June 25, 2025 • 13 mins
What makes Dr. Cory Noll with Edgewood Holistic Chiropractic Center a good neighbor?
Ever wondered why chronic health issues persist despite trying everything? The answer might lie in your brain-body connection.
Dr. Cory Noll, owner of Edgewood Holistic Chiropractic Center, reveals his groundbreaking approach to wellness in this fascinating conversation. With 25 years of experience as a brain-centered holistic chiropractor, Dr. Noll explains how misalignment between the brain, nervous system, and body leads to conditions like anxiety, gut issues, sleep problems, migraines, and brain fog.
"95% of all disease is due to stress," Dr. Noll shares, "and the hormones of stress alter brain function, creating poor brain-body coordination." His unique practice combines brain-centered chiropractic techniques, energy medicine, and functional medicine to restore harmony and communication within the body's systems.
Beyond challenging the misconception that chiropractors are merely "back doctors," Dr. Noll discusses his comprehensive training in cardiology, neurology, radiology, orthopedics, and toxicology. What truly sets his practice apart is his use of objective brain wave testing and neurotransmitter analysis to identify patterns affecting health, some present since childhood.
The conversation takes a personal turn as Dr. Noll openly shares his journey through pandemic business challenges and personal loss coinciding with Hurricane Helene. His story illustrates how the very principles he applies in his practice—mindset work, emotional resilience, and proper nutrition—helped him navigate these difficult times.
When aligned with yourself and in coherence, Dr. Noll describes feeling "safe, whole, and balanced with earth." His goal is to help people maintain this state of harmony for longer periods, especially in our increasingly stressful world.
Ready to explore a different approach to your health challenges? Listen now and discover how addressing the brain-body connection might be the missing piece in your wellness journey.
To learn more about Edgewood Holistic Chiropractic go to:
Edgewood Holistic Chiropractic
(828) 254-3838
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Skip Monty.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Well, hello everyone and welcome to the Good Neighbor
Podcast.
So I've got a very interestingguest with us in the studio here
today and I'm very excited tolearn all about them and what
they do, as I'm sure you will beas well, because today I have
the pleasure of introducing yourgood neighbor, mr Corey Noel,
who is the owner-operator ofEdgewood Holistic Chiropractic
(00:32):
Center.
Corey, welcome to the show,thank you.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Very good.
Well, like I said, we'reexcited to learn all about you
and your business and what youdo.
So if you don't mind, why don'tyou kick us off by telling us
what you do?
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I'm Dr Corey Knoll and, as you mentioned, I'm a
brain-centered holisticchiropractor, and what I do is I
help people by aligning thebrain, nervous system and energy
system and bringing them intocoherence with their body and
energy system.
And bringing them intocoherence with their body,
because when you're not in sync,it leads to health issues like
(01:16):
anxiety, gut issues, sleepproblems, migraines, brain fog
and many more, because 95% ofall disease are due to stress
and the hormones of stressalters brain function, which
creates poor brain bodycoordination, leading to chronic
health problems.
And so my approach is uniqueand I blend brain centered
chiropractic energy medicine andfunctional medicine to restore
(01:38):
harmony and communication in thebrain and body so people can
feel more joy, think clearer andheal and function at a much
higher level.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Very interesting.
How exactly did you get intothis line of business, Dr Corey?
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Well, all the way back in high school I was really
interested in biology, and whenI went to college I really was
fascinated with the brain andnervous system, and so that was
my studies throughout college.
And then I worked in biologyresearch at Caltech and my
(02:20):
interest was in theneurosciences and I discovered
that chiropractic was.
The emphasis was on the brainand nervous system.
So I decided to go along thattrack and I earned a master's
degree of anatomy and then adoctor of chiropractic, and I've
been practicing for 25 years.
(02:50):
Wow, so tell me more about howthe brain-body alignment works.
Well, the brain is the master,controller and coordinator of
the body and it coordinates allsystems of the body, your organ
systems, your decision makingand including your livelihood.
And so it's always givinginformation to the organs and
(03:11):
receiving information back fromthe organs.
And if they're not coordinatedproperly, if the communication
is off, there will be healthissues because it won't be
getting proper signals andproper information, and then the
brain actually will adapt tothings that are not healthy,
because we can't be living in 10out of 10 pain, for example, 24
(03:34):
, seven.
