Heather Anne Fay alias The Adrenal AutoShip
Website · ffc.standardprocess.com
Practice location
410 E Main St
Marion, KS 66861
Funnel-first framing that runs on persuasion, light on published evidence.
- Of 13 health claims, 13 run counter to or conflict with the published evidence.
- Primary persuasion tactic: Practitioner-authorized supplement storefront.
- 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.
Behold the practitioner storefront: every organ system gets a category, every concern gets a bottle, and every bottle politely suggests recurring delivery. The product disclaimer whispers “not a disease treatment” while the catalog shouts kidney, liver, thyroid, immune, and adrenal support from the checkout aisle.
High grift signals
Score breakdown
Direct answer
Heather Anne Fay 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) limits that license to musculoskeletal care, not the diagnosis or treatment of systemic disease. Even so, they advertise diagnosing or treating Thyroid and Adrenal, Thyroid Complex, Gallbladder health, Advanced Kidney Support, and Adrenal Complex, conditions that belong with endocrinologists. Those same pages route patients toward supplements and paid programs that Heather Anne Fay profits from.
Key findings
- Proprietary Product Funnel: The page presents a practitioner-linked catalog containing hundreds of branded supplements, condition-oriented categories, prices, carts, and recurring AutoShip options. The practitioner relationship supplies authority while the page converts that authority into product…see section ↓
- Claim "Advanced Kidney Support": not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.see section ↓
- Claim "Detox and Liver": not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.see section ↓
- NPI registry confirms Heather Anne Fay as Chiropractor (DC) in Missouri (NPI 1366803157); the practice operates in Kansas, which is the jurisdiction used for scope here.see section ↓
- Heather Anne Fay shows credential inflation relative to stated vs likely credentials.see section ↓
- Against Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) scope rules (K.S.A. 65-2871), these advertised activities appear outside Heather Anne Fay's license (including conditions they merely list as ones they treat): Thyroid and Adrenal, Thyroid Complex, Gallbladder health.see section ↓
- 18 of 18 advertised activities fall outside permitted Chiropractor scope in KS.see section ↓
- Claim "licensed treatment of Blood Sugar and Metabolism": not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.see section ↓
Claims & evidence
14 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.
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Thyroid and Adrenal.
Thyroid and Adrenal
- Supports
- Licensed, evidence-based treatments exist for specific thyroid and adrenal disorders. [2] Levothyroxine is the standard treatment for hypothyroidism, with no consistently strong evidence that alternative thyroid hormone preparations are superior . [3][5] Established treatments for hyperthyroidism include antithyroid drugs, radioactive iodine, and surgery . For confirmed primary adrenal insufficiency, guidelines recommend glucocorticoid replacement with hydrocortisone or cortisone acetate, plus fludrocortisone when aldosterone deficiency is present . [8]
- Contradicts
- The claim is too vague to establish what disorder, treatment, provider, or outcome is being asserted. It does not identify a particular licensed intervention or provide evidence that one unspecified treatment can treat both the thyroid and adrenal glands. [3] The cited index papers do not directly support this claim: one concerns endocrine immune-related adverse-event definitions , while the others address unrelated diseases, trials, or individual cases. [2][5][6][7] Thyroid and adrenal conditions require diagnosis-specific management rather than a generic treatment. [4][8]
- Mainstream view
- Mainstream medical practice is that thyroid and adrenal disorders are distinct conditions requiring appropriate biochemical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment by qualified clinicians. [3][5][6][7] Licensed treatments are effective for defined conditions, such as levothyroxine for hypothyroidism and physiologic glucocorticoid replacement for confirmed adrenal insufficiency, but no generic claim of licensed treatment for unspecified thyroid and adrenal problems can be validated. [8]
“Thyroid and Adrenal”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Thyroid Complex.
Thyroid Complex
- Supports
- Thyroid disorders do have licensed, evidence-based treatments, but these depend on the specific diagnosis: levothyroxine is standard treatment for primary hypothyroidism, while hyperthyroidism may be treated with antithyroid drugs, radioactive iodine, or surgery. [10][11][18][19][20] The claim uses the undefined term "Thyroid Complex" and does not identify a disease, medicine, product, or treatment outcome. [12][14][17] Evaluation of thyroid nodules requires thyroid-function testing and ultrasound, with surveillance, biopsy, or surgery based on risk.
