Dr. PAUL Kratka
Dr. Kratka begin his search for the perfect whole food supplement some years ago when he realized that his patients were aware that they needed to supplement their imperfect diets and stressful lives with natural "vitamins" - what people didn't know was that their supplements (vitamins and minerals) should be made from whole foods, not chemicals. Similarly, people were unaware of the dangers of taking over-the-counter bulk pharmaceutical chemical vitamins and minerals

This need for a 'whole food supplement' lead Dr. Kratka to create Dr. K's Perfect Greens for Health, which is literally the perfect whole food supplement, the perfect source of natural vitamins and minerals. Not only does it contain dozens of nutrient dense whole foods such as fruits, vegetables, and greens such as chlorella and spirulina, Dr. K added immune enhancing herbs such as bamboo and Horsetail (both contain natural silica, which improves the condition of the hair, skin and nails and is helpful in absorbing and utilizing calcium and thus vital to bone and cartilage formation), ginseng, fiber and probiotics. Finally, he added a touch of spearmint and Stevia to make it have a wonderfully delicious taste (which is uncommon in 'green drink' powders).

Dr. K's interest in health was first instilled somewhat subconsciously by virtue of growing up on the beaches of Southern California where people are health and 'body-conscious' and due to the weather and lifestyle, wore bathing suits nine months out of the year. More importantly was the fact that at age 18, Dr. K was introduced to the work of Adelle Davis, one of America's true health pioneers. Adelle Davis was one of the earliest advocates of whole, unprocessed foods, dietary supplements, and the avoidance of food additives; her landmark book on health and nutrition, "Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit" was instrumental in putting a young Paul Kratka on the path to health.

After a brief but successful career as an actor in Hollywood (Dr. K starred in Friday the 13th - Part 3), he returned to college to pursue a degree in marine biology. Well, as fate would have it, while in college, he sought out the care of a chiropractor. This doctor, upon learning that Paul was taking a heavy science load of biology, chemistry, physics and physiology and that he also had an interest in health in general and preventive health in particular, suggested that he change his academic path to pursue a Doctorate of Chiropractic degree. With that suggestion, the seed was planted, and after two more years of undergraduate work and four years of chiropractic school, Dr. K graduated third highest in his class from Life Chiropractic College West with Magna cum Laude honors.

After graduation from chiropractic school, he went into solo practice in Carlsbad, California. During his 18 years in practice, Dr. Kratka specialized in the Gonstead technique, giving over 750,000 adjustments while providing care to thousands of patients. Teaching patients about how their bodies functioned and healed was central to the care in his practice. He would turn down a patient's case if they weren't willing to learn about how to improve their health as part of their care. It was during these years that Dr. Kratka kept educating himself as well as personally living the foundational principles of health and nutrition. Harking back to his youth and the lessons learned from Adelle Davis, he realized that the world in general and his patients in particular were not only incredibly unaware of how their diet and lifestyles contribute to their current and future health, they were literally dying from this lack of awareness. 

In 2007, as his career in 'active practice' was winding down, yet he himself a youthful and fit 51 year old (he is now celebrating his 40th year of surfing), Dr. Kratka saw that his mission to teach the world about health and the connection between diet, lifestyle behaviors, disease and longevity was far from completed.  Today, with science finally catching up with the intuitive historic wisdom of Dr. K's early health pioneer mentors, the world is finally waking up to the reality of our lifestyle choices and their affects on our future health. Dr. K has continued his mission with his trademark INTENTIONAL HEALTH web site here at www.drkratka. He has partnered with two highly successful and internationally known wellness doctors, Dr. Stephen Franson from Boston, and Dr. Bruce Wong of Honolulu to create the  Bonfire Health Program, a comprehensive online health transformation experience that encompasses wellness strategies within the domains of eating, moving and thinking. Check it out at: https://www.bonfirehealth.com.

On a personal level, Dr. Kratka pursues a level of fitness that would be more fitting a man half his age, and he has the physique to match. He swims, practices yoga, rides a mountain bike, trains intensively for core strength and conditioning - all in the same week, every week. He strives to eat a genetically congruent 'pre-agricultural' or Paleo diet consisting of high consumption of fruits, vegetables; nuts and seeds, organic pasture-fed meats, minimal (gluten-free) grain and raw dairy intake, and water as his predominant beverage. He is careful to never consume artificial sweeteners, hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, refined carbohydrates, white flour, fast food, processed foods, convenience foods, or deep fried foods.

'My Story'  -  A Personal Note from Dr. K

"I'd been surfing for nearly forty years when I caught the biggest wave of my life. I thought I was ready: I had prepared for this opportunity, I had prayed for this opportunity, I was in peak physical condition, and I thought I had studied the situation to perfection. The wave I caught, at age 50 was, I met, fell in love with and married a woman with 4 children. After surfing literally all over the world, I have never been tossed around more than with what I have had to come to terms with in the past few years in my marriage and home life.

"I can't even begin to tell you the life lessons I've learned and the coping mechanisms that I have had to develop - such as learning how to love unconditionally (very difficult with me being the overcritical 'wicked stepdad' with often unrealistic expectations for small people). All four children were typically and firmly in the stronghold of a disease-food lifestyle of sugar, processed foods, fried food, and more sugar. When we first met, Chanya, my now wife, bless her amazing heart, was a single mom with kids so upside down nutritionally that they would go into convulsions if they heard the jingle of the ice cream truck; actually they still do - I've honestly considered bribing the ice cream man to not drive down our street. (At least now they only buy fart bombs from the ice cream man; fart bombs from the ice cream man - the world is a different place, for sure.)

Dr. Kratka lives in Carlsbad, California with his wife Chanya and these small people called children (who are always hungry), along with their dog Cooper, two rats and many fish.

Abiding in His provision.