Dr. Traci Kiernan

I’ve spent the last decade helping to make the greater Little Rock area a healthier city as the owner and founder of three local businesses (Natural State Health Center, TruBalance Health and DrTraciKiernan.com), each dedicated to helping Arkansans become healthier, more vibrant, better versions of themselves, naturally. Natural State Health Center offers chiropractic services and physical/regenerative medicine and rehabilitation, while TruBalance Health is a physician-developed weight loss and hormone balancing program and DrTraciKiernan.com is an online health education portal, that just launched its first e-cookbook.

PRESSING QUESTIONS

How I knew this was my passion

I've always wanted to help people live healthier, but now people seem more motivated to address "underlying conditions" because of the pandemic. I've been helping my patients address health issues naturally for more than a decade and I'm still inspired daily.

I wish someone told me at the start of my career

Struggle is inevitable, so always find joy in the process. Honor the struggle because struggle is necessary for growth.

What makes Little Rock feel like home

Little Rock is where I started my businesses, where I met my husband and where I've had all four of my babies. But it's the people who are like family and make it feel like home.

Best advice I ever received

Do the hard thing first, and do it even when you don't feel like it.

Nonprofit I wish more people knew about

Hope for the Warriors. My husband is a retired Air Force veteran with 21 years of service to this country. I love this nonprofit as they have a focus on health and wellness for our vets.

Biggest challenges in my career

Being a mother to four children (ages 6 and under) has definitely made this journey, especially as a business owner, more challenging, but I've learned so much and it has made me a better doctor.

IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS

PRESSING QUESTIONS

How I knew this was my passion

I wish someone told me at the start of my career

What makes Little Rock feel like home

Best advice I ever received

Nonprofit I wish more people knew about

Biggest challenges in my career

IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS

Hometown

Plum City, Wisconsin

First Thing I Do at the Office

Create space to work efficiently

Hobbies

Reading, my children and going to the lake

Last Good Read

"The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains" by Robert Lustig

Favorite Meal in Town

I am in love with the sesame salmon salad from The Terrace

Best Recent Local Discovery

The Vintage Socialite

Latest Splurge

Chili Pad, a cooling mattress pad for your bed

Most-Used App

Pandora

Dream Vacation

A sailing trip in the Caribbean

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