- Contradicts
- No cited paper establishes "Thyroid Complex" as a recognized diagnosis or demonstrates that a single licensed treatment applies to it. [19][20] The other index papers concern autoimmune encephalitis, depression, lung cancer, and related conditions, not a thyroid treatment claim. [9][11][12][14][15][16][17][18] Without a specified intervention, indication, regulatory jurisdiction, or outcome, there is no direct evidence supporting the claim as stated.
- Mainstream view
- Mainstream practice requires identifying the specific thyroid disorder before treatment. [10][18][19][20] Recognized management includes levothyroxine for hypothyroidism, antithyroid medication, radioactive iodine, or surgery for selected hyperthyroidism, and risk-based evaluation and management of nodules. [11][12][14][17] "Thyroid Complex" is not sufficiently specific to establish a licensed treatment claim.
“Thyroid Complex”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Gallbladder health.
Gallbladder health
- Supports
- The indexed papers document established treatments for specific gallbladder conditions, including gallbladder cancer, gallstones, duplicated gallbladder, traumatic injury, and selected cases of cholecystitis. [23][25][27][28][30][31] Gallbladder biliary lithotripsy describes a treatment approach for selected gallstones. [22][24] Laparoscopic surgery is reported for duplicated gallbladder. Population-based studies evaluate treatment modalities for advanced gallbladder cancer. [21][26] Clinical guidelines support condition-specific licensed treatments such as analgesics and antibiotics when indicated, early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones or acute cholecystitis, endoscopic stone extraction for bile-duct stones, and drainage or oncologic therapy in selected patients. [29][32]
- Contradicts
- The phrase does not specify a disease, treatment, mechanism, patient group, or outcome, so the indexed papers cannot establish support for a general claim about improving or maintaining gallbladder health. [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][30][31] The papers concern particular diseases and anatomical conditions rather than a universal health treatment. Evidence and guidelines also do not recommend treating asymptomatic gallstones routinely; management depends on diagnosis, symptoms, severity, comorbidities, and cancer stage. [29][32]
- Mainstream view
- There is no single licensed treatment for nonspecific gallbladder health. [21][22][24][26][28][29] Gallbladder disorders require medical evaluation and diagnosis, followed by condition-specific management. [23][27][31] Symptomatic gallstones and acute cholecystitis are commonly treated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy when appropriate, while asymptomatic disease often requires observation; other conditions may require antibiotics, endoscopic procedures, drainage, lithotripsy, cancer-directed treatment, or specialist surgery. [25][30][32]
“Gallbladder health”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Advanced Kidney Support.
Advanced Kidney Support
- Supports
- The index commentary supports evidence-based evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease, including lifestyle measures and proven therapies to slow progression, but it does not support an unspecified product or intervention called Advanced Kidney Support . [33][34][35][36][37]
- Contradicts
- The claim is too vague to identify an intervention, mechanism, or outcome. No listed paper evaluates Advanced Kidney Support, and the unrelated clinical-trial records do not provide evidence for it . [33][34][35][36] A systematic review found that nutrition supplements in chronic kidney disease generally had low or very low certainty evidence, did not clearly improve kidney disease prognosis, and should be considered with physician oversight because of possible adverse effects. [37]
- Mainstream view
- Kidney support should refer to diagnosis and monitoring of kidney function and albuminuria, blood-pressure and diabetes control, appropriate diet and physical activity, avoidance of nephrotoxins, and guideline-directed treatments when indicated. [33][34] An unspecified supplement or branded claim of advanced kidney support should not be assumed to prevent, treat, or reverse kidney disease without direct clinical evidence. [35][36]
“Advanced Kidney Support”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Adrenal Complex.
Adrenal Complex
- Supports
- There is no high-quality evidence among the indexed papers supporting a licensed treatment specifically called Adrenal Complex. [42][47][48] Established treatment for adrenal insufficiency uses defined glucocorticoid replacement such as hydrocortisone or prednisolone, not a nonspecific product called Adrenal Complex.
