How many medical opinions should I get?
You are going to your physician or physical therapist for help with your health problem. The advice you receive is assumed to be the same but often there are key differences. Sometimes opinions can have a
Safety Tips for Practicing Yoga
Yoga should not be taken to the extremes.
Keep in mind that your body is unique to you. Know your
3 Simple Training Tips
Avoid fatigue
It is easy to get sucked into the false belief that you have to “sweat until your drop” or lift weights until failure to get results. In fact, it is far more important to be consistent with your effort while trying to achieve
Medical Errors Destroy Quality of Life and May Result in Death
It is far too common that I see individuals who have received poor medical care. In fact, I would even go as far as to call it medical indifference because that is what patients are receiving. Far too often, when we
Aetna’s Former Medical Director Does Not Review Medical Records Before Denying Care
There was a recent story done by CNN that exposed that medical claims were being denied by Aetna without so much as reviewing the medical record. This is concerning and makes one wonder how many
Are Fitness Trackers Making the Wearers More Fit?
According to research in The Lancet (2016) and the Journal of the American Medical Association (2016) they appear to be ineffective. Overall health and fitness outcomes were no better after 12 months and weight loss was less in those subjects that wore wearable fitness devices compared to those who did not
Urbanization and its Connection to Mental Health
I recently read an article on the effects of over urbanization on the mental health of the population. Over the last 50 years there has been more development and a steep population increase in those living in cities. Attention Restoration Theory (ART) suggests that those who spend time in natural environments can
Deep Breathing is Therapeutic
Deep breathing has been shown to calm the brain. Through slow deep breaths, the brain’s pacemaker called the pre-BOTzinger complex, which is a cluster of neurons in the brain stem, forms an electrical circuit with the locus coeruleous. This circuit causes us to be anxious and calm when we breathe quickly