Yoga Injuries
You don’t need me to tell you that yoga is massively popular these days. In fact, nearly 37 million Americans participate in this ancient practice. Make no mistake, I’m on board: yoga is a great thing indeed. Combining posture, breathing, meditation, and stretching can have wonderful benefits for the body and the mind. That said, […]
Worried About Cancer but Afraid to Admit It?
Cancer. It inspires so much fear that many people refuse to even say the word. Just about everyone is afraid of the dreaded “Big C.” And It’s easy to understand why: cancer is an insidious disease which can strike anyone, anytime, and it’s often deadly. To make matters worse, many of the current treatment options […]
How Turmeric Works… And How To Make It Work Better
Researchers have recently discovered a new way to reduce inflammation, and it is a discovery that will likely change the way that many inflammatory conditions are treated. The research focuses on a class of molecules known as JAK proteins. JAK stands for Janus kinase proteins, or “Just another kinase,” as they were originally called before […]
Reduce Inflammation With Your Thoughts (Seriously)
Before you decide that I’ve completely gone off the deep end… let me explain why the headline “reduce inflammation with your thoughts” is not as far fetched as it seems at first glance. It was not long ago when mind-body medicine was a fringe concept without a strong scientific foundation. However, in the last 20 […]
What’s The Opposite Of A Vicious Cycle???
We’ve all experienced a “vicious cycle,” that downward spiral where cycles of cause and effect compound each other and lead to a progressive worsening of a situation. Vicious cycles can happen in all areas of life, but one example that comes up often in my office is the cycle of injury and inactivity. An injury […]
New Low Back Pain Treatment
In the midst of an episode of severe low back pain, most patients are not thinking about what’s for dinner…. but new research suggests that they probably should. Low back pain is one of the most common complaints in orthopedics, and it is a massive drain on the global economy. Anyone who has experienced it […]
“Sweet” Dreams
Which came first… the insomnia or the soda? It’s kind of like the age-old “chicken or egg” question. Insomnia and soda are often looped into a vicious circle, in an ever-worsening negative feedback loop. New research has shed some light on just how closely insomnia and caffeinated, sugary drink consumption are correlated. A new study […]
Breakthrough Discovery For Inflammation
Have you tried a gluten-free diet? If so, you are certainly “on trend.” Millions of people are actively avoiding products which contain gluten in the hopes of improving their health. The food industry has caught on, and there are now gluten free products on grocery store shelves, and many restaurants work hard to accommodate this […]
Are You Sitting Down?
You sit too much. I do too. The truth is that virtually all of us sit far more each day than we should… certainly more than our ancestors ever did. Between the commute, the office chair, and the couch or the recliner, all of that sitting adds up. This may not seem like a big […]
Less Sleep => More Food
It’s time for all of us to change the way we think about what “medicine” is. For so many people, the word medicine conjures up images of orange bottles with white caps that you pick up and refill at the pharmacy. While it is certainly true that the pills inside those bottles are indeed medicines… […]
