Overcome Your Chronic Back Pain — Naturally, Safely, and for Good

If you’re living with chronic back pain, you know it’s more than just discomfort — it’s exhausting, isolating, and life-altering. I know, because I’ve been there. At 43, I was nearly paralyzed by a herniated disc so severe I couldn’t walk for nine straight months. Every day felt like a battle, and every doctor I saw pushed the same two options: painkillers or surgery. Neither felt like the right answer.

So I made a choice: I was going to heal myself, naturally. I built a system — step by step — that combined anti-inflammatory nutrition, targeted movement, natural supplementation, posture correction, and mental resilience. It wasn’t easy, but it worked. I went from being unable to sit or stand without agony to living a full, pain-free life again.

This book is my roadmap for you. Inside, I’ll show you the exact holistic protocol I used to reduce inflammation, rebuild strength, and take back control of my body. If you’ve tried everything and still feel stuck, don’t give up. There is another way — and I’m living proof it works.

Back pain comes in many forms — sciatica, herniated or bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, arthritis, or simple muscle strain that refuses to go away.

But here’s the real question:

• Do you wake up stiff and achy, unable to stand tall?
• Do you feel shooting pain down your legs when you walk?
• Do you struggle with sitting for long periods, or avoid certain movements out of fear of “tweaking” your back again?

If any of these sound familiar, you’re not alone. Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide — yet few people truly understand how to address it at its root.

The Traditional Route (My First Attempts):

Like most people in pain, I started with what seemed like the best options. I tried chiropractic adjustments, invested in DRX9000 spinal decompression, went through multiple rounds of physical therapy, and even explored acupuncture. At one point, I sought two expert opinions from DISC Sports & Spine in Newport Beach, one of the most respected spine centers in Southern California. Each therapy promised hope — and some gave me short-term relief — but none of them solved the root issue. Over time, I realized I was caught in a cycle of temporary fixes, with surgery and medication always looming in the background as “the next step.”

The Holistic Route (My Breakthrough):

When those approaches failed to deliver lasting results, I chose a different path — one focused on restoring my body instead of patching it. Through anti-inflammatory nutrition, targeted supplementation, posture correction, specific rest protocols, stretching, and strengthening, I built what became my Better Back Basics Protocol. This wasn’t about masking symptoms. It was about healing from the inside out. And for the first time, I found lasting relief and true recovery. And just to be fair, some of the natural therapies like Chiropractic and the DRX9000 Spinal Decompression did indeed help me throughout my journey of back pain recovery.

An actual image of my brother’s failed back surgery.

Let’s get blunt: the system is more interested in profit than your long-term relief.

ADDICTIVE NARCOTICS ARE POISON
Narcotics are addictive, dull your pain for a while, but leave your organs and brain paying the price. Why mask the pain without treating the route cause?

STUDIES SHOW SURGERY IS A FAILURE
Surgery? A gamble at best. Studies show up to 74% of back surgeries fail to deliver lasting relief. That’s basically flipping a coin with your mobility. Why would you want to become a statistic?
(Read the medical study here)

SURGERY IS A MONEY-MAKING RACKET 
And the kicker? The average U.S. back surgery costs $50,000–$100,000. That’s life savings for many people — with no guarantee you’ll be better afterward. Ask me, I know – my 67 year brother just went through a failed 9-hour long spinal surgery replacing 3 discs in April 2025.  And, what does he have to show for it besides medical bills?  Permanent nerve damage in his left leg (neuropathy), blood clots in his legs and his back pain is just as bad as it was before.

The truth is, back pain is a multi-billion-dollar industry. As long as people keep coming back for pills, injections, and repeat procedures, the system wins.

But you? You stay stuck in the cycle.

When I hit rock bottom in 2016 with a 10mm herniated disc, I realized no doctor was going to hand me a cure. I had to take control. Through trial, error, research, experience and discipline, I built what I now call the Better Back Basics Protocol.

Here’s what worked — the six pillars that changed everything (all laid out in my book):

✅  REST & MEDITATION

✅   ORGANIC NUTRITION

✅   ESSENTIAL SUPPLEMENTS

✅  IMPROVED POSTURE

✅  STRETCHING

✅   STRENGTHENING

I’m not a doctor. I’m a back pain survivor who’s lived through just about every version of chronic back pain you can imagine.

1. BULGING DISC – At 19, I wrecked my back in the gym while training for basketball season.

2. BACK PAIN – Years and years of competitive basketball piled on more damage.

3. DISLOCATED SACRUM & BULGING DISC – In 2003, I dislocated my sacrum (with an acute tear) and had a bulging disc of 6mm during a beach volleyball tournament in Daytona

4. CHRONIC SCIATICA – In 2010, sciatica hit — from something as simple as speed walking with my wife in Miami Beach.

5. DISC HERNIATION & MUSCLE ATROPHY – And in 2016, the big one: a 10mm L5/S1 herniated disc that left me semi-paralyzed on the floor (literally) for nine long months. I couldn’t sit. I couldn’t walk. I thought my life as I knew it was over.

But instead of surrendering to surgery, I built my own way “back” – pun intended. And now, I’m walking proof that healing naturally is not only possible — it’s powerful and necessary.

This isn’t just a book — it’s a blueprint. The Better Back Basics Protocol is the exact system I used to go from immobility and despair to strength and freedom.

Inside Overcoming Chronic Back Pain, you’ll learn how to:

✅  Reduce inflammation through nutrition & supplements.

✅  Eat healthier, move better and heal your back pain.

✅  Rebuild strength through functional exercises.

✅  Eliminate chronic back pain and avoid back surgery.

✅  Embrace lifestyle changes that can help you thrive optimally .

✅  Avoid the mistakes that keep people stuck in chronic pain cycles.

It’s not about masking pain. It’s about reclaiming your body — and your life.