Dr. Armitstead knew from a young age her mission in life: to give the joy of health to others. This mission ultimately became one of the founding principles of Healing Arts Chiropractic and Nutrition Response Testing®.

Before opening the practice in 2006, she earned her Bachelor's of Science and Doctor of Chiropractic degrees from the University of Bridgeport and University of Bridgeport Chiropractic College. At this time she was certified in Applied Kinesiology.

As a child, Dr. Armitstead suffered from asthma and at the age of 16, after years of medication and hospital visits and the asthma getting worse, she sought out alternative forms of medicine. She found Dr. Freddie Ulan who is the founder of Nutrition Response Testing, and after following the program she hasn't used her inhaler since. She is one of only a handful of practitioners in New York City to be certified as a Master in Nutrition Response Testing.

To help patients achieve health in mind, body and Spirit she uses a technique called PSYCH-K to neurologically change patients' brain pathways when it comes to their belief systems to help them achieve a joyful and healthy life.