- Contradicts
- Available regulatory information identifies products marketed as Adrenal Support or adrenal-cortex drops as unapproved homeopathic products, explicitly stating that they have not been evaluated for safety or efficacy and that the FDA is unaware of evidence supporting homeopathy. [39][46][48][49] Over-the-counter adrenal-support supplements have also been found to contain undisclosed thyroid and steroid hormones, raising safety and quality concerns rather than demonstrating licensed therapeutic efficacy. [47] The indexed papers concerning adrenal-related genetics, encephalitis, motor networks, retinal disease, corticosteroid resistance, and congenital adrenal hyperplasia do not establish that Adrenal Complex is a licensed treatment. [42][45]
- Mainstream view
- A product can be considered a licensed treatment only when its specific formulation and indication have been evaluated and authorized by the relevant regulator. [42][46][47][49] Adrenal insufficiency requires medical diagnosis and evidence-based hormone replacement; products labeled Adrenal Complex or similar should not be assumed to treat or restore adrenal function. [39][48] The claim provides no identifiable product, regulatory jurisdiction, indication, or clinical outcome, but as stated it is not supported by the available evidence.
“Adrenal Complex”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Adrenal Desiccated.
Adrenal Desiccated
- Supports
- No listed index paper directly evaluates licensed adrenal desiccated treatment. [50] Historical use of natural adrenal-cortex extract is not high-quality evidence of efficacy or current licensure . [51]
- Contradicts
- The Endocrine Society guideline recommends hydrocortisone or cortisone acetate, with fludrocortisone when mineralocorticoid replacement is needed, rather than adrenal desiccated extract . [6][7][50] Evidence and guidance therefore do not establish adrenal desiccated as a licensed, standard treatment. [51] The claim is also ambiguous because it does not specify the jurisdiction, product, indication, or whether “licensed” refers to prescribing, marketing authorization, or professional licensure.
- Mainstream view
- For confirmed adrenal insufficiency, treatment should be based on specialist diagnosis and guideline-recommended glucocorticoid replacement, usually hydrocortisone or cortisone acetate, plus fludrocortisone when indicated . [6][7][50][51] Adrenal desiccated extract is not established by the cited evidence as a licensed or guideline-recommended treatment; regulatory status must be checked for the specific product and country.
“Adrenal Desiccated”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Adrenal Health Pack.
Adrenal Health Pack
- Contradicts
- The claim is not supported by the supplied index papers, which concern unrelated clinical trials and do not establish licensing or efficacy for an Adrenal Health Pack. [52][7] Evidence reviews find no scientific substantiation for the proposed condition of adrenal fatigue. Adrenal-support supplements have been found to contain undeclared thyroid and steroid hormones, raising safety concerns rather than demonstrating therapeutic effectiveness. [53]
- Mainstream view
- An Adrenal Health Pack should not be described as a licensed medical treatment without product-specific regulatory authorization and high-quality clinical evidence. [52][7] Genuine adrenal insufficiency is a recognized medical disease requiring validated testing, such as ACTH stimulation testing, and guideline-directed hormone replacement rather than an over-the-counter health pack. [53]
“Adrenal Health Pack”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure AllergCo.
AllergCo
- Supports
- The index papers do not provide evidence that AllergCo is a licensed treatment. [66] General allergy literature supports established interventions such as allergen immunotherapy and pharmacotherapy for appropriately diagnosed allergic disease, but this does not validate AllergCo as a specific treatment. [55][57][58][60][62][63][64][65]
- Contradicts
- AllergCo is not identifiable from the supplied peer-reviewed records or the available academic search as a defined therapeutic product, active ingredient, intervention, or regulatory authorization. [63][66] The cited papers concern unrelated topics, including genetic medicines, chiropractic, diabetes, HPV vaccines, preventive medicine, driving, and CAR-T eligibility; none establishes licensing of AllergCo. [55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62] Therefore, the claim lacks verifiable evidence and cannot be assessed as a substantiated licensing claim.
- Mainstream view
- A treatment should be considered licensed only when an identifiable product or intervention has authorization from the relevant regulatory authority for a specified indication. [55][62][63][64][66] Based on the information provided, there is no reliable evidence that AllergCo is a licensed treatment.
“AllergCo”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Allerplex.
