WHEN THE PAIN DOESN’T GO AWAY Knowing the difference between injuries such as tendonitis and muscle soreness can prevent disabling injuries and discouraging layoffs. Muscle soreness usually eases with exercise. Tendonitis can too, but often it will become worse, especially with the use of heavy weights...
Asthmatics often live with the fear of having an attack that could leave them gasping for air at anytime during physical exercise. This is a high price to pay for a little physical activity. It’s the fear of such episodes that create what I call...
My two favorite grains-cereals. They just happen to be high in protein low glycemic load (means very low effect on blood sugar spikes) These super foods are Quinoa and Oatmeal.Quinoa is a highly nutritious food and though considered a grain its really a seed. This...
Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are, in most cases, a little more than a vitamin and mineral deficiency, as well as an over-utilization of sugars and processed foods.Refined sugars and carbohydrates deplete the B complex vitamin stores in our body. In order to metabolize...
Healing is the profession that combines selfishness with selflessness.You will be chosen, and you will inspire confidence by virtue of how you live and what you are rather than what you say.As a healer you are useless to others if you cannot first heal yourself.For...
Millions of Americans are being treated with harsh drugs for the following symptoms: acid reflux, indigestion, heartburn, esophagitis, and hiatal hernia. These drugs are used to stop the production of hydrochloric acid release, which ironically happens to be the primary responsibility of the stomach. This...
Here is my recommendation: start cutting back slowly.Prepare half your normal carbs per meal (ie: bread, pasta, rice, white potatoes)The high sugar content of these foods causes a large spike in blood glucose level. Fill the rest of your plate with low glycemic, high fiber...
The number one most common shoulder injury seen in my clinic is the impingement of the supraspinatus tendon. This is “when the tendons of the rotator cuff and the subacromial bursa are pinched in the narrow space beneath the acromion. This causes the tendons and bursa to become inflamed...