Standing is Skill #3 in our series Skills You Might Suck at. If you haven’t already, go back and check out Parts 1 (Breathing), 2, and 2.5 (Sitting). Standing has a way of making us realize that we feel older than we should. Breathing? We don’t usually
Read more →This is the second part of a two part article on sitting. If you haven’t read the first article yet, read Part 1 before proceeding. We sit a heckuva lot. We sit in our cars to go to work, we sit at our desks to do work,
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Sitting. You’re doing it right now. And chances are you sat for awhile today. Or yesterday. And the bad news is that all that sitting we’re doing? It’s killing us in more ways than one.1 Sitting all day for work and all night for fun means you’re
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“…most people wearing extra support on their feet shouldn’t be.” If I told you to go buy a good running shoe, you’d probably look for something like the shoe pictured above. Cushy, breathable, with arch support and more cushion under the heel than under the toe. Lots
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You’ve likely been there before. Running up a flight of stairs and feeling that twinge in your knee. Feeling your knees ache after a long day of walking. Waking up and feeling the stiffness as you put your feet on the floor. Knee pain is everywhere. Most
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A Blood Pressure Miracle I had a patient come in the other day and tell me his visit to a health resort where they cook food for you and have all sorts of activities and teach you how to cook. The amazing thing, according to him, was
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Chronic stress is a contributor in many injuries. What does chronic stress look like? As I mentioned in part 1 of this article, chronic stress looks like a lack of sleep, too much caffeine or sugar, an emotionally unstable job or relationship,1 lack of exercise or overtraining.2 These factors
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Part 1: Avoiding Injury I see a lot of injuries in my office. In some cases, people can point to a specific cause–a fall, an accident, running into someone. Other patients tell me confusedly, “I have no idea how this happened.” In both cases, there’s usually a
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What is gluten? Gluten a protein found in certain grains, specifically wheat, rye, barley, brewers yeast and products made from these grains (including beers, traditional soy sauce, and some lunch meats, soups, and gravies).1 Why is there so much talk about gluten? Some people are really allergic
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Two of the most frequently co-occurring issues in my office are digestive problems and female hormone problems. Digestive problems include constipation, diarrhea (or alternation between the two), abdominal pain, gas, difficulty with digestion, burping, or bloating. Hormonal symptoms include abnormal menstrual cycle length, irritability, cramping, decreased libido,
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