John Dewitt

Dr. DeWitt is a Vanderbilt University graduate who earned a full athletic scholarship after his first semester.He went on to become the starting defensive end for the next four years and was awarded The Wade Looney Award for outstanding work ethic.He continued his football career with the NFL Houston Oilers, NFL Europe Champion Scottish Claymores, Montreal Alouettes of the CFL, San Francisco Demons of the XFL, and several teams in the AFL including three seasons with the LA Avengers.

After retiring from football, Dr. DeWitt earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Los Angeles Chiropractic College.He is practicing in Orange County, at Bergman Family Chiropractic, specializing in concussion assessment, advanced sports nutrition, natural vision correction techniques and more.

Dr. DeWitt can be heard on several radio shows from LA Talk Radio to ABC News Radio. He speaks on the future of sports as well as other natural ways to optimize brain function, eyesight and overall productivity.

He has authored several, best-selling books on a variety of topics including Goal Setting, Golf, Concussions and CTE and a three-part series on Natural Vision Correction.

He has been happily married to Cathy DeWitt for over nineteen years.They live in Huntington Beach, CA with their two adorable dogs, Ricky and Lucy.
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Does Proper Nutrition Help Provide Resilience Against Brain Damage Prior to the Injury?

Concussions and CTE What You Need to Know    6 Part Series    Part 6…Get Part 1 Here When it comes to your brain health, a good blood supply, and cell regeneration is what keeps the game up! If your body has sufficient resources to address these two critical needs of your body, your brain […]

Concussion Healing Nutrients

Concussions and CTE What You Need to Know    6 Part Series    Part 5…Get Part 1 Here DHA And EPA These are omega-3 fatty acids found in fish. They are also available in supplements form and chemically, they are polyunsaturated fatty acids. These fatty acids are an important structural component of cellular membranes and […]

Which Nutrients are Known to Improve Healing Following Traumatic Brain Injury?

Concussions and CTE What You Need to Know    6 Part Series    Part 4…Get Part 1 Here Nutrition is crucial to ensure a safe recovery after a concussion. Since the body goes into an imbalance, it needs some help in putting its processes in balance again. An appropriate amount of energy and nutrition is […]

Can Diet Help Fast Track My Recovery Process?

Concussions and CTE What You Need to Know    6 Part Series    Part 3…Get Part 1 Here What pathological events are involved in brain injury following traumatic insult? Following a traumatic brain injury, your body undergoes acute changes. These are mainly due to mechanical damage done by impact or inflammatory reactions triggered by the […]

Part 6 – Natural Ways to Correct Your Vision – 10 Part Series

Eye Oblique Muscle Stretch This exercise will relax the eye oblique muscles used to change the eye optical length.   Don’t skip this exercise as the eye oblique muscles are responsible for proper and acute vision.

So, I Have Suffered Concussions, Now What?

Concussions and CTE What You Need to Know      6 Part Series    Part 2 … Part 1 is here Part one covered concussion, risks leading to it and preventive measures. However, often with all the required precautions taken carefully, concussions still occur. So, you need to know how to identify and deal with […]

What Are Concussions? The Basics of Brain Structure and Function

Concussions and CTE What You Need to Know 6 Part Series Part 1 The brain is an organ, made up of nervous tissue, contained inside a bony skull. It functions as the coordinating center of sensations and carries out nervous activity. Needless to say, it is one of the most complicated systems in your body […]

Concussions, Not Just a Physical Issue

Concussions aren’t just a physical issue. Personally, I used to think it was just a bruising of the brain. While that is part of the problem, the real issues arise at a microscopic level. The level of the neuron. Here is where electronic impulses, (called action potentials) cause a depolarization of the neuronal membrane via […]

Concussions Effect All Those They Touch

Concussions have been in the news a lot since the movie with Will Smith came out in 2015. Like many other “hidden conditions”, concussions have unfortunately been around as long as contact sports. The money to be made with athlete endorsements, big multi-million dollar contracts and social media is at an all-time high. College and […]