One of the favorite engagements this time of year is a renewed commitment to improving health through physical activity. While this is a noble effort, it rarely works. Generally within two months the daily visits to the gym have dwindled down to once a week as the reality of our busy life shows us why […]
In my last newsletter I mentioned the idea I had that osteoporosis is really a collagen disease rather than what the mainstream medical community is telling us. I have been continuing to dig into this subject and I am finding more information. My initial hit that collagen formation was a critical aspect of osteoporosis appears […]
A couple weeks ago I wrote about little movements that can make a world of difference in our health. Three minutes, two or three times a day, of vigorous, but very simple movement triggers a flood of nitric oxide into our blood stream opening up our blood flow throughout our body. It is good blood […]
Ours is a country of extremes, and nowhere do we see this more than in our relationship to exercise. We approach exercise like so many other things – “If some is good than more must be better.” The flip-side to this extreme is the other end which says, “If I can’t have it all, then […]
It is time to bring osteoporosis back up on my patients’ radar. Are you doing what is necessary to prevent this lifestyle disease? Since 26% of women will experience severe bone loss leading to fractures, it is an important topic. While much of the basic physiology remains the same, I wish to review the recommendations […]
Starchy foods have been a mainstay of the human diet for thousands of years. For many people starchy foods provide their primary source of affordable calories each day. While starches are a bad idea for a sizable portion of the population, they are very usable for the larger percentage of folks. Remember, we are all […]
I came across a quote by an exercise physiologist the other day that essentially said that old people don’t fall down because they have inner ear issues causing balance problems, old people fall down because the don’t have enough strength in their muscles. This is a significant issue that I have not addressed in previous […]
Vitamin S – what is it? Without it your chances of heart disease, cancer and dementia go through the roof. It is vital for every man, woman, and child. Every system in your body is desperate for it, but it is something your body can not chemically manufacture on its own. Like all vitamins, it […]
Hi , One of the essentials to health that I rarely talk about is muscle strength. I have written a lot about its first cousin – balance, but not so much about simple muscle strength. I have even written about its other cousin – flexibility. But we really need all three to live the life […]
What does it take to build strong bones? If you listen to the standard media they will say calcium, but there is much more to this story. Calcium is not enough by a long shot. Read full article here… People like simple answers. Human nature is to either not trust or to ignore things we don’t understand. Our […]