Allerplex
- Supports
- No cited index paper evaluates Allerplex or establishes it as a licensed treatment. Evidence supports licensed allergen immunotherapy generally for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic asthma, but this does not establish Allerplex as such a treatment. [55][57][58][62][67][68]
- Contradicts
- The available evidence does not identify Allerplex as an approved or licensed medicine, and no high-quality clinical trial or systematic review supporting its licensing or efficacy was identified. [58][69][70] Dietary supplements generally are not approved by the FDA for safety or efficacy before marketing. Research on supplements for allergic rhinitis finds only limited, ingredient-specific evidence and cannot be extrapolated to a proprietary product such as Allerplex. [67][68] The index papers concern unrelated topics, including genetic medicines, chiropractic, diabetes and driving, HPV vaccines, preventive medicine, neurological driving ability, and CAR-T eligibility; none validates Allerplex. [55][56][57][59][60][61][62]
- Mainstream view
- Allerplex should not be described as a licensed treatment without a named regulatory authorization and product-specific clinical evidence. [57][67][70] Proven allergy treatments depend on the diagnosis and include standard pharmacotherapy and, when appropriate, regulated allergen immunotherapy; evidence for one treatment cannot be transferred to Allerplex without direct trials. [55][58][62][68]
“Allerplex®”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Andrographis Complex.
Andrographis Complex
- Supports
- No listed index paper evaluates Andrographis Complex or establishes that it is a licensed treatment. Research on Andrographis paniculata suggests possible symptomatic benefit for uncomplicated acute respiratory-tract infections, but the supporting trials were generally low quality and heterogeneous . [71][72][73][74]
- Contradicts
- The claim does not identify a jurisdiction, product formulation, indication, or licensing authority, and none of the listed studies concerns Andrographis Complex licensing or treatment authorization. [72][73] Evidence for Andrographis paniculata cannot establish licensing of a specific combination product. [71][74] Safety evidence also indicates that adverse effects can occur and that better-quality monitoring is needed .
- Mainstream view
- Licensing is a regulatory status determined for a specific product, formulation, indication, and jurisdiction; it cannot be inferred from clinical studies of an ingredient. [72] Andrographis-containing products may have limited evidence for short-term relief of uncomplicated respiratory symptoms, but this does not establish that Andrographis Complex is a licensed treatment or that it is effective for unspecified conditions. [71][73][74]
“Andrographis Complex”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Immune System.
Immune System
- Supports
- Licensed treatments that act on the immune system do exist, including vaccines, immunoglobulins, monoclonal antibodies, cytokines, immunosuppressive drugs, and cellular therapies, but they are approved for specific diseases and indications rather than for the immune system as a general condition. [77][79][80] Vaccination can train immune defenses to prevent particular infections. Therapeutic vaccination and immune manipulation are established in selected settings, including some cancers and infectious diseases. [75][81][86]
- Contradicts
- The phrase licensed treatment of Immune System does not identify a disease, intervention, mechanism, or outcome, and no specific licensed treatment can be validated from it. [77][80] The cited papers concern particular vaccines, immune responses, or age-related immune changes, not a general treatment licensed for the immune system. [79] Vaccines and immunotherapies have defined indications, and immune-directed treatment may also increase infection risk or impair immune function.
- Mainstream view
- The mainstream medical position is that immune-related conditions and diseases may have evidence-based, licensed treatments, but there is no single generic treatment of the immune system. [75][77][79][80] Appropriate therapy depends on the diagnosed condition and may involve vaccination, replacement immunoglobulin, immunosuppression, targeted biologics, or cancer immunotherapy, each with specific indications, benefits, and risks. [81][85] The claim as written is too vague to establish a valid medical assertion.
“Immune System”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Blood Sugar and Metabolism.
Blood Sugar and Metabolism
- Supports
- Licensed medicines and structured care can effectively lower blood glucose in diabetes, including metformin, insulin, GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors, DPP-4 inhibitors, sulfonylureas, and other agents. [87][88][90] Major guidelines recommend individualized glucose-lowering treatment, with metformin commonly used first line and additional therapies selected according to comorbidities and treatment goals. The supplied index records do not provide direct evidence for licensed treatment of blood sugar or metabolism; the closest relevant study concerns glycemic variability prediction in asymptomatic type 1 diabetes rather than treatment efficacy. [89]
- Contradicts
- The claim is too vague to establish which licensed treatment, metabolic condition, patient population, or outcome is meant. None of the supplied index records directly tests a licensed treatment for improving blood sugar or metabolism; the other records concern exercise in rheumatoid arthritis, angioplasty, education, heart failure devices, mHealth care delivery, medical training, and SCENAR therapy for neck pain. [87][88][89][90] There is no evidence here that an unspecified treatment broadly treats metabolism, reverses diabetes, or benefits people without a defined diagnosis.