We'd literally go insane.
So when things are quite off,typically the brain will adapt
to that and be off as well.
So then health issues creep in,because then it's a chronic
poor coordination of the brainbody communication system.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Well, what are some myths or misconceptions in the
chiropractic, the holisticchiropractic business?
Speaker 3 (04:03):
A lot of times people are thinking that chiropractors
are just back doctors and Iknow the industry has kind of
gone in that area.
But we really study primarycare practices.
So we do learn about cardiology, neurology, radiology,
(04:24):
orthopedics, toxicology.
So we do study the whole bodysystem and the emphasis is on
the brain and nervous system.
And we also learn aboutdiagnosing and seeing some of
those diseases that can crop upin any of those organ systems as
a portal of entry so that ifsomebody is coming into the
(04:46):
office that we can refer them tothe proper specialist.
And it's been emphasized, it'sbeen focused on the nervous
system since 1895, since it wasdiscovered.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Steve Browning.
Outside of work.
If there is an outside of work,what do you like to do for fun?
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Hiking in these beautiful mountains along the
Blue Ridge Parkway.
Hopefully we can get to theresoon when the roads are fixed.
I also like listening to livemusic floating in the rivers.
Just exploring these beautifulmountains in the Appalachia and
around Western North Carolina.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Very nice, same here.
What, what genre of music orany particular genre is your
favorite?
Speaker 3 (05:35):
I've really been kind of getting into the Americana,
the old-timey music which hasits roots in this area, so
that's been really fun.
Of course, some bluegrassperiodically, but I really like
all kinds of genres of music.
It's really a great, which isalso some of the things that I
do like about kinds of genres ofmusic.
It's really a great, which isalso some of the things that I
(05:55):
do like about the brain andnervous system, because music is
a great expression of the humancreativity.
You know, music is also energy,so it's, you know, something
that touches the heart.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Absolutely Well.
I'm a bluegrass fan as well, so, but like you said,
intermittently, you have toomuch bluegrass, too much banjo,
that's dangerous for your health, that's right.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Sometimes it goes out a little bit long, that's okay.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
That's all right.
Well, let's switch gears for asecond Doctor.
Can you describe a hardship ora life challenge that you've
overcome and how it's made youstronger in the end, Either
professionally or personally.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Yeah, that is definitely one of the things
that I do work with patients aswell, because we all, at periods
of times in our life,experience hardships Some are
not as big as others and someare pretty major and it's always
how we respond and react tothose hardships that gets us
(06:57):
through it.
So definitely I would say in mybusiness and even in the
personal life, was the pandemicwas pretty hard.
So many people were affected,but my business, like so many
others, was affected and I hadto look elsewhere for income,
(07:17):
otherwise I had to close mybusiness and it got pretty dire
at those times.
And then, of course, hurricaneHelene, the double whammy, um,
that was also a big impact onthe region.
And then my mother passed awayat the same time as the
hurricane.
So I was kind of beingchallenged financially and
emotionally and so I've had topractice inner strength, mindset
(07:42):
, things that I work on with thebrain and nervous system and
things that I help coach otherpeople because, like I said,
like the hurricane which we'restill recovering from puts a big
toll on people from the traumaand the stress, and so I've
worked through that with mindsetwork and healthy nutrition just
(08:06):
to kind of develop emotionalresilience, strengthen the
mindset and strengthen my bodyto overcome challenges and
experience more peace and joy inlife.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Amen, brother, I'm really sorry to hear about your
mother.
I can't imagine that happeningat the same time as Helene is
just horrible, you know, but itsounds like you've taken care of
yourself.
Tell me about nutrition.
You mentioned nutrition as tohelp stabilize you emotionally.
Speaker 3 (08:37):
How does that work Well.
I've been practicing functionalnutrition as part of my
practice as well for over 20years, and so, just as I
mentioned before, when the brainand body gets out of balance
and some of the organ systemsget out of balance, like the gut
, for example, or the heart andcardiovascular system, for
(08:57):
example, or the heart andcardiovascular system, or
especially the adrenal glandsbecause that is really our
stress gland things can get wayout of balance.
