Is stretching a good idea for us? Why would we want to do it? When is it a bad idea? Stretching has been standard advice in the physical culture world for hundreds of years. Currently, the stretching postures called asanas in yoga are all the rage. I certainly hear many glowing reports from clients […]
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 […]
One of my patients, Debbie, asked if I would do a newsletter on how to fight aging. Her thought was 10 Tips for Fighting Aging. That sounded like a great idea, so I started tackling the subject. I quickly noticed, as I started writing down ideas, that this is actually a very complex subject. There […]
I have been having a lot of patients with knee problems lately. A few of them have had actual knee replacements. These knee replacements are pretty ugly surgeries in terms of recovery. Hip replacement surgeries seem to be a piece of cake by comparison. The knee replacements only seem to work in about half […]
As gyms and classes start opening up again after being closed down for almost a year, I am getting more questions about what exercises folks should do to recover from a year of not exercising. I am getting more people coming in with minor injuries from getting more physically active since the last couple of […]
Have you ever stopped to consider diamonds? They take the light from any direction and turn it into the most beautiful sparkle of a rainbow of colors. From every angle of view, they present a myriad of shiny faces. Yet in spite of being so beautiful, they are the hardest substance on Earth. Their internal […]
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 […]
A significant issue we all get to face as we age is the loss of the strength of our bones. I have written about the physiology of our bones and the nutrition necessary to support their continued strength. The focus of that information was that our bones are primarily made of protein. As such we need to support […]
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 […]
One of the delightful things we did while I was down visiting family in San Diego was to get up each morning and do a little Tai Chi/Yoga type movement. Normally I run Ellen through a whole set of exercises each morning to help with her recovery, but I rarely have the time to do […]