- Mainstream view
- Licensed glucose-lowering treatments are evidence-based for specific forms of diabetes and related indications, but they must be prescribed and monitored according to the diagnosis, risks, contraindications, and treatment goals. [87][88][89][90] “Blood sugar and metabolism” is not a sufficiently specific therapeutic indication, and the evidence for one treatment cannot be generalized to all metabolic problems.
“Blood Sugar and Metabolism”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not approved to offer Detox and Liver within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic).
Detox and Liver
- Supports
- No high-quality evidence supports a generic claim that detoxes or cleanses improve liver health or remove toxins. [95] The listed index papers are unrelated to liver detoxification or cleansing: the methadone review addresses opioid dependence , and the remaining records are clinical trial registrations for unrelated conditions . [91][92][93][94]
- Contradicts
- Evidence reviews report very few, low-quality studies of detox programs and no compelling evidence that they eliminate toxins; reported short-term weight loss is generally attributable to calorie restriction and may not persist. [92] Commercial liver cleanses have not been proven effective, and herbal or dietary supplements can cause drug-induced liver injury, including severe hepatitis and liver failure. [94][95] Milk thistle and SAMe have insufficient or inconclusive evidence for liver disease, while concentrated or highly bioavailable turmeric and green-tea products may themselves harm the liver.
- Mainstream view
- The liver already performs detoxification through established metabolic and excretory pathways, and routine detox diets, juices, or liver-cleanse supplements are not recommended for improving liver function. [92][94][95] Evidence-based liver care focuses on diagnosing and treating specific diseases, limiting alcohol, maintaining a healthy weight and diet, avoiding hepatotoxic substances, vaccination where appropriate, and seeking medical evaluation for liver-related symptoms or abnormal tests.
“Detox and Liver”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Heather Anne Fay is not approved to offer Detox and liver product category within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic).
Detox and liver product category
- Supports
- No high-quality evidence supports a generic claim that detoxes or cleanses improve liver health or remove toxins. [95] The listed index papers are unrelated to liver detoxification or cleansing: the methadone review addresses opioid dependence , and the remaining records are clinical trial registrations for unrelated conditions . [91][92][93][94]
- Contradicts
- Evidence reviews report very few, low-quality studies of detox programs and no compelling evidence that they eliminate toxins; reported short-term weight loss is generally attributable to calorie restriction and may not persist. [92] Commercial liver cleanses have not been proven effective, and herbal or dietary supplements can cause drug-induced liver injury, including severe hepatitis and liver failure. [94][95] Milk thistle and SAMe have insufficient or inconclusive evidence for liver disease, while concentrated or highly bioavailable turmeric and green-tea products may themselves harm the liver.
- Mainstream view
- The liver already performs detoxification through established metabolic and excretory pathways, and routine detox diets, juices, or liver-cleanse supplements are not recommended for improving liver function. [92][94][95] Evidence-based liver care focuses on diagnosing and treating specific diseases, limiting alcohol, maintaining a healthy weight and diet, avoiding hepatotoxic substances, vaccination where appropriate, and seeking medical evaluation for liver-related symptoms or abnormal tests.
“Detox and Liver”
Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871
Manipulation
source material
The page presents a practitioner-linked catalog containing hundreds of branded supplements, condition-oriented categories, prices, carts, and recurring AutoShip options. The practitioner relationship supplies authority while the page converts that authority into product sales. Likely motive: Generate supplement revenue and recurring purchases through a branded storefront.
“We are a premier practitioner authorized to sell Standard Process Inc. supplements.”
transcript · cited
The page invokes licensed-healthcare-practitioner authority but does not identify the subject's degree, license, specialty, or evidence basis. A storefront association should not be treated as proof that the products diagnose or treat the listed conditions. Likely motive: Make commercial product sales appear clinically supervised or medically grounded.
