weeks), but benefits tend to diminish at 7–12 weeks, and longer‑term data are sparse. Similar patterns of short‑term benefit with unclear long‑term impact are noted in other conditions. Major hypertension, nutrition, and general medical guidelines in the indexed list do not mention cold laser or Erchonia devices, indicating that these modalities are not considered core or first‑line therapies for systemic conditions such as hypertension or chronic disease management. [11][12][13][14] This absence is consistent with the broader guideline landscape in which LLLT is often categorized as complementary or experimental, rather than standard of care, outside of a few dental and rehabilitation niches. Overall, there is little high‑quality evidence that Erchonia cold laser provides broad, durable, disease‑modifying benefits across a wide range of conditions, and strong claims of general “whole‑body” therapeutic impact go beyond what the current randomized trial and meta‑analytic data justify.
- Mainstream view
- The mainstream medical position is that low‑level (cold) laser therapy, including Erchonia devices, is a promising but still adjunctive modality with demonstrated short‑term Deterministic PubMed cross-check found no matching indexed studies for these terms (absence of indexed evidence is not evidence against the claim). [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
“Erchonia Cold Laser”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Ion Foot Bath.
Ion Foot Bath
- Supports
- High-quality evidence supporting ionic foot bath detoxification is lacking. [20] The strongest directly relevant peer-reviewed study found no evidence that the IonCleanse device increased elimination of potentially toxic elements through the feet, urine, or hair, and concluded there was no specific induction of toxic element release through the feet. [21][22]
- Contradicts
- The available evidence directly contradicts detox claims: the best-known human study found no measurable toxin removal, and mainstream medical reviews note that research on ionic footbaths is scarce and not supportive of detoxification claims. [20][21][22] The peer-reviewed index papers provided are unrelated to ionic foot baths and do not support the claim. [19] Evidence for any health benefit is weak, inconsistent, and mostly absent for the detoxification use that influencers typically imply.
- Mainstream view
- The mainstream medical and scientific view is that ionic foot baths do not detoxify the body and have no credible evidence showing removal of toxins or heavy metals through the feet. [19][20][21][22] Any observed water discoloration is not accepted as proof of detoxification, and claims of systemic toxin removal are not supported by robust clinical evidence. [12]
“Ion Foot Bath”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not approved to offer Infrared Sauna within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic).
Infrared Sauna
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Infrared Sauna”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise Dr. Janssen will evaluate your current condition, health history, lab results, and perform a detailed physical exam to determine which supplements you need as within their scope of practice.
Dr. Janssen will evaluate your current condition, health history, lab results, and perform a detailed physical exam to determine which supplements you need
- Supports
- High-quality evidence supports some specific supplements in specific contexts, not supplements as a broad category. A systematic review and meta-analysis found that flaxseed supplements can modestly lower blood pressure . A systematic review and meta-analysis also reported that high-protein oral nutritional supplements can reduce complications in some clinical settings .
- Contradicts
- The claim is too vague to evaluate as stated, because supplements are a broad category with highly variable effects and the provided evidence is condition-specific rather than supportive of supplements in general. The prediabetes review in the index is only a protocol/registration-style record rather than a completed peer-reviewed meta-analysis, so it does not provide strong evidence for a general supplements claim . Across the broader medical literature, benefits depend on the specific nutrient, dose, baseline deficiency, and target condition; many supplements show no meaningful clinical benefit in people without deficiency, and some can cause harm or interact with medications. The index list itself does not provide evidence that supplements overall improve health outcomes.
- Mainstream view
- The mainstream medical view is that supplements are not broadly beneficial for everyone, but can be appropriate when there is a documented deficiency, a clear indication, or evidence for a specific product in a specific condition. For most healthy adults, routine supplement use has limited proven benefit, and guidance emphasizes targeted use rather than blanket recommendations. Deterministic PubMed cross-check found no matching indexed studies for these terms (absence of indexed evidence is not evidence against the claim).
“Dr. Janssen will evaluate your current condition, health history, lab results, and perform a detailed physical exam to determine which supplements you need”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise specific targeted nutritional supplementation as within their scope of practice.
specific targeted nutritional supplementation
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“specific targeted nutritional supplementation”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise conditions may be reduced or eliminated as within their scope of practice.
conditions may be reduced or eliminated
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“conditions may be reduced or eliminated”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise The majority of the supplements used are whole-food supplements as within their scope of practice.
