Apr 2, 2017 | Healing, Health
Two important studies were published in February 2017 for the treatment of back pain. The 1st was published on-line (e-publish ahead of print) in the Annals of Rheumatoid Disease. The 2nd was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. For years I have advised my...
Mar 5, 2017 | Diet, Healing, Health
I happen to have a friend that I swim with 3 times a week that is an excellent Nutritionist. She often gives nutritional tips to me and the other guys that swim in our lane. One thing that she recently suggested was to “eat something fermented every day”....
Feb 4, 2017 | Exercise, Healing, Health, Sports Medicine
The truth is you have a lot of nerve! There are more nerves in your body than stars in the Milky Way. The human brain alone consists of about 100 billion neurons. If all these neurons were lined up it would for a 600 mile long line. The nervous system transmits...
Feb 1, 2017 | Exercise, Healing, Health
No, I am not talking about the Kellogg’s cereal in the big White box with the big red letter K on it. I am talking about Potassium, which for you Chemistry Geeks is the 19th chemical element with the symbol K (derived from Neo-Latin, kalium). It was first isolated...
Jan 1, 2017 | Exercise, Health, Sports Medicine
Here we are once again battling frigid temperatures, shorter days, slippery steps and dangerous commutes. Winter can be stressful in many ways. Add that stress to the fact that we are all indoors more often in closer quarters, spending much less time outside in the...