The Problem(s) With Surgery
“In America the scalpel reigns supreme. Some patients accept that surgery isn’t for them and gladly follow the non surgical recommendations, but others go from surgeon to surgeon until they get the...
View Article“Body Talk” Lecture Series by Rick Olderman
If you’re in Denver and you’re either in pain or your a trainer/therapist who’s interested in helping people who are in pain, then I highly suggest you attend one or more of the following lectures from...
View ArticleThe Quadratus Lumborum (QL)
Get to know your QL. Recently I’ve been investigating and working on my quadratus lumborum or the “QL.” This muscle attaches to the top of the hip bone (illiac crest), the 12th rib, and parts of the...
View ArticlePBS’s The Truth About Exercise
“The chair is a killer.” - Michael Mosley, PBS, The Truth About Exercise Attention all exercise geeks and anyone fond of learning about the ins and outs of regaining or maintaining your health: You...
View ArticleThe Fasting Experiment: Part I
Even if calorie restriction does not help anyone live longer, a large portion of the data supports the idea that limiting food intake reduces the risks of diseases common in old age and lengthens the...
View ArticleLower Trap/Scapula Mobility & Strength Process
I’ve had some on and off right shoulder pain for a while. Along with it has been some wrist and elbow pain. I’ve worked wrist mobility, elbow mobility and I’ve worked shoulder internal rotation as...
View ArticleThe Fasting Experiment: Part II
Got food? Nope. Back in May I discussed Michael Mosley and his PBS special called Eat, Fast, and Live Longer. It motivated me to try out fasting. This is an update. Fasting can take on various...
View ArticleThings to Read: Taking on Dr. Oz, Don’t Take Your Vitamins, Questions About...
There are several interesting things out there to check out. Here are a few: The New Yorker on Dr. Oz Scientists often argue that, if alternative medicine proves effective through experimental...
View ArticleSmall Frequent Meals? Bad Idea for Weight Loss.
Bloomberg News is reporting on some very interesting weight-loss news. (I guess there’s not much going on in the financial world…) Two Large Meals a Day Tops Six Mini-Meals for Weight-Loss reveals...
View ArticleInteresting and Informative Information: Fat Isn’t So Bad, Skimpy Research on...
Read this! Learn things! What if bad fat isn’t so bad? “Ronald Krauss, M.D., won’t say saturated fats are good for you. ‘But,’ he concedes, ‘we don’t have convincing evidence that they’re bad,...
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