Dr. Grace Lau-Basista

Since I was 8 years old, I wanted to be a doctor to help people. I attended the University of California, San Diego, majoring in biochemistry and cell biology. My intent was to go to medical school. While at UCSD, I became very disillusioned with the practice of medicine. It seemed to be mostly about drugs, and my fellow students did not appear caring — but calculated and cut-throat.

I happened to take an anatomy class and met a few students heading to Chiropractic college. They were the nicest, most caring people! I became intrigued and asked what Chiropractic was about.

One of them introduced me to her Chiropractor. When I asked him what he did, he told me that he helped people. That was good — that was what I wanted to do. Then he told me a story that changed my life. He told about one of his patients, an 8-year-old boy who had juvenile diabetes. After just 2 months of care, the boy was on only 40% of the insulin he previously needed. He could actually go places and play with his friends.

This Doctor told me: “This child will always be diabetic, but the difference is — with Chiropractic care, he has been given his life back.” That’s when I made my decision to go to Chiropractic school.