The majority of the supplements used are whole-food supplements
- Supports
- High-quality evidence supports some specific supplements in specific contexts, not supplements as a broad category. A systematic review and meta-analysis found that flaxseed supplements can modestly lower blood pressure . A systematic review and meta-analysis also reported that high-protein oral nutritional supplements can reduce complications in some clinical settings .
- Contradicts
- The claim is too vague to evaluate as stated, because supplements are a broad category with highly variable effects and the provided evidence is condition-specific rather than supportive of supplements in general. The prediabetes review in the index is only a protocol/registration-style record rather than a completed peer-reviewed meta-analysis, so it does not provide strong evidence for a general supplements claim . Across the broader medical literature, benefits depend on the specific nutrient, dose, baseline deficiency, and target condition; many supplements show no meaningful clinical benefit in people without deficiency, and some can cause harm or interact with medications. The index list itself does not provide evidence that supplements overall improve health outcomes.
- Mainstream view
- The mainstream medical view is that supplements are not broadly beneficial for everyone, but can be appropriate when there is a documented deficiency, a clear indication, or evidence for a specific product in a specific condition. For most healthy adults, routine supplement use has limited proven benefit, and guidance emphasizes targeted use rather than blanket recommendations. Deterministic PubMed cross-check found no matching indexed studies for these terms (absence of indexed evidence is not evidence against the claim).
“The majority of the supplements used are whole-food supplements”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure enhance well-being.
enhance well-being
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“enhance well-being”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure fight off allergies, arthritis, immune deficiencies, fatigue, decreased muscle function and much more.
fight off allergies, arthritis, immune deficiencies, fatigue, decreased muscle function and much more
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“fight off allergies, arthritis, immune deficiencies, fatigue, decreased muscle function and much more”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise normalize the body's pH as within their scope of practice.
normalize the body's pH
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“normalize the body's pH”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not approved to offer Balancing the body's pH is critical in assisting the body in every aspect, from it's ability to detox to it's ability to fight infections within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic).
Balancing the body's pH is critical in assisting the body in every aspect, from it's ability to detox to it's ability to fight infections
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Balancing the body's pH is critical in assisting the body in every aspect, from it's ability to detox to it's ability to fight infections”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise cold lasers boost biochemical reactions as within their scope of practice.
cold lasers boost biochemical reactions
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“cold lasers boost biochemical reactions”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise Relieves acute and chronic pain as within their scope of practice.
Relieves acute and chronic pain
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Relieves acute and chronic pain”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise Helps generate new and healthy cells and tissue as within their scope of practice.
Helps generate new and healthy cells and tissue
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Helps generate new and healthy cells and tissue”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Concussions.
Concussions
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Concussions”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Headaches and Migraines.
Headaches and Migraines
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Headaches and Migraines”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise Degenerative, Bulging or Herniated Discs as within their scope of practice.
Degenerative, Bulging or Herniated Discs
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Degenerative, Bulging or Herniated Discs”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Arthritis.
Arthritis
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Arthritis”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Tate Arnett Janssen is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure immune deficiencies.
immune deficiencies
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“immune deficiencies”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Manipulation
source material
The copy stacks a narrow chiropractic credential with vague 'advanced functional medicine doctor' language to sound like a general medical specialist. That is classic authority inflation when the page then moves into autoimmune, endocrine-like, detox, and internal-disease claims. Likely motive: Borrow trust from the 'Dr.' title and a pile of buzzwords to make out-of-scope treatment claims feel medically legitimate.
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The page drags in a Nobel Prize reference to suggest the therapy is scientifically settled, but the cited concept does not validate the clinic's sweeping treatment claims for concussions, migraines, arthritis, or wound healing. Likely motive: Borrow prestige from real science while sidestepping the actual clinical evidence standards.
“This is called cellular amplification, whose demonstration earned the Nobel Prize in 1994.”
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This is a classic diagnostic-to-product funnel: get labs, interpret them in-house, then turn the findings into a supplement purchase. That setup creates a built-in incentive to find 'needs' that map to retail products. Likely motive: Convert uncertainty into supplement sales through clinician-branded interpretation.
“Dr. Janssen will evaluate your current condition, health history, lab results, and perform a detailed physical exam to determine which supplements you need.”
