Morgan Meara grew up in Massachusetts, graduating from Arlington High School in 1976. He went to undergraduate school at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, KY, where he had a varsity athletic scholarship for judo. Judo competitions were very important to him then, and he did win the National Collegiate Championship in 1979.
Dr. Meara graduated cum laude (with honors) in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. After that, he was employed by DuPont as a chemist for almost five years. To get relief from the judo injuries he had suffered over the years, he began receiving chiropractic treatment. The results had such a positive impact on his life that he decided to change professions and become a chiropractor.