And so functional nutrition,functional medicine, is designed
specifically to kind ofregulate and bring that organ
system back into balance so thatthe body and the brain can be
more in coherence and functionnormally, as it should.
(09:19):
And so you know, and of course,following what our mothers and
grandmothers always said, youknow, eat your vegetables.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
There you go.
I was waiting for that.
Absolutely Well, dr Noel, ifyou could think of one thing
that you would like ourlisteners to remember about
Edgewood Holistic ChiropractorCenter, what would that be?
Speaker 3 (09:47):
What people don't usually know about me is that I
do functional medicine but Ialso do some testing on the
brain waves.
So I mentioned that I'm abrain-centered holistic
chiropractor.
I also measure the brain waveswith objective testing and then
that way it can show somepatterns that have been in the
(10:08):
brain and body for a long periodof time, since childhood and
before.
And then I also doneurotransmitter testing once
again because, as I mentionedwith the adrenal glands, if the
stress hormones like cortisolare just too high, it alters
brain function and gets the bodyoff of balance, and so I can do
(10:29):
some things in the office totest for that, to assist
bringing somebody back intobalance, to bring in to harmony
so that they can experience morepeace, joy and bliss.
When you're aligned withyourself and when you're in
coherence, when you're kind ofin that zone we've all
experienced that from time totime or even in that state of
(10:52):
unconditional love, you reallyfeel safe, whole, like a whole
person and balanced, with earthas an example, and I've had that
experience where I've adjustedand taken care of people and
they feel just so grounded andbalanced because they're really
aligned with self.
And so my goal is to try andassist and help people maintain
(11:15):
that state for longer periods oftime, especially in the
stressful world, and so then Igive them practices to assist
when they're at home, tofacilitate, to stay more in your
true self, the way that youwere born, without reacting, and
so forth.
Speaker 1 (11:35):
So those are some of the things that.
Speaker 3 (11:36):
I do.
That is unique in my practice.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Definitely unique.
I would think there's very fewother practitioners doing what
you do, so if any of ourlisteners are interested in
learning more, potentially couldbe a client needs your help.
How could they learn more?
Speaker 3 (11:56):
Go to my website, eduidwellnesscom, or my phone
number is 828-254-3838.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
838, very good.
Well, Dr Noel, I can't tell youhow much I appreciate you
taking time out of your busyschedule to spend some time with
us.
Tell us about you and yourunique practice and what you're
doing to help people.
We appreciate that Very.
Thankful for that.
Also, I want to wish you andyour practice and your family
all the best moving forward.
Thank you very much Skip, Thankyou.
Speaker 3 (12:32):
It was a pleasure being here.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
We loved having you.
Maybe we can have you backsometime.
Oh, absolutely.
Speaker 3 (12:38):
I'd enjoy it.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Thank you for listening to the Good Neighbor
Podcast.
To nominate your favorite localbusinesses to be featured on
the show, go to gnptry-citiescom.
That's gnptry-citiescom, orcall 423-7-7-3.
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Skip Monty.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Well, hello everyone and welcome to the Good Neighbor
Podcast.
So I've got a very interestingguest with us in the studio here
today and I'm very excited tolearn all about them and what
they do, as I'm sure you will beas well, because today I have
the pleasure of introducing yourgood neighbor, mr Corey Noel,
who is the owner-operator ofEdgewood Holistic Chiropractic
(00:32):
Center.
Corey, welcome to the show,thank you.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Very good.
Well, like I said, we'reexcited to learn all about you
and your business and what youdo.
So if you don't mind, why don'tyou kick us off by telling us
what you do?
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I'm Dr Corey Knoll and, as you mentioned, I'm a
brain-centered holisticchiropractor, and what I do is I
help people by aligning thebrain, nervous system and energy
system and bringing them intocoherence with their body and
energy system.
And bringing them intocoherence with their body,
because when you're not in sync,it leads to health issues like
(01:16):
anxiety, gut issues, sleepproblems, migraines, brain fog
and many more, because 95% ofall disease are due to stress
and the hormones of stressalters brain function, which
creates poor brain bodycoordination, leading to chronic
health problems.
