Joshua Axe

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In the Matter of:
Joshua Axe
License No. [LICENSE NUMBER, IF KNOWN]
501 Nelson Place, Nashville, Tennessee, 37214
NPI (public registry): 1942485958

I. INTRODUCTION

Complainant respectfully submits this complaint to the TENNESSEE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS requesting formal investigation and regulatory review concerning Joshua Axe (the Respondent), identified in the attached public materials.

The public materials reviewed appear to present representations concerning the identification and management of health conditions, including Claims berberine benefits for diabetes and digestive problems, Cancer, Diabetes, Wormwood: The Parasite-Killing, Cancer-Fighting Super Herb, Berberine Benefits for Diabetes, Digestive Problems & More, and A balanced thyroid is essential, that may extend beyond the D.C. scope in Tennessee. The materials also appear to describe paid consultations, care plans, or product sales offered in connection with those representations.

This complaint is based exclusively upon publicly available materials and does not rely upon confidential patient records, privileged communications, or non-public investigative information. The factual observations herein were assembled from an automated public-record review of the Respondent's public website and public registry records, and were reviewed and adopted by the Complainant. All observations are potential, unverified signals from public records; the Board is the sole finder of fact.

The principal public materials reviewed include https://joshaxe.com/, https://draxe.com/, https://thehealthinstitute.com/, https://www.amazon.com/Think-This-Not-That-Breakthrough/dp/1400337844/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=5H7xE&content-id=amzn1.sym.5f7e0a27-49c0-47d3-80b2-fd9271d863ca%3Aamzn1.symc.e5c80209-769f-4ade-a325-2eaec14b8e0e&pf_rd_p=5f7e0a27-49c0-47d3-80b2-fd9271d863ca&pf_rd_r=RK98VH9T34FNY2MBFNER&pd_rd_wg=lOBjf&pd_rd_r=f28ed832-491f-4a43-9821-3f2748ab808d&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m and the public registry and license verification sources listed in the exhibit index below.

II. STATEMENT OF FACTS

A. Public Marketing Representations

Publicly posted content appears to make the following representations: "Don't just drift through life; clarify your purpose," "Success isn't just about what you accomplish; it's about who you become," "Say goodbye to being a slave to your vices; start building virtues," and "Forget popular opinion; follow timeless wisdom."

B. Scope of Practice Concerns

Public content appears to address claims about berberine benefits for diabetes and digestive problems, cancer, diabetes, wormwood as a parasite-killing and cancer-fighting super herb, a balanced thyroid being essential, helping maintain thyroid function, diagnosing and treating cancer with wormwood, diagnosing and treating diabetes with berberine, diagnosing and treating hormone imbalance, including testosterone, with natural methods, cancer treatment with wormwood, and diabetes treatment with berberine, and the cited rule text suggests these topics may fall outside the D.C. scope in Tennessee.

C. Consultation and Monetization Structure

Public materials appear to describe a consultation and monetization structure involving Amazon affiliate compensation, with provider compensation described as up to 10 percent depending on product category.

D. Storefront and Product Sales

Public materials appear to link to Amazon, and the vendor's public materials describe provider compensation for such links.

E. Complainant's Own Experience

[DESCRIBE YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE, IF ANY]

III. AREAS OF CONCERN

COUNT I: PRACTICING BEYOND THE LAWFUL SCOPE OF CHIROPRACTIC

Cited authority: T.C.A. Section 63-4-101 and Rule 0260-02-.02.

The public materials described in the Statement of Facts above appear to address Claims berberine benefits for diabetes and digestive problems, Cancer, Diabetes, Wormwood: The Parasite-Killing, Cancer-Fighting Super Herb, Berberine Benefits for Diabetes, Digestive Problems & More, A balanced thyroid is essential, can help maintain thyroid, Diagnosing/treating cancer with wormwood, Diagnosing/treating diabetes with berberine, Diagnosing/treating hormone imbalance (testosterone) with natural methods, Cancer treatment with wormwood, and Diabetes treatment with berberine, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the D.C. scope.

The conduct described above raises substantial concerns under T.C.A. Section 63-4-101 and Rule 0260-02-.02 and warrants Board investigation.

COUNT II: DECEPTIVE AND MISLEADING CONDUCT

Cited authority: Rule 0260-02-.13(1) and T.C.A. Section 63-1-123.

The public representations described above appear capable of conveying to consumers a level of clinical authority beyond the licensed scope.

The conduct described above raises substantial concerns under Rule 0260-02-.13(1) and T.C.A. Section 63-1-123 and warrants Board investigation.

COUNT III: MISREPRESENTATION OF PROFESSIONAL STATUS AND TITLE

Cited authority: Rule 0260-02-.03.

The public marketing representations and testimonials described above appear to present the practice's services without consistently identifying the limits of the D.C. scope or the practitioner's credentials.

The conduct described above raises substantial concerns under Rule 0260-02-.03 and warrants Board investigation.

COUNT IV: EXCESSIVE EXAMINATIONS AND TREATMENT

Cited authority: Rule 0260-02-.13(5) and 0260-02-.13(6).

The public materials described above appear to present condition-specific frameworks, laboratory-testing guidance, and treatment protocols directed at systemic conditions, rather than services grounded in the licensed scope.

The conduct described above raises substantial concerns under Rule 0260-02-.13(5) and 0260-02-.13(6) and warrants Board investigation.

COUNT V: USE OF UNLICENSED ASSISTANTS

Cited authority: Rule 0260-02-.13(9).

The conduct described above raises substantial concerns under Rule 0260-02-.13(9) and warrants Board investigation.

IV. RELIEF REQUESTED

A. Formal investigation of the conduct described herein, including review of the Respondent's public advertising, website representations, consultation materials, and commercial structures.

B. A determination by the Board of whether the conduct described herein is consistent with the statutes and rules cited above.

C. Such disciplinary action as the Board deems appropriate based on its own investigation and findings, up to the maximum authorized for any violation the Board finds.

D. Corrective relief, where the Board deems appropriate, including requiring the Respondent to correct or remove the specific public representations described above and, if the conduct continues, seeking injunctive relief through a court of competent jurisdiction.

E. To the extent within the Board's authority, review of the revenues derived from the consultations, care plans, and product sales described above, and consideration of restitution for consumers who relied on the representations to their financial or physical detriment.

F. Such other and further relief as the Board deems just and proper to protect the public.

Respectfully submitted,

[YOUR NAME]

[YOUR MAILING ADDRESS]

[YOUR EMAIL AND PHONE]

[DATE]

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