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This is classic toxin panic language: it creates a vague but omnipresent danger that the clinic's detox services supposedly solve. The claim is broad, non-specific, and designed to make normal life feel dangerous. Likely motive: Make patients anxious enough to buy detox sessions and related products.
“Every day your body is under constant assault from an endless array of toxins in the air you breathe, the water you drink, even the food you eat.”
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The page uses scientific-sounding language to sell an ion foot bath as if it were a real systemic balancing intervention. 'Normalizing pH' through a foot bath is not mainstream physiology, and the claim is being used as sales copy. Likely motive: Use science cosplay to justify a cash-pay device treatment.
“The EB Cellular Cleanse Therapy has also shown in clinical trials to normalize the body's pH.”
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The page steers patients toward practitioner-only products, implying exclusivity and superior quality while keeping the purchasing path inside the clinic ecosystem. Likely motive: Control the shopping cart and capture margin on in-office or practitioner-channel supplements.
“The majority of the supplements used are whole-food supplements that provide nutrition though natural organic sources, as opposed to synthetic manufactured vitamins. These supplements are only available to healthcare providers”
Commerce & grift map
The money flow looks like scare-and-soothe marketing: vague toxin and chronic-symptom fear, then an in-house 'functional' evaluation, then a tailored supplement stack and device-based add-ons. Standard Process and MediHerb are explicitly pushed, while lab-like interpretation tools such as hair analysis and heart sound recording deepen the funnel from worry to purchase.
No FTC-style compensation disclosure
compensationDisclosures · scan
Practitioner-facing supplement brands are sold through the clinic, creating a likely product-margin relationship.
supplement_brand
Supplements pitched
- whole-food supplements / targeted nutritional supplementation
“specific targeted nutritional supplementation”
- Standard Process
“Order Standard Process”
- MediHerb
“Order STANDARD PROCESS and MEDIHERB”
Labs pitched
- hair analysis
“I've been receiving questions about the benefits of hair analysis. Let's go over the benefits of having a hair analysis done.”
- heart sound recorder
“Heart Sound Recorder at The Janssen Clinic of Natural Medicine in Lawrence, KS.”
How the money flows
- Supplement brand dealUndisclosed Practitioner-facing supplement brands are sold through the clinic, creating a likely product-margin relationship. “Order STANDARD PROCESS and MEDIHERB”
“Order STANDARD PROCESS and MEDIHERB”
- Lab testing referralUndisclosed Hair analysis is promoted as a diagnostic service that can drive downstream recommendations and sales. “benefits of having a hair analysis done”
“benefits of having a hair analysis done”
- Other financial tieUndisclosed Clinic-branded functional medicine and nutrition evaluations are used to route patients into paid services and products. “Functional Nutrition Exam”
“Functional Nutrition Exam”
Sponsors and advertisers
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Credentials & scope
Glossary: Chiropractor (“Dr.”)
Stated: CHIROPRACTOR · Likely: Chiropractor
Verified against the federal provider registry: D.C. · Chiropractor · KS license 4565.
Tate Janssen appears to be a chiropractor, not an MD/DO, yet the page markets him as a functional-medicine authority who evaluates lab results, chooses supplements, and addresses autoimmune, fatigue, migraine, concussion, and detox-style complaints. That is credential inflation: a narrow musculoskeletal license being used to imply broad internal-medicine competence.
- DC, Chiropractor
A state-licensed chiropractor who may use the title 'doctor' in some jurisdictions, but that title does not equal medical physician training.
State chiropractic boards generally limit practice to musculoskeletal/spinal evaluation and treatment, authorized adjunctive therapies, and advertising that does not imply MD/DO-level general medicine.
Permitted scope vs advertised
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) · Confidence: low
Kansas chiropractic scope is limited to chiropractic practice and the treatment of human ailments as authorized by Kansas chiropractic law; it does not create a general license for internal-disease management or primary care. The published Kansas statutes and board materials available in the provided sources do not affirmatively authorize chiropractic diagnosis or treatment of systemic diseases such as autoimmune disease or immune deficiency, so those claims must be treated as outside scope unless specifically permitted by the chiropractic statute or rule.