And so my approach is uniqueand I blend brain centered
chiropractic energy medicine andfunctional medicine to restore
(01:38):
harmony and communication in thebrain and body so people can
feel more joy, think clearer andheal and function at a much
higher level.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Very interesting.
How exactly did you get intothis line of business, Dr Corey?
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Well, all the way back in high school I was really
interested in biology, and whenI went to college I really was
fascinated with the brain andnervous system, and so that was
my studies throughout college.
And then I worked in biologyresearch at Caltech and my
(02:20):
interest was in theneurosciences and I discovered
that chiropractic was.
The emphasis was on the brainand nervous system.
So I decided to go along thattrack and I earned a master's
degree of anatomy and then adoctor of chiropractic, and I've
been practicing for 25 years.
(02:50):
Wow, so tell me more about howthe brain-body alignment works.
Well, the brain is the master,controller and coordinator of
the body and it coordinates allsystems of the body, your organ
systems, your decision makingand including your livelihood.
And so it's always givinginformation to the organs and
(03:11):
receiving information back fromthe organs.
And if they're not coordinatedproperly, if the communication
is off, there will be healthissues because it won't be
getting proper signals andproper information, and then the
brain actually will adapt tothings that are not healthy,
because we can't be living in 10out of 10 pain, for example, 24
(03:34):
, seven.
We'd literally go insane.
So when things are quite off,typically the brain will adapt
to that and be off as well.
So then health issues creep in,because then it's a chronic
poor coordination of the brainbody communication system.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Well, what are some myths or misconceptions in the
chiropractic, the holisticchiropractic business?
Speaker 3 (04:03):
A lot of times people are thinking that chiropractors
are just back doctors and Iknow the industry has kind of
gone in that area.
But we really study primarycare practices.
So we do learn about cardiology, neurology, radiology,
(04:24):
orthopedics, toxicology.
So we do study the whole bodysystem and the emphasis is on
the brain and nervous system.
And we also learn aboutdiagnosing and seeing some of
those diseases that can crop upin any of those organ systems as
a portal of entry so that ifsomebody is coming into the
(04:46):
office that we can refer them tothe proper specialist.
And it's been emphasized, it'sbeen focused on the nervous
system since 1895, since it wasdiscovered.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Steve Browning.
Outside of work.
If there is an outside of work,what do you like to do for fun?
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Hiking in these beautiful mountains along the
Blue Ridge Parkway.
Hopefully we can get to theresoon when the roads are fixed.
I also like listening to livemusic floating in the rivers.
Just exploring these beautifulmountains in the Appalachia and
around Western North Carolina.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
Very nice, same here.
What, what genre of music orany particular genre is your
favorite?
Speaker 3 (05:35):
I've really been kind of getting into the Americana,
the old-timey music which hasits roots in this area, so
that's been really fun.
Of course, some bluegrassperiodically, but I really like
all kinds of genres of music.
It's really a great, which isalso some of the things that I
do like about kinds of genres ofmusic.
It's really a great, which isalso some of the things that I
(05:55):
do like about the brain andnervous system, because music is
a great expression of the humancreativity.
You know, music is also energy,so it's, you know, something
that touches the heart.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Absolutely Well.
I'm a bluegrass fan as well, so, but like you said,
intermittently, you have toomuch bluegrass, too much banjo,
that's dangerous for your health, that's right.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Sometimes it goes out a little bit long, that's okay.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
That's all right.
Well, let's switch gears for asecond Doctor.
Can you describe a hardship ora life challenge that you've
overcome and how it's made youstronger in the end, Either
professionally or personally.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
Yeah, that is definitely one of the things
that I do work with patients aswell, because we all, at periods
of times in our life,experience hardships Some are
not as big as others and someare pretty major and it's always
how we respond and react tothose hardships that gets us
(06:57):
through it.
So definitely I would say in mybusiness and even in the
personal life, was the pandemicwas pretty hard.
So many people were affected,but my business, like so many
others, was affected and I hadto look elsewhere for income,
(07:17):
otherwise I had to close mybusiness and it got pretty dire
at those times.
And then, of course, hurricaneHelene, the double whammy, um,
that was also a big impact onthe region.
And then my mother passed awayat the same time as the
hurricane.
