As promised last week, we are going to look at physical therapies and exercise that are an intrinsic part of a body makeover. So far we have focused on healing the gut and reducing systemic inflammation. Our head should be clearer and our gut happier. Now let’s focus on the body at large, and that refers […]
The big new frontier in biomedicine is the vast landscape of the microbiome. Although it only amounts to a few pounds of muck in your colon, it contains 90% of the genetic material (DNA and RNA) in your body. There are thousands of different bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in a healthy colon. […]
Last week I spent 12 hours in front of my computer taking a continuing education class on muscle rehabilitation. Zoom is a wonderful thing in small doses, but 12 hours is a bit longer than my posterior appreciates. The essence of the class revolved around a physiologic fact that I have appreciated in the […]
I have had several patients come in recently concerned about their cholesterol levels being high. The cholesterol bogeyman has raised its head again in these Covid virus times since the biggest co-factor that contributes to poor outcomes with a bout of Covid is metabolic syndrome, and high cholesterol is often part of the metabolic […]
Over the last couple of months,s I have been working on a lot of people with odd back problems. The oddity is that these back issues come on without any apparent cause. I see this normally a few times each week, but now most of the back issues I see are of this type. I […]
Well, here we are over a month now stuck at home. Our minds need to find adaptations to this situation to replace the self-care activities we used to do before Covid 19. Most of you had some sort of regular activities you engaged in that kept you from sitting all day binge-watching shows on your computer or […]
I know this title sounds like this is a newsletter about the dangers of drinking sugar filled beverages, but it is not. The Coke can is a demonstration of the importance of core strength in our body. Picture a can of Coke that you have just finished. Set the can on the ground and step on it. […]