What this license permits
- Spinal adjustment and manipulation
- Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment
- Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care
- Headache care within musculoskeletal scope
24 of 24 advertised activities fall outside permitted scope.
| Advertised | Verdict |
|---|---|
| helped a wide range of people... autoimmune sufferers Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Managing autoimmune sufferers is systemic disease management, and the Kansas chiropractic materials provided do not affirmatively authorize chiropractors to treat autoimmune disease. | Outside scope |
| Claims to manage autoimmune sufferers and 'fight off' immune deficiencies, which is internal-disease management rather than chiropractic care Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) This is a claim to treat internal immune disorders, which is not affirmatively authorized in the Kansas chiropractic scope materials provided. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Functional Medicine Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Functional medicine is a broad internal-medicine style practice label and is not affirmatively authorized for Kansas chiropractors in the sources provided. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Functional Nutrition Exam Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) A nutrition-focused exam for diagnosis or treatment planning is not affirmatively authorized by the Kansas chiropractic scope materials provided. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Supplements Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Recommending supplements as treatment for health conditions is not affirmatively authorized in the Kansas chiropractic materials provided. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Erchonia Cold Laser Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) The provided Kansas chiropractic sources do not affirmatively authorize cold-laser therapy as part of chiropractic scope. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Ion Foot Bath Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Ion foot baths are not affirmatively authorized by the Kansas chiropractic scope materials provided. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Infrared Sauna Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Infrared sauna therapy is not affirmatively authorized in the Kansas chiropractic materials provided. | Outside scope |
| Dr. Janssen will evaluate your current condition, health history, lab results, and perform a detailed physical exam to determine which supplements you need Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Using health history and lab results to determine needed supplements is a diagnostic and treatment-planning activity not affirmatively authorized for Kansas chiropractors in the provided sources. | Outside scope |
| specific targeted nutritional supplementation Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Targeted nutritional supplementation as a therapeutic intervention is not affirmatively authorized by the Kansas chiropractic sources provided. | Outside scope |
| conditions may be reduced or eliminated Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) A claim that conditions may be reduced or eliminated implies disease treatment, which is not affirmatively authorized for Kansas chiropractors in the sources provided. | Outside scope |
| The majority of the supplements used are whole-food supplements Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) The supplement type does not change the fact that supplement-based treatment is not affirmatively authorized in the Kansas chiropractic materials provided. | Outside scope |
| enhance well-being Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| fight off allergies, arthritis, immune deficiencies, fatigue, decreased muscle function and much more Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) This is a disease-treatment claim for systemic conditions, and the Kansas chiropractic sources provided do not affirmatively authorize such treatment. | Outside scope |
| normalize the body's pH Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Treating body pH as a therapeutic target is not affirmatively authorized in the Kansas chiropractic materials provided. | Outside scope |
| Balancing the body's pH is critical in assisting the body in every aspect, from it's ability to detox to it's ability to fight infections Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) This is an internal-disease and detoxification claim, which the Kansas chiropractic sources provided do not affirmatively authorize. | Outside scope |
| cold lasers boost biochemical reactions Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) The provided Kansas chiropractic sources do not affirmatively authorize cold-laser use for boosting biochemical reactions as a therapeutic modality. | Outside scope |
| Relieves acute and chronic pain Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Pain relief can be within some chiropractic contexts, but the provided Kansas sources do not affirmatively authorize this specific modality or claim. | Outside scope |
| Helps generate new and healthy cells and tissue Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Claims about generating new cells and tissue imply tissue regeneration treatment, which is not affirmatively authorized by the Kansas chiropractic sources provided. | Outside scope |
| Concussions Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Concussion evaluation and management are not affirmatively authorized by the Kansas chiropractic materials provided. | Outside scope |
| Headaches and Migraines Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Headache and migraine management are not affirmatively authorized by the Kansas chiropractic materials provided as presented here. | Outside scope |
| Degenerative, Bulging or Herniated Discs Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Disc disease diagnosis or treatment is not affirmatively authorized by the Kansas chiropractic materials provided. | Outside scope |
| Arthritis Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Arthritis is a systemic joint disease claim, and the provided Kansas chiropractic sources do not affirmatively authorize its management. | Outside scope |
| immune deficiencies Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Immune deficiency is internal disease management, which is not affirmatively authorized for Kansas chiropractors in the sources provided. | Outside scope |
Sources: Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (official), Kansas Statutes Chapter 65 (official), Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, 1987-042 | 3/5/1987 | Kansas Attorney General Opinion | Robert T. Stephan / Rita L. Noll
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