So I was kind of beingchallenged financially and
emotionally and so I've had topractice inner strength, mindset
(07:42):
, things that I work on with thebrain and nervous system and
things that I help coach otherpeople because, like I said,
like the hurricane which we'restill recovering from puts a big
toll on people from the traumaand the stress, and so I've
worked through that with mindsetwork and healthy nutrition just
(08:06):
to kind of develop emotionalresilience, strengthen the
mindset and strengthen my bodyto overcome challenges and
experience more peace and joy inlife.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Amen, brother, I'm really sorry to hear about your
mother.
I can't imagine that happeningat the same time as Helene is
just horrible, you know, but itsounds like you've taken care of
yourself.
Tell me about nutrition.
You mentioned nutrition as tohelp stabilize you emotionally.
Speaker 3 (08:37):
How does that work Well.
I've been practicing functionalnutrition as part of my
practice as well for over 20years, and so, just as I
mentioned before, when the brainand body gets out of balance
and some of the organ systemsget out of balance, like the gut
, for example, or the heart andcardiovascular system, for
(08:57):
example, or the heart andcardiovascular system, or
especially the adrenal glandsbecause that is really our
stress gland things can get wayout of balance.
And so functional nutrition,functional medicine, is designed
specifically to kind ofregulate and bring that organ
system back into balance so thatthe body and the brain can be
more in coherence and functionnormally, as it should.
(09:19):
And so you know, and of course,following what our mothers and
grandmothers always said, youknow, eat your vegetables.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
There you go.
I was waiting for that.
Absolutely Well, dr Noel, ifyou could think of one thing
that you would like ourlisteners to remember about
Edgewood Holistic ChiropractorCenter, what would that be?
Speaker 3 (09:47):
What people don't usually know about me is that I
do functional medicine but Ialso do some testing on the
brain waves.
So I mentioned that I'm abrain-centered holistic
chiropractor.
I also measure the brain waveswith objective testing and then
that way it can show somepatterns that have been in the
(10:08):
brain and body for a long periodof time, since childhood and
before.
And then I also doneurotransmitter testing once
again because, as I mentionedwith the adrenal glands, if the
stress hormones like cortisolare just too high, it alters
brain function and gets the bodyoff of balance, and so I can do
(10:29):
some things in the office totest for that, to assist
bringing somebody back intobalance, to bring in to harmony
so that they can experience morepeace, joy and bliss.
When you're aligned withyourself and when you're in
coherence, when you're kind ofin that zone we've all
experienced that from time totime or even in that state of
(10:52):
unconditional love, you reallyfeel safe, whole, like a whole
person and balanced, with earthas an example, and I've had that
experience where I've adjustedand taken care of people and
they feel just so grounded andbalanced because they're really
aligned with self.
And so my goal is to try andassist and help people maintain
(11:15):
that state for longer periods oftime, especially in the
stressful world, and so then Igive them practices to assist
when they're at home, tofacilitate, to stay more in your
true self, the way that youwere born, without reacting, and
so forth.
Speaker 1 (11:35):
So those are some of the things that.
Speaker 3 (11:36):
I do.
That is unique in my practice.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Definitely unique.
I would think there's very fewother practitioners doing what
you do, so if any of ourlisteners are interested in
learning more, potentially couldbe a client needs your help.
How could they learn more?
Speaker 3 (11:56):
Go to my website, eduidwellnesscom, or my phone
number is 828-254-3838.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
838, very good.
Well, Dr Noel, I can't tell youhow much I appreciate you
taking time out of your busyschedule to spend some time with
us.
Tell us about you and yourunique practice and what you're
doing to help people.
We appreciate that Very.
Thankful for that.
Also, I want to wish you andyour practice and your family
all the best moving forward.
Thank you very much Skip, Thankyou.
Speaker 3 (12:32):
It was a pleasure being here.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
We loved having you.
Maybe we can have you backsometime.
Oh, absolutely.
Speaker 3 (12:38):
I'd enjoy it.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Thank you for listening to the Good Neighbor
Podcast.
To nominate your favorite localbusinesses to be featured on
the show, go to gnptry-citiescom.
That's gnptry-citiescom, orcall 423-7-7-3.
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