“Customers are encouraged to seek the advice of a licensed healthcare practitioner prior to purchasing any products through this online store.”
transcript · cited
The catalog organizes products around organ systems and medical-sounding concerns such as kidney, liver, thyroid, adrenal, immune, metabolic, and blood-sugar categories, encouraging visitors to map health concerns directly to purchasable supplements. Likely motive: Move visitors from concern or symptom browsing to product selection and checkout.
“Health Interests”
transcript · cited
Products are displayed with recurring delivery enabled or prominently offered, creating a subscription pathway rather than a one-time educational interaction. Likely motive: Increase customer lifetime value through repeat supplement orders.
“AutoShip already configured for this product.”
source material
The page clearly facilitates sales through a practitioner-branded storefront, but no on-surface statement explains whether Kansas Functional Medicine receives commissions, margins, rebates, or other compensation from purchases. Likely motive: Preserve the appearance of neutral clinical recommendation while minimizing attention to financial incentives.
“Purchase Standard Process products online from Kansas Functional Medicine.”
Commerce & grift map
The visible funnel is practitioner authority → organ-system or symptom category → branded supplement → cart and AutoShip. No lab upsell is shown, but the authorized-seller relationship creates a plausible margin, discount, or referral incentive that is not explained to shoppers.
Standard Process
Supplement / product
Kansas Functional Medicine identifies itself as an authorized seller, suggesting practitioner pricing, retail margin, or referral economics, but the exact arrangement is not disclosed.
Doc Bro outbound link (live) · Archive pending
Supplements pitched
- Standard Process supplements
“We are a premier practitioner authorized to sell Standard Process Inc. supplements.”
- Adrenal Health Pack
“Adrenal Health Pack”
- Adrenal Complex
“Adrenal Complex”
- Adrenal Desiccated
“Adrenal Desiccated”
- Albaplex
“Albaplex®”
- AllergCo
“AllergCo”
- Allerplex
“Allerplex®”
- Andrographis Complex
“Andrographis Complex”
- A-F Betafood
“A-F Betafood®”
- A-C Carbamide
“A-C Carbamide®”
How the money flows
- Supplement brand dealUndisclosed Kansas Functional Medicine operates or is associated with a Standard Process online supplement storefront and may receive practitioner pricing, margin, commissions, or other commercial benefits; the exact payment mechanism is not stated. “We are a premier practitioner authorized to sell Standard Process Inc. supplements.”
“We are a premier practitioner authorized to sell Standard Process Inc. supplements.”
- Proprietary productUndisclosed The page sells Standard Process-branded formulas through a practitioner-linked store, including organ-system and symptom-oriented products. “Purchase Standard Process products online from Kansas Functional Medicine.”
“Purchase Standard Process products online from Kansas Functional Medicine.”
- Affiliate / promo linkUndisclosed Outbound commerce store links with strong affiliate or practitioner-markup signals, but no clear FTC-style material-connection disclosure on the page.
Store links detected
- Find a ProductHigh likelihood
“The page states that Kansas Functional Medicine is an authorized seller of Standard Process products.”
Credentials & scope
Glossary: Chiropractor (“Dr.”)
Learn: Is a chiropractor a medical doctor?
Credentials and scope reflect the dossier-wide determination for this subject, drawn from the strongest verified material across every analyzed source.
Stated: Chiropractor, FMACP · Likely: FMACP functional-medicine credential
Verified against the federal provider registry: DC · Chiropractor · MO license 2016001220. The practice operates in Kansas, so scope here is measured against Kansas rules; the registry state reflects the last registry update.
Heather Fay states a chiropractic degree and a functional-medicine credential, not an MD or DO license. The site uses the “Dr.” title while advertising diagnosis-like root-cause work and treatment for systemic conditions beyond typical chiropractic scope, which is credential inflation.
- DC, Doctor of Chiropractic
A regulated chiropractic doctorate focused on chiropractic assessment and treatment, principally involving the musculoskeletal and related nervous systems. It is not a general medical degree or internal-medicine license.
The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts typically limits chiropractic practice to authorized chiropractic methods for conditions within chiropractic scope; it does not generally authorize a Kansas chiropractor to function as a primary-care physician, manage autoimmune disease, provide hormone medicine, or treat systemic disease as a general medical service.
Permitted scope vs advertised
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) · Confidence: medium
Kansas law defines chiropractic practice to include examining, analyzing, and diagnosing the human body and its diseases by physical, thermal, or manual methods, and treating the human body by manual, mechanical, electrical, natural, physical, physiotherapeutic, or food-based methods. Chiropractors are expressly prohibited from prescribing or administering medicines or drugs in materia medica and from performing surgery or practicing obstetrics; the statute does not affirmatively authorize systemic-disease diagnosis or supplement-based treatment categories as advertised here.
What this license permits
- Spinal adjustment and manipulation
- Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment
- Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care
- Headache care within musculoskeletal scope
18 of 18 advertised activities fall outside permitted scope.
| Advertised | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Listed service Thyroid and Adrenal Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 This advertises diagnosis or management of endocrine organs and systemic disease, which Kansas law does not affirmatively authorize as chiropractic practice. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Thyroid Complex Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 A thyroid treatment product or protocol implies treatment of an endocrine condition, not an affirmatively authorized chiropractic method. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Gallbladder health Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 Advertising gallbladder health implies diagnosis, prevention, or management of visceral disease rather than an authorized chiropractic examination or treatment method. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Advanced Kidney Support Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 Kidney support advertises systemic organ treatment, and Kansas law does not affirmatively authorize that treatment for chiropractors. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Adrenal Complex Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 Adrenal treatment implies endocrine-system management and is not affirmatively authorized by the Kansas chiropractic scope statute. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Adrenal Desiccated Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 A desiccated adrenal product is an organ-based systemic treatment and is not an affirmatively authorized chiropractic method; it may also implicate the statutory prohibition on medicine or drugs. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Adrenal Health Pack Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 An adrenal health pack advertises systemic endocrine treatment rather than a specific authorized chiropractic treatment method. | Outside scope |
| Listed service AllergCo Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 The product name alone does not establish an authorized chiropractic method, and treatment of allergies as a systemic condition is not affirmatively authorized on the supplied statute text. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Allerplex Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 The product name alone does not establish an authorized chiropractic method, and allergy treatment is not affirmatively authorized as a chiropractic scope activity on the supplied statute text. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Andrographis Complex Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 An herbal complex advertised for therapeutic use is not affirmatively authorized as a chiropractic treatment category and could constitute prohibited drug or medicine administration depending on its use. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Immune System Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 Advertising immune-system assessment or management implies systemic disease diagnosis or treatment, which is not affirmatively authorized for Kansas chiropractors by the supplied scope provision. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Blood Sugar and Metabolism Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 Blood-sugar and metabolism claims imply evaluation or treatment of metabolic disease, not an affirmatively authorized chiropractic activity. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Detox and Liver Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 Detoxification and liver treatment advertise systemic organ treatment rather than an affirmatively authorized chiropractic method. | Outside scope |
| Adrenal support supplements Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 Although Kansas law mentions foods and food extracts, adrenal-specific supplements advertised as supporting an endocrine organ are not affirmatively authorized as chiropractic treatment, and administration of a medicinal product is prohibited. | Outside scope |
| Kidney support supplement Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 A kidney-specific supplement advertised therapeutically implies systemic organ treatment and is not affirmatively authorized for a Kansas chiropractor. | Outside scope |
| Gallbladder support supplement Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 A gallbladder-specific supplement advertised therapeutically implies treatment of an internal organ condition and is not affirmatively authorized by the chiropractic scope provision. | Outside scope |
| Immune-system support supplements Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 Immune-system supplements advertised for therapeutic support imply systemic treatment and are not affirmatively authorized as a chiropractic activity on the supplied authority. | Outside scope |
| Detox and liver product category Rule: K.S.A. 65-2871 A liver-detox product category advertises systemic organ treatment and is not affirmatively authorized for chiropractors under Kansas chiropractic scope language. | Outside scope |
Sources: Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 65-2871 — Practice of chiropractic defined (official), Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 65-2802 — Definitions (official), Kansas State Board of Healing Arts — Statutes and Regulations (official), Kansas State Board of Healing Arts — Doctor of Chiropractic (official)
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